* 1986 in Augsburg, Germany
2007 – 09
German studies at Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg
2009 – 18
Academy of Fine Arts Munich
2009 – 15
with Prof. Albert Hien
2016 MA
Master in Art and Communication
2013 – 18;
with Prof. Gregor Schneider
2016
Master student of Gregor Schneider
2018
Diploma in class of Gregor Schneider
2017
curator of monthly video art programme „Fullscreen“ at Nir Altman Gallery, Munich
2018 – 20
freelance writer for „Monopol. Magazin für Kunst und Leben“
AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
2022
Artist Residency at URRA Buenos Aires
"Neustart Kultur", Stiftung Kunstfonds
Award for Visual Arts of the City of Munich [Hennicker-Schmidt]
Exhibition Grant by the Goethe Institut Taipei for „Metabody in Kinesphere“
2021
Art Grant, City of Augsburg
VIDEO|DOX Price 2021
studio program / state of Bavaria
2020
project funding Erwin und Gisela von Steiner Stiftung
catalogue funding Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Wissenschaft und Kunst
2019
Debutant:innen Grant, BBK Munich and Oberbayern e.V.
studio program / state of Bavaria
2018
diploma award from the Academy Association for: „Ein weites Feld“
2017
Taipei-Residency: Department of Arts and Culture/City of Munich,
Apartment of Art Munich, Taipei Culture Foundation (Taipei Artist Village (TAV)),
Goethe Institut Taipei
studio program / city of Munich
studio program / state of Bavaria
2016
project funding by the Academy Association for „Westliche Wälder“
Debütförderung / city of Munich „Walk of Shame“, director: Pia Richter
2015
„First Price“ of the Academy Association for: „Die kleine Freiheit“
EXHIBITIONS (SELECTION)
2022
CÚMULO | Del Infinito + URRA, Buenos Aires, ARG [G]
Transformationen 22 Care | Cohaus Kloster Schlehdorf, Schlehdorf, DE [G]
drift. sympoietic worldings | Munich, DE [G]
Metabody in Kinesphere | National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung, TW [G]
Förderpreise 2022 | Lothringer 13 Halle, Munich, DE [G]
2021
VIDEO|DOX. 4. videokunst biennale | Galerie der Künstler, Munich [G]
Kirchmoarhof | Neue Galerie, Innsbruck [S(Hennicker-Schmidt in collaboration with Andreas Woller)]
2020
DebutantInnen 2020 | Galerie der Künstler, Munich [S]
Mein body braucht viel mehr response | catalogue presentation | Munich
2019
No Method | Miro Center X Yarc Gallery, Gwangju, South Korea [G]
VIDEO | DOX. 3.videokunst biennale | Galerie der Künstler, Munich [G]
#EXIST. Die ganze Stadt - eine Baustelle | Galerie der Künstler, Munich [G]
SAW - Sofia Art Week | Sofia, Bulgaria [G]
Tacker | Galerie der Künstler, Munich [G]
Geflügelt ohne Augen spielt der Knabe | KBB, Munich [G]
Metaphorical Conceptualizations of the Body | Taipei [G]
2018
Jahresgaben | Kunstverein München, Munich [G]
On Repeat | GiG, Munich [G]
open studios | Städtisches Atelierhaus Baumstr., Munich [G]
Anatomy of a Fairy Tale | Schloss Pörnbach [G]
Debütantenausstellung | MMA, Munich [G]
the ocean between | Apartment of Art, Munich [S (Hennicker-Schmidt)]
diploma exhibition| Academy of Fine Arts Munich [G]
2017
Residency Artists Exhibition | Taipei Artist Village, Taiwan [G]
Videoabend | die Wohnung, Düsseldorf [Screening]
Annual Exhibition | Academy of Fine Arts Munich [G]
What are they doing in there? | Galerie Angermeier, Haag [G]
Virtuelles Gemüse | Simultanhalle, Cologne [S (Hennicker-Schmidt)]
2016
Auf goldenem Boden | Fabrik, Dorfen [G]
open studios | Städtisches Atelierhaus Baumstr., Munich [G]
Conceptual | Radierverein München, Munich [G]
BAU – Fullscreen | Nir Altman Galerie, Munich [Screening]
Annual Exhibition | Academy of Fine Arts Munich [G]
Walk of Shame | collaborative theatre project, director: Pia Richter, HochX, Munich [set design]
Westliche Wälder | Karl & Faber Auktionshaus, Munich [G]
Notel Prinzregent | Munich [G]
BAU | AkademieGalerie, Munich [S (Hennicker-Schmidt in collaboration with Andreas Woller)]
2015
Examensausstellung, AdBK, Munich [G]
Annual Exhibition | Academy of Fine Arts Munich [G]
Konglomerat | Kunstpavillon Munich [G]
Ulrike-Maria-Stuart | Münchner Kammerspiele [set design]
2014
15 easy pieces | Nuremberg [G]
Annual Exhibition | Academy of Fine Arts Munich [G]
2013
Haus | Wehringen [S]
Annual Exhibition | Academy of Fine Arts Munich [G]
2012
Beast auf AEG | Nuremberg [G]
a Hennicker-Schmidt
b Melina Hennicker
c Michael Schmidt
* 1986 in Augsburg, Germany
2007 – 09
German studies at Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg
2009 – 18
Academy of Fine Arts Munich
2009 – 15
with Prof. Albert Hien
2016 MA
Master in Art and Communication
2013 – 18;
with Prof. Gregor Schneider
2016
Master student of Gregor Schneider
2018
Diploma in class of Gregor Schneider
2017
curator of monthly video art programme „Fullscreen“ at Nir Altman Gallery, Munich
2018 – 20
freelance writer for „Monopol. Magazin für Kunst und Leben“
AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
2022
Artist Residency at URRA Buenos Aires
"Neustart Kultur", Stiftung Kunstfonds
Award for Visual Arts of the City of Munich [Hennicker-Schmidt]
Exhibition Grant by the Goethe Institut Taipei for „Metabody in Kinesphere“
2021
Art Grant, City of Augsburg
VIDEO|DOX Price 2021
studio program / state of Bavaria
2020
project funding Erwin und Gisela von Steiner Stiftung
catalogue funding Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Wissenschaft und Kunst
2019
Debutant:innen Grant, BBK Munich and Oberbayern e.V.
