Martin Figura/ Curriculum

1960                born at Essen/ Germany

1981 - 87         Study of Fine Arts at HdK (Academy of Art) Berlin with Prof. Kuno Gonschior,

1987                Master of Fine Arts with Prof. Kuno Gonschior

1988 - 93         Studio at Waldenserstraße, Berlin

1989                Co-founder of the artist gallery ‘Shin Shin Galerie’, Berlin

1990 - 98         Marketing and organisation of the exhibition program at Druckwerkstatt Bethanien (international print workshop Bethanien), Berlin

1991                Scholarship of  the Senator for Culture, Berlin

1993                Book-project promoted by the public editor ‘Marianenpresse’, Berlin

1994                Scholarship at ‚Künstlerhaus Bethanien’, Berlin

1994 - 95         Studio at Charlottenburger Straße, Berlin

1995 - 01         Studio at Boppstraße, Berlin

1998 - 00         Direction of the art-project „Fresko“ promoted by the city of Berlin

since 2001       Studio at Capodimonte (VT), Lazio, Italy and Berlin

                        various fresco-projects in the provinces of Toscana and Lazio, Italy

2008                Curator and direction of the art-project ‘esporsi’, festival of arts at Terni, Italy

2012/13/15      Curator and direction of the art-project ‘onde e vortici’, festival of arts at Lago di Bolsena, Italy

from 2013        Professor for art at The Italian International Institute Lorenzo de’ Medici/Tuscania and Florence

Personal and group exhibitions (selection)

2017    ‘Face to Face’, group-exhibition, Ex Carcere di Montefiascone, Montefiascone (VT) Italy

            ‘paperfile’, oqbo Galerie, group-exhibition, Berlin, Germany

2016    ’melting pot’, Granai della Fortezza Orsini, group-exhibition, Pitigliano (GR) Italy

            ‘paperfile’, oqbo Galerie, group-exhibition, Berlin, Germany

            ’mezza galera’, group-exhibition, Ex Carcere di Montefiascone, Montefiascone (VT) Italy

            ‘Premio Pizzo’. Winner of The prize Premio Calabria, Pizzo Calabria Italy

            scenery for ‘le straniere’ Teatro Romano, Carsulae/Terni Italy  

2015    ‘the flow, la Cascina, Capodimonte (VT) Italy

            ’human response time’, Granai della Fortezza Orsini group-exhibition, Pitigliano (GR) Italy

            ’Arte libera tutti’ group-exhibition ttiva, Carceri Papali, Montefiascone (VT) Italy

2014    ’punto cieco’, Granai della Fortezza Orsini, Pitigliano (GR) Italy

’Arte libera tutti’ group-exhibition, Ex Carcere di Montefiascone, Montefiascone (VT) Italy

            ’Sentire, Sentirsi, Nuovo Caf, Terni Italy

            ‘paperfile’, oqbo Galerie, group-exhibition, Berlin, Germany

2013    ‘fondo liquido’, group-exhibition, la Cascina, Capodimonte (VT) Italy

            ’Spoleto Festivalart 2013’, group-exhibition, Chiostro di S Nicolò, Spoleto Italy

’Arte libera tutti’, group-exhibition, Ex Carcere di Montefiascone, Montefiascone (VT) Italy

            scenery for ‘Creosoto’ di Anna Maria Civico, la Cascina, Capodimonte (VT) Italy

            ’tutto un mondo lontano’, Granai della Fortezza Orsini, Pitigliano (GR) Italy

2012    ’Arte libera tutti’ group-exhibition, Ex Carcere di Montefiascone, Montefiascone (VT), Italy

‘Nach(t)bilder’,CAOS - Centro Arti Opificio Siri, Terni, Italy

‘firstActasis’, group-exhibition, Galerie Boehmers, Berlin, Germany

‘Limen Art 2012’, group-exhibition, Palazzo Comunale, Vibo Valenzia, Italy

            ’20-0-8 kunstgroup, IV’, group-exhibition, Granai della Fortezza Orsini, Pitigliano (GR), Italy

