Thorsten Brinkmann
born 1971 in Herne, Germany, lives and works in Hamburg
EDUCATION
2002–2004 Postgraduate studies with Prof. Franz Erhard Walther, Hochschule fĂ¼r bildende KĂ¼nste (HFBK) Hamburg
2002 Diploma
1997–2002 Studies in Fine Arts with Prof. Bernhard Johannes Blume, HFBK Hamburg
1994–1997 Studies in Visual Communication with Prof. Floris NeusĂ¼ss, Kunsthochschule Kassel
AWARDS, SCHOLARSHIPS AND RESIDENCIES
2023 / NEUSTARTplus Scholarship, Stiftung Kunstfonds Bonn
2022 / NEUSTART KULTUR Scholarship, Stiftung Kunstfonds Bonn
2020 / 8th Merck Prize, Darmstädter Tage der Fotografie
2016 / Artist in Residence, Rice Gallery, Houston, USA
2014 / Artist in Residence, In Flanders Fields Museum, Ypres, Belgium
2012 / Artist in Residence, The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, USA
2011 / Kunstpreis Finkenwerder
2010 / Nomination Index Award
2009 / Artist in Residence, German House Sanaa & Aden, Yemen
2007 / Nomination Schering Art Prize
2006 / Fellowship of the City of Hamburg
2005 / Project grant PILOT:2, London
2000 / Project fellowship, Friends of HFBK Hamburg
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS (selection)
Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg
Sammlung Falckenberg / Deichtorhallen, Hamburg
Kunstpalast, DĂ¼sseldorf
Bundeskunsthalle, Bonn
Kunsthalle zu Kiel, Kiel
Kunsthalle Bremerhaven, Bremerhaven
Städtische Galerie Delmenhorst, Delmenhorst
Herbert Gerisch-Stiftung, NeumĂ¼nster
Sammlung Roosen-Trinks, Angeln
Kunstmuseum Den Haag (former Gemeentemuseum), The Hague, Netherlands
Fotomuseum Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland
Museum der Moderne, Salzburg, Austria
Museo Nacional de San Carlos, Mexico City, Mexico
EXHIBITIONS (selected)
2026
Pose to Rose. Galerie Mathias GĂ¼ntner, Hamburg (S)
La HĂ¼tte Royal. Permanent house installation, Troy Hill Art Houses, Pittsburgh, USA (S)
SKULPTURAL. Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg
Das Schlafzimmer der Baroness. Museum Morsbroich, Leverkusen
Der Dackel – Eine Ikone geht Gassi. Kunsthalle Bremen, Bremen
Geste & KostĂ¼m. Das barocke Porträt gestern und heute. Emslandmuseum Schloss Clemenswerth, Sögel
YOU & ME / Volume 02. Feldbusch Wiesner Rudolph, Berlin
2025
Polaroids. Museum fĂ¼r Fotografie, Helmut Newton Stiftung, Berlin
And So On To Infinity – 100 Jahre Griffelkunst. Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg
Damnatio Figurae. Fondazione Alberto Peruzzo, Padua, Italy
Through the Looking-Glass. Kunstmuseum Den Haag, The Hague, Netherlands
In anderen Händen. Sammlung Miettinen, Berlin
Showroom. Feldbusch Wiesner Rudolph, Berlin
YOU & ME, Gallery artists and their guests. Feldbusch Wiesner Rudolph, Berlin
2024
Blossomnia. Pablo’s Birthday Gallery, New York, USA (S)
Rose a Pose. Galleria Fumagalli, Milan, Italy (S)
ISA MONA LISA. Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg (2024–2026)
Man – Portraits from the collection. Fotomuseum Den Haag, The Hague, Netherlands
Le Parti pris des choses. CRP / Hauts-de-France, Douchy-les-Mines, France
Mixtape 2024. Feldbusch Wiesner Rudolph, Berlin
2023
Many wastes to go. Galerie Mathias GĂ¼ntner, Berlin (S)
BUBBLEUP. Galerie Anita Beckers, Frankfurt am Main (S)
Power Tower. Kunstverein Rotenburg (S)
Cindy Sherman – Anti-Fashion. Deichtorhallen / Sammlung Falckenberg, Hamburg
Dix und die Gegenwart. Deichtorhallen Hamburg
Private Views. Musée de la Boverie, Liège, Belgium
2022
Kastell Inn. Museum im Kleihues-Bau, Kornwestheim (S)
Meer als das. Feldbusch Wiesner Rudolph, Berlin (S)
Heavenly Beasts. Galerie Schimming, Sylt (S)
Sunset. A Celebration of the Sinking Sun. Kunsthalle Bremen, Bremen
8. Triennale der Photographie. Deichtorhallen / Sammlung Falckenberg, Hamburg
Overdose. Design Museum Holon, Israel
In Between. Feldbusch Wiesner Rudolph, Berlin
2021
STRAPONSKY. Galerie Mathias GĂ¼ntner, Hamburg (S)
Flying Shells. Hopstreet Gallery, Brussels, Belgium (S)
2020
Trasher Island. Herbert Gerisch-Stiftung, NeumĂ¼nster (S)
2019
Saddle the Mountain. Martin Asbæk Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark (S)
Misstallica & Vaslanten. Pablo’s Birthday Gallery, New York, USA (S)
Jean D’Esk & Vaslanten. Galerie Anita Beckers, Frankfurt am Main (S)
2018
Farce Satrape. Centre Photographique Rouen Normandie, Rouen, France (S)
Life is funny, my deer. Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, The Hague, Netherlands (S)
The Juggler. Städtische Galerie Delmenhorst (S)
2016
The Great Cape Rinderhorn. Rice Gallery, Houston, USA (S)
2014
Warfare Canaries. In Flanders Fields Museum, Ypres, Belgium (S)
2013
Kaffee dĂ¼ Welt. Kunsthalle Bremerhaven (S)
2012
Grand Duc im Säuls. Feldbusch Wiesner, Berlin (S)
Amanecer. Museo Nacional de San Carlos, Mexico City, Mexico (S)
2011
Extradosis. Kunsthalle zu Kiel (S)
Finger, Dogs & Dellen. Kunsthaus Hamburg (S)
2010
Studiomove. Georg Kolbe Museum, Berlin (S)
