Sprüth Magers Berlin London

biography

Gerda Scheepers

lives and works in Berlin, germany



1979 Born in Tzaneen, South Africa

Education



2001–05 Staatliche Kunstakademie Düsseldorf (Professor Rosemarie Trockel)
1999-2001 Hogeschool voor de Kunsten, Arnhem

Awards, Grants and Fellowships




2012 Marianne-Defet-Malerei-Stipendium
2008 Arbeitsstipendium Kunststiftung NRW
2006 Art Cologne Price for New Talents, Cologne (scholarship)
2005 Peter–Mertes–Stipendium, Bonn (scholarship)
2004 Reisestipendium, Staatliche Kunstakademie, Düsseldorf (scholarship)

Independent Projects, Spaces



2005–06 Bar Ornella (Maibachstrasse, Cologne), founded and organized together with other artists, where exhibitions and art projects took place once a week.

2004–06 Panzer (Thebäerstrasse, Cologne), exhibition space, founded and organized together with Jan Meier and Simon Hemmer.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

feb 09 - mar 30 2019RoomsMary Mary,
Glasgow, UK
jun 02 - jul 21 2018Fabric Actorsgaleriepcp,
Paris
apr 14 - may 28 2016SitcomBlank Projects,
Cape Town
oct 30 - nov 29 2014Psycho Socio Surfaceblank projects,
Cape Town
jun 08 - aug 09 2013A Social Life (Of Image)Mary Mary,
Glasgow
sep 08 - oct 27 2012Medium and ModalityOslo10,
Basel
mar 01 - mar 31 2012MODAL APPROACH AND ACCENTBlank Projects,
Cape Town
jan 14 - feb 26 2012Low And Partial Romantic ComedyKunstverein Nürnberg,
Nürnberg
sep 29 2011Relations short before formKoffer,
Berlin
sep 03 - nov 12 2011Rauminhalt ÄquivalenteGalerie Micky Schubert
dec 15 2010 - jan 14 2011Written Spoken PicturesCenter Berlin,
Berlin
apr 16 - may 29 2010Inside Arrangement. International IIMary Mary,
Glasgow
feb 18 - apr 18 2009TARAS Bookies 2007/2009Sprüth Magers Berlin
sep 05 - oct 25 2008INSIDE ARRANGEMENT. INTERNATIONAL Galerie Micky Schubert
2007The Office Projects – and Others artothek
Cologne

nov 01 - nov 05 2006Things PreparedArt Cologne 2006,
Cologne
2006Come Garden of the Combed RocksBonn
Bonner Kunstverein
2005Regarding Düsseldorf _ Young Art in DüsseldorfDüsseldorf
701 e.V.
2005Lace and TracesDüsseldorf
di.vitrine
- 2005LinescapeBar Ornella,
Cologne
2004Djordjadze-Elfgen-ScheepersMunich
Sprüth Magers Projekte, Munich

