Katharina Meister
Katharina Meister
"Otmar Alt Foundation" Hamm 2016
Katharina Meister’s oeuvre contains especially ecologically and politically motivated types of works, which include installations, objects, drawings and so-called peep boxes.
In her works she questions people’s relation to Mother Nature and confronts the viewer with the consequences of dealing with life forms and resources of our planet. Her art provides food for thoughts, but without pointing to one certain answer.
Katharina Meister refers to her art as environmental art and embraces inspiration from science. Therefore, conducting precise preliminary research to build a well-founded scientific knowledge of the topic is an important part of her work process. She uses a restrained colour palette, mostly black, white and different shades of grey and blue. She primarily chooses paper as the dominant material of her work, because it is a natural fiber and very versatile in its handling.
Katharina Meister creates a fragile balance between the elements that she uses in her compositions. She plays with the contrast between multi-layered, delicate cut-outs, massive volumes in an origami- like technique and findings from nature like sprays and moss. Her arrangements draw the viewer’s eye into the depth of a landscape, which not only tells a story of loss but also of hope for the future
of our planet.
Melanie Haab M.A.
Biography
Artist: Katharina Meister
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Chronological file.
Katharina Meister
- 1981 ¬
- Born in Karlsruhe
- 2002-07 ¬
- Studies at the Academy of Fine Arts Karlsruhe with prof. van Dülmen, prof. Kluge, prof. Daniel Roth and visiting professor Ahriman and Zipp
- 2007 ¬
- Diploma, Academy of Fine Arts Karlsruhe
- 2011 ¬
- Lecturer of painting at the PH Karlsruhe
- 2011-12 ¬
- Lectureship at the Akademie für Malerei Berlin
- 2012 ¬
- Lecturer Department of Fine Arts at the PH Karlsruhe
- since 2012 ¬
- lives and works in Australia
- 2016 ¬
- Lecturer at the Hochschule Konstanz, University of Applied Sciences
Scholarships and Awards
- 2021 ¬
- BREC artist residency
- Oblivion - DLGSC Art U15K - Grant recipient
- 2020 ¬
- Regional Arts WA Grant
- 2016 ¬
- Otmar Alt scholarship
- 2011 ¬
- Artist Award, art fair Karlsruhe
- 2010 ¬
- Art scholarship artgrant Kunstförderung
- 2006 ¬
- Erasmus Scholarship, University of Porto, Faculty of Fine Arts, Portugal
- 2004 ¬
- yolkart-Stipendium, Nottingham, England
Solo Exhibitions (selection)
- 2022 ¬
- Städtische Galerie Tuttlingen
- 2018 ¬
- Wichtendahl Galerie, Berlin (C)
- 2017 ¬
- Kunstverein Friedberg
- Kunstverein Neckar-Odenwald
- Kunst in Kirchen in der Wetterau
- 2016 ¬
- Otmar Alt Stiftung, Hamm (C)
- 2015 ¬
- Wichtendahl Galerie, Berlin (C)
- 2014 ¬
- art Karlsruhe, One-Artist-Show, GALERIE SUPPER
- 2012 ¬
- Galerie Wichtendahl, Berlin
- 2009 ¬
- GALERIE SUPPER, Karlsruhe (C)
- 2008 ¬
- art Karlsruhe, One-Artist-Show, GALERIE Supper (C)
- 2007 ¬
- Kunstraum Morgenstraße, Karlsruhe
Group exhibitions (selectionl)
- 2023 ¬
- Österreichisches Kulturforum Berlin
- 2022 ¬
- Zehnthaus Jockrim
- 2021 ¬
- BRAG Bunbury, Western Australia
- 2020 ¬
- The Bunbury Art Gallery, Western Australia I Landesvertretung BW Berlin I Wichtendahl Galerie, Berlin I SCOPE Basel, Wichtendahl Galerie
- 2019 ¬
- Kunstverein Radolfzell e.V. I Wichtendahl Galerie, Berlin I GALERIE SUPPER, Baden-Baden
- 2018 ¬
- GALERIE SUPPER, Baden-Baden
- 2017 ¬
- Otmar Alt Stiftung, Hamm I Galerie Irrgang, Leipzig I GALERIE SUPPER, Baden-Baden I art KARLSRUHE, GALERIE SUPPER
- Stroke Munich, GALERIE SUPPER
- 2016 ¬
- Kunstverein Speyer I GALERIE SUPPER, Baden-Baden I SCOPE Basel, Switzerland, Galerie Wichtendahl
- 2015 ¬
- Landesgalerie Burgenland, Eisenstadt, Austria I Städtische Galerie Wangen I GALERIE SUPPER, Baden-Baden (with Annette Schröter and Yu Jinyoung)
- POSITIONS BERLIN, Wichtendahl Galerie I art KARLSRUHE, GALERIE SUPPER
- 2014 ¬
- Galerie Wichtendahl, Berlin
- 2013 ¬
- Museum Moderner Kunst, Vienna, Austria I Meppener Kunstkreis I Zehnthaus Jockrim I Galerie Hrobsy, Vienna, Austria
- SCOPE Basel, Switzerland, Galerie Wichtendahl I art KARLSRUHE, GALERIE SUPPER
- 2012 ¬
- Kunstverein Mannheim I Kunstverein Marburg I Kunstverein Bad Salzdetfurth e.V. I GALERIE SUPPER, Karlsruhe
- SCOPE Basel, Switzerland, Galerie Wichtendahl I art KARLSRUHE, GALERIE SUPPER
- 2011 ¬
- Galerie Wichtendahl, Berlin I Orgelfabrik Karlsruhe-Durlach I Galerie Brötzinger Art e.V., Pforzheim I Art Helsinki, Finnland, GALERIE SUPPER
- Munich Contempo, GALERIE SUPPER I art KARLSRUHE, GALERIE SUPPER
- 2010 ¬
- Kunst- und Skulpturenmuseum Heilbronn I GALERIE SUPPER, Karlsruhe I art KARLSRUHE, GALERIE SUPPER
- KIAF, Seoul, South Korea, GALERIE SUPPER I Art Helsinki, Finnland, GALERIE SUPPER I ART.FAIR 21, Cologne, GALERIE SUPPER
- 2009 ¬
- Museum Bellerive, Zurich, Switzerland (C) I GALERIE SUPPER, Karlsruhe I art KARLSRUHE, GALERIE SUPPER I ART.FAIR 21, Cologne, GALERIE SUPPER
- KIAF, Seoul, South Korea, GALERIE SUPPER I Art Helsinki, Finnland, GALERIE SUPPER
- 2008 ¬
- Galerie Marion Scharmann, Köln I ART.FAIR 21, Köln, GALERIE SUPPER
- 2007 ¬
- GALERIE SUPPER, Karlsruhe I Modern07, Munich, GALERIE SUPPER I ART.FAIR 21, Cologne, GALERIE SUPPER
- 2004 ¬
- Malt Cross Hall, Nottingham, England
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