SHORT BIOGRAPHY/STATEMENT:

1955
born FELDKIRCH / Austria

1974-80
Study of Architecture Technical University Graz

1999
Exhibition Project KGM Meissen Manufactury Germany

GROUP AND SOLO EXHIBITIONS:

1993
VIENNA Galerie Tiller

1995
BREMEN Galerie Hilde Holstein

1996
HAMBURG / Germany Galerie L
KAIRO National Arts Centre

1997
STOCKHOLM Sweden Kaolin Gallery
PLYMOUTH Arts Centre “European Cearmics”

1998
AMSTERDAM Galerie Babel “Global Ceramics”

1999
RUFFORD / UK “European Cearamics”

2000
LEIPZIG / Germany Porcelains for Meissen
RUFFORD / UK “Raku – Investigations into fire”
VILLACH / Austria Galerie Freihausgasse

2001
ICHEON / South Korea First Biennal
LINZ / Austria Galerie Zauner

2002
DEVENTER / NL Galerie Loes & Reinier

2004
HOEHR GRENZHAUSEN / Germany Kermikmuseum Westerwald Prize

2005
FAENZA Museo de Ceramiche Biennal
MOENCHENGLADBACH / Germany Galerie Barthels

2006
DELHI / India India Habitat Centre “Elements”
WUERZBURG / Germany Wekkunstgalerie

2007
MUNICH Modern Masters at Munich Craft Fair

AWARDS:

1995
Prix de la Ville de Carouge / CH La calligraphie

1997
LIKUM - Award 5. Triennale for Small Ceramics Zagreb

2000
Premio L'Alcalaten L'Alcora / E Concurso de Ceramica

2001
ICHEON / Korea Honorable Mention

2004
First Prize Diessen Germany „Ceramic Pairs

2005
Premio de Ceramica Aragón Zaragoza / E 2. Preis

WORKS IN PUBLIC COLLECTIONS:

CAROUGE / Switzerland Musée de Carouge
DRESDEN / Germany Kunstgewerbemuseum Schloss Pillnitz
DEIDESHEIM / Germany Lotte Reimers – Foundation
LEIPZIG / Germany Grassi – Museum
L'ALCORA / Spain Museo de Ceramica
TAIPEI / Taiwan Yingge Ceramics Museum
ICHEON / South Korea World Ceramic Center
HOEHR - GRENZHAUSEN / Germany Keramikmuseum Westerwald
MUNICH / Germany Pinakothek Die Neue Sammlung
COLOGNE / Germany Museum Kolomba

BIBLIOGRAPHY (BOOKS AND ARTICLES):

AUF DEN PUNKT GEBRACHT. PORZELLANE FÜR MEISSEN Jürgen Schärer, Book and Catalogue Grassimuseum Leipzig, 2000
RAKU - INVESTIGATIONS INTO FIRE David Jones, Ramsbury 2000 (Crowood Press)
NEUE KERAMIK 3 / 02 Berlin 2002, "Die Wirkung des Unsichtbaren", Text from Petra Oxana Lutnyk
CERAMICA Nr.83, Madrid 2002, Cover, Roland Summer - el esmalte perdido,
KERAMIKA A SKLO 4/2005 , Hradec Kralove "Ztracene Glasury" (R. Godfrey)
KUNSTHANDWERK & DESIGN 6/06 Frechen Germany 2006 "Roland Summer und seine Keramiken - Zeit nehmen" von Charlotte Blauensteiner