Curriculum Vitae
Personal Data
* | 1989 in Flensburg |
2015-2018 | Muthesius-Project (postgraduate grant), the color red in ceramic technologies, Muthesius Kunsthochschule, Kiel |
2015 | Master of Fine Arts, Fine Art ad Ceramics, Muthesius Kunsthochschule, Kiel |
2012 | Bachelor of Arts, Latin Philology and Arts, Christian-Albrechts Universität, Kiel |
Prizes/ Awards
2022 | Culture Award of the city of Kiel (promotion award) |
2022 | Vulnerable, Art Award of the Diözese Rottenburg (2. Prize) |
2022 | BKV Prize for Young Applied Art (2. Prize) |
2021 | Europäischer Ehrenpreis [European honorary award] of the Europa Union Leverkusen |
2021 | Hessischer Staatspreis für das Deutsche Kunsthandwerk [Hessian State Prize for German Arts and Craft] (promotion award) |
2019 | State prize of the Professional Association of Plastic and Graphic Arts of Schleswig-Holstein |
2018 | Ceramics prize of the Frechener Kulturstiftung [Culture Foundation] |
2016 | Artistic prize of the State of Schleswig-Holstein (young artists) |
Grants
2024 | Aesthetica Art Prize, Longlist |
2022 | Richard-Bampi-Prize, honorable mention |
2020 | Finalist for the Faenza-Prize (ITA) |
2020 | Project grant from the Schleswig-Holstein Culture Association for “manufacientes” and for “Wasser zum Trinken” [Water to Drink] |
2020 | European Ceramic Work Centre (EKWC)/Taoxichuan International Centre, three-month residence grant on the fifth anniversary of the the EKWC (NL/CHN) |
2020 | Travel grant from the Cultural Foundation of Schleswig-Holstein for a stay in China |
2019 | Project grant of the Cultural Foundation of Schleswig-Holstein for the project “54 Colours of the Yangtse” |
2018 | nominated for the Bloom Award by Warsteiner |
2016 | Atelier grant, Muthesius University, Atelier in the Anscharpark |
2015 | Travel grant of the Cultural Foundation of Schleswig-Holstein |
2015 | Muthesius Project: the colour red in ceramics technologies, Muthesius University, two-year material grant |
Public Collections
2024 | Collection of Contemporary Art by the Sparkassenstiftung Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel |
2021 | The Federal Collection of Contemporary Art by the government of the Federal Republic of Germany (242,814 liter, installation ) |
2019 | Int.CeramicArt Avenue TaoXiChuan, Jingdezhen (CHN), (Glaze-Topography, installation) |
Solo Exhibitions
2024 | "spacial notations", Kunsthalle Erfurt, Erfurter Kunstverein, Erfurt "Gradienten", Kulturforum Schleswig-Holstein Haus, Schwerin "glaze is my concept", Bayerischer Kunstgewerbe Verein, München |
2023 | "Lena Kaapke - Feldforschungen", Ostholstein-Museum, Eutin |
2022 | "Lena Kaapke - Farbe und Topografien", Kunstverein Quickborn, Quickborn "Lena Kaapke-sensed maps", standing committee of German ministers of Culture and Education, Berlin (solo) |
2021 | "Lena Kaapke - de manufactis", Museumsberg Flensburg, Flensburg |
2017 | "176,76 m2. 11813 Stunden. 3576 Teile" [176.62 m2, 11,813 hours, 3,576 parts], Atelier House in the Anscharpark, Kiel |
Exhibitions (selection)
2024 | "Identitäten - 40 Jahre Gruppe 83", Galerie AC Noffke, Haus Mecklenburg, Ratzeburg |
2023 | Martionsons Award, 4th Latvia Ceramics Biennale, Mark Rothko Art Centre, Daugavpis (LAT) Premio Faenza, Museo Internazionale delle Ceramiche, Faenza (ITA) "Vier", Ateliergemeinschaft neunzig°, Kiel St. Leopolds Friedenspreis, Stift Klosterneuburg (AUT) "Arte Laguna Prize", Arsenale North, Venedig (ITA) |
