Kathrin Rank lives and works in Berlin
1967 born in Bielefeld
1988-94 Studied at the University of Applied Sciences for Design, Bielefeld – Diploma in Painting with Prof. Inge Dörries-Höher
1992 Scholarship, EC Program Comett, Lyon, France
1994-99 Studied at the University of Fine Arts, Braunschweig – Diploma in Fine Arts
1995-2002 Founding member of the painter group Konvention
1999 Master student with Prof. Hermann Albert 2001 Scholarship, Künstlerhaus Meinersen 2000-2002 Founding member of the producer gallery Konvention in Berlin 2003-2004 Founding member of the art association Blauer Salon in Berlin 2007 Award-winning student of Prof. Hermann Albert. Hermann Albert
2001 Residency scholarship, Künstlerhaus Meinersen
2000-2002 Founding member of producer gallery Konvention in Berlin
2003-2004 Founding member of Kunstverein Blauer Salon in Berlin
2007 Prizewinner Wilhelm-Fabry-Museum, Hilden
since 2013 Member of the Berlin artist magazine RUW!
2018 The 1st Dafen International Oil Painting Biennale, Shenzhen, China
2019 Residency Scholarship, TNT International Artists Resicence, Shenzhen, China
2020 Scholarship, Senate Department for Culture and Europe
2020 The 2nd Dafen International Oil Painting Biennale, Shenzhen, China
Public acquisitions
Dafen Art Museum, Shenzhen, China
Bertelsmann, Washington, USA
Beisheim Stiftung, Munich
Investitionsbank, Berlin
Nord LB, Hanover
Nord LB, Braunschweig
Land Berlin, artist sponsorship
exhibitions (selection until 2011)
(E) Solo exhibitions (G) Group exhibitions (K) Catalog (F) Film
2025 Künstlerhaus Bethanien, project space, Berlin “RUW!” (G)
2025 Project space Zwitschermaschine, Berlin “Handlung 7” (G)
2025 Artists’ magazine RUW! Issue 11 – “Gemischtes Doppel”
2024 Galerie Schindler, Potsdam “Past, Present, Future” (G)
2024 Kunstverein Schwetzingen Palais Hirsch “Flotsam and jetsam” (E) (K)
2024 Falkenberg Gallery, Hanover “PAARWEISE” (with Schallenberg)
2024 Falkenberg Gallery, Hanover “Accrochage” (G)
2024 Künstlerhaus Vorpommern, Heinrichsruh “We congratulate C.D.F.!” (with Susanne Maurer and Stefan Schwarzmüller))
2024 Project space Gewölbekeller, Berlin “Temptation”, curated by X Joy X (G)
2024 Project space Zwitschermaschine, Berlin “Handlung 5” (G)
2024 Project space Zwitschermaschine, Berlin “Handlung 6” (G)
2024 Affordable Art Fair Berlin (with Galerie Z22, Berlin)
2024 Cyprian Brenner Gallery, Schwäbisch Hall “Romantille – Magic of the Landscape” (G)
2023 Gallery ARTAe, Leipzig “entre nous” (with Schallenberg)
2023 Richard-Haizmann-Museum, Niebüll “Resonanz” (with Schallenberg)
2023 Guardini Stiftung, Berlin “ELEMENTAR” (with Petra Lottje and Susanne Roewer)
2023 Galerie Schindler, Potsdam “Tiefe Tage” (E)
2023 Galerie Z22, Berlin, “MEHR MEER” (with Frank Massholder)
2023 Galerie Michael Schmalfuss, Berlin “RUW! PARCOURS” (G)
2023 Künstlerhaus Vorpommern, Heinrichsruh “Zusammenkunft-Künstler*Innen und Außen” (G)
2023 Projektraum Zwitschermaschine, Berlin “Das Wetter von morgen”, curated by Hannah Becher (G)
2023 Galerie Schindler, Potsdam “Sommerausstellung” (G)
2023 Atelierhof Kreuzberg, Berlin “RUW!” (G)
2023 Artists’ magazine RUW! Issue 10 – “Es regnet und es regnet nicht”