studio program / state of Bavaria
2018
diploma award from the Academy Association for: „Ein weites Feld“
2017
Taipei-Residency: Department of Arts and Culture/City of Munich,
Apartment of Art Munich, Taipei Culture Foundation (Taipei Artist Village (TAV)),
Goethe Institut Taipei
studio program / city of Munich
studio program / state of Bavaria
2016
project funding by the Academy Association for „Westliche Wälder“
Debütförderung / city of Munich „Walk of Shame“, director: Pia Richter
2015
„First Price“ of the Academy Association for: „Die kleine Freiheit“
EXHIBITIONS (SELECTION)
2022
CÚMULO | Del Infinito + URRA, Buenos Aires, ARG [G]
Transformationen 22 Care | Cohaus Kloster Schlehdorf, Schlehdorf, DE [G]
drift. sympoietic worldings | Munich, DE [G]
Metabody in Kinesphere | National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung, TW [G]
Förderpreise 2022 | Lothringer 13 Halle, Munich, DE [G]
2021
VIDEO|DOX. 4. videokunst biennale | Galerie der Künstler, Munich [G]
Kirchmoarhof | Neue Galerie, Innsbruck [S(Hennicker-Schmidt in collaboration with Andreas Woller)]
2020
DebutantInnen 2020 | Galerie der Künstler, Munich [S]
Mein body braucht viel mehr response | catalogue presentation | Munich
2019
No Method | Miro Center X Yarc Gallery, Gwangju, South Korea [G]
VIDEO | DOX. 3.videokunst biennale | Galerie der Künstler, Munich [G]
#EXIST. Die ganze Stadt - eine Baustelle | Galerie der Künstler, Munich [G]
SAW - Sofia Art Week | Sofia, Bulgaria [G]
Tacker | Galerie der Künstler, Munich [G]
Geflügelt ohne Augen spielt der Knabe | KBB, Munich [G]
Metaphorical Conceptualizations of the Body | Taipei [G]
2018
Jahresgaben | Kunstverein München, Munich [G]
On Repeat | GiG, Munich [G]
open studios | Städtisches Atelierhaus Baumstr., Munich [G]
Anatomy of a Fairy Tale | Schloss Pörnbach [G]
Debütantenausstellung | MMA, Munich [G]
the ocean between | Apartment of Art, Munich [S (Hennicker-Schmidt)]
diploma exhibition| Academy of Fine Arts Munich [G]
2017
Residency Artists Exhibition | Taipei Artist Village, Taiwan [G]
Videoabend | die Wohnung, Düsseldorf [Screening]
Annual Exhibition | Academy of Fine Arts Munich [G]
What are they doing in there? | Galerie Angermeier, Haag [G]
Virtuelles Gemüse | Simultanhalle, Cologne [S (Hennicker-Schmidt)]
2016
Auf goldenem Boden | Fabrik, Dorfen [G]
open studios | Städtisches Atelierhaus Baumstr., Munich [G]
Conceptual | Radierverein München, Munich [G]
BAU – Fullscreen | Nir Altman Galerie, Munich [Screening]
Annual Exhibition | Academy of Fine Arts Munich [G]
Walk of Shame | collaborative theatre project, director: Pia Richter, HochX, Munich [set design]
Westliche Wälder | Karl & Faber Auktionshaus, Munich [G]
Notel Prinzregent | Munich [G]
BAU | AkademieGalerie, Munich [S (Hennicker-Schmidt in collaboration with Andreas Woller)]
2015
Examensausstellung, AdBK, Munich [G]
Annual Exhibition | Academy of Fine Arts Munich [G]
Konglomerat | Kunstpavillon Munich [G]
Ulrike-Maria-Stuart | Münchner Kammerspiele [set design]
2014
15 easy pieces | Nuremberg [G]
Annual Exhibition | Academy of Fine Arts Munich [G]
2013
Haus | Wehringen [S]
Annual Exhibition | Academy of Fine Arts Munich [G]
2012
Beast auf AEG | Nuremberg [G]
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