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Wolfgang Lehmann was born in Freiburg im Breisgau in 1967.
He completed a master's degree at Stockholm University, majoring in the history of ideas, supplemented by studies in theoretical philosophy, intersectionality, and art history/visual studies.
He began writing film reviews in his early twenties and worked at the Freiburg municipal cinema (Kommunales Kino Freiburg) until 2005.
His first film work dates back to 1989.
Since 1994, Wolfgang Lehmann has directed and produced his own films. He has received invitations to screenings at festivals and museums in various European countries, as well as in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, the USA, Canada, India, Bangladesh, Japan, China (including Hong Kong), South Korea, and New Zealand.
After a long activity in his hometown of Freiburg im Breisgau/Germany, he has mostly resided since 2006 in Stockholm, Sweden with his wife and his two children.
AWARDS & GRANTS:
2022
International exchange grant, The Swedish Arts Grants Committee (Konstnärsnämnden), Kolkata, India.
2022
One-year work scholarship from The Swedish Arts Grants Committee (Konstnärsnämnden)
2021
One-year work scholarship from The Swedish Arts Grants Committee (Konstnärsnämnden)
2019
International exchange grant, The Swedish Arts Grants Committee (Konstnärsnämnden), Rio de Janeiro & Florianópolis, Brazil.
2016
International exchange grant, The Swedish Arts Grants Committee (Konstnärsnämnden), Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2014
International exchange grant, The Swedish Arts Grants Committee (Konstnärsnämnden), Brussels, Belgium.
2006
Honorable Mention Black Maria Film Festival, New Jersey City, New York / USA
Diploma Museum of the World Ocean, Kaliningrad / Russian Federation
2005
Mention, 32e Concours International de Musique et d’Art Sonore Electroacoustiques de Bourges; 7e catégorie : œuvre pour le multimédia (2005), Bourges / France
2004
Premio Miglior, V-Art 04 VII Festival Internazionale Immagine d´Autore (2004), Cagliari / Italy
MASTERCLASS
2023
Emami Art Experimental Film Festival (EAEFF), Kolkata / India (November)
2019
O Sítio Arte e Tecnologia - Strangloscope Festival, Special screening & master class, Florianópolis / Brazil (July)
JURY MEMBERSHIPS
2020
Member of the jury at the Kolkata International Short Film Festival, Calcutta / India. Award for the best experimental film or video. Due to Covid-19 unfortunately via the Internet.
2018
Member of the jury at the 26th Curtas Vila do Conde, Vila do Conde / Portugal. Award for the Best Experimental film or video.
1994 - 1996
Member of the “Film Production Funding” award committee of the Baden-Württemberg Ministry for Family, Women, Further Education and Art, Stuttgart / Germany.
FILMS ON INTERNET STREAMS:
Filmfriend – a platform for public libraries and hospitals in Germany, Canada, and the USA.
Three films: DRAGONFLIES WITH BIRDS AND SNAKE (2012), TRACES OF GARDEN (2016), and ITS EXISTENCE COMMENCED THIS HOUR (2019). Available from 2026.
Kinoscope - a retrospective (Films from 1996 to 2019).
FILMS ARE DISTRIBUTED BY:
Light Cone, Paris / France
All films from 2001 onwards (2001 - 2026).
https://lightcone.org/en/filmmaker-812-wolfgang-lehmann
FILMFORM – The art film&videoarchive, Stockholm / Sweden
DRAGONFLIES WITH BIRDS AND SNAE (2012), TRACES OF GARDEN (2016) & RE:WILDING (2023).
https://www.filmform.com/artists/2635-wolfgang-lehmann/
Arsenal Institute for film and video art, Berlin / Germany
16mm films (1996 - 2012).
https://films.arsenal-berlin.de/Search/Works?search=Wolfgang+Lehmann
TRIBUTE TO MY WORK:
A film by Indian film artist Sibi Sekar that was created during the EMAMI ART EXPERIMENTAL FILM FESTIVAL 2023 in Kolkata, India.
"I flew to watch traces of garden, dragonflies with birds and snake + Wolfgang Lehmann introduced me to Kurt Kren’s mom and dad"
A film by Sibi Sekar
Duration: 17 minutes 30 seconds
Screening format: Pro res, H264, DCP
Synopsis:
"The film is a fragmented representation of my experience at an art gallery where Wolfgang Lehmann, as a part of his masterclass, shows 2 of his films and in-between, a film by Kurt Kren." Sibi Sekar
https://vimeo.com/890056597?fbclid=IwAR2OjLjqwp5klezL-IwdD3yIogrVrxcoSbmtKim4G3z6BYQXm0XyuQb47UI
GALLERIES:
Konstnärshuset, Smålandsgatan 7, Stockholm, Sweden
No website. Art trade (showroom) inside the Konstnärshuset has some works for sale.
Contact:
Telephone: 0046-(0)8 611 72 32
Mejl: showroom@konstnarshuset.org