2022 | "Landesschau" of the Professional Association of Plastic and Graphic Arts Schleswig-Holstein, Stadtgalerie Kiel, Kiel "2022 North Queensland Ceramic Award", Perc Tucker Gallery, North Queensland (AUS) "Pop up exhibition", Medalta, Medicine Hat, Alberta (CAN) "Young Collection" in the exhibition Young Professionals, Handwerksform Hannover, Hannover "Hessian State Awards for German Applied Art 2021 and 2022", Handwerksform Kassel, Kassel "Richard-Bampi-Preis 2022", Staatlichen Porzellan-Manufaktur Meissen, Dresden "Vulnerbale", Art Award of the Diözese Rottenburg, as part of the 102nd German Catholics Day Stuttgart "BKV Preis für Junges Kunsthandwerk", Bayerischer Kunstgewerbeverein, München |
2021 | "Landesschau" of the Professional Association of Plastic and Graphic Arts Schleswig-Holstein, Drostei, Pinneberg "CraftForms 2021", Wayne Art Center, Wayne (USA) "blaumachen", Museum of Eckernförde, Eckernförde "Ikone 2021", [Majolika Award for contemporary ceramic art]Staatliche Majolika Manufaktur Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe "Graenslandsudstillingen" [borderland-exhibition], Sydslesvige kunstforeningen, Flensburg "Grenzlandausstellung" [borderland-exhibition], Sønderjyllandshalle, Åbenrå (DK) "Glasurprobe" [Glaze test], Galerie Handwerk, München "Materialzauber" [Material magic], annual exhibition of the Professional Association of applied Arts Schleswig-Holstein, Ostholstein-Museum, Eutin "kunstschaffen" [Art-creating], museums yard Robbe und Berking, Flensburg |
2020 | "Landesschau" of the Professional Association of Plastic and Graphic Arts Schleswig-Holstein, Ostholstein Museum, Eutin "Ist das noch Kunsthandwerk" [Is this still art and crafts?], Chamber of Industry and Trades, Düsseldorf "Sunday morning, a taste of ceramics", Longquan (CHN) "Sunday morning, a taste of ceramics", Yaozhou kiln museum, Yaozhou (CHN) |
2019 | "Landesschau" of the Professional Association of Plastic and Graphic Arts Schleswig-Holstein, Schloss Gottorf, Schleswig Brockmann Prize Exhibition, Stadtgalerie Kiel, Kiel "Zeitzeichen" [Signs of Time], St. Annen Museum, Lübeck "Sunday morning, a taste of ceramics", Taoxichuan Gallery, Jingdezhen, (CHN) |
2018 | "Landesschau" of the Professional Association of Plastic and Graphic Arts Schleswig-Holstein, Museumsberg Flensburg, Flensburg "Ceramics prize 2018" of the Frechener Kulturstiftung [culture foundation of Frechen], Keramion, Frechen "Moderne trifft heute" [Modern Meets Today], Museum for Textile and Technology, Neumünster "Natur-Mensch" [Nature-Human], Exhibition for the Andreas Prize, St. Andreasberg "Atelierstipendiaten" [Studio Bursary Holders] Atelier House in the Anscharpark, Kiel "Upcomers New Generation", Innovationsfabrikken, Kolding (DK) "Kontraste" [Contrasts], Freya-Frahm Haus, Laboe "Nur wer die Form beherrscht kann mit ihr spielen, versponnen und verwoben" [Only those, who master the form, can play with it, spun and interwoven], Ostholstein Museum, Eutin "Mix" [mixed exhibition], Atelier Community, Anscharpark Kiel |
2017 | Brockmann Prize Exhibition, Stadtgalerie Kiel, Kiel "Natürlich Grün" [Naturally Green], Museum in Eckernförde, Eckernförde "Mother Tongue", Shiro oni Studio, Onishi (JPN) "Mother Tongue", 609, Gallery One.Two.Six. Univercity of Southern Queensland (AUS) |
2016 | "Regionale III", Galerie Neu West Berlin, Berlin "Regionale III", gallery in the Alten Schlecker, Kiel "Regionale III", Overbeck Gesellschaft, Lübeck "Keramik" [Ceramics], Sydslesvige kunstforeningen, Flensburg "Modern Classics focus vessel", study award in ceramics 2016 of the Nassauischen Sparkasse [Savings Bank], Ceramics Museum Höhr Grenzhausen, Höhr Grenzhausen "Mother Tongue", Window 107, Kopenhagen (DK) "Home is where your friends are", pop-up exhibition Långholmsgatan 12, Stockholm (SWE) "Project Network", Applehouse Gallery, International Ceramic Research Center Guldagergaard, Skaelskoer (DK) |
