Florence HOFFMANN is born in Luxembourg-City. She is manager for Luxembourg at the international artists organization AIESM. She has co-organized in her country the 2000 and 2002 Biennale de Beaufort, 2003-2008 Gare Art Festival in Luxembourg-City, since 2006 the Konscht am Gronn Monthly Open Air Gallery, having taken part herself to around 20 symposia through the world, during the last 10 years.
Her working-material is quite different according to the theme and idea she chooses to treat. Her art-pieces are either small or monumental. Ephemere sculptures are as important as permanent ones such as: sand, snow, fire, resin, bronze, plaster, wood, steel.
She uses as well recuperation-objects like books, shoes, or even glasses (just to mention these) in some of her works which can belong to either to semi-figurative, than abstract and conceptual expression.
Her main and recurrent theme is: human being, mankind, aspects of human behaviour and their interaction with each of one of us all.
She has permanently installed works in Luxembourg, Canada, Mexico, Thailand, France, Japan.
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
2006 - Museum of Rajabhat University at Ubon Ratchathani / Thailand
- National Library « Bibliothèque Nationale » / Luxembourg
- Lycée Michel Rodange / Luxembourg
- City of San Luis Potosi / Mexico
2005 - City of Songkhla / Thailand
2004 - City of Schifflange / Luxembourg
2003 - City Hall of Grosbous / Luxembourg
2001 - BCCE Luxembourg and Tageblatt Newspaper / Luxembourg
2000 - Museo-Taller M-H. Urban, Tultepec / Mexico
1999 - Toyamura Sculpture Biennale / Japan and Sculpture Garden of Aubazine / France
- City of Granby / Canada and “Trois-Bérêts” Park of Saint-Jean-Port-Joli / Canada
- CNFPC (National Center for Professional Studies) of Esch-Alzette / Luxembourg
1998 - Avenida Central, City of Ecatepec / Mexico
1997 - History Museum of the City / Luxembourg – Museo Taller M-H. Urban, Tultepec / Mexico
INTERNATIONAL EVENTS
2007- OPEN, Venice /Italy (outddor exhibition with Christo and other international artists)
2006 - Gare Art Festival / Luxembourg
- International Candle Festival for the 60th Anniversary of Coronation of King Boomiphol / Thailand
- selection for Open 2006, Venice / Italy (representative for Luxembourg but cancelled because of lack of support by Luxembourg Ministry of Culture)
- International Symposium of San Luis Potosi / Mexico
2005 - 1st International Symposium of the city of Songkhla / Thailand
- Gare Art Festival / Luxembourg
2004 - Gare Art Festival / Luxembourg
- Den Haag Sculptuur / The Netherlands (representative for Luxembourg, besides Damien Hirst, Win Delvoye a.s.o.)
- Konscht am Bësch, Schifflange / Luxembourg
- Sculptures dans la Rue, Rodemack / France
2003 - Gare Art Festival / Luxembourg
2002 - Open 2002, Venice / Italy (representative for Luxembourg, besides Yoko Ono, Nikki de St-Phalle a.s.o.)
2000 - Open 2000, Venice / Italy (representative for Luxembourg, besides Emilio Vedova, Jean-Pierre Raynaud a.s.o.)
