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Career

Beate Spitzmüller studied Fine and Interdisciplinary Arts in Frankfurt and Freiburg. She draws, photographs, collages and develops concepts for her installation-pieces. In her work, various media interconnect and work upon one another. Conceptually based, her output often consists of works in series and inter-linked. In recent years, it predominantly focuses on “time” and its internal processes, identity in all its facets, all the while exploring social, social and environmental issues. Upon completing her studies, Spitzmüller relocated to Berlin.

Spitzmüller has exhibited and created in-situ project-related works in Germany and abroad, notably in Australia, India, Poland, South Africa, Switzerland, and the USA. The beneficiary of numerous scholarships and artist residencies, including the International Akerby Scholarship, Sweden (2000); a grant from the Fondation Bartels, Switzerland (2006); a grant from the Cranach Foundation, Wittenberg (2008). She was artist-in-residence at the Greatmore Studios in 2009 in Cape Town and the following year a scholarship holder at the BagFactory in Johannesburg, where she lived and worked for several months. In 2011, she received a scholarship from the Schlossberg Böblingen Kunstverein, where she worked on both individual citizens’ and the city’s history time window in conjunction with local residents, investigating personal and collective memories.

"Inevitably, my career trajectory is closely linked to my personal life and constantly shaped by artistic debate, personal development and dialogue."

Artistic Career

Education:

1986-88 Académie des Arts Decoratifs, Strasbourg, Department Ceramics
1988-93 Academy of Fine Arts Freiburg, Department Painting
1991-93 Städelschule Frankfurt, Academy of Fine Arts, Department Interdisciplinary Arts
Worked as a freelance artist since 1993

Awards, Scholarships, Artist Residencies

2021 Artist special stipend Initial, Akademie der Künste Berlin Neustart Kultur / Germany
2021 Residency Kunsthaus Stove / Germany
2020 Artist special stipend Senat Berlin / Germany
2020 Artist stipend Kunstnartun Leveld / Norway
2018 Residency Estonian Artist Association, Muhu / Estland
2016 4.th Int. VideoDay of Experimental- & Animation Shortfilms, G.A.S. Station, Berlin / Germany
2014 IX Int. Biennial of Drawing, Pilsen / Czech Republic
2011 Artist stipend Kunstverein Böblingen / Germany
2010 Artist stipend Bagfactory, Johannesburg / South Africa
2009 Residency Greatmore Studio, Cape Town / South Africa
2009 Project grant German General consul
2008 Artist stipend Cranach Foundation, Wittenberg / Germany
2006 Artist stipend Bartels Fondation, Basel / Switzerland
2002 Deutsches Elfenbeinmuseum, as part of the Art Prize of Bernd-Rosenheim Foundation, Erbach / Germany
2000 Artist stipend Akerby Sculpture Park, Nora / Sweden
1994 IV. Int. Art Triennial Majdanek, State Museum Lublin / Poland

You can find out more about me at Marjorie-Wiki Enzyklopädie

Adress Atelier Berlin

Schwedter Straße 232
10435 Berlin
Deutschland

Contact

Phone: 0160-94988008
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