Anke Eilergerhard
About
Born in 1963 in Wuppertal, Germany, Anke Eilegerhard creates beguilingly hypnotic sculptures that stimulate not only the sight, but also our senses of touch, taste, and smell. After completing her training in 1991 at École nationale supérieure des arts appliqués et des métiers d'art in Paris and 1994 at University of Wuppertal in Communications Design, Anke Eilergerhard began creating sculptures in silicone in 2004. Her applied interest in the tactile properties of materials has been at the forefront of her practice since early in her career, when she showed her paintings, which featured floral excrescences that extended outside the limits of the framing, in textured frames. Both the aestheticism of Anke Eilergerhard’s works and the themes they engage inscribe themselves within feminist discourse. The artist appropriates the meticulous technique of cake decorating while rejecting the universe of the kitchen traditionally associated with the female gender, mastering impeccably a technique that many may dismiss as a recreational pass-time acting as a testament to leisure. She also recently won the art silicone Tempelhof-Schönberger-Berlin Art Prize, and in 2017 launched a collaboration entitled Sweet Dream with international fashion house FENDI. Her works are represented in numerous collections, including Fendi Rome, Paris, Hong Kong; Fidelity Investments, London; Four Seasons, Abu Dhabi; Luciano Benetton Art Collection, Treviso; Insiders Technologies, Kaiserslautern, Berlin; Arte Al Limite, Santiago de Chile; The Leinemann Collection, Berlin.
Solo Exhibitions
2020
EILERGERHARD – RESILIENCE, Anna Laudel Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
EILERGERHARD – YOU&ME, Kunstsammlung Neubrandenburg, Germany
EILERGERHARD – COSMIC SCULPTURE, Robotic Art Gallery, Vienna, Austria
2019
TAF, AB43 Contemporary, Tbilisi, Georgia
2018
EILERGERHARD – SCULPTURE, Galerie AB43 Contemporary, Zurich, Switzerland
Art Karlsruhe, Galerie Tammen, Germany
2017
EILERGERHARD – SELFIE, Galerie Obrist, Essen, Germany
Positions – Berlin Art Week, Galerie Tammen, Berlin, Germany
EILERGERHARD – SKULPTUR, Galerie Tammen, Berlin, Germany
THE SWEET DREAM BY ANKE EILERGERHARD in cooperation with FENDI, from February –Juni, Berlin,
Dubai, Hong Kong, Milan, New York, Paris, Rome, Shanghai, Tokyo
2016
CROWNS – EILERGERHARD, Galerie LeRoyer, Montreal, Canada
Positions – Berlin Art Week, Galerie Schmalfuss, Berlin, Germany
Art Basel. Scope, Galerie Art Felicia, Basel, Switzerland
EILERGERHARD – SKULPTUR, Galerie Art Felicia, Mauren, Principality of Liechtenstein
2015
Positions – Berlin Art Week, Galerie Art Felicia, Berlin, Germany
EILERGERHARD. NEVER DYING FLOWERS, Kunstverein Schwetzingen, Castle Schwetzingen, Germany
2014
Kunst Zürich 14, Galerie Art Felicia, Zurich, Switzerland
Positions – Berlin Art Week, Galerie Art Felicia, Berlin, Germany
EILERGERHARD. HEAVEN ON EARTH, Jörg Heitsch Gallery, Munich, Germany
Art Karlsruhe sculpture square, Jörg Heitsch Gallery, Germany
2013
DISCO. EILERGERHARD KITCHENPLASTICS, Flottmannhallen Herne, Ruhr Kunst Museen, Herne, Germany
SKULPTUR, Gehag Forum Berlin, Germany
2012
Scope, Art Basel Miami, Galerie Art Felicia, Miami, United States
Positions – Berlin Art Week, Galerie Art Felicia, Berlin, Germany
EILERGERHARD KITCHENPLASTICS, Gedok Galerie, Stuttgart, Germany
