Daniela Schönbächler
Daniela Schönbächler (* Zug CH) is active in various disciplines such as installation, sculpture, photography and painting. Initially trained in architecture and sculpture she is practice as an artist participating in numerous individual and group shows, including commissions for several Public Art Installations and Art on Architecture Projects. Schönbächler sporadically acts as a curator and is regularly holding lectures at the University of the Arts UAL in London as well she is appointed to hold the chair of Visual Arts at the Architecture University HEFR in Fribourg. Daniela Schönbächler currently lives and works in Venice Italy and Switzerland.
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Selected Works, Activities and Awards
20
2024
Group Show — Gallery OED, Kochi Kerala IN
Curated by Zakkir Hussain Ismail, Director Dilip Narayanan
Art and Architecture — Mortuary Chapel of Rest Unterägeri CH
In progress | Collaboration with Albi Nussbaumer Architect
St. Josef and Remise — listed House and new Building, Zug CH
Under Construction in progress | Collaboration with Claudio Holdener Architecture|Design
Quadrat im Oktagon — Kantonales Verwaltungszentrum Zug CH
Site specific Installation
Lectureship — University of Architecture HEIA Fribourg CH
2nd and 3rd year Bachelor classes | Visuals Arts
2023
Preisträgerin | Awardee — Innerschweizer Kulturpreis 2023
Swiss Cultural Award
St. Josef and Remise — listed House and new Building, Zug CH
Construction Permit Architecture | Collaboration with Claudio Holdener Architecture|Design
Award Winner — Mortuary Chapel of Rest Unterägeri CH
Comeptition Architecture | in Collaboration with Albi Nussbaumer Architect and Zwahlen und Zwahlen Landscape Architect
Shortlisted — Neubau Schule Wiesental, Baar CH
Competition Art and Architecture | Curator Christoph Doswald
Juror — Kantonales Verwaltungsgebäude Luzern CH
Competition Art and Architecture
Lectureship — University of Architecture HEIA Fribourg CH
2nd and 3rd year Bachelor classes | Visuals Arts
2022
Double Act — Palazzo Loredan, Venezia I
Exhibition of a Collection | curated by Gallery Catarina Tognion
Fragile — Sala viaggiatori, Castasegna Bergell CH
Collective Show Fragile | curated by Luciano Fasciati and
Gallery OKRO Heinz Caflisch, Chur CH
Award Winner — Competition Theilerareal, Hofstrasse Zug CH
Art and Architecture | invited by Canton Zug
Juror — Ecole Château d'Eau, Marly CH
Competition Art and Architecture | Heads of program
Catrine Bolle and Colette Ruffieux-Chehab
Lectureship — University of Architecture HEIA Fribourg CH
2nd and 3rd year Bachelor classes | Visual Arts
Shortlisted — Neubau Nägeligasse, Stans CH
Competition Art and Architecture | invited by Competition Panel
2021
Pièce d'Eau — Regierungsgebäude Zug CH
Public Art | permanent Installation acquisition of Canton Zug CH
Art+Château - Castle Oberdiessbach, Bern CH
Site specific Installation | curated by Valentina Locatelli, Bern CH
Shortlisted — Theilerareal, Hofstrasse Zug CH
Art and Architecture | invited by Competition Panel Canton Zug
Residuum — Erliberg Oberägeri CH
Linear Water Feature | Art and Architecture
Architecture by Albi Nussbaumer, Zug CH
Lecture — Royal College of Art RCA London UK
Master Class | Head of programme Steve Brown London UK
Lectureship — University of Architecture HEIA Fribourg CH
2nd and 3rd year Bachelor classes | Visual Arts
2020
Cabinet Quinta Essentia — Lobmeyr Vienna A
Site specific Installation | Invited by Vienna Design Week A
Invited Competition Award Winner — Erliberg Oberägeri CH
Art and Architecture | Invited by Erliberg AG, Zug CH
Lux — Raiffeisenbank Cham CH
Permanent Light Installation | Art and Architecture
Architecture by Bünzli & Courvoisier, Zürich CH
Lectureship — University of Architecture HEIA Fribourg CH
2nd and 3rd year Bachelor classes | Visual Arts
