Canadian Citizen. Born in Basel Switzerland in 1939. Studied Commercial Art, at the School Of Applied Arts in Gelsenkirchen, Germany from 1958-1960, Graphics at the Werkkunstschule in Krefeld Germany in 1961. Then worked as a Commercial Artist until 1964. Studied General Fine Art and Painting at the Werkkunstschule in Wuerzburg in 1964, Sculpture and Ceramic-mural at the Academy of Fine Art in Stuttgart, Germany, form 1965 to Graduation in 1968. The year in which he emigrated to Canada.

soloexhibitions (exerpts)
2016

The Tree Museum, Gravenhurst, Ontario. ( Icarian Poetics)

Kunst Keller Krefeld, Residency & Exhibition, Krefeld, Germany

2014

MpK Gallery & Studio Residency and Exhibition, Krefeld, Germany

2013

Atelierhaus-Gallery, 99 Tuttlinger St. Stuttgart-Sillenbuch, Germany

2011

Kuenstlerbahnhof, Ebernburg - Bad Muenster am Stein, Germany
(Artist in Residence, 2 month)

2010

MPK Gallery, Krefeld, Germany

DCMA, Rosemont Ontario, Out-Door Sculpture Exhibition.

2007

Klenova Galerie, Klatovy/Klenova, Czech Republic

2004

MPK Gallery, Krefeld Germany

2003

Dufferin County Museum (Contemporary Art Gallery) Rosemont,Ontario (Sculptural Fence/Farm Equipment)

Durham Art Gallery, Ontario. (Currated by Tony Massey).

2001

Double Door Gallery, Anten Mills, Ontario,
(Currated by Michael Coughlings

Dufferin County Museum (Contemporary Art Gallery) Rosemont Ontario

2000

Founding Year Of The Art Group "TRANART"

1994

Munshaw Cafe and Gallery, June 21. - July 30. (Flesherton,Ont.)

1993

Blackwood Gallery, University of Toronto -May 05. - 29. (Ontario)

1992

The Koffler Galley / Jewish Community Centre, May 06.- June 24.(Toronto,ON.)

The Dofasco Gallery -August 22.-Sept 12. (Dundas, Ontario

The White Water Gallery -"Refuse to Die"
(North Bay, Ont.)

Ed Video Media Arts -"Them Is Us Now/Now Us Is Them" (Guelph, Ontario)

1991

The Inn at Manitou Gallery, Recent Work on Paper (Parry Sound)

1989

The White Water Gallery (North Bay, Ontario)

1989

McMaster University Medical Centre (Hamilton, Ontario)

1986

S.M.A. Estudio Calle Recreo (Mexico)

1985

New Art Gallery of Toronto (Ontario)

1984

Niagara Artists Centre, (St. Catherines,Ont.) with A.G.O. Extension

1983

Burlington Cultural Centre, "Redshift" Paintings and Progress Documentation.

Art Gallery of Windsor (Ontario)

Art Gallery of Peterborough, Documentary Exhibition of T.-W. Installation

Burlington Cultural Centre, "Redshift" Installation

Gairloch Gallery (Oakville, Ontario)

Art Gallery of Peterborough with Art Gallery of Ontario

1981

Gallery Factory 77 (Toronto, Ontario)

Studio Gallery Nine (Toronto, Ontario)

1980

The Public Art Gallery of Grimsby, (Ontario)

Oakville Centennial Gallery (Ontario)

Wilfrid Laurier - University of Waterloo (Ontario)

Studio Three Gallery (Hamilton, Ontario)

1978

Hart House Gallery - University of Toronto (Ontario)

groupexhibitions (exerpts)
2018

Kunst Keller Krefeld: "Process/Progress" w/Francesca Vivenza/Peter Gugeler/Anne O'Callaghan/
Geoffrey Shea /Sibylle Groene

2017

„TRANART“ Kunst-Keller Krefeld, Germany w/B.Schroeger/ S.Groene / Works on Paper !