Art Karlsruhe, Davis Klemm Gallery, Germany
2011
EILERGERHARD : SWEET DESIRE, Galerie Art Felicia, Mauren, Principality of Liechtenstein
SKULPTUR, Gehag Forum Berlin, Germany
SWEET DESIRE ANKE EILERGERHARD, Galerie Art Felicia, Fürstentum Liechtenstein
2009 KITCHENSTARS ANKE EILERGERHARD, Galerie berlin art scouts, Berlin
2006 ANKE EILERGERHARD POLLENFLUG. Norbert Dickel, Dortmunder Kunstverein, Dortmund
2004 MEINE WELT – DEINE WELT, (mit A. Komotzki), Dortmunder Kunstverein, K | C
ANKE EILERGERHARD, Stadtvillen Marienhof, in Kooperation mit Kunst Raum Konzepte, Bonn
2003 MEINE WELT – DEINE WELT, Städtische Sammlungen Neu-Ulm im Edwin Scharff Haus, K | C
MEINE WELT – DEINE WELT, (mit A. Komotzki), Kunstmuseum Baden, Solingen, K | C
2000 SCHÖN IST ES AUF DER WELT ZU SEIN, Galerie Petersen und Partner, Berlin
1999 ROT BLOND, Künstler und Atelierhaus der Stadt Duisburg
HERZKLOPFEN 2, Kulturbetrieb Stadt Mülheim a.d. Ruhr
DIE KÜNSTLER SIND ANWESEND, (mit J. Jarzombek), Forum Bildender Künstler, Essen
1998 HERZKLOPFEN 1, Weyerbuschturm, in Zusammenarbeit mit der Stadt Wuppertal
Group Exhibitions
2020
Mehr : Wert, works by i.a. Bill, Cragg, Christo, Eilergerhard, Fontana, Komotzki, Paik, Penck, Richter,
Ruddoff, Seeling, Wasmuth, curated by Dr. Finckh, Von der Heydt-Museum, Wuppertal, Germany
Second Skin, Galerie Le Royer, Montreal, Canada
2019
Art Miami, Le Royer Gallery, Miami, United States
Pin 2019, works by i.a. Black, Balkenhol, Eiben, Eilergerhard, Holzer, Ikemura, Imhof, Katz, Longo,
Ogasawara, Piene, Pollock, Steyerl, Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich, Germany
Stilleben, Galerie Tammen, Berlin, Germany
San Titre, Galerie Art Felicia, Mauren, Liechtenstein
Galerie Le Royer, Toronto, Canada
2018
Art Miami, Le Royer Galerie, Miami, United States
Der flexible Plan – The Rococo from the perspective of contemporary artists, works by i.a. Antunes,
Badelita, Black, Boutemy, Brown, Channer, Dekyndt, Eilergerhard, Grosse, Hein, Kneebone,
Koschkarow, Sala, Schinwald, Smith, Stadtbäumer, curated by Dr. Kreuzer, Van den Valentyn, Museum
Morsbroich, Leverkusen, Germany
2018 TKT, 100 Jahre Lyonel Feininger: Teltow II, Special guests: Eilergerhard + Oswald, Teltow, Germany
Art Salzburg, Galerie Art Felicia, Salzburg, Austria
Art Bodensee, Galerie Obrist, Dornbirn, Austria
Join The Dots – Unire le distanze, works by i.a. Eilergerhard, Ekici, Grcic, Hüppi, Klauke, Lüthi, Nicolai,
Rentmeister, Uecker, Weibel, curated by Noever, Salone Degli Incantimay, Trieste, Italy
Art Karlsruhe, Galerie Obrist, Germany
2017
Metall – es ist nicht alles Gold, was glänzt, works by i.a. Anklam, Eilergerhard, Faas, Kwade, Nitsch,
Reyle, Sailstorfer, curated by Fischer, Städtisches Kunstmuseum Pforzheim, Germany
TurmBau I&II –Turm-Modelle in der zeitgenössischen Skulptur, works by i.a. Bury, Eilergerhard, Hack,
Ikemura, Knubben, Ledergerber, Mack, Neye, Schüle, Shek, Sprengler, Ulrichs, Dominikanermuseum,
Kunst Raum Rottweil, Thyssen Krupp-Testturm, Rottweil, Germany
Colección Al Límite – Sin Límites, Espacio Fundación Telefónica, Santiago de Chile, Chile
Art Bodensee, Galerie Obrist, Dornbirn, Austria
Scope Art Basel, Galerie Art Felicia, Basel, Switzerland
Art Karlsruhe, Galerie Obrist, Germany
Feria Art Madrid, Galerie Schmalfuss, Spain
2016
