About
Kristina Girke is a German artist. Her paintings express wholeness: the big picture in the small, from the macrocosm to the microcosm. She uses geometric elements, fractals as it were, as the underlying set of rules.
Her work showcases vibrant hues and layered themes as abstract components, creating intricate dimensions of time.
CV
Education
Born in Halle, East Germany
Studies Medicine in Halle and Berlin
Studies Fine Arts / Painting at Art Academy Berlin KHB with Katharina Grosse, Diploma and Honor as Master
Studies Art in Context, University of Arts Berlin, Master of Arts
Lives and works in Portugal and Canada.
Solo Exhibitions (Selection)
2026Luz do infinito, Convento da Sertã, Castelo Branco, Portugal
2025O Rei da Bruma, Galeria SETE, Coimbra, Portugal
2020Transitions, Gallery THEARTH, Bowen Island, BC, Canada
2018/19Palimpsest (exhibition & performance), Philipps-University of Marburg
Palimpsest, Gallery Schmalfuss, Marburg–Berlin, Germany
2017Anderwelten, Galerie Rother-Winter, Wiesbaden, Germany
2016Heroen von Utopia, Matthäikirche am Potsdamer Platz, Foundation St. Matthäus Berlin, Germany
Geometrie des Unmöglichen, Kunstverein Trier Junge Kunst, Trier, Germany
2015Ich bin. Also male ich., 37th Cabinet Exhibition, Stiftung St. Matthäus Berlin, Germany
2014TAXUS ROSEN – eine malerische Setzung, Foundation Kloster Ilsenburg, Germany
2013Sacred Destinations, Kunstverein Salzgitter, Museum Schloss Salder, Germany
2012Geometrie des Himmels, Gallery Wild, Zürich, Switzerland
2011Beim Frühstück hat sich Gott verkrümelt, Michael Schultz Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2010Running Away From Paradise, Michael Schultz Gallery Seoul, Korea
Urknall, CAS – Contemporary Art Space, Salzburg, Austria
2009Vorsicht Explosiv!, Galerie Schilling Contemporary, Stuttgart, Germany
Das siebente Ornament, Galerie Michael Schultz, Berlin, Germany
2007Terpentine Turbulenzen, Galerie Schilling Contemporary, Stuttgart, Germany
2006Kulturschäden, Galerie Michael Schultz, Berlin, Germany
2005Der Irrgarten, Galerie Schilling Contemporary, Stuttgart, Germany
2004Laut singen am Wasserfall, Galerie Michael Schultz, Berlin, Germany
2000MountainToys, Städtische Galerie Marktschlößchen, Halle/Saale, Germany
1999Fremd, Ethnological Museum, Berlin State Museums, Berlin, Germany
1998Autoretratos de l'Alma, Galería Salár, Centro de Àrtes y Comunicación, La Paz, Bolivia
Autoretratos de l'Alma, GOETHE-Institut, La Paz, Bolivia
Group Exhibitions (Selection)
2024Madonnen und Medusen, Galerie Holger John, Dresden, Germany
2016ProletariArt, CBU Art Gallery Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada
2015FULL HOUSE, Kunsthalle Erfurt at Molsdorf Palace, Erfurt, Germany
Sicher ist, dass nichts sicher ist, Kunstverein Soest, Germany
2014drawn – gezeichnet – dessiné, Kunstverein Bodenburg, Germany
2013Winterreise, Gallery Wild, Zürich, Switzerland
2012Spring Group Show, Gallery Thomas Jaeckel, New York City, USA
White Box Arts and Humanity Award, White Box Gallery, NYC, USA
2011Fragments of Indian Sum, Michael Schultz Gallery, Berlin, Germany
Kleine Welten, Contemporary Art Space Salzburg, Austria
