{"id":15,"date":"2012-03-05T18:38:05","date_gmt":"2012-03-05T17:38:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/johannasmiatek.com\/new\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2026-03-30T20:03:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T18:03:52","slug":"biografie","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.johannasmiatek.com\/en\/biografie\/","title":{"rendered":"Biography"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
 <\/td>\r\nBorn in Hannover<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
1987 – 1988<\/td>\r\nMathematics Studies at the University Hannover<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
1988 – 1992<\/td>\r\nGraphics and Design Studies at the Fachhochschule Hildesheim \/ Holzminden<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
1992<\/td>\r\nDiploma in Graphics and Design (BA \/ MA)<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
1993 – 1998<\/td>\r\nFine Arts Studies at the Braunschweig Academy of Arts<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
1996<\/td>\r\nDiploma in Fine Arts (BA \/ MA)<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
1997<\/td>\r\nMeistersch\u00fclerin – Final degree of Postgraduate Study of Fine Arts<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
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Scholarships and Awards<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2023<\/td>\r\nNomination for the NORDWESTKUNSTPREIS, Wilhelmshaven Art Hall<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2021<\/td>\r\nTravel Grant for International Projects, Senate Department for Culture and Europe Berlin<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2018<\/td>\r\nSupport by the Hauptstadtkulturfonds of the project “SEX ROLE” (ProjectSpaceFestival)<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2015<\/td>\r\nResidence fellowship K\u00fcnstlerhaus Schloss Balmoral, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2015<\/td>\r\nNomination for the Scholarship of the Berliner Senat for Tokyo<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2011<\/td>\r\nNomination for the Scholarship of the Berliner Senat for New York and Los Angeles<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2010<\/td>\r\nSupport by the Heinrich-B\u00f6ll-Stiftung, Brandenburg, Germany<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2009<\/td>\r\nWinner of the audience award from \u2018Media in Space\u2019\/Installation, \u201822. Stuttgarter Filmwinter\u2019<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2007<\/td>\r\nSupport of project Gel\u00e9e Royal by federal state BadenW\u00fcrttemberg, Germany<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2002<\/td>\r\nSupport by the Stiftung Nord\/LB \u00d6ffentliche<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2002<\/td>\r\nSupport by the Braunschweigischen Vereinigten Kloster- und Studienfonds<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2002<\/td>\r\nSupport of project Flickering Shoes by township Braunschweig, Germany<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2001\/ 2002<\/td>\r\nScholarship of the Art Foundation in Meinersen, Niedersachsen, Germany<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2000<\/td>\r\n1st artist award 2000 \u2013 \u2018Objects between Art and Design\u2019 in Gifhorn, Germany<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
1997<\/td>\r\nSupport of the project \u2018In Space\u2019 by federal state Niedersachsen, Germany<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