Invited Competition 2nd place — Railway Station Altdorf, Uri CH
Art and Architecture | Invited by the Municipal Council Altdorf CH
Architecture by Buchner und Bründler, Basel CH
Shortlisted — Administration Building WWZ Zug CH
Art and Architecture | Invited by the City Council of Zug CH
2019
Fifth Plinth — Chelsea Arts Club London UK
Site specific Installation Pyramidion | Curated by the
Art Committee Chelsea Arts Club, London UK
Conférence-Débat Art et Architecture | SIA Section Fribourg CH
Lecture | Invited and organised by Nicolas Yerly et Gédéon Abebe
Société Suisse des Ingénieurs et des Architectes
Journée d’étude Art et Architecture — École nationale supérieure
d’architecture de Grenoble F | Lecture
Invited by Philippe Marin, directeur du laboratoire et Anne Faure, enseignante-chercheure MHAevt, ENSAG de Grenoble
Lectureship — University of Architecture HEIA Fribourg CH
2nd and 3rd year Bachelor classes | Visual Arts
Villa Lauried — Gardens Lüssiweg Zug CH
Site specific Installations
Metamorphosis — Gallery Carla Renggli Zug CH
Groupe Exhibition
2018
Art at Westgate — Museum Modern Art Oxford UK
Panel discussion | Public Art Work Lantern and Oculus
Infinitum — Pflegezentrum Klinik Hirslanden Cham CH
Art and Architecture | Commissioned by Pflegezentrum Ennetsee Cham CH | Architecture by Albi Nussbaumer Zug CH
JetztKunst N°6 — Max Frisch Bad Letzigraben Zürich CH
Site specific Installations and Sculptures | Organised by JetztKunst Foundation, curated by Rolf Zumstein, Bern CH
On the Edge — Island and Lighthouse Eigerøy NO
Site specific installations | organised by the Museum Hå gamle prestegard Rogaland NO
Lectureship — University of Architecture HEIA Fribourg CH
2nd and 3rd year Bachelor classes | Visual Arts
Award Winner — Competition Raiffeisenbank Cham CH
Art and Architecture | invited by Jury Panel of Raiffeisenbank CH
Juror — FHNW Academy of Art and Design, Basel CH
2nd year Bachelor class | closing critiques
Heads of program Nader A.Taghavi and Eva Hauck
2017
The Lantern — Westgate Oxford UK | Public Art Installation
Commissioned by Land Securities, collaboration with DixonJones Architects, curated by Modus Operandi, London UK
Oculus — Westgate Oxford UK | Art and Architecture
Commissioned by Land Securities, collaboration with DixonJones Architects, curated by Modus Operandi, London UK
Shortlisted and 2nd place — Police Building Winterthur CH
Art and Architecture | Invited by the City Council of Winterthur CH
Bex&Arts 2017 — Propriété de Szilassy Bex CH | 13th Triennial of Contemporary Outdoor Sculpture | Realised by Bex&Arts Fondation, curated by Catherine Bolle, Lausanne CH
Guest Lecturer — University of the Arts London UK
Graduate diploma class | In association with Claudio Holdener Head of programme Josef Huber London UK
Lumen — Magistrate’s Court Building, Payerne CH | Art and Architecture | Commissioned by the Canton of Waadt CH, collaboration with BögliKramp Architects Fribourg CH
2016
Contemporary Art from Zug — Kunsthaus Zug CH | Collection Exhibition | Curated by Marco Obrist Zug CH
Statement Schweizer Kunst — Kunst 16 Zürich CH | Group Show
Curated by Alexandra Blättler Zurich CH
Curator — Parkzeit 16 Langrueti Huenenberg See CH
Outdoor Exhibition | Realised by Lustenberger & Dürst
Reflektorium — Hofmatt Oberägeri CH | Public Art Installation
Commissioned by Municipality of Oberägeri CH
Guest Lecturer — University of the Arts London UK
Graduate diploma class | in association with Claudio Holdener Head of programme Josef Huber London UK
Lecture — Royal College of Art London UK
Master Class | Head of programme Felicity Aylieff London UK
Approval — Westgate Oxford UK | Public Art Installation
Invited by Land Securities, collaboration with DixonJones Architecs, curated by Modus Operandi London UK
Art Fair — Kunst Zürich Zurich CH | represented by Arthobler
