Artist Statement
The sensation of estrangement and the act of approaching it. Growing up as a child of Polish immigrants in Germany – half knowledgeable of both cultures – left me in a state between belonging and alienation. I consider especially the latter and its analysis as the driving force for my work. The materials I use vary, always depending on the current matter, but I predominantly use cool-toned materials, and my sculptures and installations follow a clear structure. These two elements play a significant role in the process of removing the immediate emotionality, allowing a distanced approach and a new perspective within a calm and organized environment. I believe a lot of seemingly personal experiences are widely shared and precisely by creating a generalised but tangible image, I aim to offer a space for identification.
CV
Academic Career
2013_______Philosophy and History // HHU Düsseldorf, Germany
2014-20 ___Fine Arts // HfBK Dresden, Germany
2015-20 ___Class of C. Nicolai
2020-22 ___Visual Arts and Curatorial Studies // NABA Milan, Italy
Scholarships, Grants & Residencies
2018_______Erasmus+ grant // Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera in Milan, IT
____________Partial grant for attendance of a sculpture masterclass at
the International Summer Academy of Fine Arts&Media in Venice, IT
2018-22____Scholarship, funded by the Cusanuswerk
2020_______Scholarship from NABA for outstanding achievement
2021_______Scholarship renewal for the second year of the MA Programm at NABA Milan, IT
2022_______Artist support grant // Diocese Rottenburg-Stuttgart; DE
2023-24____Artist in Residence (September-April) at viafarini, Milan, IT
Artist Talks
2021_______un|certainties // Instagram Live with konnektor, Hannover, DE
2022______VULNERABLE // Diözesanmuseum Rottenburg, DE
Solo Exhibitions
2021______un|certainties // konnektor, Hannover, DE
Group exhibitions (selection)
2013_______Man selbst ist immer da // Neuland, Bochum, DE
2015_______Klassenformat // Gallery of the Academy of Fine Arts, Dresden, DE
2017_______MONITOR // CYNETART Festival at Festspielhaus Hellerau, Dresden, DE
2018_______Kunsthoch46 // Künstlerforum, Bonn, DE
_____________außerdem // Hanse3, Dresden, DE
2019_______Mein Sehen bleibt physisch folgenlos // ALTANA-Gallerie, Dresden, DE
_____________Zweiklassen // Tapetenwerk, Leipzig, DE
_____________Mein Sehen bleibt physisch folgenlos // A&O Kunsthalle, Leipzig, DE
_____________Konkret // Alte Feuerwache Loschwitz, Dresden, DE
2020_______MULTIPLE CHOICE // Alte Feuerwache Loschwitz, Dresden, DE
_____________Degree show // Oktogon Dresden, DE
2021________Blackout Book #2 // Online Exhibition on Arttribune, IT
2022________VULNERABLE // Diözesanmuseum Rottenburg, DE
2023________ Exhibition of the nominees for the Georg Meistermann Grant // UDK Berlin, DE
_____________Under the cover // Come Art Space, Carrara, IT
_____________Open Studio // viafarini, Milan, IT
Publications
2016_______MAPPING TWO CITIES. Dresden – Wroclaw
Ed. Teresa Ellinger, Marcin Forysiewicz, Sophia Hose,
Miriam Schröder u. Viktoria Kurnicki
2019_______Mein Sehen bleibt physisch folgenlos (exhibition catalogue)
2020______Hochschule für Bildende Künste Dresden
Diplome 2020 Bildende Kunst (exhibition catalogue)
Published by Edition 502
2022______VULNERABLE (exhibition catalogue)
Published by Thorbecke
Performances
2017_______Untitled Performance // CYNETART Festival, Dresden, DE
w/ Deborah Geppert, Frieder Ackermann, Till Hunger
2018_______„Ropes“ // La Vila, Prague, CZ
Base concept by Diana Hanitzsch
Member of
Collections
Works in private collections, Germany
VIKTORIA KURNICKI 