2015 | "Masters die erste" [Master’s the first], in Anscharpark Haus 8, Kiel "Nur wer die Form beherrscht kann mit ihr spielen", [Only those, who master the form, can play with it] annual exhibition of the BAK, in the Ostholstein Museum, Eutin |
2014 | "Master utstilling", National Academy of the Arts, Oslo (NO) "Just mastered", State Museum at Schloß Gottorf, Schleswig |
2013 | British Ceramic Biennial, Stoke on Trent (GB) "Einblick-Ausblick" annual exhibition of the Muthesius University, Kiel "The Site is the Question", Airspace Gallery, part of the Artistic Research Project, "Topographies of the obsolete", Stoke on Trent (GB) |
2012 | "The Site is the Question", Rom 8, part of the Artistic Research Project, "Topographies of the obsolete", Bergen (NO) |
2011 | Class exhibition "abwarten und…2 [Wait and …], Schloss vor Husum |
Residencies
2023 | European Ceramic Workcentre, Oistervijk (shorttime, research) (NL) |
2022 | Medalta, Medicine Hal, Alberta (CAN) |
2021 | European Ceramic Workcentre, Oistervijk (shorttime, research) (NL) |
2019 | EKWC - Taoxichuan International Center, Jingdezhen (CHN) |
2018 | Freya-Frahm Haus, Laboe, within the German-Danish project "Der bewegte Koffer - den bevægede Kuffert" |
2017 | Shiro Oni Studio, Onishi Fujioka-shi (JPN) |
2016 | Guldagergaard (DK), within the "Project-Networks" |
2015 | European Ceramic Workcentre, Oistervijk, (NL) |
Lectures
15.11.2021 | "Color and Topography", within the semester project "Color and Topographies", experimental product design by Barbara Schmidt, Kunsthochschule Berlin Weißensee |
25.02.2021 | "Premio Faenza Talks", organized by the Museo Internazionale delle Ceramiche Faenza, youtube (ITA) |
06.03.2019 | "Fieldinvestigations in ceramics", lecture at Taoxichuan International Center Jingdezhen (CHN) |
28.09.2018 | "Die Farbe Rot in den keramischen Technologien" [The colour red in ceramic technologies], Nacht der Wissenschaft [night of science], Muthesius Transferpark, Kiel |
04.05.2018 | "Wein/ Rot. Künstlerische Erforschung einer komplexen Farbe" [Wine/ Red. Artistic inquiry of a complex color], Spätschicht trifft Wissenschaft [late shift meets science], Marxen Wein, Kiel |
08.02.2018 | "Die Farbe Rot in den keramischen Technologien" [The colour red in ceramic technologies], final presentation of the Muthesius project [post graduation funding], Stadtgalerie Kiel, Kiel |
18.05.2017 | "The color red in ceramic technologies", Phase 3- How we do research. The Pros and Contras of a practice-based PHD, Symposium, Muthesius Kunsthochschule, Kiel |
Own published essays and articles
2021 | "Denkraumkartografie" about Kerstin Abraham, in: Onlinemagazin "brandheiss.info", (März 2021) |
2021 | "Dan Elborne: über europäische gelebte und gefühlte Geschichte aus einem unbeteiligten interagierenden australischen Narrativ", in: Onlinemagazin "brandheiss.info", (Januar 2021) |
2021 | "Ingeborg Blom Andersskog: Durch den Körper über Handlung, Zeit und Raum", in: Onlinemagazin "brandheiss.info", (Januar 2021) |
2021 | "Kooperation EKWC, Niederlande mit Jingdezhen, China" in: Bernd Pfannkuche (Hg.): "Die Neue Keramik", (Februar 2019) |
2021 | "Produktionslinie", in: Beate Bentele (Hg.:) "Brandheiss", (Februar 2019) |
Own publications
2021 | "manufacientes", artist book |
2019 | "Productionline", artist book |
2019 | "54 Farben Wasser", artist book |
2019 | "54 Farben Yangtze", artist book |
2015 | "Kunde von draußen, Eine Erzählung in Metamorphosen", artist book 18,Raum für Publikationen, Muthesius Kunsthochschule, Kiel |
Research
2015 - | "The color red in ceramic technologies", a universal conceptional and artistic definition of color, individual research project (2015-2018: Muthesius project; since 2018 self funded) |
portrait photo by Wolfram Kiwit