2013

Tree Museum Collective "Easy Come Easy Go" Art Gallery of Peterborough Sep.7 to Oct. 27/13

"TRANART" KulturFabrik, Krefeld, Germany

"TRANART" Durham Art Gallery, Durham, Ontario, CANADA

2011

"TRANART" Werkstattgalerie "Der Bogen", Neheim-Arnsberg, Germany

2010

"TRANART" F92 Gallery, Berlin, Germany / with S.Groene and B.Schroeger

2009

"TRANART" at The Strawhouse Gallery, McKellar, Ontario
with S. Groene and B.Schroeger

2008

"TRANART" @ MPK Gallery, Krefeld, Germany. with S.Groene and B.Schroeger

2006

"TRANART" at the DD Gallery, Anten Mills,Ontario. with S.Groene and B.Schroeger

2005

"TRANART" at the KUFA Gallery, Krefeld, Germany with Sibylle Groene

2003

"TRANART" at the Silo Gallery , Dufferin County Museum Rosemont,Ontario, w/ Sibyllle Groene

2002

Harbourfront Art Gallery / Toronto, On. / The Tree Museum Collective : "Alternate Site".
With: Isaac Applebaum, Jocelyne Belcourt Salem, Lynn Campbell, Ellen Dijkstra, Francis LeBouthillier, E.J.Lightman, Gwen MacGregor, Reinhard Reitzenstein, Lyla Rye, Tim Whiten, Robert Wiens, Badanna Zack

2000

The Tree Museum, Gravenhurst,Ontario (www.rhen.com/treemuseum/ )

1998

Local Colour Gallery (Flesherton, Ontario) with: Flesherton Artists

1997

Artistheque - Scarborough Civic Centre, (Ontario)

1996

Art Gallery of North York (Ontario) with: John Abrams, Patrick Armiot/Brigitte Laurent, Ted Bieler, John Boyle, Roland Brener, Alex Coleville, Karen Curry, Brian Davis, Alex deCosson, Christos Dikeakos, Terence Johnson, Tery Pellettier, Christopher Pratt,Tim Storey,Hugh LeRoy. Ed Zelenak, Tim Zuck,

1995

Local Colour Gallery (Flesherton, Ontario) with: Shane West, Robert Markel, Alan Glicksman

1994

Local Colour Gallery (Flesherton, Ontario) with: Harold Klunder, Lorne Wagman, Rae Johnson

1992

Workscene Gallery (Toronto, Ontario)with: Peter Bowyer, Scotts Childs, Suzanne Kammin, Kristine Neilson.

1988

Ed Video (Guelph, Ontario) with: S. Spears, S Cook, Philip Baker, A Glicksman

1987

Cold City Gallery -Sell A Bration (Toronto, Ontario)

Art Galley of Ontario with: Sandor Ajzenstat, Martin Ackerman, Marc Gagne, Laura Kikauka, Graham Smith, Doug Back, Max Dean, Norman White

Mcintosh Gallery , London, Ontario, "Confinement" with: Anat Brink, Joseph Hubbard, LeePaquette, Helen Sebelius, Michael Hannay, Jean Hay, Nancy Kurry, Charles Ringness, Graham Wright

1985

Art Department, Curator: Catherine Beaudett (Toronto, Ontario)

University of Toronto-Art Walk 84 Outdoor Sculpture (Ontario)

Access 84 Curator:Annette Mangaard (Toronto, Ontario)

1984

Toronto Sculpture Garden, (Ontario) - "Visual Rhythms" Curator: Marshall Webb with: Robert Cead, Josef DeAngelis, Andre Fauteux, Tim Jocelin, Switlana Muchin, Reinhard Reizenstein

1983

Idee Gallery-The Snow Show (Toronto, Ontario)

Harbourfront Art Gallery-Six Years Artsake Inc. (Toronto, Ontario)

1982

Idee Gallery-The Snow Show (Toronto, Ontario)

The Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery,University of Regina (Saskatchewan) >The Art Bank Collection<

Mendel Art Gallery, (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) >The Art Bank Collection<

1981

Burlington Cultural CentreCroma Zone (Toronto, Ontario)

The Gallery->The Art Bank Collection< (Stratford, Ontario)

Gallery 76->The Art Bank Collection< (Toronto, Ontario)

McMichael Gallery-Sculpture for the Eighties (Kleinburg, Ontario)

1980

McIntosh Gallery -The Engineer and The Sculptor (London, Ontario), with Kosso Eloul, Hayden Davies, Doug Bentham, Patrick Thibert,
John McKinnon, D.Hastenteufel

International Sculpture Symposium (Portoroz,Yugoslavia

Obalnij Galerija-Symposium Artist (Piran, Yugoslavia)

University of Waterloo Art Gallery ,Sculpture & Painting (Ontario), with Cave, Harpe, Hastenteufel and Schneider

Ontario Jury Exhibition-Rodman Hall (St. Catherines, Ontario)

1979

D.V. S. Faculty Show-Hamilton Place (Hamilton, Ontario)

