born 1972 in Delmenhorst, Germany
lives and works in Berlin



Vita

2005 master class with Karin Sander, Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weissensee
2002/2003 Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi, Copenhagen, Denmark, sculpture (Morten Stræde)
2001-2004 Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weissensee, sculpture (Inge Mahn, Karin Sander), MFA
1998-2001 Hochschule für Gestaltung Offenbach am Main, sculpture (Wolfgang Luy)
1994-1997 Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, mathematics, MSc
1993/1994 University College Dublin, Ireland, mathematics (DAAD scholarship)
1991-1994 Carl-von-Ossietzky-Universität Oldenburg, mathematics


Teaching

2009 teaching assignment for Fine Arts, Institute of Architecture, Technische Universität Berlin


Projects

2006-2013 Stedefreund, Berlin
2007-2008 Private View, Berlin
2005 Electric Ladyland, Berlin



Grants and Awards

2012 artist in residence, Künstlergut Prösitz, Saxony
2009 artist in residence, Künstlerdorf Schöppingen, Schöppingen
2009 project grant, Senate of Berlin, Berlin
2008 artist in residence, Altes Spital Solothurn, Solothurn, Switzerland
2007 workshop scholarship, Künstlerhäuser Worpswede, Worpswede
2007 project grant, Mart Stam Gesellschaft, Berlin
2007 artist in residence, USF, Bergen, Norway
2004 Mart Stam art prize for degree project, Berlin
2004 project grant, VZW Microproductie, Ghent, Belgium



Solo Exhibitions

2014
Home away from home, Hammerschmidt + Gladigau, Erfurt

2012
Berlin Weekly, Berlin

2011
Carrier Grade, Galerie Vero Linzmeier, Berlin
Preview Berlin, Stedefreund booth, Tempelhof Airport, Berlin

2009
Raum für Verbesserung, Reinraum e.V., Düsseldorf
Conquest of Space, Vlasak Contemporary, Berlin
Alexandra Schumacher, Lokal.int, Biel, Switzerland
Werkschau, Architekturforum Touringhaus, Solothurn, Switzerland

2007
Prøverommet, BIT, Bergen, Norway

2006
Glamour of Efficiency, Stedefreund, Berlin (with Susanne Huth)

2005
Die Offenheit des geschlossenen Systems, AdKV booth, Art Frankfurt, Frankfurt/M

2004
Bergzelt, Projektraum A43, Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weissensee, Berlin



Group Exhibitions (selected)

2015
all about Eve, Kunstquartier Bethanien - Projektraum, Berlin

2014
White Wash (with Astrid Busch and Kym Ward), West Germany, Berlin
Abspann, Galerie Axel Obiger, Berlin
Criss-Cross, Kunstquartier Bethanien - Projektraum, Berlin
Vorwärts nach weit (with Stefka Ammon and Kati Gausmann), Städtische Galerie Kubus, Hannover

2013
Edition 1, Hammerschmidt + Gladigau, Erfurt
Sezzession, SEZ, Berlin
Stipendiatenausstellung des 19. Symposiums für Bildhauerinnen mit Kindern, Vorortost, Leipzig

2012
o.T. (Materialtransformationen) (with Stef Heidhues and Philipp Poell), Schneeeule, Berlin
Difference a Bend #5: Procedere (with Olaf Bastigkeit and Uta Päffgen), Stedefreund, Berlin
The Presence of the Past in the Future, Stedefreund, Berlin
Missglückte Grazie, Mastul e.V., Berlin
Space Release #3, What I predict to remember - what I predict to forget, Stedefreund, Berlin

2011
Space Release #1, 12 titles, Stedefreund, Berlin
Geist ist geil, Künstlerdorf Schöppingen, Schöppingen
Based around Babusch, Babusch, Berlin
Penultimate, Schalter, Berlin

2010
Anonyme Zeichner Archive, Uferhallen, Berlin
The Hidden Space, Standpoint Gallery, London, U.K.
Les Chants de Maldoror, Stedefreund, Berlin (with Tamara Lorenz and Christof Zwiener)
Treacherous Path, participation in installation by Julia Staszak, Nature Morte, Berlin
INVITATION, Kunsthaus Erfurt, Erfurt
Structures, Kunstverein das weisse haus, Vienna, Austria

