Elizabeth Zeller
Iconographer, Sculptor and Art Consultant
Award-winning with works in Churches and monasteries, in galleries as well in private and corporate collections in the USA and Europe.
Most Recent
Selected gallery of most recent works
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Altars & Crosses
Gallery of altars and crosses
Book
Gallery of Selected Sketches from the book
| Creating Heavenly Space on Earth: Design Drawings of Sacred Art for Private and Church Spaces €29.90 Elisabeth Schormair-Zeller Günther Albrecht Schormair (†) 232 pages, 390 illustrations format 24 x 29 cm 1st edition 2025 binding: linen thread stitching ISBN 978-3-95976-485-8 |
The liturgical and artistic design of sacred spaces is one of the most ambitious tasks for any architect or artist.
However, it is not just a matter of artistic expression. In his apostolic exhortation “Evangelii Gaudium” (“The Joy of the Gospel”),
Pope Francis writes: “It is good that every catechesis pays special attention to the path of beauty.” In fact, Pope Francis writes,
it is a matter of regaining an “appreciation of beauty” in order to reach the human heart and let the truth and goodness
of the Risen One shine forth in it (No. 167).
This fundamental concern to give space to the sacred is also the intention of the present volume, whose texts are presented in three languages (English/German/Spanish). It contains design sketches for sacred art in the Catholic tradition, created by Günther Albrecht Schormair (1924–2021) in the years since 2012. These are mainly drawings of altarpieces for private and church spaces, as well as designs for liturgical objects and sketches for chapels and wayside shrines. Against this background, the volume aims to make the sketches known to the public for the first time and serve as a source of inspiration. With contributions by Richard White and Maximilian Gigl, as well as a foreword by Abbot Primate Emeritus Notker Wolf OSB (1940–2024). |
Iconography
Gallery of icons
Illumination
Gallery of illuminations
Monumental
Gallery of monumental and life size sculptures
Small Bronze
Gallery of smaller sculptures
Oil
Gallery of oil paintings
Pastel
Gallery of pastels
Other media
Gallery of artwork in other media
Classes
Upcoming classes
From time to time Elizabeth Zeller teaches classes, which are announced here.About the artist
Elizabeth Zeller
Elizabeth was born and educated in Europe. After schooling, Elizabeth traveled to several countries, learning various form of art, art history and architecture in modern to ancient style. These experiences gave her an open mind and open heart for the greatness, beauty and destiny of life. She studied art, art restoration, gilding and bookbinding in Italy, Germany, Israel and the USA. Elizabeth's extensive studies and travels as well as her interest and curiosity continuously inspire her artwork. With a broad variety of mediums, she can express herself in a highly distinct and expressive way through her deep understanding of life and nature.
Elizabeth has become well known for her works, sculpture and painting and received many awards.
Elizabeth represents the European Organization of Sacred Art, Vienna, Austria.
A sculpture created by Elizabeth was placed in a permanent collection at the Chinese-US Sculpture Garden Achievement Exhibition in Guangdong Museum of China in December 2012. A monumental copy of that sculpture was installed in the Sculpture Park "Peace and Friendship" in Nanhai, China.
As elected President, Elizabeth served the Greater Kansas City Art Association, after being appointed to Vice-President.
Elizabeth also founded the Contemporary Religious Arts Association in Kansas City, Kansas. As director of CRAA Elizabeth is currently organizing national and international juried art shows.
Memberships
Since 2011 Elizabeth is a recognized member of Marquis "Who's Who in America", an invited member by Museum of Women Artists of America, Oil Painters of America, Member of International American Pastel Society and Mid America Pastel Society, as well as a member and President of the Contemporary Religious Arts Association.
Artist Statement
I just love to do sculptures. Bronze is one of the most beautiful materials with which the beauty of a sculpture can be expressed.
The sculpture "American Pioneers" shows a young mother reading to her child. The intimate relationship and the curiosity of a child inspired me. Children can express joy and excitement so spontaneously. With curious eyes, kids look at the world.
The sculpture "Final Battle" captured a moment of dynamic and stillness, a moment where all seems possible, a beauty that can span eternity, the motion of wind as life giving moment, a powerful, spiritual energy combined with grace and sovereignty, a fight of opposite lives and energy.
Monumental Sculptures
- Nanhai International Sculpture Park, China "Story", 7'
- Lenexa, USA, "Final Battle", Bald Eagle's Fight with a Timber Rattlesnake, 15' x 7.5' x 7.5'
- Kansas City, USA, "American Pioneers", 6'
- Independence, USA, "Face the Storm", Bison walking into the Storm, 16' x 6.5' x 4'
Exhibitions and Studios
Guangdong Museum, Guangzhou, China, museums, galleries, private and corporate collections in USA, Austria, Hungary, Germany, Israel and China. One artist show at Albrecht Kemper Museum, St. Joseph, Missouri. Elizabeth works in her studios in the USA and Germany.
Chinese - US Sculpture Garden Achievement Exhibition in Guangdong Museum of China in December 2012