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"An Evening
of Wolfgangs," held
at the Behringer-Crawford
Museum on March 14, 2008, turned out to be a lively event -
with music by Wolfgang A. Mozart, Wolfgang-Puck-inspired food,
and my talk in the education auditorium about my life and art,
followed by a discussion of my Kentucky paintings in the
Gallery! I believe a good time was had by all, finally,
after the postponement of the event due to severe winter
conditions in the Greater Cincinnati area one week earlier.
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Opening of the New Wolfgang A.
Ritschel Gallery
At the Behringer-Crawford Museum, Covington, KY
On December 1, 2007, the newly created
Wolfgang A. Ritschel Gallery
officially opened with an exhibition of my paintings of Northern
Kentucky from the Museum's permanent collection.
Museum Windows
Installed
My commissioned stained-glass windows on the themes "People
- Archeology - Transportation of Northern Kentucky" have been installed
on the third floor of the
new building of the Behringer-Crawford Museum.
Click here for an article on my project.
Another 'Viewpoint' Medal
Dragonfly Award for the Painting "OPR - Teaching Hospital" at
the 39th Annual National Juried Art Show "Viewpoint 2007",
November 2007.
Unveiling of Painting for Renamed UC
College of Pharmacy
On June
6th, 2007, the College of Pharmacy at the University of
Cincinnati officially changed its name to the "James L. Winkle
College of Pharmacy". I had the honor of being
commissioned to create a commemorative painting marking the
occasion. At the ceremony, my painting of the College
bearing its new name was unveiled and presented to James L.
Winkle.
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Tombola 2007
In 1897, the Cincinnati Art Club, CAC,
supported the Cincinnati Art Museum, CAM, by organizing a "tombola",
i.e. a raffling off a painting created by 29 of the best artists of
the CAC. This "Tombola 1897" painting is part of the CAM's
Cincinnati Wing. After 110 years, the CAM proposed to repeat
this event. Again, 29 Cincinnati artists were chosen to create
the "Tombola 2007" which was unveiled on March 8th at the Cincinnati
Art Museum. I feel highly honored to have been part of this
collaborative effort with my painting "Mission Out West".
Cincinnati Art Club
Wolfgang A. Ritschel
Tombola 2007
"Mission Out West"
(3rd image down at right)
Florence
Biennale
Upon nomination and invitation, I had the honor to exhibit at
the "BIENNALE INTERNAZIONALE DELL'ARTE
CONTEMPORANEA" in Florence, Italy, at the Fortezza da
Basso, in December of 2005.
Art Award
Second Prize for Painting "The Stained Glass Man From Kokomo"
at the 37th Annual National Juried Art Show "Viewpoint 2005",
November 2005. You can see the painting now at my Studio
Gallery at the Pendleton Art Center.
Performance
Art in the Netherlands
A projected image of my painting "Joshua Sundown"
served as the stage-wide backdrop in a recent performance of
Sophocles' Oedipus Rex by Seniors of the British School in The
Netherlands. (March 2004)
Article in The
Artist's Magazine
Look
up "Inside the Lines", an article on my novel
mixed-media technique in pastel / acrylic on glass particle /
gesso painting surface, in The Artist's Magazine, February
Issue, 2003.
Ride Cincinnati Metro Buses with Ritschel Art!
Following the example of New York and London, the
Cincinnati Metro System invited Cincinnati artists to create
artwork to be displayed inside the buses during spring and
summer. I participated with the three paintings shown
below and one panel containing an inspirational text: "The
past we cannot change, the present is ours to improve, the
future depends on it!" (Prints, matted 19" x
30.25" are
available on request at $99 each.)
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"Freedom
Fighter" |
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"Rankin
House"
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The famous cow
that escaped from a slaughterhouse in Cincinnati and
now lives at the Upstate New York estate and animal shelter
of artist Peter Max.
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The historic
Rankin House was a safe haven and Underground Railway
Station for slaves escaping to the north across the Ohio
River, in Ripley, Ohio. It is now a Museum. |
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"Mount
Adams, Cincinnati"
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Mount Adams, once a vineyard in Cincinnati's early days,
is now a picturesque art and restaurant hill overlooking
the city.
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APhA
Sesquicentennial Celebration Painting
After the unveiling of my painting "THE WORLD OF PHARMACY
2002" during the Sesquicentennial Celebrations
of the American Pharmaceutical
Association at the Philadelphia Convention Center March 15-19,
2002, the painting is now hung permanently at the
APhA Headquarters, 2215 Constitution Ave, NW, Washington,
D.C. (For signed artist's proof prints see Art Book & Prints.)
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