Sheila Furlan

lives and works (freelance) in Munich

2025

Member Künstlerverbund im Haus der Kunst e.V.

2010

Member GEDOK Munich

Member BBK Munich and upper bavaria

since 2007

cross-genre projects in DE, AT and NL

2007-2009

own dance theatre project | performances in DE and AT

2004

First state exam

2003

Continuing Education in multimedia SAE International Institute Munich

1999

Study Facultad de bellas artes | Scholarship abroad in Granada, ES

1997-2004

Studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich

1994-1996

Internships in ceramics & design workshop | artist’s studio | advertising agency

1990-2006

Flamenco dance training in DE and ES

1974

born in Rome | Italy

scholarships, grants & art prizes

2021

Participation in art symposium, Textile Strategies, Murnau

2019

Catalog sponsorship, Gallery District of Upper Bavaria

2018

Recognition prize and the audience award at the 4th Gräfelfinger Art Prize 2018, Art in sacred places

2016

Nomination for the KUNS AWARD 201

2014

Catalog promotion

2012

The first years of professionalism 31, Galerie der Künstler BBK, Munich

2010

2nd prize, Kunstverein Erding

2001

Nomination for the CD design: Wopila, Lakota Ceremonial Songs, Pizpiza Publishing, USA

collections

Museum depot Städtische Galerie Rosenheim, private collections

Past Exhibitions & Projects (Selection)

2025

Art Karlsruhe 2025 | participation at art fair | Gallery Fenna Wehlau, Karlsruhe (Catalogue)

2024

9. Roter Kunstsalon | with Christine Brunella, Eberhard Ross und Stephan Wurmer, Museum Villa Rot mit Gallery Fenna Wehlau, Burgrieden near Ulm

Symphonie der Farben und Formen | Gallery Fenna Wehlau, Munich

Kunst Aktuell 2024 | Annual exhibition Kunstverein Rosenheim, Städtische Galerie Rosenheim (Catalogue)

Art Karlsruhe 2024 | participation at art fair | Gallery Fenna Wehlau, Karlsruhe (Catalogue)

Light Up | with Eberhard Ross, David John Flynn, Selcuk Dizlek, Ingo Fröhlich and Ulrike Seyboth | Gallery Fenna Wehlau, Munich

2023

floating spaces | Gallery Fenna Wehlau, Munich (Solo Exhibition)

Art Karlsruhe 2023 | participation at art fair | Gallery Fenna Wehlau, Karlsruhe (Catalogue)

Portal | halle 50, with Anja Verbeek von Loewis and Fabian Gatermann, Städtisches Atelierhaus am Domagkpark, Munich

separat waschen | Textile reflections on the present, Städtische Galerie Rosenheim

Positions Berlin 2023 | participation at art fair | Gallery Fenna Wehlau, Berlin

flying high | room installation “to the sky” in the church Evang.-Luth. Dreieinigkeitskirche, Regensburg

Hang on | with Susanne Thiemann, Yvonne Hohner Contemporary Gallery, Karlsruhe

small is big | Gallery artists | Showroom 21, Gallery Fenna Wehlau, Munich

2022

LEISE RUFE, LAUTES FLÜSTERN | participation at Vienna art week | basement Vienna, Austria

How much does a feeling weigh? | Rette mich! from the Red Cross to art, Museum Penzberg

Über die Textilie hinaus | Gallery FOE, Munich

Guest artists group exhibition | Galerie am Markt, Neubeuern

female | with Susanne Kraisser, Gallery Kunst Herrmann, Neumarkt in the Upper Palatinate (Solo Exhibition)

neu gedacht | Murnau, with Kathrin Knöpfle, art association Murnau

Kunst aktuell 2022 | Annual exhibition Kunstverein Rosenheim, Städtische Galerie Rosenheim (Catalogue)

INCorporating art fair Hamburg | art fair, Oberhafenquartier Hamburg

2021

Starke Frauen | GEDOK, Stadthausgalerie, Sonthofen

art und nature II | Gallery Fenna Wehlau, Munich (Katalog)

Kunst_stoff | Townhall lobby Murnau & Art Association Gallery as part of an art symposium Textile Strategies, Murnau

Formschnitt, achtzehnkommazwei | Raum für Kunst, Munich

2020

art und nature I | Gallery Fenna Wehlau, Munich (Catalogue)

Art project, mural art with/from children | in the children´s house Himmelsstürmer, Munich

2019

Memory | Gallery Bezirk Oberbayern, Munich with catalogue funding (Catalogue)

Transparencies | Sheila Furlan, Gallery Fenna Wehlau, Munich Schwabing (Solo Exhibition)

2018

Glaube, Liebe, Hoffnung | (faith, love, hope) art in sacred places in Gräfelfing, art circle Gräfelfing

