Christian Schneiter

Born in 1967 in Delémont in Switzerland, Christian Schneiter has a passion for animals, and began his career as a taxidermist at the age of 16. For more than forty years, Christian has devoted his life to his passion for taxidermy, while sharing his achievements through various one-off exhibitions such as "Manimal", featuring more than 100 figures with naturalised animal heads in everyday situations. In 2010, he won the Schwarz Taxidermy Award in Longarone (Italy) for the best European taxidermist in all categories.

In 2010, he opened aswell his own private Noah's Ark Museum, a unique gallery showcasing over 4,000 prepared animals from all over the world in an area of over 1,800 square metres.

Over the past 10 years, Christian seems to have found his new path in the world of sculpture, gradually abandoning taxidermy to devote himself fully to this new form of artistic expression. His mastery of a variety of materials, including clay, plastiline, polyester, silicone and plaster, bears witness to his creativity and desire to realise new works. This diversity enables him to create realistic or textured sculptures representing a wide range of subjects, such as animals, characters and even giant fruits. 

A number of private and public commissions have reinforced this new creative direction. This led to the creation of around fifty works, mainly in bronze, but also in marble and concrete.

His creations adorn public spaces such as roundabouts (Ibex) and pedestrian zones (wolves), as well as tourist attractions (fruits) such as restaurants (bearded vulture, mythical animal « dahu ») and truck stops (giant St-Bernard dogs, fruits), not forgetting private gardens (mermaid, golden eagle).

You can find all these creations on www.arche-noe.ch