            ‘paperfile’, oqbo Galerie, group-exhibition, Berlin, Germany

2011    ’Vom Nachleben der Bilder’, Hl Dreifaltigkeitskirche St. Georg, Hamburg, Germany

            ’Martin Figura – Sindrome di Stendhal’, Magazzini della Lupa, Tuscania (VT) , Italy

            ‘riflessioni nascoste’, La Cascina, Capodimonte (VT), Italy

            ‘paperfile’, oqbo Galerie group-exhibition, Berlin, Germany

2010    ’20-0-8 kunstgroup, III’, group-exhibition, Granai della Fortezza Orsini, Pitigliano (GR) , Italy

            ‘Arti’, group-exhibition, Magazzino della Lupa, Tuscania (VT) , Italy

            ‘Dissoluzioni’, Rubbettino Editore, Roma, Italy

            ‘Viaggiarte’, group-exhibition, La Cascina, Capodimonte (VT), Italy

            ‘Sindrome di Stendhal’, Ex-Mattatoio, Montalto di Castro (VT), Italy

            ‘Transparenzen’, KiK Galerie, Bordesholm, Germany

‘Combat Premio’, group-exhibition, Bottino dell’Olio, Livorno, Italy

            ‘One Minute Tree’, group-exhibition, Giardino di Pianamola, Bassano Romano (VT), Italy

            ‘Papieroffensiv’, Edvard Munch Haus, group-exhibition, Warnemünde, Germany

2009    ‘l’Arte interpreta l’Uomo’, group-exhibition, Palazzo Santoro, Viterbo, Italy

            ‘la Via Internazionale’ group-exhibition, Ambrit Foyer, Roma, Italy

            ‘Konkret Abstrakt’, Schauraum K3, Simbach am Inn, Germany

            ‘Papieroffensiv’, oqbo Galerie, group-exhibition, Berlin, Germany

            ‘20-0-8 kunstgroup, II’, group-exhibition , Granai della Fortezza Orsini, Pitigliano (GR), Italy

            ‘Castro – la città scomparsa’, group-exhibition, Ischia di Castro/ Capodimonte/ Caprarola (VT) , Italy

            ‘Doppelungen’ con Ulrich Kühn e Dirk Lebahn, oqbo Galerie, Berlin, Germany

2008    ‘Offenes Atelier’ group-exhibition, studio Paul-Lincke-Ufer 33, Berlin, Germany

            ‘Altrove’, Palazzo Orsini, Bomarzo (VT), Italy

            scenery for ‘Passion selon Madelen’ di Anna Maria Civico, Teatro C, Terni, Italy

            ‘Itinerario 2008’, group-exhibition , Studio Pratt, Roma, Italy

            ‘artfair Orvieto’, Palazzo del Popolo, Orvieto (TR) , Italy

            ‘guardare’, Multistudio art center, Saturnia (GR) , Italy

            ’20-0-8 kunstgroup’, Galleria del Teatro, group-exhibition, Pitigliano (GR) , Italy

            ‘controcampo’, at Esporsi – collisioni tra le arti, Palazzo Primavera, Terni, Italy

            ‘Archeologia dei sensi’, Seminario/Performance con A M Civico, Museo Archeologico, Terni, Italy 

            ‘arte attuale in due chiese’, Centro Culturale Fanelli, Capodimonte (VT) , Italy

2007    ‘Eine Frage (nach) der Geste’, Goethe Institut, Roma, Italy

            ‘Itinerario 2007’, group-exhibition, Pratt-Institute, Roma, Italy

             ‘Il Cortilone VII’, group-exhibition, Sorano (GR) , Italy

             ‘Decifrando le emozioni’, group-exhibition, Torino Art Gallery, Torino, Italy

             scenery for ‘Spazio Abitato 1’, Officina Bosco, ‘Travolgente Festival’, Terni, Italy

