The Brienz region is proud of its long, well-cultivated tradition and its outstanding, well-known wood carvers and increasingly also female wood carvers; here is a small selection with individual biographies:
Looking back
- Franz Christian Abart (1769-1863)
- Christian Fischer sen (1789-1848)
- Johann Flück (1808-1894)
- Melchior Stähli (1808-1877)
- Rafael Christen (1811-1880)
- Heinrich Kehrli (1811-1866)
- Andreas Baumann (1812-1890)
- Michel Familie (ab 1820)
- Johann Huggler-Huggler «Schnitzlerkönig» (1834-1912)
- Johann Stähli «Schäppeler» (1843-1918)
- Ernest Roggero (1847-1906)
- Peter Schild (1852-1878)
- Hans Kienholz-Flück (1856-1935)
- Jakob Abplanalp-Huggler (1860-1930)
- Peter Huggler (1861-1943)
- Albert Huggler-Flück (1864-1938)
- Hans Huggler-Wyss (1877-1947)
- Carl Binder (1881-1964)
- Anton Brück (1885-1972)
- Albert Trauffer (1886-1972)
- Friedrich Frutschi-Hofer (1892-1981)
- Arnold Huggler (1894-1988)
- Fritz Michel-Amacher (1894-1982)
- Hermann Huggler (1901-1968)
- Albert Mäder (1901-1989)
- Albert Wirz-Salzmann (1905-1987)
- Fritz Abplanalp (1907-1977)
- Emil Thomann (1908-2009)
- Hans Mätzener-Meichtry (1909-1975)
- Josef Durrer (1913-unbekannt)
- Ernst Gander-Zwahlen (1913-2005)
- Willy Huggler-Eggler (1925-2016)
- And many more …
Woodcarvers of today
- Sonja Bantli, 5634 Merenschwand
- Elia Besomi, 3654 Gunten
- Priska Bieri, 3702 Hondrich
- Martin Bill, 3645 Gwatt / Thun
- Peter Bissig, 6461 Isenthal
- Christina Blatter, 3855 Brienz
- Rolf Blöchlinger, 3855 Brienz
- Martin Chardonnens, 1714 Le Mouret
- Katrin Conrad, 3853 Niederried
- Dominic Corpataux, 3153 Rüschegg Gambach
- Nora Engels, 7503 Samedan
- Ruth Fischer, 3855 Schwanden
- Markus Flück, 3436 Thierachern
- Markus Frei, 8500 Frauenfeld
- Franziska Frutiger, 3860 Meiringen
- Angela Galli, 9500 Wil
- Baptiste Gass, 3072 Gümligen
- Huggler Holzbildhauerei (8 Holzbildhauer:innen)
- Dominik Hollenstein, 9014 St. Gallen
- Nicole Messerli, 3251 Wengi b. Büren
- Guido Neff, 9050 Appenzell
- Reto Odermatt, 6073 Flüeli-Ranft
- Alexandra Otter, 3855 Brienz
- Anita Peter, 6274 Schötz
- Roman Räss, 3855 Brienz
- Elias Rieder / Rieder Holzkunst, Meiringen
- Simon Schild, 3856 Brienzwiler
- Gina Sommer, 3600 Thun
- Claudia Stutz, 8488 Turbenthal
- Robin Tacke, 3855 Brienz
- Adrian Tschanz, 3645 Gwatt
- Irina Tschümperlin, 6048 Horw
- Priska Zahner-Weitnauer, 9515 Hosenruck
- Elias Wick, 9620 Lichtensteig
- Paul Widmer, 8738 Ueltliburg
- Lea Willener, 3600 Thun
- Lucy Wingeier, 1934 Le Châble
- Elias Zürcher, 6210 Sursee
- Daniel Züsli, 6330 Cham Heiligenkreuz
Be sure to make a note of the museum’s special exhibition 2023 with an insight into the wide range of Swiss creativity