Künstlerinnen räumen auf, works by i.a. Anders, Eilergerhard, Flake, Hatoum, Korte, Loy, Musiol, Rist,
Rosenbach, Trockel, Tittel, curated by Dr. Ewers-Schultz, Dr. Padberg, Staatliches Textil-und
Industriemuseum, Augsburg, Germany
Accrochage, Galerie Schmalfuss, Berlin, Germany
Kunst Zürich 16, Galerie Obrist, Zurich, Switzerland
Roter Kunstsalon, Museum Villa Rot, Burgrieden-Rot, Germany
Künstlerinnen räumen auf, Städtische Galerie Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany
30 Jahre Kunst in den Flottmannhallen, works by i.a. Bee, Eilergerhard, Drühl, Fukushima, Seliger,
curated by Laurinat, Flottmannhalle Herne, Ruhr Kunst Museen, Germany
Positions, Galerie Obrist, Essen, Germany
Künstlerinnen räumen auf, Kunstmuseum Mühlheim, Germany
Art from Berlin at Context New York, Galleries Association of Berlin, New York, United States
Rarity Gallery, Mykonos, Greece
KONKRET: EILERGERHARD + KÖHLER, Galerie Schmalfuss, Berlin, Marburg, Germany, (dialog)
Künstlerinnen räumen auf, Kunstsammlung Zwickau, Max Pechstein Museum, Zwickau, Germany
Eilergerhard – Lucinda, New Four Seasons Hotel, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, (permanent
installation)
2015
Art from Berlin at Art Miami, Galleries Association of Berlin, Miami, United States
Galerie Art Felicia, Mauren, Principality of Liechtenstein
SKULPTUR : MALEREI. EILERGERHARD + BRIXY, Galerie Tammen, Berlin, Germany (dialog)
EILERGERHARD. LOLLIES & ROSENROT, Forum Hanau, Germany, (permanent installation)
Künstlerinnen räumen auf, Museum im Kulturspeicher Würzburg, Germany
Germany, mon amour!, works by i.a. Eilergerhard, Ekici, Grcic, Hüppi, Klauke, Lüthi, Nicolai,
Rentmeister, Uecker,
Weibel, curated by Noever, Luciano Benetton Collection, Fondazione Cini, Isola San Giorgio Maggiore,
Venice, Italy
Bildtaktik. Abbilden, Gestalten und Darstellen in Kunst und Wissenschaft, works by i.a. Bär,
Eilergerhard, Illenberger, Masuyama, Melhus, Mondrian, Starck, Ullrichs, curated by Prof. Dr.-Ing.
Fritsche, Zimmermann-Törne, Altana Galerie, University of Technology, Dresden, Germany
Scope New York, Galerie LeRoyer, New York, United States
Art Karlsruhe, Galerie Tammen, Germany
2014
Art from Berlin at Art Miami, Galleries Association of Berlin, Miami, United States
Art from Berlin at Art Market Budapest, Galleries Association of Berlin, Budapest, Hungary
Ovid ́s, works by Boehmelmann, Deutsch, Driscoll, Durant, Eilergerhard, Hitzing, Lougee, Shepley,
Schreiber, Verlin, Wilcox, Wilken, curated by Anette Schwarz, Mewo Kunsthalle Memmingen, Germany
Ten, Eilergerhard, Brixy, Waschkau, Altes Pumpwerk Neckarau, Mannheim, Germany
Micro, Gallery Kayafas, Boston Sculptors Gallery, United States
Galerie LeRoyer, Montreal, Canada
Ovid ́s, Kunstverein Tiergarten, Berlin, Germany
Metamorphoses, Galerie Wichtendahl, Berlin, Germany
Art Frankfurt a.M., Galerie Schmalfuss, Germany
2013
Art from Berlin at Art Miami, Galleries Association of Berlin, Miami, United States
Positions – Berlin Art Week, Galerie Art Felicia, Berlin, Germany
EILERGERHARD + GÖTZ, Kunst in der Sparkasse, Wuppertal, Germany (dialog)
Modern sculpture, Jörg Heitsch Gallery, Munich, Germany
Gnadenlos – Künstlerinnen und das Komische, works by i.a. Blume, Eilergerhard, Export, Fleury,
Hatoum, Höch, Lassnig, Ono, Oppenheim, Rist, Trockel, Werefkin, curated by Dr. Täuber, Dr. Gundel, Dr.
