Kerstin Brätsch
kbraetsch@gmx.de

Lives and works in New York City.


EDUCATION


1999-2001 University for the Applied Arts and Science Hamburg, Germany

2001-2007 UdK, University for the Arts Berlin, Germany
(Meisterschüler of Prof. Lothar Baumgarten)

2005-2007 MfA, Columbia University, NYC



SCHOLARSHIPS


2005 Fulbright

2004-2008 Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes
(Förderprogramm)

2005 1.Förderpreis für junge Kunst, Kulturamt Bremerhaven

Helmut Thoma Price, Berlin

2005 Gamblin Award, NYC

Agnes Martin Grant, NYC

2006/2007 Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes
(Arbeitsstipendium), 1 Year fellowship for study in NYC



EXHIBITIONS

2004 „Bookies “, Gallery m29, Brückner und Richter, Cologne, Germany

2004 „Kastalia “, Holzmarktstrasse, Berlin, Germany (cat.)

2004 „Implosion “, Room 500, Munich, Germany

2005 “Die Februar Show ”, Nice and Fit Gallery, Berlin,
Germany

2005 North Room, Derek Eller Gallery, NYC ( with DL Alvarez)

2007 „Beyond the pale “, Moti Hasson Gallery, NYC
(curated by Tairone Bastien)

2007 „Wohnen, womit und wie? “, Monika Bartholome,
Cologne, Germany

2007 „New Misunderstandings “ , Moti Hasson Gallery, NYC
(with Jeremy Eilers)

2007 „Fractured in Aspect“, Andrew Kreps Gallery, NYC

2007 „The String Show“, Greene Naftali Gallery, NYC
(curated by Josh Smith)

2007 „Exposition Nr.1“, BaliceHertling Gallery, Paris

2007 „I like to move it“, Sculpture Show, Berlin
(as DAS INSTITUT [Kerstin Brätsch _ Adele Röder])

2007 „Evas Arche und der Feminist No.8“, Passerby, NYC
(incl performance by I’ts Our Pleasure To Serve You
[Kerstin Brätsch, Allison Katz, Adele Röder, Georgia
Sagri])

2007 „Regroup Show“, Miguel Abreu Gallery, NYC

2008 „When You See Me Again It Wont Be Me“, Smith Stewart, NYC
(with Adele Röder, Urania Fasoulidou,
incl performance by It“s Our Pleasure To Serve You)

2008 „Kerstin Brätsch, Tue Greenfort, Jordan Wolfson“,
Salon 94, NYC

2008 Unfair Fair, Rome (as I’ts Our Pleasure To Serve You
and DAS INSTITUT [Kerstin Brätsch _ Adele Röder])

2008 „Nothing is exciting, nothing is sexy, nothing is not
embarrassing“ Museum Mumok Vienna,
(Performance by Its Our Pleasure To Serve You)

2008 „Standard Sizes“, Andrew Kreps Gallery, NYC
(curated by Joao Ribas)

2008 "Kerstin Brätsch, Davis Rhodes, Nikolas Gambaroff,
Taylor Kretschmar, Charles Mayton, Greg Parma Smith“, Kevin Bruk Gallery, Miami
(curated by Blake Rayne)

2008 "YES", AR Contemporary Gallery, Milan
(as DAS INSTITUT [Kerstin Brätsch_Adele Röder])
(curated by Tairone Bastien)

2008 Kunsthaus Sootbörn, (with Allison Katz and
Andreas Breunig), Hamburg




PERFORMANCES by I’ts Our Pleasure To Serve You
(Kerstin Brätsch, Allison Katz, Adele Röder, Georgia
Sagri)


2007 Evas Arche und der Feminist No. 8, Passerby, NYC
in collaboration with Jeremy Eilers and Nic Xedro

2008 „When You See Me Again It Wont Be Me“, Smith Stewart,
NYC

2008 Basso Broadway, NYC

2008 „Nothing is exciting, nothing is sexy, nothing is not
embarrassing", Museum Mumok, Vienna
Performance and Panel discussion by
It’s Our Pleasure To Serve You

2008 UOVO 18, „Baselbeutel“
Performance by DAS INSTITUT
[Kerstin Brätsch_Adele Röder]




SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

2005 Jurriaan Benschop, Kastalia Catalogue

2007 Jerry Saltz, The Village Voice, January 1, 2007

2007 Roberta Smith, New York Times, August 3, 2007

2007 Holland Cotter, New York Times, August 10, 2007

2007 John Kelsey, Artforum Dec 2007

2008 Lemonhound blogspot

2008 T.J. Carlin, Time Out New York Issue 667, 2008

2008 Papermonument Issue 2, 2008

2008 North Drive Press Vol.5, 2008

2008 UOVO Vol.18
(as DAS INSTITUT [Kerstin Brätsch _ Adele Röder])

2008 „Hidden Darts“ (Josh Smith Catalogue,
Museum MUMOK Vienna)

2008 Parkett NR.83, 2008