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

nov 29 - nov 26 2019open agenda A.o., Gerda ScheepersBlank Projects,
Cape Town, ZA
may 20 - jun 23 2019Im Grunde ist es die Wahrheit / Essentially it’s the truth A.o., David Ostrowski, Gerda Scheepers, Mark Van yetter, Sophie Von hellermannMagenta Plains New York
apr 08 - may 31 2019Russian Morning A.o., Thea Djordjadze, Magnus Frederik clausen, Lito Kattou, Petros Moris, Oliver Osborne, David Ostrowski, Michail Pirgelis, Max Ruf, Gerda ScheepersMD Bar Cologne
nov 18 2017 - jan 14 2018Bild des Tages A.o., David Ostrowski, Michail Pirgelis, Gerda ScheepersPlat Project Space,
Amsterdam
jun 02 - jul 22 2017Alluring shapes, tempting spaces. A.o., Gerda ScheepersGalerie Eva Meyer,
Paris
oct 06 - oct 28 2014One Man’s Trash (Is Another Man’s Treasure) A.o., Cyprien Gaillard, Sterling Ruby, Gerda ScheepersDanjuma Collection,
London
may 04 - jun 29 2014Bild und Anpassung A.o., Gerda ScheepersPalais für aktuelle Kunst,
Glückstadt
apr 09 - may 2014Part 1 A.o., Gerda ScheepersGalerie Warhus Rittershaus,
Cologne
jul 12 - aug 25 2013Door Between Either and Or Part 1 A.o., Gerda ScheepersKunstverein München e.V,
Munich
jun 28 - aug 03 2013Ligegyldigt Hvorhen, Blot Udenfor Verden A.o., Gerda ScheepersGaleri Nicolai Wallner,
Copenhagen
jun 04 - sep 01 2013Van Bommel Van Dam Preis 2013 A.o., Gerda ScheepersMuseum van Bommel van Dam,
Venlo
jan 26 - mar 02 2013The Stairs A.o., Gerda ScheepersAlgus Greenspon Gallery,
New York
jan 24 - mar 02 2013Talking about 12 paintings A.o., Gerda ScheepersBlank Projects,
Cape Town
nov 30 - nov 30 2012Cocaine - blows my brain A.o., Gerda ScheepersSpor Klüüb,
Berlin
nov 29 2012 - jan 19 2013When form becomes attitude A.o., Gerda ScheepersBlank Projects,
Cape Town
sep 16 - dec 09 2012Re-Opening A.o., Gerda Scheepers, Alexandre SinghDeweer Gallery,
Otegem
may 04 - jun 06 20123 Positionen zu Malerei A.o., Gerda ScheepersBarbara Gross Galerie,
Munich
feb 18 - mar 24 2012Be with me A.o., Gerda ScheepersPeter Bergman,
Stockholm
dec 05 2011Jahresgaben 2011Gerda ScheepersKunstverein Nürnberg,
Nürnberg
nov 11 - dec 31 2011MorgenRobert Elfgen, Gerda ScheepersProvinz,
Bochum
jun 25 - aug 06 2011Alistair Frost & Gerda Scheepers A.o., Gerda ScheepersMary Mary Gallery,
Glasgow
feb 12 - apr 30 2011THE YARN BEAM AND THE REVOLVING STAGE A.o., Gerda ScheepersThomas Flor Galerie,
Düsseldorf
feb 03 - apr 02 2011Dwelling A.o., Gerda ScheepersMarianne Boesky Gallery,
New York
2011Gerda Scheepers A.o., Gerda Scheepersabc - Art Berlin Contemporary,
Berlin
2011Single Club A.o., Gerda ScheepersSingle Club,
Düsseldorf
oct 20 - oct 20 2010Drawing Coats and Hindered Kindreds A.o., Gerda ScheepersOktoberbar,
Düsseldorf
sep 04 - oct 23 2010Ladies Room A.o., Simon Hemmer, Gerda ScheepersGalerie Warhus Ritterhaus,
Cologne
jul 16 - aug 12 2010I was born for the purpose that crucifies your mind A.o., Sophie Bueno-boutellier, Sebastian Hammwöhner, Gerda ScheepersSamsa,
Berlin
jun 05 - jun 06 2010A thing is a thing in a whole which it’s not A.o., Thea Djordjadze, Michail Pirgelis, Gerda ScheepersMike Potter Projects, Cologne