Juror — University of Architecture HEIA Fribourg CH
Master Class | Head of programme BögliKramp Architects
2015
Detox — Arthobler Galerie, Zürich CH | Solo Exhibition
Le verre vivant II — Musée MUDAC Lausanne CH | Group Exhibition | Curated by Bettina Tschumi Lausanne CH
Artistic Committee — Salviati Venice I | Member
Art Fair — Scope Basel CH | represented by Arthobler Zürich CH
Proposal — Westgate Oxford UK | Public Art Installation | invited by Land Securities and Dixon Jones Architects London UK
2014
Obscure Transparency — Kunsthalle Luzern, Lucerne CH
Dual Exhibition | Curated by Alessa Panayiotou Lucerne CH
Award Winner — Competition Hofmatt Oberägeri CH
Public Art Installation | Invited by Municipality of Oberägeri CH
Award Winner — Competition Court Building, Payerne CH
Art and Architecture | Invited by the Canton of Waadt CH
ParkZeit 14 — Park Langrueti Huenberg See CH | Biennale Outdoor Exhibition | Realised by Lustenberger & Dürst
Light Installation — Bahnhofstrasse Götte Zürich CH | Art and Architecture | Commissioned by Götte Zurich, collaboration with Claudio Holdener Architect, Zug CH
2013
Substance — Gallery Carla Renggli Zug CH | Solo Exhibition
Open Studio — Atelier Wauwil CH | Solo Exhibition
Art Fair — Kunst Zürich, Zurich CH | represented by Gallery Carla Renggli Zug CH
2012
EGC 2012 — Kunstmuseum Bornholn, Bornhom DK | Biennale Contemporary Glass | curated by Susanne Joker Jhonson
Lacunas — Palazzo Loredan dell'Ambasciatore, Venice I | 13th Architecture Biennale Venice | curated by Berührungspunkte D
Lecture — Palazzo Loredan dell'Ambasciatore, Venice I | 13th Architecture Biennale Venice | curated by Berührungspunkte D in collaboration with Marcel Bächtiger Zürich CH
Leonardos Rast — La Rösa, Engadin CH | Art and Architecture
Art Fair — Kunst Zürich, Zurich CH
represented by Gallery Peter Tellini, Zürich CH
2011
Pictura Linearis — Church Sonnenbühl, Schwäbisch Alb D | Art and Architecture | Commissioned by Nak Stuttgart in collaboration with Thomas Bamberg Architects, Reutlingen D
Timeline [Wilder Walk] — Regent Streets Quadrant 3, London UK
Public Art Installation | Commissioned by the Crown Estate, DixonJones Archtiects, curated by Modus Operandi London UK
Glasklar? — Gewerbemuseum Winterthur CH | Group Show
Curated by Markus Rigert and Claudia Cattagna Winterthur CH
2010
Lichtungen I — Park Bad Schönbrunn, Edlibach CH
Solo Exhibition
Lichtungen II — Gallery Vorstadt14, Zug CH | Solo Exhibition
Award Winner — Regent Streets Quadrant 3, London UK
Public Art Installation | Invited by the Crown Estate curated by Modus Operandi London UK
Naturalia — Galerie Vorstadt14, Zug CH
Curator of the Group Exhibition
2009
Costruzioni Formali — Corte Barozzi, San Marco Venice I
Solo Exhibition — Installation
2008
The Silent Art od Secrecy — Riflemaker Gallery London UK
Solo Exhibition
Concrete & Glass — A Fondation, Rochelle School London UK
Collective Show curated by Tot Taylor London UK
Lecture — Spazio Mondadori, San Marco Venice I
Art Fair — Zoo at The Royal Academy London UK
Riflemaker Gallery London UK
Art Fair — Volta Basel CH | Riflemaker Gallery London UK
2006
Transform — Galerie Gersag [AKKU] Lucerne CH | Solo Exhibition
Museum Veste Coburg — Coburg D | Collective Exhibition
Proposal Altar — Chapel Trevisodue Treviso I
Invited by Mario Botta Architect Lugano CH
The Lightbox — Artherstrasse Zug CH | Art and Architecture
Collaboration with Walter Mair Architect, Zürich CH
2005
1+1 — Centro Culturale Svizzero di Roma ISR, Venice I
Solo Exhibition
Skulpturenweg — Schüpfen Bern CH
Contemporary Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition
2004
Vetri. Nel mondo Oggi — Palazzo Franchetti Venice I
Group Show curated by Pier Luigi Pizzi Venice
2002
Mutevoli Transparenze — Spazio Pedrocchi Padova I
Group Show curated by Gabriella Villani I
1998
Aperto Vetro — Museo Palazzo Fortuny, Venice I