Julia Schmidt — Biography



1976 Born

 

 EDUCATION

2001         Diplom, Academy of Visual Arts Leipzig
2000/98     BA, Glasgow School of Art
1998/95    Academy of Visual Arts Leipzig


AWARDS

2006        Arbeitsstipendium Stiftung Kunstfonds Bonn e.V.
        Kunstpreis der Sachsen LB
        Arbeitsstipendium der Kulturstiftung Sachsen


SOLO EXHIBITIONS
(*indicates catalogue)

2009        Galerie für Zeitgenössische Kunst, Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany

2007/06    "Tourism and Painting," Sachsen LB Art Prize, Museum der Bildenden Künste, Leipzig, Germany; traveling to Kunstforum Ostdeutsche Galerie, Regensburg, Germany*

2006        "New Fabrics," Casey Kaplan, New York, NY

2004        “hard edge soft focus,” Galerie Kleindienst, Leipzig, Germany*

2003        “Plasil,” Galerie Liga, Berlin, Germany

2002        “where the debris meets the sea,” Galerie Liga, Berlin, Germany


SELECTED GROUP SHOWS

2007    “Insubstantial Pageant Faded Work on themes of decay, time's passage,
presence and absence, and mortality,” Western Bridge, Seattle, Washington,
"Die Präsenzproduzenten," Mutmassungen über eine Rolle der Kunst, Columbus Art Foundation, Ravensburg, Germany
    Cell Project Space, London, United Kingdom
"Compilation III," Kunsthalle, Düsseldorf, Germany

2006    "Artists from Leipzig," Arario Beijing, Beijing, China

2005    “Criss-Cross, Five positions in Croatian and German Contemporary art,” Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb, Croatia
“The Party” Casey Kaplan, New York
Aspekte der Sammlung Olbricht, Neues Museum Weserburg Bremen, Bremen
Union Gallery, London
2nd Prague Biennial of Contemporary Art, Prague, Czech Republic.
“Cold Hearts,” ARARIO Gallery, Cheonan, Korea *
“we reserve the right to refuse service,” Laden Fuer Nichts, Leipzig, Germany

2004        Portal 3, Kunsthalle Fridericianum, Kassel, Germany
        Alles Muss Raus!, Kunstraum B/2, Leipzig
        

2003        “Use Your Illusion,” Intermedia Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland

2002        “6 aus 11,” Galerie Liga, Berlin, Germany

2000        “Good Luck for You,” Transmission Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland
“Tonight,” The Modern Institute, Glasgow, Scotland


PERMANENT COLLECTION

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY
Museum der Bildenden Künste, Leipzig, Germany


CURATORIAL PROJECTS

2004        > SYNTH< 10 artists from Glasgow, curated with Mark Hamilton Kunstraum
B/2, Leipzig, Germany


SCHOLARSHIPS

2006        working grant, Kunstfonds Bonn, Germany
2004         working grant, Kulturstiftung Sachsen, Germany


PUBLICATIONS

Schmidt, Julia, Tourism and Painting, Leipzig: Museum der bildenden Künste, 2006.
Altmann, Susanne, Leipzig Painters -A Critical Commentary from the Current     Contemporary Art Stronghold of Leipzig, Umelec February 2005
Koralova, Ilina Malerei, 36 positions from France and Germany, Kunstbulettin des Bureau     des Arts Plastique, Berlin, 2005.
Schmidt, Hans Werner & Jari Lager, Cold Hearts, Arario Gallery, Chungnam, Korea, 2005.
Bismarck, Beatrice von, Julia Schmidt/ Noise of Palace, Galerie Kleindienst & Revolver –
    Archiv für aktuelle Kunst, Frankfurt, Germany, 2004.
Eusterschulte, Birgit, Portal 3, Kunsthalle Fridericianum, Kassel, Germany 2004.
Schulz, Tina & Julia Schmidt, Plasil, Galerie Liga , Berlin, Germany, 2003.
Hamilton, Mark, you can’t be for without being against, Galerie Liga, Berlin, Germany, 2002.


BIBLIOGRAPHY

Scheuermann, Barbara J., “Mit Bedacht Gemacht,” Artnet Magazin, April 19, 2007, Available: www.artnet.de/magazine/news/scheuermann/scheuermann04-19-07.asp
Rienes, Ariana, "Julia Schmidt," Tema Celeste, Reviews, March/April 2007, no. 120,
p. 76-77.
Kazakina, Katya, [Online, Internet], "Schmidt's Quiet Puzzles, Nitsch's Guts, Havana Rot: Chelsea Art," October 18, 2006, Bloomberg, Available: www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20670001&refer=&sid=aiiOgU9JEu8
Julia Schmidt/ Oliver Kossack / Julius Popp/ Rigo Schmidt, Tony Wood, Art Monthly,     September 2005