Maike Denker
Born in 1982, artist Maike Denker studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Leipzig from 2009 to 2016. Her work deals with shapes, colours and living organisms found in nature on her daily walks. A careful observer and meticulous collector with a childlike curiosity, she has a keen eye for identifying structure and beauty within nature. Her strong knowledge of biological phenomena and biodiversity is most evident in her studio. Her art is a synergy of observation, collecting and natural coincidence.
Denker lives and works in Münster. She has studied at several institutions in recent years, including the Royal College of Arts (London), the University of Applied Arts (Vienna) and the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts (Copenhagen).
Artworks
Vita
born in 1982, lives and works in Muenster (GER)
Vita
Study of Media Art | Academy of Fine Arts Leipzig (GER)
Research assistant | Gallery of the Academy of Fine Arts Leipzig (GER)
Research assistant | Project "Artist Proof - Professionalisierungsoffensive für KünstlerInnen" | Academy of Fine Arts Leipzig (GER)
Residencies and projects:
Royal College of Art in London (GBR)
École supérieure d'art in Brest (FRA)
Kongelige Danske Kunstakedemi in Copenhagen (DEN)
University of Applied Arts in Vienna (AUT)
Graphik Studies | FH Münster (GER)
Exhibitions (selection)
find, make | Gallery57 | Arundel (GBR)
redefining luxury | D’O studio gallery | Cadier en Keer (NLD)
Open House | Atelierhaus Speicher II | Muenster (GER)
Kunst in der Region | DA Kunsthaus | Gravenhorst (GER)
Schauraum -Fest der Museen und Galerien | Atelierhaus Speicher II (Guest artist in the studio of Samuel Treindl) | Muenster (GER)
LindeNOW | Altes Kaufhaus Held | Leipzig (GER)
Anonyme Zeichner | Galerie am Körnerpark | Berlin (GER)
for real | Hebebühne | Wuppertal (GER)
DA! Art-Award | Kulturbahnhof Gerresheim | Düsseldorf (GER) (Solo show)
POTNIA THERON Das Tier in Wissenschaft und Kunst | ALTANA Galerie | Dresden (GER)
22. Bundeswettbewerb Kunststudentinnen und Kunststudenten stellen aus | Art and Exhibition Hall of the Federal Republic of Germany | Bonn (GER)
Meistergrafik von der Moderne bis zur Gegenwart | Gallery of the Academy of Fine Arts Leipzig (GER)
2.5.0. - Object is Meditation and Poetry | Grassimuseum | Leipzig (GER)
Imaginäres Museum | Ägyptisches Museum | Georg Steindorf | Leipzig (GER)
Konspiration – Welche Konspiration? / Conspiration – Quelle Conspiration? | Kunsthalle der Sparkasse | Leipzig (GER)
Contemporary Art Ruhr (C.A.R.) 2014 | Welterbe Zollverein | Essen (GER)
Troja | Künstlerhaus Held | Leipzig (GER)
Dis-Appearance 2 | Westpol A.I.R. Space | Leipzig (GER)
Thought Machines | Heiligenkreuzerhof | Wien (AUT)
everything glitters | Hebebühne | Wuppertal (GER) (Solo show)
possible worlds | Wiedefabrik München | München (GER) (Solo show)
Such a lovely place | Holiday Inn Guildford Hotel | London (GBR)
Studienpreisausstellung der HGB Leipzig 2013 | Gallery of the Academy of Fine Arts Leipzig (GER)
Prints/ Made in Leipzig/ Budapest | Ungarian University of Fine Arts | Budapest (HUN)
Heise Kunstpreis | Alte Feuerwache | Dessau (GER)
Copy&re:peat | Kunsthalle der Sparkasse Leipzig | Leipzig (GER)
Studienpreis der HGB Leipzig 2012 | Gallery of the Academy of Fine Arts | Leipzig (GER)
Truefel in Yerevan | Yerevan Library | Yerevan (ARM)
Copy&re:peat | BKS Garagen | Kopenhagen (DEK)
Landscapes in Transformation | Centre d ́Arts Passerelle | Brest (FRA)
SonderfART | Galerie Filser & Gräf / WhiteBox | Munich (GER)
Bewegter Wind 2012 | Waldeck und Kassel (GER)
Unspontaneous -Zeichnungen | Kunsthalle am Hamburger Platz | Berlin (GER)
mimesis-Mimikry-Mini-Me-Miosis-Mydriasis | Kuhturm Galerie | Leipzig (GER)
Vor dem Weitergehen Nach dem Innehalten | Specops | Muenster (GER)
Nichtschwarz Nichtweiss | Villa Hasenholz | Leipzig (GER)
Truefel in Tifis | Giorgi Leonidze-Literaturmuseum | Tifis (GEO)
Paradiese | Halle 14 | Leipziger Baumwollspinnerei | Leipzig (GER)
Subversionen | EEG essential Existence Gallery | Leipzig (GER)
Scholarships
Artist Residency Aussteigen | Kloster Dornach (CHE)
Studio scholarship Speicher II | City of Munster (GER)
Artist Residency in Motherhood
Studio scholarship | Academy of Fine Arts | Leipzig (GER)
Collection
Art collection of the district of Steinfurt (GER)
Publications / Catalogs
Kunst in der Region | DA Kunsthaus Kloster Gravenhorst | Hörstel (GER)
Kunst in der Region | DA Kunsthaus Kloster Gravenhorst | Hörstel (GER)
2.5.0. - object is meditation and poetry | Academy of Fine Arts | Leipzig (GER)
POTNIA THERON Das Tier in der Wissenschaft und Kunst | TU Dresden | Dresden (GER)
22. Bundeswettbewerb Kunststudentinnen und Kunststudenten stellen aus 2014/2015 | Bonn (GER)
Konspiration – Welche Konspiration?/ Konspiration – Quelle Conspirtaion? | Kunsthalle der Sparkasse Leipzig | Leipzig (GER)
Imaginäres Museum | Leipzig (GER)
Thought Machines - The Manual | Ambra Verlag | Vienna (AUT)
Study award of the Academy of Fine Arts Leipzig 2013 | Gallery of the Academy of Fine Arts | Leipzig (GER)
Israel | Magazine following a journey | Academy of Fine Arts | Leipzig (GER)
Copy&re:peat | Kunsthalle der Sparkasse Leipzig | Leipzig (GER)
Study award of the Academy of Fine Arts Leipzig 2012 | Gallery of the Academy of Fine Arts | Leipzig (GER)
SonderfART | Galerie Filser & Gräf | Munich (GER)
Bewegter Wind 2012 | Kassel (GER)