VITA / CV
Erinna König
| 2021 | † passed away October 6 |
| seit 2002 | Atelier in Düsseldorf, Bachstraße |
| 1978 – 2001 | Ateliers in Düsseldorf, Brückenstraße, Kronprinzenstraße |
| 2006/07 | Visiting professor at the Kassel Art Academy |
| 1995 | Photoreportage on Haiti with Uli Aumüller, Berlin: Photos in the park „Habitation Leclerc“, Port-au-Prince |
| 1992 – 2006 | op de Eck Ltd at K20, Düsseldorf, CEO |
| 1991/1992 | Design of 'op de Eck GmbH' in Düsseldorf at the Artcollection NRW K20, together with architect Rolf Bandus, Cologne. (Dumont-guide „Design in German Cities“ 1995) |
| 1989-2006 | Collaboration with gallerist Erhard Klein, Bonn, intermittently: Achim Kubinski, Stuttgart, Konrad Fischer, Düsseldorf (Artfair Cologne 1993) |
| 1987 | Assistance, painting class Professor Jörg Immendorff, summer academy Salzburg |
| 1983 | Annual scholarship from the Art Fund, Bonn |
| 1981 -1982 | Filmstills for „Tropiafric Greetings from the Wild“, Kenya, Africa, Director Karol Schneeweiß / Maria Fisahn, Coproduction ZDF, Germany |
| 1981 | Exhibition assistant Franz Dahlem, Dia Art Foundation, Cologne / Exhibition Lucio Fontana Köln/Ausstellung Lucio Fontana |
| 1974 | Sponsorship award from the Society of friends and supporters of the Art Academy Düsseldorf |
| 1967 – 1971 | Studied fine arts at the Düsseldorf Art Academy: Teo Otto, stage art, Diter Rot free graphics, Joseph Beuys sculpture. Parallel studies at the universities Cologne and Bonn in philosophy, comparative religious studies, Judaism, Eastasian art history focus China |
| 1967 – 1976 | Cofounder of „Büro Olympia“, Neubrückstraße 14, Düsseldorf Co-founder of the first film class at the art academy Düsseldorf, under Ole John Povlsen Cofounder of the first student parliament at the art academy Elected first president of the student parliament Switch to the film class under Ole John Povlsen Masterstudent of Joseph Beuys Studies of fine arts at the Düsseldorf art academy |
| 1966 | Admission to the Düsseldorf State Art Academy |
| 1947 | born in Warstein/Sauerland |
Solo exhibitions (selection)
| 2025 | BEYOND, UP & CO @ EK STUDIO, Düsseldorf |
| 2024 | Untitled (Chromatics), EK STUDIO, Düsseldorf |
| 2023 | Akt 3, o.T. (Vorhang), EK STUDIO, Düsseldorf |
| 2023/24 | Erinna König – Retrospektive, von der Heydt Museum Wuppertal |
| 2020 | Erinna König, Sculpture Hall Neuss/Thomas Schütte Foundation |
| 2012 | „Schlangen“ Spoerl-Fabrik, Düsseldorf |
| 2011 | „Single-cross-still“Florapark, Düsseldorf |
| 2002 | “Photo wallpaper” OHIO display case, Cologne |
| 2002 | “LAX” Gallery Erhard Klein, Bad Münstereifel-Mutscheid |
| 2000 | „Trennschärfen” C.K. Consult Christine Hölz, Stilwerk, Düsseldorf |
| 1998 | ”Klein & Wagner” Galerie Hubertus Wunschik, Mönchengladbach |
| 1992 | Untitled, Gallery Erhard Klein, Bonn |
| 1990 | “Narrata and Errata” Kubinski Gallery, Stuttgart (catalog) |
| 1990 | “The White Eye and the Black Eye” Erhard Klein Gallery, Bonn |
| 1984 | „Rituals und to the Very End” Gallery Beyerenzel, Düsseldorf |
| 1980 | “Diazentrale-Ost” Denise René/Hans-Meyer, Düsseldorf |
Group exhibitions (selection)
| 2024 | Lucio Fontana, Expectations, von der Heydt Museum, Wuppertal |
| 2024 | CONSTRUCTION / DECONSTRUCTION, UP & CO @ EK STUDIO, Düsseldorf |
| 2023 – present | Permanent Collection Exhibition, Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf |
| 2023 | „present perfect“ Museum Gunzenhauser, Chemnitz |
| 2022 | “Identity not proven” – New acquisitions to the Federal Collection, Bundeskunsthalle Bonn |
| 2016/17 | “Do you get what you see?” Grieder Contemporary, Zurich |
| 2016 | „Beuys and Companions“, Gallery Kellermann, Düsseldorf |
| 2015 | "Calm before the Storm — postminimalist art from the Rheinland" Museum Morsbroich, Leverkusen |
