Marianne Pitzen

Marianne Pitzen (born 29 May 1948), GER, is a German artist born in Stuttgart. In 1981, Pitzen founded the Bonn Women's Museum, of which she is the current director. The museum hosts temporary exhibitions, and has hosted over 500 since its founding. Pitzen held her first exhibition in 1969, established a gallery in 1971, and later the "Circular" magazine with her husband.

Life Marianne Pitzen held her first solo exhibition in 1969. Three years later, she founded the ‘Circulus’ gallery, and in 1974, together with her husband Horst Pitzen, the magazine ‘Circular’. During this period, the groups ‘frauen formen ihre stadt’ and ‘Frau + Futura’ were formed. Her travelling exhibitions went to, amongst other places, Zurich (Le Cor-busier House), Innsbruck (Galerie Krinzinger) and Darmstadt (Technical University, Prof. Behnisch).

In 1981, she founded the world’s first Women’s Museum in Bonn. Today, she continues to be responsible for the museum’s conception and organisation. Marianne Pitzen is a member of the women artists’ group “zart & zackig”.

Art-political actions in public spaces “Pro Bundeskanzlerin” (1997) Handbag action in New York (Metropolitan, Museum of Modern Art, Guggenheim, Whitney Muse-um) (1997) “Erhobenen Hauptes” action on 30 June at Documenta 11, Kassel (2002)

Exhibitions 1991 Karl Ernst Osthaus-Museum, Hagen 1992 City Museum, Zwickau 1994 Städt. Gallery at the fish market, Erfurt 1998 City Museum Bonn 1999 Art Center, Ulaanbaatar 1999 Salzstadel of Regensburg 2001 Gallery Futura, Berlin 2001/02 art meeting digester, WWTW to Cologne 2008 MP 60, Bonn Women's Museum

Honors and awards 2021 Rheinlandtaler from the Rhineland Regional Council 2014 Rebellious Woman of the Year by the Rebellious Women Founda-tion Federal Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 1991 Woman of the Month, WDR 1