mar 28 2010The Importance of Being Earnest A.o., Hella Gerlach, Ann-kristin Hamm, Lin May, Alice Münch, Gerda Scheepers, Sarah SzczesnyNaumannstraße 81, Gebäude 38, Parterre,
Berlin
mar 26 - apr 24 2010Woodman, woodman, spare that tree A.o., Gerda ScheepersGalerie Micky Schubert,
Berlin
jan 31 - mar 14 2010DEARIE DOES THE DO NOT CARE A.o., Peter Abs, Viola Klein, Bernadette Mittrup, Gerda Scheepers, Sarah SzczesnyHalle für Kunst Lüneburg e.V.,
Lüneburg
apr 18 - may 23 2009Arrival InsideGerda ScheepersMary Mary Gallery, Glasgow
mar 27 - may 15 2009Gerda Scheepers, Andreas FischerAndreas Fischer, Gerda Scheepersdok25a, Düsseldorf
- 2008Nr. 33 A.o., Gerda ScheepersBar Ornella,
Cologne
nov 03 - nov 23 2007Élégance: Automne Frottée 06/07 A.o., Thea Djordjadze, Gerda Scheepers, Rosemarie TrockelKölnischer Kunstverein
Cologne
apr 19 - may 26 2007Viewing RoomThea Djordjadze, Robert Elfgen, Gerda ScheepersSprüth Magers Cologne
2007Showing Landscape A.o., Vanessa Conte, Tobias Hantmann, Axel Kasseböhmer, Jan Meier, Gerda Scheepers, Manuela WossowskiSchokoladenmuseum,
Cologne
2007We Stopped in The Colonnade A.o., Juliette Blightman, Maria Loboda, Amy Robinson, Gerda Scheepers, Stephanie TaylorHotel,
London
sep 02 - nov 26 2006Modus: Automne Frottée A.o., Thea Djordjadze, Gerda Scheepers, Rosemarie TrockelNeue Kunst Halle
St. Gallen
2006I Could Chair This Dance A.o., Silke Bauer, Manuela Leinhoss, Gerda ScheepersSimultanhalle,
Cologne
- 2006Bar Ornella auf dem Hügel A.o., Peter Abs, Bernadette, Lutz Driessen, Jan Meier, Gerda Scheepers, Sarah SzczesnyMediapark,
Cologne
2006Teller und Unterschiebung A.o., Lutz Driessen, Simon Hemmer, Jan Meier, Gerda Scheepersacapulco,
Düsseldorf
- 2006Terrain Vague, Wheely A.o., Gerda ScheepersKunstverein Bonn,
Bonn
aug 03 - sep 30 20057Thea Djordjadze, Robert Elfgen, Daniel Man, Gerda Scheepers, Gert & Uwe Tobias, Martin WöhrlSprüth Magers London
may 12 - may 13 2005I will A.o., Thea Djordjadze, Michail Pirgelis, Gerda Scheepers, Rosemarie TrockelDüsseldorf
Schauspielhaus Düsseldorf Theaterprojekt im Rahmen der Ausstellung
jan 16 - may 29 2005Play A.o., Thea Djordjadze, Michail Pirgelis, Gerda Scheepers, Rosemarie TrockelDüsseldorf
Stadtmuseum Düsseldorf
2005Regarding Düsseldorf - Young art in Düsseldorf A.o., Robert Elfgen, Gerda ScheepersDüsseldorf
701 e.V.
200511 A.o., Thea Djordjadze, Gerda ScheepersBar Ornella
Cologne
2005Fünf für Köln – Panzer & Schöne Aussicht A.o., Simon Hemmer, Jan Meier, Bernadette Mittrup, Gerda Scheepers, Sarah SzczesnyPanzer & Schöne Aussicht
Cologne
2005Unitdèd A.o., Morgan Betz, Lutz Driessen, Douwe Halbertsma, Simon Hemmer, Jan Meier, Gerda Scheepers, Willem WeismannPlain Bar de Player
Rotterdam
- 2005Servus A.o., Gerda ScheepersUnion,
Cologne
oct 24 - oct 29 2004Rheinschau A.o., Thea Djordjadze, Gerda Scheepers, Martin WöhrlCologne
Rheinschau
sep 10 - oct 30 2004Thea Djordjadze, Robert Elfgen, Gerda ScheepersThea Djordjadze, Robert Elfgen, Gerda ScheepersSprüth Magers Projekte
2004Cotton, Bone and Rock spread like a single Thing of thin and hard when wet with Ocean Water A.o., Roland Gätzschmann, Gerda ScheepersCologne
Ausstellungsraum
2002Klasse Rosemarie Trockel A.o., Gerda ScheepersGelsenkirchen
Kunstverein