| 2014 | “Sculptures and Objects by Female Artists from the Modern Art Collection” Museum Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf |
| 2013 | "Small Format", Malkasten Düsseldorf |
| 2012 | „Natural Measurements“, Projectroom Y1A2012, Düsseldorf |
| 2011 | "The Big Art Exhibition NRW" Museum Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf |
| 2011 | “The Invention of Reality — Photography at the Düsseldorf Art Academy from 1970 to the Present,” Academy Gallery, Düsseldorf |
| 2010 | „Der Westen leuchtet“ Kunstmuseum Bonn |
| 2008 | "The Big Art Exhibition NRW", Museum Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf |
| 2007 | „The Art to Collect“, Museum Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf |
| 2007 | „Small Format“, Gallery Christine Hölz, Hall 6, Düsseldorf |
| 2006 | „Animal Species“, citymuseum Oldenburg |
| 2005/06 | „Art and Faith“, Forum Bergmannsglück, Gelsenkirchen |
| 2004 | „Acchrochage“, C.K. Consult Christine Hölz, Düsseldorf |
| 2003 | „Animal Encounters“, Hall 6, C.K. Consult Christine Hölz, Düsseldorf |
| 2001 | "The Fish who is Thirsty", Gallery Hubertus Wunschik, Mönchengladbach |
| 2000 | „Medicine and Art“, citymuseum Düsseldorf, supporting Senology/breast clinic Düsseldorf |
| 2000 | „Dia / Slide / Transparency“, Neue Gesellschaft für bildende Kunst e.V., Berlin (Diazentrale-Ost) |
| 2000 | „Düsseldorf 733 46 84 – ich bin wieder da, aber im Moment nicht hier“, Kunstverein Lippstadt |
| 2000 | „Works on Paper“, Galerie Erhard Klein Bad Münstereifel |
| 2000 | „Small size mixed“, kjubh kunstverein, Köln |
| 2000 | „Hommage à Achim Duchow“, Galerie Erhard Klein, Mutscheid/Bad Münstereifel |
| 1999 | „Eroticism“, Gallery Erhard Klein, Mutscheid/Bad Münstereifel |
| 1996/97 | „Art is not enough“ Shedhalle Zürich |
| 1996 | „Objects“ Unique works and editions, Gallery Erhard Klein, Mutscheid/Bad Münstereifel |
| 1995 | „Drawings by artists of the gallery“, Gallery Erhard Klein, Mutscheid/Bad Münstereifel |
| 1994 | „dagegen-dabei – Produktion und Strategie in den Kunstprojekten seit 1969“, Kunstverein Hamburg |
| 1994 | „Joseph Beuys und seine Schüler“, Sammlung Erhard Klein, Bonn in Moderna galerija, Ljubljana |
| 1994 | „Kunst Text“, Text on images, drawings, graphic design,, Gallery Erhard Klein, Mutscheid/Bad Münstereifel |
| 1993 | „max. 3 Arb.“, WP 8 Düsseldorf |
| 1992 | 'Lock, Stock and Barrel" [Mit Haut und Haaren], Kunsthalle Düsseldorf |
| 1991 | „Focus Point II, the seventies, drafts“ Artmuseum Düsseldorf |
| 1987 | „Bridging“, Gallery Kleinsimmlinghaus, Düsseldorf |
| 1987 | „Medien Mafia“, Düsseldorfer Hafen |
| 1984 | „Bonjour M. Kólař“, Galerie Pragxis, C. Schüppenhauer, Essen/Köln |
| 1982 | „Photo recycling Photo“, GHK Kassel |
| 1981 | „Typical Woman “, Bonner Kunstverein and Gallery Magers, Bonn |
| 1980 | „Phoenix“, Alte Oper Frankfurt |
| 1980 | “Misery” S0 36 Kippenberger's Office Berlin |
| 1979 | “Highlights” Rheinisches Landesmuseum, Bonn |
| 1977 | „Women Artists International 1877-1977“ Schloss Charlottenburg, Berlin |
| 1976 | „Mit neben gegen – Beuys und seine Schüler“, Kunstverein Frankfurt |
| 1974 | Gallery Savignyplatz, Berlin |
| 1974 | ”Oskar B. or The Imperialism” (Film): German Program at the Oberhausener Short Film Festival |
| 1973 | „between“ Kunsthalle Düsseldorf |
| 1970 | "Now-Arts in germany Today:. Kunstalle Cologne |
| 1969 | Lidl-Week, Art Academy Düsseldorf |
| 1969 | „Festival 200“, Schloss Charlottenburg, Kopenhagen, Dänemark |
Portrait, 1968
Note: The 1970s are not included: Erinna König experimented wildly during this period, which came to an end with the large-format photos “Diazentrale-Ost” (see above). With a return to the very early phase of 1968/69 (see photos), production continued until 2021.