Mathias Weinfurter
(b. 1989) lives and works in Cologne. He studied Fine Arts, majoring in Sculpture at the HfG Offenbach University of Art and Design and Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem. In recent years, presentations of his work have included exhibitions at Moltkerei Werkstatt in Cologne, Kunstverein Bellevue-Saal in Wiesbaden, Kressmann Halle in Offenbach am Main, Bistro 21 in Leipzig, and Ruttkowski;68 in Cologne. He has participated in AiR programs in Ukraine, South Africa, South Korea, and Colombia. He also regularly organizes international artistic encounters. His work has been honoured by the Friedrich-Vordemberge-Scholarship of the City of Cologne, the Charlotte-Prinz-Scholarship of the City of Darmstadt as well as scholarships from Stiftung Kunstfonds, Hessische Kulturstiftung and Kunststiftung NRW.
2012 - 2020
Hochschule für Gestaltung Offenbach, Offenbach/Main, GER
Studied art in the sculpture department with Prof. Susanne M. Winterling and Prof. Kitty Kraus
2015 - 2016
Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem, ISR
Studied art in the sculpture department with Prof. Peter Maltz
upcoming
artothek, Cologne, GER, solo show
2023
Ruttkowski;68, Cologne, GER, Columns and Fences, w/ Anton Alvarez
Synnika, Frankfurt/Main, GER, Blurry Gazes, w/ Anna Boldt
Moltkerei Werkstatt, Cologne, GER, Ankerstraße, solo show
NIROX Sculpture Park, Krugersdorp, ZAF, Blurry Gazes, w/ Anna Boldt
2022
Kunstverein Bellevue-Saal, Wiesbaden, GER, 130km/h, w/ Theresa Lawrenz
SCHÖNUNDGUT, Siegen, GER, Plateau, w/ Max Brück
2021
Centrum, Berlin, GER, Collapsing Memories, solo show
Kressmann-Halle, Offenbach/Main, GER, Offenbach-neu, w/ Max Brück
2020
BPA, Cologne, GER, Prinz der Austernpiraten, solo show
2019
Bistro 21, Leipzig, GER, Speicher, w/ Max Brück
Salón Comunal, Bogota, COL, Miradas Borrosas, w/ Anna Boldt
2018
POP;68, Cologne, GER, Stromer, solo show
2017
Multiversum, Offenbach/Main, GER, Eröffnung B-Ebene, w/ Max Brück
2016
Salon58, Giessen, GER, Räume und Privilegien, w/ Max Brück
2015
Banks of Vistula, Warsaw, POL, Endeavour Island, w/ Max Brück
2013
Eintracht Frankfurt Museum, Frankfurt/Main, GER, E Pluribus Eintracht, w/ Dominik Dresel
upcoming
Goeben x GU11, Cologne, GER, Lost and Found, group show
2023
Diamant Offenbach / Museum Of Urban Culture, Offenbach/Main, GER, Diamant 11, group show
2022
MARS, Frankfurt/Main, GER, Friends with Benefiz, group show
Bistro 21, Leipzig, GER, Special Edition, group show
JVDW, Düsseldorf, GER, GRASSROOTS, group show
Burg Galerie, Halle (Saale), GER, in relation to, group show
GU11, Cologne, GER, stepping stone, group show
2021
Ruttkowski;68, Cologne, GER, Mixed Pickles 10, group show
Villa Schöningen, Potsdam, GER, This must be the place, group show
Bistro 21, Fonda, IDEAL, Kunsthalle Ost, Leipzig, GER, Skulpturenpark Neustadt, group show
SYNNIKA, Frankfurt/Main, GER, Soil Strings, group show
2020
Goeben, Berlin, GER, Einmal alles - alles ein Mal, group show
PHOTO IS:RAEL, Tel Aviv, ISR, Transformation, group show
Offenes Haus der Kulturen, Frankfurt/Main, GER, Dieses Haus ist besetzt!, group show
2019
Ruttkowski;68, Cologne, GER, Mixed Pickles 6, group show
Alte VHS, Bonn, GER, MIRA 2019, film festival
Galleri KiT, Trondheim, NOR, Blockadia*Tiefsee, group show
Unterer Hardthof, Giessen, GER, Weltherrschaft, Status, Alltag und Potential, group show
2018
Opelvillen, Rüsselsheim, GER, Schleuse/Labor ausgelagert, group show
Offenbach Rathaus, Offenbach/Main, GER, Blockadia*Tiefsee, group show
2017
Klapperfeld, Frankfurt/Main, GER, Eine Spur der kurzen Unterbrechung, group show
Kramatorsk Art Museum, Kramatorsk, UKR, Diffusion, group show
KiZ, Giessen, GER, “Die Welt wo sie sind, und jene, wo sie nicht sind.“, group show
Bildungsstätte Anne Frank, Frankfurt/Main, GER, Korrekturen, group show
2016
HfG Offenbach, Offenbach/Main, GER, Eingang Hinteres Treppenhaus, group show
Bezalel, Jerusalem, ISR, Exhibited Art on Concrete Cubes, group show
2014
Zollamt Galerie, Offenbach/Main, GER, “I look not back, I look in front.“, group show
2023
Friedrich-Vordemberge-Stipendium, Stadt Köln, Cologne, GER, scholarship
Charlotte-Prinz-Stipendium, Stadt Darmstadt, Darmstadt, GER, scholarship
NIROX Residency, Krugersdorp, ZAF, artist in residence
2022
MKW NRW, Düsseldorf, GER, working grant
2021
Stiftung Kunstfonds, Bonn, GER, working grant
MKW NRW, Düsseldorf, GER, working grant
Goeben, Berlin, GER, artist in residence
2020
Hessische Kulturstiftung, Wiesbaden, GER, working grant
2019
IIGYCF, Jeju, KOR, artist in residence
Casa Panda Residency, Ambalema/Bogota, COL, artist in residence
DAAD, Bonn, GER, travel grant
2017
Partnerschaft für Demokratie, Frankfurt/Main, GER, project grant
Diffusion Residency, Kramatorsk, UKR, artist in residence
2014
Im Gedächtnis Bleiben, Frankfurt/Main, GER, award
2022
PFFF JOURNAL – Magazine for Graffiti, Art and Culture
Editor for PFFF JOURNAL – Magazine for Graffiti, Art and Culture published by Studio Vierkant Press, Stuttgart, GER.
2021
International exchange project SCHLAGBAUM
In cooperation with the Neuer Kunstverein Gießen, GER and Slushni Reshi, Odessa, UKR. Supported by the Foundation EVZ, Berlin, GER.
2019
International exchange project home - the travel
In cooperation with the HfG Offenbach am Main, GER. Funded by the Foundation EVZ, Berlin, GER.
2018
International exchange project home
In cooperation with the HfG Offenbach am Main, GER. Supported by the Foundation EVZ, Berlin, GER.