Visual Artist
Brief CV:
2015 Founding of the label Müller & Sohn
Since 2011 Shared studio in Stuttgart with Irene Müller
2005 – 2007 Residency in Indonesia at the invitation of a patron
2003 – 2004 Guest lecturer at the Merz Academy, University of Design, Art and Media Stuttgart
1991 – 2004 Guest lecturer at the State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart
Since 1984 Freelance artist, painting and sculpture
1979 – 1983 Studied at the Merz Academy, University of Design, Art and Media Stuttgart, graduated
* Born in Cologne in 1961
Exhibitions:
2025 Solo exhibition, Galerie Altes Rathaus Musberg: Quince portraits
2024 “The Wall” – mural, a project in collaboration with students of the Ludwig-Uhland-School in Leinfelden
2024 Solo exhibition Kunstverein Ludwigsburg (Müller&Sohn+Ko, Irene Müller, Diethard Sohn and Hyunjeong Ko)
2024 Solo exhibition, Galerie der Stadt Plochingen & Schauraum, Kulturpark Dettinger (Müller&Sohn)
2023 Commissioned portrait of Sophie Scholl, small-scale exhibition at the Sophie Scholl School in Leonberg with the Cultural Foundation of the Kreissparkasse Böblingen
2023 Tenth Art Prize of the City of Schwarzenberg, art-figura 2023, group exhibition, catalogue (Müller&Sohn)
Württembergischer Kunstverein Stuttgart, group exhibition (Müller&Sohn)
2022 House of Industry Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart, solo exhibition (Müller&Sohn)
; DA! art-award, City Museum Düsseldorf, group exhibition;
artwerk project, Vaihingen-Enz, group exhibition;
Donaueschingen Regionale, Donaueschingen, group exhibition, catalogue
2021 Twenty-second Grenchen Triennial (Switzerland) xylographic printing processes, group exhibition, catalogue
2020 Ludwigsburg Art Association: The art association takes to the streets. Open-air members’ exhibition (Müller & Sohn).
Exhibition and standardization for the KSK Karlsruhe Art Prize 2020: Wit and Irony (The exhibition was cancelled immediately before it was due to Corona.
2018 Exhibition and nomination for the first Southwest German Art Prize, KSK Foundation – Esslingen.
Exhibition and nomination for the KSK Karlsruhe Art Prize 2018: The world… out of joint?
EOS, art group exhibition , Sala Mazzone in Vittoria, Sicily
2017 Exhibition and nomination for the Donaueschingen Regional Art Prize, Müller & Sohn with the project “WEGE – Alpen”, juried group exhibition, catalogue
Württembergischer Kunstverein Stuttgart, Presence, Critique, Utopia / Müller & Sohn with the project “Spurensuche”; juried group exhibition
2016 Ludwigsburg Art Association, Müller & Sohn with the project “WEGE – Alpen”, juried solo exhibition;
Meinlschmidt Fine Art Gallery, Summer Art Collection, Balingen, group exhibition
2015 Exhibition and nomination for the art prize, Donaueschingen Regional, juried group exhibition, catalogue
of the annual exhibition of the Ludwigsburg Art Association
2014 Artists’ Fair at Meersburg Castle
Artists’ Fair at Schwetzingen Castle
2013 Württembergischer Kunstverein Stuttgart, “The Face”, group exhibition
; Group exhibition: Art Leipzig – Festival for Contemporary Art Leipzig;
Artists’ Fair Thurn and Taxis Palais in Frankfurt
2011 Group exhibition , December show, Amrei Heyne Gallery
2010 Württembergischer Kunstverein Stuttgart, group exhibition;
Galerie Birkhofer, Gottenheim, juried group exhibition;
Dillmann Foundation , Stuttgart, group exhibition; Galerie Strzelski
2009 Galerie Kunststoff, Wismar, double exhibition
LaKuNa-Leonberg, Galerie Bild und Rahmen Carina Straub
Shanghai Art Fair group presentation at the art fair in Shanghai
2008 In the barn: Paintings and sculptures by Hans Mendler and Diethard Sohn
2007 Solo exhibition, Dr. Krupp Art Museum, Elkerhausen Castle;
Solo exhibition , Indonesia, documentary painting, Schill Art House, Stuttgart;
Durruti Gallery , Stuttgart, group exhibition
2006 Out of the Common, Galeriehaus 42, Gerlingen
Peak, Jakarta, Indonesia, in cooperation with the German Embassy
2005 Exhibition at Peak , Bandung, Indonesia, curated by the very well-known Indonesian sculptor and artist Nuoman Nuarta.
2004 Tango, Contáme una Historia, Liederhalle Stuttgart, stage design;
Art does IT exhibition at CeBIT, organized by the state of Baden-Württemberg and BW-I;
Galerie Durruti , Stuttgart, group exhibition
2003 Salon of Bar Sur , Stuttgart, theme Tango , solo exhibition;
Galerie Durruti , Stuttgart, group exhibition
2001 Various exhibitions in Stuttgart and surrounding area
. 1999 Purchase of the works exhibited at Caatoosee AG by the owner of Caatoosee AG.
1998 Large hanging in the company building of caatoosee AG, studio in the company building.
1997 Solo exhibition at Piazza, Stuttgart
1996 Solo exhibition Volksbank Bietigheim
Solo exhibition in the foyer of the publishing house Markt und Technik in Munich
1995 Solo exhibition at the Glasperlenspiel cultural center near Ludwigsburg
1995 Exhibition in Leonberg, purchase of the painting “The Sunday Stroll through the City”
Prizes and awards:
2019 Art Prize of the Karl-Heinz Knoedler Foundation, Ellwangen (Müller&Sohn)
2018 Audience Prize at the 1st Southwest German Art Prize, Art Foundation of the Kreissparkasse Esslingen
Art Prize Nominations:
2015 Nomination for the Donaueschingen Regional Art Prize, juried group exhibition, catalogue
2017 Nomination for the Donaueschingen Regional Art Prize, Müller & Sohn with the project “WEGE – Alpen”, juried group exhibition, catalogue
2018 Nomination for the Art Prize of the Karlsruhe District Savings Bank Cultural Foundation: The world… out of joint? – Art Prize Exhibition Jury with Götz Adriani
2020 Nomination for the Art Prize of the Karlsruhe District Savings Bank Cultural Foundation: Wit and Irony – Art Prize Exhibition Jury with Götz Adriani
2022 Nomination for the DA! art-award, Düsseldorf City Museum, group exhibition
artwerk projekt, Vaihingen-Enz, group exhibition
2022 Nomination for the Donaueschingen Regionale Art Prize, Donaueschingen, Müller & Sohn, group exhibition, catalogue
2023 Tenth Art Prize of the City of Schwarzenberg, art-figura, Müller & Sohn
Public procurement and contracts:
2024 “The Wall” – mural, a project in collaboration with students of the Ludwig-Uhland-School in Leinfelden 2023 Commissioned portrait, Sophie Scholl 2007 LBBW Art Collection, Cows 1995 City of Leonberg, The Sunday Stroll
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