Roland Zigan
curriculum vitae
| 1970 | born in Radeberg / Saxony |
| 1988-1993 | studied at the Staatliche Ballettschule Leipzig and the Palucca Hochschule für Tanz Dresden |
| 1993-1999 | engagement at the Opernhaus Halle (Saale) |
| 1999-2004 | studied at Hochschule für Kunst und Design Burg Giebichenstein, Halle (Saale), specializing in sculpture under Prof. Bernd Göbel |
| 2001 | Art Prize of the Sparkasse Bayreuth |
| 2002 | art in public spaces ″Die Lust und Last des Wissens″, sandstone sculpture, Bielefeld Library, Sennestadt |
| 2007 | Karlheinz-Goedtke-Prize for Sculpture |
| 2017 | Art in public spaces ″Schreitender″, bronze sculpture, Zentralbibliothek, Kulturpalast Dresden |
| 2018 | Art in public spaces ″Warten″, bronze sculpture, Kraftwerk Mitte Dresden |
| 2020 | recipient of a scholarship from the Cultural Foundation of Saxony |
| 2021 | Art in public spaces “Trium,” Corten steel sculpture, Universelle Werke Dresden |
| 2022 | Art in public spaces ″Perspectives″, installation with plaster sculptures, Lausitzhalle Hoyerswerda |
| 2024 | Art in public spaces “Abwägung”, bronze sculpture, Militärhistorisches Museum Dresden |
| lives and works in Dresden (Saxony) |
In Roland Zigan's sculptures, one senses the feeling of human existence in the world. The artist radically and honestly seeks to reveal the inner life and emotional state of human beings. Roland Zigan's figures encourage us to reflect on human existence. They reflect existential questions of being human, such as loneliness, alienation, and the search for meaning in times of great crisis and radical upheaval. It is here in particular that the sculptor reveals himself to be a representative of modern existentialism.
Auszug aus der Laudatio anlässlich der Eröffnung der Ausstellung »Christiane Wachter | Roland Zigan - Collage & Plastik« am 19.6.2025
further exhibitions
| 2012 | Kunsthaus & Galerie Keim, Stuttgart (participation) |
| 2015 | Kunsthaus & Galerie Keim, Stuttgart (participation) |
| 2025 | GALERIE HIMMEL, Dresden, with Christiane Wachter (participation) |
