Katharina Fitz mainly works in the field of sculpture and installation, often in reference to industrial processes and architecture.
The physical interaction between artist and sculptural form is notably present in her practice. Turning, pushing, pulling, ramming, peeling and dragging form part of her visual vocabulary, revealing the force and expressive qualities of materials.
She questions the hierarchy and value of objects in a mass-produced, slick, and highly mechanised world, embracing imperfection, the residual and its dusty tones. Jigs and props of making are usually seen as by-products and discarded, whereas Fitz presents them as objects in their own right, drawing the viewer into an exploration of the work. Her sculptures mediate between studio and gallery atmosphere, sharing glimpses of the behind the scenes of construction.
Her work explores the vision and understanding of the world that surrounds us, offering a new reading of how it could be animated, changed, or extended into something else.
Her photographic work looks at issues surrounding the changes, phenomena, and structures
that we find within the city and how they affect our coexistence within urban space.
2023 |
The Power of Printed Matter, Beam, Nottingam, UK |
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2022 |
BLOOM - Untitled, Fair Art Fair Auction, London, UK |
2022 |
Revisiting Modern British Art, Cromwell Place, London, UK |
2022 |
Sagmeister & Walsh. Beauty, Vorarlberg Museum, AT |
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2021 |
Ingram Prize, Unit1 Gallery/Workshop, London, UK |
2021 |
The Magic of the Real, LCB Depot, Leicester, UK |
2021 |
10g challenge, Royal Society for Sculptors, London, UK |
2021 |
Home Sweet Home, Vorarlberg Museum, AT |
2021 |
Preparations, Lateworks, Cafe Oto, London, UK |
2021 |
[in]visible cities, Mexican UK Arts Society, London, UK |
2021 |
Gilbert Bayes Award, Royal Society of Sculptors, London, UK |
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2020 |
Five Hides, Manor Place Baths, curated by ThorpStavri, London, UK |
2020 |
CONTACT, World of Fad, curated by ThorpStavri, Online |
2020 |
Dialogos, Studio Block M74, Mexico City, MX |
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2019 |
Bloomberg New Contemporaries, South London Gallery, UK |
2019 |
Bloomberg New Contemporaries, Leeds Art Gallery, UK |
2019 |
NAE Open, New Art Exchange, UK |
2019 |
MFA Degree Show, Nottingham Trent University, UK |
2019 |
Kunstankaeufe 2018, Galerie allerArt, Bludenz, AT |
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2018 |
Heimspiel, Kunstmuseum Appenzell, CH |
2018 |
Aftermath, Nottingham Contemporary Gallery, UK |
2018 |
Off-Centre Photofestival, Backlit Gallery, Nottingham, UK |
2018 |
Photokina, represented by Felix Schöller Group, GER |
2018 |
Mélange de Fruits, Primary Gallery, UK |
2018 |
Open Borders, Orgelfabrik, GER |
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2017 |
FETTEJahre, Villa Claudia, AT |
2017 |
Contemporary Art Ruhr, Zeche Zollverein, GER |
2017 |
GrenzWERTig, Galerie Art dOsera, CH |
2017 |
Midlands Open, Tarpey Gallery, UK |
2017 |
Screening, Voies Off Festival, Arles, FR |
2017 |
Event1, Primary Gallery, UK |
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2016 |
Chatarra, 10 years of Bilbao - Bregenz Artist Exchange, Bildraum, AT |
2016 |
Castle Open, Castle Gallery, Nottingham, UK |
2016 |
Boarded-up Houses, City Projections curators: Nina Keel, Anna Vetsch, CH |
2016 |
Fenster 61, Berlin, GER |
2016 |
Our Cities Surrounded, Online |
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2015 |
Heimspiel, Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein, FL |
2015 |
Bilbao Arte Artists, Bilbao Arte Center for Contemporary Art, ES |
2015 |
Felix Schöller Award, Cultural Historic Museum Osnabrück, GER |
2015 |
8xneu, Villa Claudia, AT |
2015 |