1978

Ontario Jury Exhibition-Rodman Hall (St. Catherines, Ontario)

Harbourfront Art Gallery (Toronto, Ontario)

Studio Three Gallery (Hamilton, Ontario)

1977

Exchange Exhibition-State University,Oregon,U.S.A. and BurnabyArt Gallery ,(BritisColumbia)

International Sculpture Symposium (Liberty Hill, Texas)

The Rolf Kahn Gallery -Thirteen Symposium Artist, (Dallas, Texas)

1976

Ontario on View -Toronto Dominion Bank

1967-1975

Group and Solo Exhibition -in Faenza, Italy and Stuttgart, Germany
Toronto, Ottawa, Oakville, Hamilton, Eastern & Western Canada

collections

  • Art Gallery of North York
  • Art Bank - Canada Council (Ottawa, Ontario)
  • Hart House -University of Toronto (Ontario)
  • Sculpture Park Liberty Hill (Texas)
  • Obalnij Galerija (Piran, Yugoslavia)
  • Forma Viva (Portoroz, Yugoslavia)
  • Manitou Wabing Sports and Art Centre (Parry Sound, Ontario)
  • The Inn at Manitou (Parry Sound, Ontario)
  • McMaster University (Hamilton, Ontario)
  • National Sewer Pipe Ltd. (Toronto Ontario)
  • Fidiam Canada Ltd. (Oakville, Ontario)
  • The C. R. Penny Collection (Lockport, New York)
  • The Lynnwood Art Centre (Simcoe, Ontario)
  • Art Gallery of Ontario Audio Visual Department (Toronto)
  • Art Gallery of Hamilton ( Ontario)
  • Centennial-Gerloch Galleries (Oakville, Ontario)
  • Art Gallery of Peterborough (Ontario)
  • Sculpture Society of Canada ( Toronto)
  • City of Toronto (Ontario)
  • Burnaby Art Gallery (Burnaby, British Columbia)
  • Moffatt Kinoshita Architects, Toronto
  • MPK (Muellerei Pensions Kasse) Krefeld Germany
  • The Inn at Manitou, Ontario
  • Chava Matri, Israel
  • Klenova Gallery, Czech Republic
  • Kuenstlerbahnhof, Bad Muenster am Stein, Germany
  • International Private Collections

grants

  • Ontario Art Council Exhibition Assistance Grant: 1976/77/78/80/81/82/85/90/92/2000/2001/2006/2007/2008/2010/2011/2015/2017/2018
  • Ontario Art Council C.A.I.S Grants: 1983-1993 A.I.E. Grant 1995
  • Canada Council Grant: 1976 / 79 / 82/1990-1991
catalogues
1961-1981

Forma Viva, Symposium (Portoroz, Yugoslavia)

1971

Make, Ontario Science Centre (Toronto, Ontario)

1973-1974

EntreActe, Canadian Arts & Crafts (Toronto, Ontario)

1976

On View, Visual Arts Ontario

1979

D. Hastenteufel, Oakville Centennial Gallery (Ontario)

1979

Obalnij Galerija (Piran, Yugoslavia)

1979

Forma Viva, Symposium (Portoroz, Yugoslavia)

1981

Sculptors S.C. Permanent Collection

1980-1982

Artist With Their Work, A.G.O. (Toronto, Ontario)

1983

D. Hastenteufel: Recent Work,- Art Gallery Of Windsor (Ontario)

1984

Access 84,Annette Manguard -University of Toronto (Ontario)

1984

ArtWalk 84 ,Terry Nicholson -University of Toronto (Ontario)

1984

D. Hastenteufel, Niagara Artist Centre St. Catherines Artist With Their Work (Ontario)

1985-1986

Outdoor Sculpture Competition,- The Art Gallery Of Peterborough (Ontario)

1991

D. Hastenteufel, Them Is Us Now/Now Us Is Them ,-Ed Video Catalogue (Guelph, Ontario)

1992

D. Hastenteufel, Sculpture, Painting Catalogue,-The Koffler Gallery (Toronto, Ontario)

1998

Toronto Sculpture Garden (Rina Greer).

2000

The Tree Museum Catalogue (Anne O' Callaghan)

2004

D.Hastenteufel @ MPK. April- August 2004

2005

2005 Tranart At KUFA Krefeld Germany. A Collaboration Sibylle Groene / D.Hastenteufel

2008

2008 Recyklaty/Recycled Galerie Klatovy/Klenova Czech Republic

2008

Tranart @MPK Catalogue for MPK Exhibition in Krefeld Germany