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Soloexhibitions \/ Lectures (selection)<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2026<\/td>\r\nRien Ne va Plus!<\/strong>, Dr. Schreyger \u0301s Kunstpalast (Art Palace), Charlottenwalk, Berlin, DE<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2025<\/td>\r\nPARALLEL UNIVERSES (or whatever you like)<\/strong>, feinkunst e.V., Hannover, DE<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2022<\/td>\r\nPlayTime \u2013 Smiatek\u00b4s Wonderful Times<\/strong>, STERNSTUDIO Gallery, Vienna, Austria<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2021<\/td>\r\n2021 \u2013 An Earthly Odyssey<\/strong>, MuseumsQuartier Q21, ASIFA, Vienna, Austria<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2020<\/td>\r\nLecture \u201eSpinning In Space or How Real Is Reality?\u201c <\/strong> within the Masterclass Artistic Research \u201eGlobe Playhouse \u2013 Expanded Animation Worlds\u201c, Film University Babelsberg, Potsdam, Germany<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2019<\/td>\r\nLecture \u201eJohanna Smiatek \u2013 Moving objects and installations\u201c,<\/strong> Schr\u00f6der & Kalender: 43. Jour Fix, M\u00e4rzgesellschaft, Berlin, Germany<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2019<\/td>\r\nKulturfestspiele (Cultural Festival),<\/strong> Castle Neuhaus, L\u00fcbben, Germany<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2017<\/td>\r\nSWEET NOTHINGS \u2013 On Stage,<\/strong> ZAGREUS PROJEKT, Berlin, Germany<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2016<\/td>\r\nMOST WANTED \u2013 Hier finden Sie das Gl\u00fcck (you may find happiness here),<\/strong> rosalux, Berlin, Germany<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2015<\/td>\r\nMust-have,<\/strong> museum FLUXUS+, Potsdam, Germany<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2008<\/td>\r\nOnly made for You<\/strong>, Kunstpunkt Berlin, Galerie f\u00fcr aktuelle Kunst, Germany<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2007<\/td>\r\nGel\u00e9e Royal<\/strong>, oberwelt e.V., Stuttgart, Germany Like a Jello on Legs<\/strong>, Galerie R31, Berlin, Germany<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2002<\/td>\r\nExhibited and Removed<\/strong>, Kunstverein Gifhorn, Germany
In the End something Else\u2026<\/strong>, Allgemeiner Konsumverein Braunschweig, Germany
To a Pretty View<\/strong>, K\u00fcnstlerhaus Meinersen, Germany<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
1997<\/td>\r\nIn Space<\/strong>, K\u00fcnstlerhaus Hannover, Germany<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
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Groupexhibitions (selection)<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2025<\/td>\r\nEurope Without End<\/strong>, Spor Kl\u00fcb\u00fc, Berlin
Patriotisms<\/strong>, oberwelt e.V., Stuttgart (upcoming)<\/a>
15 Years SCHAU FENSTER<\/strong>, SCHAU FENSTER, Party Arty, Berlin (upcoming)<\/a>
Shape<\/strong>, Dr. Schreyger\u00b4s Kunstpalast, Gallery Weekend, Berlin<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2024<\/td>\r\nClose To The Edge<\/strong>, Spor Kl\u00fcb\u00fc, Berlin
Tipping Point<\/strong>, oberwelt e.V., Stuttgart
SHIFTED.SPACE.<\/strong>, Virtual Exhibition, Global
PAR(I)TY WITH US \u2013 The 10 Million Euro Exhibition<\/strong>, aquabitArt Galerie, Berlin<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2023<\/td>\r\nFABRIK<\/strong>, roam projects e.V., Berlin
ZERO TOLERANCE<\/strong>, Spor Kl\u00fcb\u00fc, Berlin
TRYST Art Fair<\/strong>, Torrance Art Museum, Los Angeles, USA<\/a>
Limits of Enlightenment<\/strong>, oberwelt e.V., Stuttgart, Germany
Untouched Touched<\/strong>, W\u00fcrttembergischer Kunstverein, Stuttgart, Germany
NORDWESTKUNST<\/strong>, Wilhelmshaven Art Hall, Wilhelmshaven, Germany<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2022<\/td>\r\nBLIND VISION<\/strong>, Rathenau Halls, Berlin
Anonymous Drawings<\/strong>, Gallery K\u00f6rnerpark, Berlin, Germany
Saloon On Paper<\/strong>, Hygiene Museum Dresden, Dresden, Germany<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2021<\/td>\r\nPUNTO Y RAYA FESTIVAL 2021, TRANSFORMATIONS Exhibition<\/strong>, K\u00dcNSTLERHAUS, Vienna, Austria<\/a>
Berlin Art Week<\/strong>, Ivo Wessel Collection, Berlin
Direct Auction II<\/strong>, Gallery Die Ganze Freiheit, Berlin
20 Years of ZAGREUS<\/strong>, ZAGREUS PROJEKT, Berlin