Creadores, La Térmica Malaga, ES |
2015 |
Dornbirn Houses, Copenhagen Photofestival, DK |
2015 |
Heimat X, Frauenmuseum Wiesbaden, GER |
2015 |
Malaga Crea, Centro de Arte Contemporaneo de Malaga, ES |
2015 |
Kleisterweiber, Berin, GER |
2015 |
Barrio Irala, Achtmalneu, Villa Claudia, AT |
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2014 |
An ocean of possibilities, Twentsewelle Museum, NED |
2014 |
Bilbao Arte Artists, BilbaoArte Center for Contemporary Art, ES |
2014 |
An ocean of possibilities, ArtScience Museum at Marina Bay Sands, SGP |
2014 |
An ocean of possibilities, Fries Museum, NED |
2014 |
Querschnitt, Stadtmuseum Dornbirn, AT |
2014 |
Kontakt, Arena Glashaus, Berlin , GER |
2023 |
Near Now Fellowship, Broadway Nottingham, UK |
2023 |
a-n Bursary, UK |
2021 |
Winner Ingram Prize, Ingram Collection, UK |
2021 |
DYCP grant, Arts Council England, UK |
2021 |
Studio bursary, Arts Council Vorarlberg, AUT |
2021 |
Work Stipend, Arts Council Vorarlberg, AUT |
2020 |
Gilbert Bayes Sculpture Award, Royal Society of Sculptors, UK |
2020 |
Selected for London Bronze New Editions, UK |
2020 |
Work Stipend, Arts Council Vorarlberg, AT |
2019 |
Bloomberg New Contemporaries Artist, UK |
2019 |
One Thoresby Street Production Award, UK |
2019 |
Studio grant, Arts Council Vorarlberg, AT |
2019 |
MFA student award, Nottingham Trent University, UK |
2018 |
Gilbert Bayes Scholarship for sculptors, UK |
2017 |
Lens Culture Exposure Awards |
2016 |
Scholarship Nottingham Trent University, MFA, UK |
2016 |
Project Funding, Austrian Arts Council, AT |
2016 |
International Photography Awards | 3. place - Architecture |
2015 |
Moscow International Foto Awards, 2. place, Architecture |
2015 |
Felix Schöller Awards, Finalist | Architecture, GER |
2015 |
Malaga Crea, Special Mention, ES |
2014 |
International Photography Awards | 2. place - Architecture |
2022 |
Monograph 'When Seams Become Audible' |
2022 |
6 Questions Interview, Tique - Contemporary Art Publication |
2022 |
Interview with Stacie McCormick, Unit1 Gallery London |
2022 |
Interview Heimspiel with Nina Keel und Anna Vetsch |
2021 |
Keen je ketens, Noorderbreedte Magazine, NL |
2021 |
Boarded-up Houses, Proof Magazine, UK |
2020 |
[A]Real Touch, Coronart, Ludvig Rage, Berlin, GER |
2020 |
AIT Architectural Magazine, Malaga Paracosmic Houses |
2019 |
Catalogue Bloomberg New Contemporaries 2019, UK |
2019 |
Axisweb Artist Feature, Artist of the Month, UK |
2019 |
Catalogue Kunstankaeufe des Landes Vorarlberg, AT |
2019 |
IGNANT magazine, online feature |
2019 |
Artist Feature, Vorarlberger Nachrichten, AT |
2018 |
Artist Feature #HorstundEdeltraut, online magazine |
2018 |
Catalogue 'Off-Centre Festival', UK |
2018 |
Catalogue 'Re-Imagine the City' Artcore Gallery, UK |
2018 |
Catalogue 'Open Borders' European Cultural Days Karlsruhe, DE |
2018 |
Catalogue 'Aftermath' Nottingham Contemporary, |
2018 |
Goethe Institute London Feature - 'Boarded-up Houses', UK/DE |
2017 |
DOMUS Magazine Article "Boarded-up Houses" |
2017 |
Photonews Portfolio Feature "Chatarra" |
2017 |
Garten + Landschaft Magazin |
2017 |
Lens Culture Magazine Feature - 'Boarded-up Houses' |
2017 |
Catalogue Bilbao - Bregenz - Artist Exchange |
2017 |
Il Post Newspaper Feature Article - 'Malaga - Paracosmic Houses', IT |
2016 |
Goethe Institut Madrid Feature - 'Malaga - Paracosmic Houses', DE |
2016 |
Lens Culture Jurors Pick Feature - 'Malaga - Paracosmic Houses' |
2016 |
International Photography Awards Book, USA |
2015 |
Artist Feature Mole Empire Art Magazine |
2015 |
Catalogue Bilbao Arte, ES |
2014 |
GEO-Magazin "KOSMOS", DE |
2014 |
International Photography Awards Book, USA |
2014 |
Catalogue Noorderlicht Festival, NED |
2014 |
Artist Feature Insiderei Magazine, AUT |
2014 |
Kunst Magazine "Kunst Vorarlberg", AUT |
2014 |
PHOTONEWS Magazine, Portfolio, DE |
2014 |
Catalogue Bilbao Arte, ES |
2014 |
Zitty Magazine Berlin, DE |