2006    ‘Il Cortilone VI’, group-exhibition, Sorano (GR) , Italy

            ‘Spazi di Arte – Martin Figura’, Sala Anselmi, Viterbo, Italy

            ‘Eine Frage (nach) der Geste’, Opera Lipsia, mostra collettiva, Leipzig, Germany

2005    fresco-painting for the church S.Rocco/Capodimonte (VT), Italy

            ‘Il Cortilone V’, group-exhibition, Sorano (GR) , Italy

            scenery for ‘AnimarmonicaII’,  Teatro Vascello, Roma, Italy

2004    ‘Martin Figura - Opere recenti’, Palazzo Comunale, Piansano (VT), Italy

            scenografia per ‘Animarmonica’, MDA Produzioni Danza, Campo Barbarico, Roma, Italy

            ‘Il Cortilone IV’, mostra collettiva, Sorano (GR) , Italy

2003    ‘Martin Figura - Opere recenti’, Palazzo Comunale, Capodimonte (VT) , Italy

            ‘Il Cortilone III’, group-exhibition, Sorano (GR) , Italy

            ‘Sindrome di Stendhal’, S. Maria della Salute, Viterbo, Italy

2001    ‘Künstler der Galerie’, Art On Club, Berlin, Germany

2000    ‘Fresco Copien’, group-exhibition, Studio Petersburger Str. 91, Berlin, Germany

1998    ‘Martin Figura’, Schauraum, Eggenfelden, Germany

            ‘Multiples’, group-exhibition, Städtische Galerie Landshut, Germany

1997    ‘Dasselbe, aber anders’, Galerie Puttkamer, Berlin, Germany

1996    ‘Ausstellung: Die Galerie’, group-exhibition, Wewerka Galerie, Berlin, Germany

            ‘20 Jahre Werkstattgalerie’, group-exhibition, Studio Bildende Kunst, Berlin, Germany

1995    ‘Postkonzeptuelle Malerei’, Institute of Theorectical Painting, Kunst-Werke, Berlin, Germany

            ‘Südwest LB Druckgrafik Kunstpreis’95’, collettiva, Südwestdeutsche LB, Stuttgart, Germany

1994    ‘Aus den Händen’ Performance, Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, Germany      

            ‘Nachtbogen 4’, Performance, Oderberger Straße, Berlin, Germany

            ‘Katechon und tanzende Psyche’, Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, Germany

1993    ‘Shin Shin: Knut Bayer, Martin Figura, Ulrich Kühn’ group-exhibition, BM Galerie, Istanbul, Turchia

1992    ‘Knut Bayer, Martin Figura, Ulrich Kühn, D.Lebahn: Wandarbeit’, Shin Shin Galerie, Berlin, Germany

            ‘Durchsichtige Dinge’, Galeria Niels Ewerbeck, Vienna, Austria

1991    ‘1, 2, 3’  con Knut Bayer, Ulrich Kühn, Wewerka & Weiss Galerie, Berlin, Germany

            ‘Carmina Urbana’ Musei di Spoleto, group-exhibition, Festival di due mondi, Spoleto, Italy

            ‘Dobles Sentidos - Double Meanings’, group-exhibition del NGBK a Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.A.

1990    ‘Ceterum Censeo - Neues aus dem Depot’, Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, Germany

            ‘Display’, group-exhibition, Shin Shin Galerie, Berlin, Germany

1989    ‘Knut Bayer, Martin Figura, Ulrich Kühn’ , Shin Shin Galerie, Berlin, Germany

            ‘Apreca’, group-exhibition in Avignon, Francia

1988    ‘Standort Herne’, Museo di Emschertal, Herne, Germany

            ‘Art Week Kanzawa 88’, group-exhibition Kanzawa, Giappone