2009Selection of XV Biennial of Cerveira at LX Factory, Lisbon, Portugal
XV Internacional Biennial of Cerveira, Vila Nova de Cerveira, Portugal
2008Close-up, Por Amor À Arte Galeria, Porto, Portugal
Mountain View, Michael Schultz Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2007Salzmond, Kunstraum Klosterkirche, Traunstein, Germany
Gallery Kampl, München, Germany
2006Der blaue Engel, Gallery Bekker vom Rath, Frankfurt (Main), Germany
RIO, Artnews Projects, Berlin, Germany
2005Pintura y escultura de la colección Irene Cabez y Ignacio Munoz, Fundación Antonio Pérez, Cuenca, Spain
Back to the line, Kunsthalle Dresden
Vier gewinnt – Kunst aus Berlin, Gallery Peerlings, Krefeld, Germany
2004Berlin Now, Gallery Jörg Hasenbach, Antwerpen, Belgium
Arena, Kunstverein Talstraße e.V., Halle (Saale), Germany
Made in Germany, Galleria San Carlo, Milan, Italy
Der Mythos küsst den Alltag, Michael Schultz Gallery, Berlin, Germany
now…, Galerie Levy Hamburg / Galería Castellana, Madrid, Spain
200115. Bundeskunstwettbewerb, Art and Exhibition Hall of Germany, Bonn, Germany
Awards, Fellowships, Lectureships
1994/04Scholarship of the public Foundation Villigst e.V.
1997/98One year Artist Fellowship, 12 months studies in South America
2001Nomination for the 15. Bundeskunstwettbewerb, Art and Exhibition Hall of Germany, Bonn, Germany
2005/6Lectureship for Painting at Art Academy Berlin KHB, Germany
2016Artist Lecture at Painting Dept., NSCAD University Halifax / Canada
WORK IN COLLECTIONS
Cábez y Muñoz, Madrid / Spain
Cardía, Porto / Portugal
Cardoso, Porto / Portugal
Dahlmann, Hamburg / Germany
De Knecht, Amsterdam / Netherlands
SØR Rusche Sammlung Oelde – Berlin / Germany
Sperling, Mainburg / Germany
Education
Born, Halle, East Germany
Medicine, Halle and Berlin
Fine Arts / Painting, Diploma and Honor as Master, Art Academy Berlin KHB, Berlin
Art in Context, Master of Arts, University of Arts Berlin, Berlin
Solo Exhibitions (Selection)
2026
Luz do infinito, Convento da Sertã, Castelo Branco, Portugal
2025
O Rei da Bruma, Galeria SETE, Coimbra, Portugal
2020
Transitions, Gallery THEARTH, Bowen Island, BC, Canada
2018
Palimpsest (exhibition & performance), Philipps-University of Marburg
2018
Palimpsest, Gallery Schmalfuss, Marburg–Berlin, Germany
2017
Anderwelten, Galerie Rother-Winter, Wiesbaden, Germany
2016
Heroen von Utopia, Matthäikirche am Potsdamer Platz, Foundation St. Matthäus Berlin, Germany
2016
Geometrie des Unmöglichen, Kunstverein Trier Junge Kunst, Trier, Germany
2015
Ich bin. Also male ich., 37th Cabinet Exhibition, Stiftung St. Matthäus Berlin, Germany
2014
TAXUS ROSEN – eine malerische Setzung, Foundation Kloster Ilsenburg, Germany
2013
Sacred Destinations, Kunstverein Salzgitter, Museum Schloss Salder, Germany
2012
Geometrie des Himmels, Gallery Wild, Zürich, Switzerland
2011
Beim Frühstück hat sich Gott verkrümelt, Michael Schultz Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2010
Running Away From Paradise, Michael Schultz Gallery Seoul, Korea
2010
Urknall, CAS – Contemporary Art Space, Salzburg, Austria
2009
Vorsicht Explosiv!, Galerie Schilling Contemporary, Stuttgart, Germany
2009
Das siebente Ornament, Galerie Michael Schultz, Berlin, Germany
