About Walter Pancheri

Biography

Walter Pancheri, born in 1962, studied at the art school in Graz, and
in 1987 he made the master craftsman's certificate. He lives and works
in a Dolomite valley in northern Italy, which is known for the local
tradition of wood carving. He is part of the lively and multi-faceted
sculptor scene, which is rooted in a centuries-old tradition, out of
which he has developed its own signature. Until 1994 Walter Pancheri
worked in the workshop of his father Flavio. Already his grandfather
had been a wood sculptor. Since 1995 he has been active in Austria,
Italy, Germany with exhibitions and fairs and is represented in
numerous private collections and public spaces. He has received
several awards for his reliefs.


Working technique

Walter Pancheri developed his own technique, which he uses since 2012:
he prints his own photographs on reliefs in linden wood. According to
the motif, he creates a relief on which the mirrored photo is printed.
He applies a layer of glue to which the printed side is applied. After
complete drying, he sands down the paper so that only the printer ink
stays. Then he applies a layer of wax to the surface. The white patina
in some areas are remains of the paper.

Exhibitions

12.– 14.04.2019 Discovery Art Fair Cologne (D)

29.08. – 01.09.2019 "25rd Unika Sculptor’s Fair” – Ortisei, Val Gardena

Works exhibited in San Gimignano (I) – iSculptures - Italian Contemporary Sculpture Gallery

Works exhibited in Hotel Armentarola, San Cassiano/South Tyrol (I)

Walter Pancheri's permanent exhibition in Ortisei/Val Gardena, Via Sneton 15

Permanent exhibition in ART52, Ortisei/Val Gardena, Via Rezia

Works exhibited in Hotel Armentarola, San Cassiano/South Tyrol (I)

Past exhibitions: Innsbruck, Turin, Bolzano, Longarone, Milan, Halle, Munich, Merseburg, Naples, Genoa, Lichtenstein, Padua, Vienna, New York, Cologne

2015 – Award - Competition Südtiroler Künstlerbund and Amt für Lad. Kultur
2011 – Realization of the sculpture – Competition "Pope Saint John Paul II", Bolzano
2009 – 1st prize and realization of the sculpture – Competition "40 years trademark for                  hand-carved sculptures" (BZ)
2008 – 3rd prize - Competition "Artwork for the Nature Park House Puez-Geisler,
            Puez-Odle", Val di Funes (BZ)
2006 – Realization of the sculpture – Competition St. Ujep Freinademetz,
            Anras/East Tyrol (A)
2004 – 1st prize - Competition La Strada - Der Weg, South Tyrol
2000 – Realization of the sculpture – Competition LVH in Bolzano
2000 – Realization of the sculpture – Competition at hospital in Lichtenstein/Saxony (D) 1994 – Award – Sculpture competition - Padua