- Schloss Tagstein, Chur / Switzerland
- Museo-Taller M.H. Urban, Tultepec / Mexico
- Schneekunst St. Moritz / Switzerland
1999 - Biennale of Aubazine / France
- Sandsculpture Festival Rorschach / Switzerland
- Estriade Symposium of Granby / Canada
- Symposium of St. Jean-Port-Joli / Canada
- Snowsculpture Symposium of Granby / Canada
- Schneekunst St. Moritz / Switzerland
1998 - Symposium of Ecatepec / Mexico
- Saratz Park Pontresina / Switzerland
- Snowsculpture Symposium of Winnipeg / Canada
- Snowsculpture Symposium of Ischgl / Austria
1997 - Museo-Taller M.H. Urban, Tultepec / Mexico
- Snowsculpture Symposium of Granby / Canada
- Snowsculpture Symposium of Breckenridge, Co / USA
1996-95 - Snowsculpture Symposium of Granby / Canada
COLLECTIVE and PERSONAL EXHIBITIONS - ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES
2006 - “délivrés? “, Kulturhuef, Grevenmacher / Luxembourg
- “Die luxemburgischen Bildhauer ”, Rosenpark Zweibrücken / Germany
- Art In Beaufort, Konscht am Gronn / Luxembourg
- “Les sculpteurs luxembourgeois dans la collection de la BCEE” / Luxembourg
2005 - “Open Art”-open workshops around the Grand-Duchy, “Portrait”-Limes Kunstverein at Galerie Beim
Engel, “l’Europe au bout de la langue” European Union Presidency Project in Luxembourg-City, Art
in Beaufort,V-Day Kulturfabrik in Esch, CAPe in Ettelbrück, Exhibition for Tsunami Victims in the
City Hall of Hesperange / Luxembourg
2004 - Open Art-open workshops around the Grand-Duchy / Luxembourg
2003 - Kulturfabrik of Esch/Alzette, Art in Beaufort, Fraëforum, Biennale de Strassen / Luxembourg
2002 - promoter and art-director of Beaufort Sculpture Biennale / Luxembourg
- Cultural Center of Hesperange, Galerie « Beim Engel », Art in Beaufort / Luxembourg
2001 - Salon of the Cercle Artistique, Biennale des Jeunes d’Esch-sur-Alzette,
Art in Beaufort, Cercle Municipal, Galerie 19R / Luxembourg
2000 - promoter and art-director of Beaufort Sculpture Biennale / Luxembourg
- Artists of Grund / Luxembourg
1999 - Galerie 19 Rouge, Capucins Theater, Esch Theater, Art in Beaufort, Art Lellgen / Luxembourg
- Toyamura International Sculpture Biennale / Japan
- Bertrand Kass Gallery, Innsbruck / Austria
- Galleria Antonio Battaglia, Milano / Italy
1998 - Arsenal of Metz, Castle of Sierck-les-Bains / France
- Salon of the Cercle Artistique, Cercle Municipal,
Cultural Center of Rumelange, Art in Beaufort, Art Lellgen / Luxembourg
1997 - Cercle Municipal, Art in Beaufort / Luxembourg
- International Salon of Revin, Luxembourg Salon of Givet / France
1996-95 - Cercle Municipal / Luxembourg
1994 - Filmkunstfest Festival Schwerin / Germany
- Contemporary Art Center Container, Florence / Italy
1993 - Contemporary Art Center Container, Florence / Italy
1992 - Landesgalerie Schwerin / Germany
1991 - European Commission A.Borschette Center, Bruxelles / Belgium
1990 - Cité Internat. Universitaire, Paris / France - animator in Open Art Lab, Montevarchi-Tuscany / Italy
PERFORMANCE ART
2006-1996: solo-performances
2006 - Opening of the European Campaign “All different, all equal” / Luxembourg
2000 - Capucins Theater / Luxembourg
1998 - Gallery Minimal Art Discount / Luxembourg
1997 - Art Week Cecina / Italy
- Art in Beaufort / Luxembourg
1996 - Art in Beaufort / Luxembourg
1995 - Luxembourg’95-European Capital of Culture
1994-92: co-founder and performer of “La Zattera, international group of performers”
1994 - Cultural Center “Leoncavallo” Milano, Art Week Montevarchi, Art Week Cecina / Italy
1993 - International Symposium of Contemporary Art in Pisa, Premio Italia for Visual Arts in
Florence, International Theater Festival in Certaldo / Italy
1992 - Teatro Mascarà in Florence, Pelago Festival “On the road” / Italy
collaboration with the italian performer group “I Replicanti”
1991 - Pelago Festival “On the road”, Metropole Florence, Central Place Arezzo / Italy
AWARDS
2001 - Biennale des Jeunes d’Esch-sur-Alzette/ Luxembourg (Encouragement Price)
1997 - International Art Salon, Revin / France (“Golden Palette”)
- Granby / Canada (2nd Price “Silver Penguin”)
1995 - Granby / Canada (Price of Public)
STUDIES
1992-87 - Julian Art Academy of Paris / France
1989 - CEPA-Art Academy (class of Manon Bertrand) / Luxembourg
1987-85 - dance at Paris IV-Sorbonne University / France
1984-75 - piano (1er prix) at the Conservatoire of Luxembourg
o - dance at G. Damar and L. Marteling Academies / Luxembourg