2007
Terpentine Turbulenzen, Galerie Schilling Contemporary, Stuttgart, Germany
2006
Kulturschäden, Galerie Michael Schultz, Berlin, Germany
2005
Der Irrgarten, Galerie Schilling Contemporary, Stuttgart, Germany
2004
Laut singen am Wasserfall, Galerie Michael Schultz, Berlin, Germany
2000
MountainToys, Städtische Galerie Marktschlößchen, Halle/Saale, Germany
1999
Fremd, Ethnological Museum, Berlin State Museums, Berlin, Germany
1998
Autoretratos de l'Alma, Galería Salár, Centro de Àrtes y Comunicación, La Paz, Bolivia
1998
Autoretratos de l'Alma, GOETHE-Institut, La Paz, Bolivia
Group Exhibitions (Selection)
2024
Madonnen und Medusen, Galerie Holger John, Dresden, Germany
2016
ProletariArt, CBU Art Gallery Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada
2015
FULL HOUSE, Kunsthalle Erfurt at Molsdorf Palace, Erfurt, Germany
2015
Sicher ist, dass nichts sicher ist, Kunstverein Soest, Germany
2014
drawn – gezeichnet – dessiné, Kunstverein Bodenburg, Germany
2013
Winterreise, Gallery Wild, Zürich, Switzerland
2012
Spring Group Show, Gallery Thomas Jaeckel, New York City, USA
2012
White Box Arts and Humanity Award, White Box Gallery, NYC, USA
2011
Fragments of Indian Sum, Michael Schultz Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2011
Kleine Welten, Contemporary Art Space Salzburg, Austria
2009
Selection of XV Biennial of Cerveira at LX Factory, LX Factory, Lisbon, Portugal
2009
XV Internacional Biennial of Cerveira, XV Biennial of Cerveira, Vila Nova de Cerveira, Portugal
2008
Close-up, Por Amor À Arte Galeria, Porto, Portugal
2008
Mountain View, Michael Schultz Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2007
Salzmond, Kunstraum Klosterkirche, Traunstein, Germany
2007
Gallery Kampl, Gallery Kampl, München, Germany
2006
Der blaue Engel, Gallery Bekker vom Rath, Frankfurt (Main), Germany
2006
RIO, Artnews Projects, Berlin, Germany
2005
Pintura y escultura de la colección Irene Cabez y Ignacio Munoz, Fundación Antonio Pérez, Cuenca, Spain
2005
Back to the line, Kunsthalle Dresden, Germany
2005
Vier gewinnt – Kunst aus Berlin, Gallery Peerlings, Krefeld, Germany
2004
Berlin Now, Gallery Jörg Hasenbach, Antwerpen, Belgium
2004
Arena, Kunstverein Talstraße e.V., Halle (Saale), Germany
2004
Made in Germany, Galleria San Carlo, Milan, Italy
2004
Der Mythos küsst den Alltag, Michael Schultz Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2004
now…, Galerie Levy Hamburg / Galería Castellana, Madrid, Spain
2001
15. Bundeskunstwettbewerb, Art and Exhibition Hall of Germany, Bonn, Germany
Awards, Fellowships, Lectureships
1994/04
Scholarship, public Foundation Villigst e.V.
1997/98
One year Artist Fellowship, 12 months studies in South America
2001
Nomination for the 15. Bundeskunstwettbewerb, Art and Exhibition Hall of Germany, Bonn, Germany
2005/6
Lectureship for Painting, Art Academy Berlin KHB, Germany
2016
Artist Lecture at Painting Dept., NSCAD University Halifax / Canada
Work in Collections
Cábez y Muñoz, Madrid / Spain
Cardía, Porto / Portugal
Cardoso, Porto / Portugal
Dahlmann, Hamburg / Germany
De Knecht, Amsterdam / Netherlands
SØR Rusche Sammlung Oelde, Berlin / Germany
Sperling, Mainburg / Germany