Lipp Bruno

Bruno Lipp was born in 1951 in Hindelang in the Allgäu. At the age of 12, the enthusiastic boy already knew how to carve pleasing figures from simple pieces of wood.

Due to the far-sightedness of his parents, who probably recognised their son’s talent early on, Bruno Lipp was fortunate enough in his early youth (at the age of 15) to enjoy an apprenticeship as a wood sculptor at the carving school in Elbingenalp/Tyrol with Prof. Rudolf Geisler-Moroder between 1966 and 1970. This also laid the foundation for Bruno’s artistic career.

Bruno Lipp then pursued sculpture with Prof. Walter Ritter at the Art School of the City of Linz. Since 1971 he has been a member of the Eferdinger Künstlergilde.

In 1973-1976 the artist devoted himself to studying sculpture at the Linz Art School with Prof. Erwin Reiter. Subsequently (1976-1978) he taught at the carving school in Elbingenalp for a period of 2 years.

Since 1979 the artist has been working as a freelance sculptor. For 10 years he restored many churches and art-historical buildings together with his wife Elisabeth – who is also an academic artist.

He organises various exhibitions at home and abroad. In his modesty, the artist does not even list them. However, this in no way diminishes his great renown.

Bruno Lipp’s technique:

This is the so-called plate technique, which was already used by the ancient Etruscans.

The artist’s talented hands model the half-moist clay slab. This process requires enormous concentration and precision, because the more reduced the forms, the more precise the execution must be in order to bring expression and movement into the work of art.

The unique pieces are then painted with egg tempera; the artist rarely uses special wax paints.

The delicate, modern shapes and forms, reduced to a minimum, only come into their own through the candlelight in an interplay of light and shadow. Thus, through their radiance, they convey a sense of security and love of life from faith.

Senoner Erich

Born in 1942, sculptor from Ortisei/Val Gardena. The Senoner family has a long tradition of hand-carved sculptures, especially crucifixes and other subjects in various styles: Gothic, Baroque, and Romanesque.

Training Erich Senoner attended the vocational school in Ortisei/Val Gardena. He completed his apprenticeship under his father and older brothers.

Master Craftsman Diploma

Exhibitions Carving demonstrations and exhibitions both locally and abroad, including in Milan, Turin, Munich, Dresden, Berlin, and Hamburg.

Josef Durst

The artist from Brixen, Josef Durst, was father of the Durst brothers, pioneers in the photo-technique.
His works are renown for the sensational impression and the lyrical transfiguration of reality in the impressionist style.
Even if he’s a figurative artist, his research has brought him to innovative results.

Senoner Klaus

born 1968 – lives and work in St. Ulrich /South Tyrol

attended the art school in Ortisei (I), then he completed an apprenticeship with his father. He is also a member of the UNIKA group.

In my artistic work I try to give a loving expression to the severe Romance style. Clear lines and an antique painting give the unmistakable character to my works.

Ruggiero Valentino

Born on November 6, 1951 in San Liborio, a fraction of Piano di Sorrento
The passion for the land that characterizes Valentino is his way of avoiding the progress and inconvenience of modern life. The illusion of being able to stop time in his childhood and adolescence moved him to preserve everything that reminded him of those moments.

In all these years devoted to the collection of a thousand commodities and agricultural implements, he has always believed that all this should become the heritage of many.

The passing of the years is getting sharper and makes his attachment to the earth more and more. In the dreams of Valentino remains the desire to maintain the connection to the past, and the concern for contact with nature.

And today, at the age of 70, Valentino has managed to turn these humble objects, inspired by his creativity, into meaningful works that trigger nostalgia, convey messages, make us think … at least a little bit.

Ingrid Mair Zischg

Originally from Brixen (Bressanone, BZ), Ingrid Mair Zischg completed her studies in 1966 in Venice, where she earned the diploma of “Master of Art” (Maestro d’Arte) from the local State Art Institute. From her very first steps in the professional world, she dedicated herself to painting, distinguishing herself through an approach strongly oriented toward the use of diverse materials and mixed-media experimentation—a creative path she consistently pursued for about two decades. The turning point came in 1982 when she became fascinated by the world of ceramics. This keen interest marked the beginning of a new and stimulating phase in her career, driving her to travel throughout Italy and abroad to deepen her study, training, and research in this specific artistic discipline.