Miracle \/ OKO 2021 ARTS FESTIVAL (EYE NEVER SLEEPS)<\/strong>, Castle Ostromecko \/ Municipal Gallery Bydgoszcz \/ New Palace, Bydgoszcz, Poland<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2020<\/td>\r\n\u2026You\u2019ve Got Mail!<\/strong>, MOM Art Space, Hamburg, Germany
The Good, the Bad, the Ugly, and the Beautiful<\/strong>, Kunstverein Hochrhein \/ Villa Berberich, Germany
ALLES III \/ ALL III,<\/strong> studio in the HOCHHAUS, Berlin, Germany<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2019<\/td>\r\n“PEACE – dont make me laugh \/\/ You A Two Minute Brother”, <\/strong>Spor Kl\u00fcb\u00fc, Berlin
K\u00f6nnte Aber Doch, <\/strong>W\u00fcrttembergischer Kunstverein Stuttgart
ART’s Birthday<\/strong>, museum FLUXUS+, Potsdam, Germany<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2018<\/td>\r\nThe Artist As Curator\u00b4s Art<\/strong>, Arty Party, Schaufenster, Berlin
\u00c4RMEL AUFKREMPELN ZUPACKEN AUFBAUEN!<\/strong>, Spor Kl\u00fcb\u00fc, Berlin
WonderWoman ART b!tch<\/strong>, Bar Babette, Berlin
SEX ROLE <\/strong>(curated by Johanna Smiatek), <\/strong>SchauFenster, Party Arty, Berlin, Germany
Glory, Glory, Halleluja!<\/strong>, Oberwelt e.V., Stuttgart, Germany
ALLES \/ ALL,<\/strong> studio in the HOCHHAUS, Berlin, Germany<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2017<\/td>\r\n10 Years Kunstverein Neuk\u00f6lln,<\/strong> Kunstverein Neuk\u00f6lln, Berlin, Germany
The Drawing Hub Fundraiser Silent Art Auction,<\/strong> Curated by Jan Philipp-Fruehsorge, Berlin, Germany
Presence, Criticism, Utopia,<\/strong> W\u00fcrttembergischer Kunstverein Stuttgart, Germany
\u201c\u2026The Risk of Tumbling into Emptiness\u201d, Herta M\u00fcller\u2019s \u2018Traveling on One Leg\u2018,<\/strong> Oberwelt e.V., Stuttgart, Germany
Seepferdchen und Flugfische (Seahorses And Flying Fish),<\/strong> Forum Alte Post, Pirmasens, Germany<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2016<\/td>\r\nSeepferdchen und Flugfische, Thermen am Viehmarkt,<\/strong> Trier, Germany
I want to be a shine at the very top,<\/strong> oberwelt e.V., Stuttgart, Germany
Genese Dada – 100 Jahre Dada: Seepferdchen und Flugfische,<\/strong> Arp Museum Bahnhof Rolandseck, Remagen\/Bonn, Germany<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2015<\/td>\r\nFortune (Gl\u00fcck),<\/strong> VITRINE-FN #26, Friedrichshafen, Germany
Made in Balmoral,<\/strong> Bad Ems, Germany
You knee them in the chin…,<\/strong> Spor Kl\u00fcb\u00fc, Berlin, Germany
Die schwarze Spinne,<\/strong> oberwelt e.V., Stuttgart, Germany<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2014<\/td>\r\nIWF – M\u00f6rdertreff,<\/strong> Spor Kl\u00fcb\u00fc, Berlin, Germany
Anonymous Drawings 2014, based in Berlin.<\/strong> Pavillon am Milchhof, Berlin, Germany
Warten auf die Hausdurchsuchung,<\/strong> Galerie Hotes International Fine Art, Berlin, Germany
Dear Artist, draw for me! Part 1: abstraction, concretion, notation and structure,<\/strong> Semjon Contemporary – Galerie f\u00fcr zeitgen\u00f6ssische Kunst, Berlin, Germany
POWER.DELUSION.VISION. <\/strong>The tower and urban giants in the sculpture, Museen Heilbronn, Germany<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2013<\/td>\r\nPOWER.DELUSION.VISION. <\/strong>The tower and urban giants in the sculpture, Museen Heilbronn, Germany
The End…my only friend,<\/strong> Neues Problem, Berlin, Germany
REMIX – 10 years in the mix!<\/strong>, Spor Kl\u00fcb\u00fc, Berlin, Germany
Schau Fenster Schau<\/strong> curated by Uwe Poth, SCHAU FENSTER, Party Arty, Berlin, Germany<\/a>
Pandora\u2019s Box \u2013 100 years of Franz Kafka\u2019s Judgement<\/strong>, oberwelt e.V., Stuttgart, Germany <\/a>
Anonymous Drawings 2013 selection<\/strong>, Temporary Art Centre Eindhoven (TAC), Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Anonymous Drawings 2013 selection<\/strong>, Delikatessenhaus Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
Anonymous Drawings 2013<\/strong>, Galerie Nord \/ Kunstverein Tiergarten, Berlin, Germany<\/a>