2009
Zeigen, an audio tour through Berlin, invited by Karin Sander, Temporäre Kunsthalle, Berlin
Club 89, Marks Blond Project, Berne, Switzerland
Armella Show, organized by Kunsthaus Erfurt, Altes Innenministerium, Erfurt
Attention, Erlkönig, Gebäude, ... , Kunstverein Freunde aktueller Kunst, Zwickau
Non-taking Place, Lokal.int, Biel, Switzerland
Pleasure Beach, Stedefreund, Berlin (with Astrid Busch)
Destiny or Vaseline?, Showroom Berlin, Berlin

2008
Preview Berlin, Stedefreund booth, Tempelhof Airport, Berlin
V22 presents: The Wharf Road Project, Wenlock Building, London, U.K.
Art Athina, Stedefreund, Athens, Greece
Spielraum, Galerie Vero Wollmann, Stuttgart
The Weakest Link, Stedefreund, Berlin

2007
Wir haben keine Probleme, Bergen Kunsthall, Bergen, Norway
Scheinriesen, Stedefreund, Berlin
Subsubnetcity, atelierberlin by Dina4 Projekte Munich, Berlin
Ars Vivendi, AltStadt Neu, Spangenberg
Alles Gute, liebe Kunst, Stedefreund, Berlin

2006
President's XI, Galerie Ruth Leuchter, Düsseldorf
Never change a winning team, Müllerstr. 2 A, Berlin
Landnahme, Galerie Vero Wollmann, Stuttgart

2005
Vorfreude, participation in installation by Katja Pudor, Galerie Weißer Elefant, Berlin
Messe der Meister von Morgen, Karl-Marx-Allee 101, Berlin
Electric Ladyland, Umformwerk Prenzlauer Allee, Berlin
Freischwinger, Berlinische Galerie, Berlin

2004
Überqueren - bien roulé, Het Binnenhuis, Ghent, Belgium
Späte Freuden der Disziplin (degree show), Ritterhof, Berlin

2003
Udformation, Værløse Kommune sculpture park, Copenhagen, Denmark
Art From Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weissensee, Georg Fraser Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand
Forårsudstilling, Kunsthalle Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, Denmark
Formskrift, Kunstakademiets Udstillingsted, Copenhagen, Denmark



Publications

2014
Vorwärts nach weit, exhibition catalog, published by Städtische Galerie Kubus, Hannover
Kunstwelten, 100 Künstler, 100 Perspektiven, published by boesner GmbH holding + innovations, Witten, pp 534 - 539

2011
Alexandra Schumacher - Carrier Grade, exhibition catalog, published by Vero Linzmeier Galerie, Berlin

2009
Zeigen, an audio tour through Berlin by Karin Sander, exhibition catalog, published by Temporäre Kunsthalle, Berlin

2008
Alexandra Schumacher - inclusive/exclusive, exhibition catalog for "The Weakest Link", published by Stedefreund

2007
Wir haben keine Probleme - Brunnenstraße 2007, exhibition catalog, published by Bergen Kunsthall, pp 14 - 15
Schulschluss, exhibition catalog, published by Wolfgang Krause and Peter Müller, Vice Versa Verlag Berlin, pp 150 - 151

2006
Anonyme Zeichner 3, exhibition catalog, published by Anke Becker, p 2

2005
Electric Ladyland, exhibition catalog, published by the artists
Alexandra Schumacher - Raumverteilung, Mart Stam Förderpreis 2004, published by Mart Stam Gesellschaft Berlin

2004
Explosio, competition catalog, published by TVF Thyssen-VEAG Flächenrecycling GmbH and Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weißensee, pp 32 - 33

2003
Udformation, exhibition catalog, published by Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi Copenhagen, p 3
Formskrift, exhibition catalog, published by Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi Copenhagen, pp 20, 96 - 99, text by Marisa Moltke

2002
Kunst und Bau, competition catalog, published by Human Solutions GmbH Kaiserslautern and Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weissensee, p 24



Works in public collections

Kunstsammlungen Jena



Works in private collections

Sammlung Steffen Huck
Sammlung Christian Döbler
Sammlung Jürgen und Ilse Winckler