About Lydia Schigimont

1949 was born in Moscow
1972 graduation of the Faculty of applied arts of Moscow Textile Institute (high school)
1972-1985 worked as a fashion designer in the textile industry
since 1978 member of Russian Art union
1977, 1986 designed the costumes for Moscow Musical Children Theatre
1979-1980 illustrated the Moscow „Fashion Magazine“
1980-1983 illustrated children books for the publishng house „Children`s Literature“, Moscow
since 1993 lives and works in Cologne as a free painter and teacher
1995-1998 teacher of the art studio by the German-Russian culture & education academy, Cologne
1997 winged altar „Resurrection Christi“ for evangelists community of Cologne-Bickendorf
2003 painted altar-picture „Clouds. Dreams“ for the evangelic Thomas church, Cologne
2006-2010 art-teacher at the World-Music, Clezmer and Aesthetic Academy, Cologne
since 2006 member of German Art Union (BBK)

Exhibitions (selected)

In Russia

1972-1992 Numerous personal and group exhibitions in various galeries and exhibition halls in Moscow

In Germany and Westeurope

Group Exhibitions

1993-2002 Inter Art Gallery Reich, Cologne
1997 „Landscapes“, EP Gallery, Düsseldord
2007 „Still Lifes and Landscapes“, Jewish Gallery, Berlin
2007 „The back of the moon“,  BBK, Lüneburg
2010 Gallery Steinweg, Stolberg (Aachen)
2011 „Imaginary Emotions“, Gallery Artium Arcana, Bladel, Netherlands
2012 „Duality“, KünstlerForum, Bonn
2014 40 Jahre BBK, Pumpwerk, Bonn

Personal Exhibitions

1995 Gallery in Holiday Inn, Passau
1996-2010 Flora/Botanical Garden, Cologne
1999 Haus Altenberg, Altenberg/Odenthal
1999 Gallery Art Contact, Bergisch Gladbach
2002 City centre „am Hammer“, Leichlingen (near Cologne)
2002 Cathedral of Shwerin, Shwerin
2003 Gallery AHORN & K-8, Cologne
2003 St. Thomas church, Cologne
2004 Gallery „Werkstatt“, Cologne
2005 Centre culturel A. S. Pouchkin, Luxembourg
2006 Art-Forum „Bergmannsglück“, Gelsenkirchen
2007 ArtForum, Wesseling
2007 Congress-centre, Bad Sassendorf
2008 Gallery „Saalbau-Witten“, Witten
2009 Gallery Artium Arcana, Bladel, Netherlands
2011 Gallery „Bürgerhaus“, Castrop-Rauxel
2011 Gold-Kraemer Foundation, Frechen (near Cologne)
2012 Gallery „Weert“, Weert, Netherlands
2015 Culture Centre „Tor 28“, Cologne
2016 „Hinterhofsalon“, Cologne
2017 „Residenz am Dom“, Cologne
2019 City-Library, Leverkusen
2020 HWL Gallery, Düsseldorf