Katrin Günther was born in 1970 in Elsterwerda, Germany. She lives and works in Berlin and Konstanz.
Katrin Günther is a 50 year old Contemporary artist. Katrin Günther is a German female artist born in Elsterwerda/Niederlausitz (DE) in 1970. Her first exhibition was Gruppenausstellung – Kleine Formate at Galerie Frenhofer in Berlin in 2008, and the most recent exhibition was Blasenflieger at Städtische Galerie im Kornhaus in Kirchheim unter Teck in 2019. Katrin Günther is mostly exhibited in Germany, but also had exhibitions in Switzerland. Günther has 7 solo shows and 19 group shows over the last 11 years (for more information, see biography).
Günther has also been in two art fairs and in one biennial. The most important show was Out-look Raum- Katrin Geunther at Galerie Robert Drees in Hannover in 2015. Another important show was at Wichtendahl Galerie in Berlin. Katrin Günther has been exhibited with Thomas Michel and Erwin Holl. Katrin Günther’s art is in one museum collection, at Galerie Frenhofer in Berlin. Katrin Günther is ranked among the Top 100,000 globally, and among the Top 10,000 in Germany. Günther’s best rank was in 2019, with the most dramatic change in 2010. For a complete illustration of the artist’s career since 2008, please see the career chart on the trends page.
EDUCATION
2013
Professorship for representation and design, Konstanz University of Technology,
Economy and design
2007-13
Teaching positions at the Wadi-German-Syrian-University, Syria; Leuphana University
Lueneburg; University
Rosenheim; Berlin University of Media, Communication and Economics;
Alice Salomon University Berlin;
Brandenburg Technical University Cottbus
2005-11
Artistic Assistant at the Brandenburg Technical University Cottbus,
Chair of Drawing and Painting and Chair of Sculptural Design
1990-96
Studied architecture at the Brandenburg Technical University
Cottbus and the Polytechnic
University of Milan
Gallery / Represented by: Wichtendal Gallery, Berlin
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2014
Art KARLSRUHE, Koje Wichtendahl Gallery (individual presentation)
2013
End of the site, Wichtendahl Gallery, Berlin (solo exhibition)
2012
Waldsteinwasserbuildings, Architekturmuseum Berlin (solo exhibition)
Attention Grube, Vattenfall Europe Generation AG (Solo Exhibition)
2011
Grounding and sealing, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus (solo exhibition /
Solo exhibition)
2010
French-German Cultural Institute Ramallah (Solo Exhibition)
Brandenburg beauty, gallery in the Brandenburg State Parliament, Potsdam (solo exhibition /
Solo exhibition)
2009
Galerie Pels Leusden @ home, Berlin (solo exhibition)
Brandenburg Chamber of Architects, Potsdam (Solo Exhibition)
2008
Opencast mine collection, Galerie Frenhofer, Berlin (solo exhibition)
2007
Katrin Günther, Kunsthalle Gut Saathain (solo exhibition)
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2013
SCOPE Basel, Koje Wichtendahl Gallery
2012
Communication in berlin and havanna, Projektraum Bethanien, Berlin
Art collections Lausitz Senftenberg
2011
Conversaciones a gran formato, Ludwig Kuba Foundation, Havana (D)
Best of Papa Jos, Dieselkraftwerk Art Museum, Cottbus
Communication in berlin and havanna, Centro de Desarrollo de las Artes Visuales, Cuba
2010
Communication in berlin and havanna, SHORT art PROJEKTE, Berlin
Keystone Editions, Berlin
Kraftwerk Mitte Berlin Realstadt
2009
Wahrschau, Hamburg Art Festival
2007
Brandenburg Art Prize, Neuhardenberg Castle
Gallery Frenhofer, Berlin
SELECTED PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Collection SCHIRM
Sparkasse art collection
Vattenfall Europe Generation AG art collection
Wendish Museum Cottbus
Klinikum Niederlausitz GmbH Senftenberg