Diana LoMeiHing

Diana LoMeiHing was born in Hong Kong. She moved to Europe and studied in Milan as a student at the Art School of the Ursulines.

1978 She graduated with honors in painting at the Academy of Brera, together with V. Ferrari and D. Manfredi. That same year, she defended her dissertation on “Representation of Buddha: from the Indian representation to the Chinese one”, with Raffaele De Grada. During the pre-graduation years, she traveled in China and in France, conducting her studies and research on cultural and artistic traditions of the East.

After having graduated from the Brera Academy of Fine Arts, she visited the workshop of Luigi Lomato in Milan, where she worked until getting interested in oil painting and then also in sculpture.

1979 Her first personal exhibition was held in the Goethe Gallery of Bozen.

1980-1981 Creation of tests and illustrations for the “ecological sites” for the Autonomous Province of Bozen.

1982 She writes and prepares a book, “186 recipes and one easy method of the Chinese cuisine”, for the Arnoldo Mondadori publishing house, that is consequently translated to English and German. In October 1986, she wins the First Prize in the “illustrated books” category at the Book Fair of Frankfurt, with the German edition of this book.

1984 Diana LoMeiHing writes a script for the Italian RAI TV program of the”Department of School and Education”, dedicated to the Chinese cuisine and culture, and flanks director Fantoni in realization of this documentary in Milan and Rome.

1987 She makes watercolor illustrations for the book “Macrobiótica” by Michio Kushi, the RED publisher from Como.

1988 She is included in the Catalog of Modern Art, curated by Giorgio Mondadori, led.

1989 She starts her work as a designer at textile company “Tessitura Serica Molinelli” in Como and makes exclusive designs for Mark & Spencer, UK.

1995/1996 At the invitation of KIDP (Korean Institute of Industrial Design & Packaging), she participates in seminar dedicated to “Advisory planning & Consulting” in South Korea, at Sudo Industrial Co. in Daegu and at Seoul Products Co. Ltd. in Seoul. She works also as a textile designer for Doptik AG in Zurich, Switzerland and for Bon AG Wahlstedt in Germany and Denmark.

1997 Realization of covers for books of the series “Paoline Editoriale Libri”.

2000 The artist teaches at the Art School of the Ursulines in Milan. She gets registered as a member of the EIF (European Illustrators Forum).

2005 Since 2005, she has been part of the scientific team of the ITALIA-CINA Association. Consequently, she moves to Brixen and continues her artistic activity for exhibitions throughout South Tyrol. Besides, she keeps on teaching painting at the UPAD School, the palladium of Brixen.

2009 She becomes a member of the Board of Directors of the City Gallery Bressanone.

2011 She has illustrated the whole book “Il Giardino Segreto” (“The Secret Garden”) of the Weger publishing house. Besides, she’s a curator of the project, exposition and event that took place in the gardens of Hotel Elefant Marzani in Brixen – the first event of this kind ever held in South Tyrol.

2012 With other five members, she’s founded Cultural Association Zero in Brixen, and she presides over its meetings. She has curated an exposition / event in garden Marzari at Hotel Elefant and organized the program of “the secret garden – a long path of an elephant”. A charity event that took place from May 2012 to January 2013, in collaboration with the Nature History Museum of Milan, the Asian Elephant Foundation and the funds collected by the WWF Italy for the protection of Asian elephants. The initiative is supported by hundreds of artists, painters, sculptors, graphic artists, calligraphers, poets, photographers, musicians, filmmakers, cartoonists, archaeologists, volunteers and by schools of South Tyrol and Milan, by the art workshop “Self-Help ” in Bruneck, by the field of art therapy of the hospital of Brixen, and by the San Vittore prison in Milan.