THE MIRROR OF NARCISSUS. From Mythological Demigod to Mass Phenomenon<\/strong>. Galerie im Taxispalais, Innsbruck, Austria<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2012<\/td>\r\nTHE MIRROR OF NARCISSUS. From Mythological Demigod to Mass Phenomenon.<\/strong> Galerie im Taxispalais, Innsbruck, Austria<\/a>
Cocaine \u2013 blows my brain..<\/strong>, Spor Kl\u00fcb\u00fc, Berlin
Salon Salder<\/strong>, Art Collection Museum Castle Salder, Salzgitter, Germany
Constellations<\/strong>, Haus am Kleistpark, Berlin, Germany
Anonymous Drawings Selection<\/strong>, Kunstakademie \u00c5rhus, Denmark<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2011<\/td>\r\nUNSCHARF. Nach Gerhard Richter<\/strong>, Kunsthalle Hamburg, Hamburg, <\/strong>Germany<\/a>
Shadows of the bright,<\/strong> Showroom Unter den Linden, Berlin, Germany
Menschenskinder<\/strong>, Galerie Fasanen 37, Berlin, Germany
Salon Kuiperdomingos Projects<\/strong>, Story Hotel, Berlin, Germany
Anonymous Drawings<\/strong>, sihlquai55, Z\u00fcrich, Switzerland<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2010<\/td>\r\nROHKUNSTBAU XVII<\/strong>, Atlantis II, Hidden Histories – Imagined Identities, Schloss Marquardt, Potsdam, Germany<\/a>
Anonymous Drawings<\/strong>, Uferhallen, Berlin, Germany
stranded in the future<\/strong>, Spor Kl\u00fcb\u00fc, Berlin, Germany
Schuster\/Schneider 2 and friends<\/strong>, Freies Museum Berlin, Germany<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2009<\/td>\r\nAnonymous Drawings N\u00ba10<\/strong>, bl\u00fctenweiss, K\u00fcnstlerhaus Betdanien, Berlin, Germany
DIN A 6<\/strong>, Kunstraum t27, Berlin, Germany
Nelson Mandela must be free<\/strong>, Spor Kl\u00fcb\u00fc, Berlin, Germany
passing through<\/strong>, Kunstpunkt Berlin, Galerie f\u00fcr aktuelle Kunst, Berlin,, Germany
Romantische Maschinen<\/strong>. Kinetische Kunst der Gegenwart<\/strong> (Romantic machines. Contemporary kinetic art)<\/strong>, Georg-Kolbe-Museum, Berlin, Germany<\/a>
Liste Basel <\/strong>(Anonyme Zeichner\/Anonymous Drawings, bl\u00fctenweiss), Switzerland
Zirkus Minimus<\/strong>, Walden Kunstausstellungen, Berlin, Germany
22. Filmwinter<\/strong>, Media in Space, Stuttgart, Germany<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2008<\/td>\r\nAnonymous Drawings N\u00ba9<\/strong>, bl\u00fctenweiss, K\u00fcnstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, Germany
5. Berliner Kunstsalon<\/strong> (Galerie Kunstpunkt Berlin), Germany
Anonymous Drawings Selection<\/strong>, Otterndorf, Germany
Anonymous Drawings<\/strong> N\u00ba8<\/strong>, bl\u00fctenweiss hosted by meinblau e.V., Berlin, Germany
AUTOKINO <\/strong>kinetic sculptures selected by Marc Wellmann, ZERN II, Berlin, Germany<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2007<\/td>\r\nzeichnen, Zeichnung, Zeichen<\/strong>, Kunstraum t27, Berlin, Germany
Fine Art Cologne<\/strong>, Cologne (Galerie Kunstpunkt Berlin), Germany
inneROUTEr<\/strong>, MuseumMAN, Chile
4. Berliner Kunstsalon<\/strong> (Galerie Kunstpunkt Berlin), Germany
Hentz, Lange, Smiatek<\/strong>, Kunstpunkt Berlin, Galerie f\u00fcr aktuelle Kunst, Berlin, Germany
Anonyme Zeichner N\u00ba7<\/strong>, bl\u00fctenweiss zu Gast bei GLUE, Berlin, Germany<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2006<\/td>\r\nIndependent Biennial Liverpool 2006<\/strong>, Museum MAN, Liverpool, GB
City of Women<\/strong>, Frauenmuseum Berlin, Germany
hautnah<\/strong>, Kunstraum t27, Berlin, Germany
Homesickness<\/strong>, Otto-Nagel-Galerie, Berlin, Germany<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
since 1992<\/td>\r\nparticipations in national and international exhibitions<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

 
\nBorn in Hannover<\/p>\n

1987 – 1988
\nMathematics Studies at the University Hannover<\/p>\n

1988 – 1992
\nGraphics and Design Studies at the Fachhochschule Hildesheim \/ Holzminden<\/p>\n

1992
\nDiploma in Graphics and Design (BA \/ MA)<\/p>\n

1993 – 1998
\nFine Arts Studies at the Braunschweig Academy of Arts<\/p>\n

1996
\nDiploma in Fine Arts (BA \/ MA)<\/p>\n

1997
\nMeistersch\u00fclerin –…<\/span><\/p>\n

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