Laukötter, Paula Modersohn-Becker Museum, Museen Böttcherstraße, Bremen, Germany
Art Karlsruhe, Jörg Heitsch Gallery, Germany
2012
Art Fair Köln, Davis Klemm Gallery, Cologne, Germany
Gnadenlos – Künstlerinnen und das Komische, works by i.a. Blume, Eilergerhard, Export, Fleury,
Hatoum, Höch, Lassnig, Ono, Oppenheim, Rist, Trockel, Werefkin, curated by Dr. Täuber, Dr. Gundel, Dr.
Laukötter, Kunsthalle Vogelmann, Städtische Museen, Heilbronn, Germany
Extrem süß!, works by i.a. Anton, Baumgärtel, Eilergerhard, Fleck, Götze, Eilergerhard, Waller,
Weber, Staatliche Kunsthalle, Karlsruhe, Germany
Zart&Bitter, Badisches Landesmuseum, Karlsruhe, Germany
Heim_Spiel, Frauenmuseum, Berlin, Germany
Die Grosse NRW, Museum Kunstpalast, Dusseldorf, Germany 2012 Wonder Women, Davis Klemm
Gallery, Frankfurt a.M., Germany
2011
terra.incognita., works by i.a. Eilergerhard, Illenberger, Masuyama, Melhus, Mondrian, Starck, Ullrichs,
curated by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Fritsche, Zimmermann-Törne, Altana Galerie, University collections of art and
technology, Dresden, Germany
Art Fair Köln, Davis Klemm Gallery, Cologne, Germany
Mit Feuer und Flamme. Keramik in der zeitgenössischen Kunst, works by i.a. Ai Weiwei, Deacon,
Eilergerhard, Ikemura, Karlsen, Karstieß, Piene, Prangenberg, Schütte, curated by Dr. Dathe, Museum
Villa Rot, Burgrieden, Germany
Art award 2011, Museum Haus am Kleistpark, Berlin, Germany
Die Grosse NRW, Museum Kunstpalast, Dusseldorf, Germany
European Sculpture: Difference & Diversity, works by i.a. de Braud, Eilergerhard, Ferro, Mader, Thoma,
Nave Gallery, Martini Arte Internazionale, Turin, Italy
2010
European Sculpture, Nave Gallery, Turin, Italien, K | C
Animalart, Kunstverein Schwetzingen, K | C
2009
Galerie art.aquabit und Friedman Galerie, Berlin
Fette Beute – das dialogale Quartett, Kunstverein Markdorf, Bodensee
Berlin artspotters, German Consulate Generale, New York, USA
Porzellanikon, Europäisches Industriemuseum für Porzellan, Selb
2008
Perron-Kunstpreis 2008, short list, Städtische Galerie, Frankenthal
Kunstpreis Körperformen, short list, Galerie im Rathaus Tempelhof, Berlin
Fette Beute – das dialogale Quartett, Kunstmuseum Ahlen, K | C
2007 WYSIWYTYG #1, Temporärer Kunstraum Brunnenstrasse, Berlin
2006
Galerie Klaus Braun, Stuttgart
Kunstraum LindnerHuber|copyright Projekte, Berlin, K | C
Ball Of Fame, Altes Umspannwerk Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, K | C
2005
Grosse Kunstausstellung NRW, Düsseldorf, K | C
2001 Schloß Kromsdorf, Weimar, K | C
2yk Galerie, Berlin, K | C
Grosse Kunstausstellung NRW, Düsseldorf, K | C
1999 Zeit, Kleine Humboldtgalerie, Berlin
1996 Sinnestäuschung, Elisenturm, Stadt Wuppertal
1994 Deutsches Klingenmuseum, Wuppertal-Solingen
1993 Forum Bildender Künstler, Essen, K | C
1992 Von-der-Heyd-Museum, Kunsthalle Barmen, Wuppertal, K | C
1991 Leckerchen, Kunsthalle Klandestin, Wuppertal
