Ana Schmidt Explained

Ana Schmidt is a German architect and a painter, winner of the Threadneedle Prize in 2018. She focuses her work on urban landscapes.

Biography and career

Born in Bochum, Germany, Schmidt moved with her family to Asia and lived in Vietnam and Thailand.^[1]

Years later, she moved to Spain to study at the Polytechnic University of Barcelona, where she received a Master of Science in Architecture. Schmidt also received a ARC Living Master from the Art Renewal Center.^{[2] [3]}

In 2018 she won the Columbia Threadneedle Prize, a major art prize for contemporary figurative art.^[4]

She currently lives and works as an artist and urban planning architect in Bilbao, Spain.

Work

Selected solo exhibitions

• Mall Galleries, London, 2019^[5]
• Cervantes Gallery, Oviedo, Spain, 2015
• L'Occhio Gallery of Art, Venice, Italy, 2013
• Torrene Aretoa Exhibition Space in Getxo, Spain, 2012^[6]
• Basque Architectural Association in Bilbao, Spain, 2010

Selected catalogs

• The Columbia Threadneedle Prize, Figurative Art Today. Mall Galleries, Federation of British Artists - January 2018. Pages: 2–4, 10
• 13th International Art Renewal Center Salon, International Realism. Art Renewal Center - 2018. Pages: 183–189 and back cover -
• Leonardo, Guía de arte y artistas. Galería Arte Libre - 2016. Page: 33 -
• International Art Exhibition, NordArt, 06/06 - 04/10 2015. Kunstwerk Carlshütte - 2015. Pages: 148 -
• International 2014/2015 Art Renewal Center Salon. Art Renewal Center - 2015. Pages: 14–18, 153, 159
• Acrylicworks 2, Radical Breakthroughs. North Light Books - 2015. Pages: 32–33 -
• NordArt 2012, 02.06 -30.09.2012. Kunstwerk Carlshütte - 2012. Pages: 121 -

Media

• Easel Words / Ana Schmidt, Nov/Dec. 2019 - Editor: The Jackdaw Magazine, London, UK
• Beauty amidst the ruins, Anise Stevens, Winter, 2016 - Editor: Acrylic Artist Magazine, US. Pages: 42–51^[7]

Awards

• ARC Salon Award (landscape category), 2020^[8]
• Columbia Threadneedle Prize for her painting, Dead End, 2018^{[9] [10]}
• ARC Salon Award (landscape category), 2018^[11]
• ARC Salon Award (landscape category), 2015^[12]
• AixeGetxo Award 2013^[13]
• Ora Prize Award 2012 - 2013

Notes and References

1. Web site: D'Amico. Sofia. 2020-08-21. A Foreign Land: the Urban Landscapes of Ana Schmidt. 2020-11-01. ny-artnews. en.
2. Web site: Ana Schmidt - 16 artworks. 2020-11-01. Art Renewal Center. en.
3. Web site: 2020-09-08. The Revival of Landscape Paintings With Artist and Architect Ana Schmidt. 2020-11-01. Artiholics. en-US.
4. Web site: 2018-10-26. Ana Schmidt: City of Shards. 2020-12-04. The Columbia Threadneedle Prize. en.
5. Web site: 2018-10-29. Ana Schmidt: City of Shards. 2020-11-01. Mall Galleries. en.
6. Web site: 2012-07-02. La artista Ana Schmidt expone en Getxo (Vizcaya) su obra pictórica. 2020-11-01. Europa Press.
7. Web site: Staff. Artists Network. 2016-11-17. How to Master Color Techniques for Amazing Acrylic Paintings. 2020-12-04. Artists Network. en-US.
8. Web site: 15th International ARC Salon: Landscape results. 2021-05-02. Art Renewal Center. en.
9. Web site: Columbia Threadneedle Prize 2018: painting of abandoned urban space wins £20,000 award. 2020-11-01. a-n The Artists Information Company. en-US.
10. Web site: RSG. City of Shards / Ana Schmidt. 2020-11-01. SPAIN arts & culture Spanish arts and culture in the UK. en-GB.
11. Web site: 13th International ARC Salon: Landscape results. 2021-05-02. Art Renewal Center. en.
12. Web site: 2014-2015 Salon: Landscape results. 2021-05-02. Art Renewal Center. en.
13. Web site: Ana Schmidt. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160407050826/http://www.nordart.de/downloads/kuenstler/2015/148_Ana_Schmidt.pdf . 2016-04-07 . nordart.de.