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= Roland Sedelmayer (artist) =

Roland Sedelmayer (born July 18, 1956 in Vienna) is an Austrian Artist, noted for his illustrations of aircraft and ships, both civil and military, who also created a new painting style, the camouflage art.

Biography
Roland Sedelmayer was born to Erich and Ilse ( ne`e Ehmke) Sedelmayer on July 18, 1956 and raised in Vienna, where his father ran a small factory. He stepped into the company after his father`s death and started a technical career during his studies at the University of Vienna. He was drafted into the Austrian army and assigned to the Intelligence Corps. He was released from the army as a NCO and started a second life as an aviation artist besides his job as technical director of the company.

Since 1988 Sedelmayer maintained a studio, the famous „Fliegerbar“ at his home in Vienna.

Career
Sedelmayer`s artistic career spanned more than 30 years of illustrations of aircraft including fine-art oil paintings of aviation and seafaring, both civil and war related. He also assumed both teaching and administrative duties in his field of painting.

Aviation Art
Sedelmayer`s interest in aviation began during his career as pilot and parachutist, when he ran the famous „Fliegerbar“ at his home for all kind of aviation personnel. Having no money to buy aircraft paintings to decorate the bar, he simply started to produce aircraft paintings himself.

In 1992 he began publishing limited-edition prints of his aviation art, which were distributed all over the world.

Besides his aviation paintings Sedelmayer also painted ships and animals.

Influenced by his army career Sedelmayer created in 2002 a new painting style, the „Camouflage Art“, where various objects are confronted with matching camouflage background.

He traveled to aircraft museums and harbours to create paintings he donated to various organisations and clubs.

Teaching
Sedelmayer ran painting courses for young talents. He especially taught the fine-art of oil painting.

Other activities
Sedelmayer won the 1st place in the national 4-way and 8-way parachuting championships.

Sedelmayer won the 3rd place in the national PPS championships.

Sedelmayer received 5 patents in his technical career.

Recognition
Sedelmayer`s work was exhibited in venues that included:


 * Meeting and exhibition centre Flieger&Flieger Laxenburg
 * Airport meeting centre Bad Vöslau.
 * Fliegerbar Wien
 * Exhibition centre Gasometer Wien
 * Aviatik Museum Wiener Neustadt