Marc Schmitz
Artistic & Executive Director LAM
Marc Schmitz is a conceptual artist and initiator of the Biennial Land Art Mongolia. He studied Philosophy and Fine Art in Munich and Berlin. Marc participated in several Art Biennials such as Busan Biennial 2004, Beijing Biennale, the Sculpture Quadrennial in Latvia, Trio Bienal Rio de Janeiro, Nakanojo Biennial Japan and Marrakech Biennial 6 beside others. 2013 Marc Schmitz was presented at Venice Biennial in Giardini. He was honored with solo exhibitions at TEDA Contemporary Art Museum Tianjin, the Zendai MoMA in Shanghai and the Concert Hall in Perth Western Australia. Schmitz was residence artist on several occasions in Korea, at Peace Art Hotel Shanghai or Goethe Institute Hong Kong.
His work was awarded with the first prize for Art For Expo 2000 World Expo and with the prize of the jury at the 10th Cairo Biennial, amongst others. His work is presented in international collections as the National Art Gallery Beijing, The swatch collection Shanghai or W.S.I. in N.Y.C.
www.marcschmitz.net