Todos con Juan | Subasta de Arte (Art Auction) a Beneficio, Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico

Hausarbeiten | 12th art weekend in the Villa Zierer, Gröbenzell near Munich

Layers | mf art atelier-galerie, Munich

2017

arkadenale, go to paradise | Kunstarkaden, Munich (Catalogue)

female | with Alexandra Hiltl and Susanne Kassalitzky, Gallery Kunst Herrmann, Neumarkt in the Upper Palatinate (Solo Exhibition)

Vernetzt | (Interconnected) with Dieter Noss, Gallery Benjamin Eck, Munich (Solo Exhibition)

Blick dahinter | (View behind the scenes) Gallery am Markt, Neubeuern

7 | mf art atelier-gallery, Munich

Sommerausstellung | (Summer exhibition) Gallery Fenna Wehlau, Munich

2016

zuhause | (At home), mf art atelier-gallery, Munich

Publication | Textilkunst International, June 2016 magazine, artist portrait

Publication | art book, Internationale Kunst Heute 2016

2015

Textile Skulptur. Raum Körper Hülle | (Textile sculpture. Room body shell) with Ina Ettlinger and Monika Supé, old townhall, Art circle Gräfelfing (Solo Exhibition & Catalogue)

beweglich = grün ohne Boden | (movable = green without ground) Gallery art association Ebersberg, GEDOK

2014

in between | Art hall historical Reitstadel, Art Circle Jura, Neumarkt in the Upper Palatinate (Solo Exhibition & Catalogue)

in between | Art association Ebersberg, Ebersberg (Solo Exhibition & Catalogue)

Moderne Welt | (Modern world) European Patent Office Munich (Catalogue)

a Poem is like a Pearl | Gallery Schlosspavillon Ismaning, GEDOK

geografias invisibles | mf art atelier-gallery, Munich

2013

Medium Zeichnung. Formulierung des Denkens | (Medium of drawing. Formulation of thought) Liebenweinturm, tower on top of the castle, Burghausen

de aquí y de allá | mf art atelier-gallery, Munich

2012

Die ersten Jahre der Professionalität 31 | (The First Years of Professionalism) Gallery of Artists BBK, Munich (Catalogue)

Spuren | (Traces) mf art atelier-gallery, Munich

2011

Wo ist Sophia? Die Weisheit des Leibes | (Where is Sophia? The Wisdom of the Body) Women's museum, Bonn (Catalogue)

welcome I | Gallery GEDOK, Munich

79 AU | mf art atelier-gallery, Munich

Alles zu seiner Zeit | (All in good time), J.S. Bach Goldberg variations for harpsichord-castanets concert with dance, with Rachel Lynn Bowman and Carmen Jauch; scenery and costumes, performances in Germany and Austria

2010

Wer Schmetterlinge lachen hört, der weiß, wie Wolken schmecken. | (Those who hear butterflies laughing know what clouds taste like.) Novalis, mf art atelier-gallery, Munich (Solo Exhibition)

Jungbrunnen – Wasser des Lebens | (Fountain of Youth – Water of Life) Art association Bad Wörishofen, GEDOK (Catalogue)

Turm zu Babel – Hybris | (Tower of Babel – Hubris) Art association Erding, Erding, 2nd prize (Catalogue)

Überbrückung | (Bridging) mf art atelier-gallery, Munich (Catalogue)

2009

STADTfinden | (Town / Happening) Children's art event Marienhof, Spielkultur, Munich

Homepage & homepictures | Open House Exhibition, launch of Sheila Furlan´s new website (Solo Exhibition)

Exile | Short films as stage components in a theater play, under the direction of Alejandra Peña, Utrecht, Netherlands

2008

English/Lakota by Red Elk and Winfried Allessi-Narr | book cover design, Pizpiza Publishing, USA

2007

Sevillanas gefragt… | (Sevillanas asked…) Flamenco dance theater with 12 dancers, concept, stage design, costumes, short films and dance participation, 3 years of performances in Germany & Austria (including white Box Kulturfabrik, Gasteig Munich)

2005

Evergreen | Biennial national horticultural and landscape show, Munich-Riem (Catalogue)

Logisches und weniger Logisches | (The logical and less logical) KunstWerke BMW, Dingolfing (Catalogue)

2004

in echt, also anders | (For real, hence different) Kunstraum, Munich

2001

Outlet: Messestadt München-Riem | kunstprojekte_riem, Munich-Riem (Catalogue)

Wopila – Lakota Ceremonial Songs | Pizpiza Publishing & Recording, CD layout, Nomination

2000

diario | Goethe-Institut, Munich (Solo Exhibition)

eingriffe, in fünf Hinterhöfen | (Interventions, in five backyards) Munich-Schwabing