Ursula Waldburger, born 1962 in Pasadena, USA. In the twenty years of practice following her training as a textile designer, the artist made a name for herself with innovative, digital embroidery concepts. Striving to expand the possibilities of machines and frames as much as possible, she became the go-to person for tricky embroidery tasks, working for renowned theaters and opera houses as well as for the big screen.
"My works are created from material collected and found. Twenty years of research in the medium of embroidery - it goes without saying: textiles play a major role in my artistic work. Stitches are brushstrokes. They can be rhythm, grid and dissolution, rain, pain.
DETAILS
1984 - 1986 Studied architecture at the EPF, Lausanne
1998 - 2002 Studied design with a specialization in textiles at the HGKZ, Zurich
2010 Founded WALDBURGER STICKEREI MANUFAKTUR
EXHIBITIONS (selection)
2025 Natura Contraria, Lake Side Gallery, Zug 4.9. - 31.10.2025
Weinhandel Schmidheiny, Heerbrugg Picture exhibition, painting 18.9.- 30.11
Current: Group exhibition UED Villa Schmidheiny, Heerbrugg
2024 STALLA MADULAIN, w. Olga Titus, Dominique Teufen, Kazuyo Okushiba and Laura Bott
2023 Teximus Zug, tandem art with Peter Schneebeli
Solo exhibition GabrielaW Lucerne
2022 DESSIN Lucerne, Kunsthalle
2021 Exhibition “letting yourself get lost in the landscape ... ”
Galerie Haus zur Glocke in Steckborn
2021 Exhibition, Flowers, Magic Embroideries, Galerie Vitrine, Lucerne
2020 Solo exhibition Galerie Textilaltro, Technical University, Rapperswil
PRIZES
2018 Masterpiece Prize Formforum, Teppich Venezia, Bern
2012 Nomination Prix Jumelles, Ballenberg “l'intelligence de la main”
2011 1st Prize Prix Ramstein, Basel
2003 Nomination Research Work Design Prize, Switzerland
