born in Germany, lives and works in Bristol, UK.
Education
BA (Hons) in History and English, University of Münster, Germany
BA (Hons) in Fine Art, Academy of Art, Münster, Germany
MFA, Bath Spa University, Bath, UK
Solo Exhibitions
2024 Crossing the Line, John Street Gallery Stroud Valleys Artspace, Stroud (with performance /and back with Eeva-Maria Mutka)
2021 Loose Ends, MAS Stichting, Middelburg, NL
2019 Make Do, Royal West of England Academy, Bristol
2015 Back to Front, Babel Gallery, Trondheim, Norway (2-person)
2015 Making Ends Meet, David Krut Projects, New York
2008 Malerei und Material, Galerie Baal, Bielefeld, Germany
2006 New Worlds, Art Gym, Bristol (with Lizi Sanchez)
2003 Eternal Return, Kunst- und Aktionsraum Schillerpalais, Berlin
2003 Was vom Bilde übrig bleibt, Schillerpalais, Berlin
Residencies, Talks, Awards
2024
Material Thinking Symposium, Lightbox Museum Woking (panel discussions with S. Olzcak, H. Hughes and A. Pryior)
Artist residency at the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation, Bethany/ USA
2023
WEVAA Research and Development Bursary
Gane Trust Funding
Doughton Memorial Fund, University of Gloucestershire
Artist talk at SVA artspace (with M O’Hare, K Ptaszkowska, A Hedley), curated by J Leahy and M Roberts-Holmes
2022
Artist in residence at Testspace Maritime, Portland, UK.
2019
Artist in residence at Thread, Senegal (www.thread-senegal.org)
2017
Co-Creation workshop with Design company Kinneir Dufort, Bristol
2015
Artist in residence at Lademoen Kunstnerverksteder, Trondheim, Norway
Selector for RWA Autumn Exhibition (also in 2012 and 2013)
2014
Artist Talk at The Wilson, Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum, Cheltenham
2011
Elected as Academician at the Royal West of England Academy, Bristol
2007
Shortlisted for Jerwood Drawing Prize
2006/7
Artist in residence at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital
Individual Grant for the Arts, Arts Council South West England
Artist in residence at Nelimarkka Museum, Alajärvi, Finland
Selected group exhibitions since 2007
2024
Aperiodic, KitForm, Bristol (curated by L.Ward UWE)
Material Thinking, Lightbox Museum Woking (curated by Professor Angus Pryor, UoG)
RWA Autumn Exhibition
JSS Open Studios
2023
RWA Autumn Exhibition
BITE – John Street Gallery, SVA Stroud (with M O’Hare, K Ptaszkowska, A Hedley), curated by J Leahy and M Roberts-Holmes
Street Life, RWA Bristol
2022
RWA Autumn Exhibition, Bristol
2020
Bath Spa Alumni Exhibition, Bath
RWA Autumn Exhibition
2019
Hidden (curated by Janie George and Anna Boland), FAB, Bath
Geestverwant, Middelburgse Atelier Stichting, Middelburg, NL
RWA Autumn Exhibition, Bristol
Small Things, RWA, Bristol
2018
Women of the RWA, works from the collection of the Royal West of England Academy, Bristol
2017
Drawn, RWA Bristol
May Day, Test Space, Spike Island, Bristol
The Obsessive-Compulsive Practice, FAB (curated by Anya Beaumont), Bath
2016
London Art Fair (with Jessica Carlisle Gallery)
Minimalism in Architectural Spaces, FAB, Bath
2014
A Short Visit, The Edwardian Cloakroom, Bristol (with J. George and J. Fairbrother)
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, London
The Open West, The Wilson, Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum
Unique, Jessica Carlisle Gallery, London
Line & Value Part 1, curated by Cedric Christie, Updown Gallery, Ramsgate
2013
Drawn, Royal West of England Academy, Bristol
Beyond Memory, FAB, Bath
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, London
MFA Degree Show, Bath Spa University
2012
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, London
Discerning Eye, Mall Galleries, London
2011
Through the Veil, Grant Bradley Gallery, Bristol
2010
Artists’ Choice, Blue Leaf Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
2009
Fringe MK
2008
Bristol Art Show, Centrespace, Bristol
A Collector’s Cabinet, BRSI, Bath
2007
Elixir, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, Gloucester
Guest artist at SITE festival, Stroud Valley Artspace, (SVA) Stroud
Mortal, The Old Pro Cathedral, Bristol
[identity], curated by Mariele Neudecker, The Old Postal Museum, Bath
Jerwood Drawing Prize Exhibition, Jerwood Space, London and touring
Texts
Jerwood Drawing Prize, Open West, Fringe MK catalogues
Borgersen, G. S.: Hva styrer EKG-pulsen pip? Martinka Bobrikova & Oscar de Carmen «Superfluous Identity IV» Vera Boele-Keimer «Back to Front» Babel visningsrom for kunst, Trondheim, in Billedkunst Nr. 5, 2015, pp 37-39.
Interview with Susie Pentelow for Traction Magazine (www.tractionmagazine.org), 2015
Work in Public Collections
British Museum, Department of Drawing and Print, London
Royal Collection, London
Royal West of England Academy, Bristol
Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, Gloucester
Nelimarkka Museum, Alajärvi, Finland