2022 Galerie Schindler LAB, Potsdam “100 unter 1000” (G)
2022 Zimmer 48, Berlin “Fisimatenten – fragile shelters” (with Janka Blanckertz)
2022 Kulturwerkstatt Haus 10, Fürstenfeldbruck “RUW!”, curated by Jakob Kirchheim (G)
2022 HilbertRaum, Berlin “The big RUW! show – works on paper”, curated by Eva Schwab (G)
2022 Art Karlsruhe (with Galerie Cyprian Brenner)
2022 Kunstverein Burgwedel, Isernhagen “Utopie” (G)
2022 HilbertRaum, Berlin “RUW! #9” (G)
2022 Galerie Z22, Berlin “Werkschau #2” (G)
2022 Discovery Art Fair Cologne, Cologne (with Galerie Falkenberg)
2022 Künstlermagazin RUW! Issue 9 – No. 9
2021 Galerie Schindler LAB, Potsdam “100 unter 1000” (G)
2021 Galerie Falkenberg, Hanover “20 Jahre” (G) (K)
2021 C.A.R. Messe Zeche Zollverein Essen (with Galerie ARTAe Leipzig)
2021 Galerie ARTAe Showroom, Leipzig “Wunschloses Brüten” (E)
2021 Galerie Schindler LAB, Potsdam “Panta Rhei” (with Jordana Rae Gassner)
2021 Galerie Michael Schmalfuss, Berlin “RUW!” (G)
2021 Participant of KOSMOS, a project by Petra Lottje, 48 Std. Neukölln, Kindl Vorplatz, Center for Contemporary Art, Berlin (G) (F)
2021 Mönchskirche, Salzwedel “Atempause”, curated by Susanne Roewer (G)
2021 Gallery in the church of St. Johannis in Lassan “Aiming high” (G)
2021 Gallery Michael Schmalfuss, Marburg “Mobile in Mobilis H2O” (G) (K)
2020 Dafen Art Museum, Shenzhen, China “The 2nd Dafen International Oil Painting Biennale” (G) (K)
2020 Gallery Michael Schmalfuss, Berlin “H2O” (G) (K)
2020 TNT Gallery, Dafen, Shenzhen, China “Gravity Anomaly” (G)
2020 Falkenberg Gallery, Hanover “Accrochage” (G)
2020 C.A.R. Contemporary Art Ruhr, Essen (with ARTAe Gallery)
2020 Gallery Cyprian Brenner / Ecke Galerie, Augsburg “Zwischenwelten” (with Schallenberg)
2020 Gallery ARTAe, Leipzig “Fleeting Eternity” (E)
2020 Salder Castle Municipal Museum, Salzgitter, curated by Stephanie Borrmann (G) (K)
2020 Gallery Villa Novilla, Berlin “Black coal, red earth, yellow flames” (G)
2020 TNT Gallery, Dafen, Shenzhen, China “T-Plan”, curated by 贝尼 BeiNi (G)
2020 Project space Zwitschermaschine, Berlin “homesick”, curated by Hannah Becher (G)
2020 Project Space Zwitschermaschine, Berlin “das nackte Antlitz”, curated by Hannah Becher (G)
2020 Project Space Zwitschermaschine, Berlin “RUW8!” (G) (K)
2020 TNT Gallery, Dafen, Shenzhen, China “Project T.” (G)
2020 Fen-Found Galleries Art Week, curated by TNT Gallery, Dafen, Shenzhen, China (G)
2020 Artists’ magazine RUW! Issue 8 – Walle! walle
2019 Dafen Art Museum, Shenzhen, China (G)
2019 Galerie ARTAe, Leipzig “Stadtluft” (G)
2019 Galerie Falkenberg, Hannover “Accrochage” (G)
2019 TNT Galerie, Dafen, Shenzhen, China “flower power”, curated by Poul R. Weile (G) (K)
2019 TNT International Artists Residency, Shenzhen, China “open studios” (G)
2019 Art Bodensee (with Galerie Cyprian Brenner)
2019 Haus der Kunst, Munich “SuperBOOKS” (G)
2019 Galerie Z22, Berlin “landscape” (with S. Engeln and M.Fischer)
2019 Schloss Herrenhausen with Galerie Falkenberg, Hanover (G)
2019 SCHAUFENSTER, Raum für Kunst, Berlin “RUW! 7” (G) (K)
2019 Artist magazine RUW! Issue 7 – Don’t eat the yellow snow