Mona Schulzek, born 1992 in Moers, lives and work in Düsseldorf. She completed her master's degree under Gregor Schneider at Kunstakademie Düsseldorf in 2023. She has already been awarded several prizes and scholarships, such as most recently the prestigious art prize "junger westen" in 2023, which is accompanied by an exhibition in the Kunsthalle Recklinghausen.
Her works have been exhibited in renowned institutions such as Museum Insel Hombroich (Raketenstation), Museum Kunstpalast Düsseldorf, Künstlerhaus Dortmund, Kunsthaus Graz, Sprengel Museum Hannover and Museum für Angewandte Kunst in Cologne. Schulzek's works are part of the collections of the Kunstmuseum Bochum and the Max Ernst Museum Brühl.
1992* born in Moers, GER
based in Düsseldorf, GER
2023 Excellence diploma of arts (Meisterbrief) and diploma (Akademiebrief) with prof. Gregor Schneider, Academy of Arts Düsseldorf
2017-2023 Academy of Arts Düsseldorf – Fine arts, student of Gregor Schneider & Peter Piller
2017 Diploma of photography, ecosign/Akademie für Gestaltung
2012-2017 ecosign/Akademie für Gestaltung – Photography, student of Thomas Zika
AWARDS / GRANTS
2023 Art prize »junger westen«
2022 Project prize by Best Group – „Outer Space Transmitter“
2020 Project funding by Regioparl – „Outer Space Transmitter“
2019 Max Ernst Scholarship
2019 Vonovia Award for Photography – 1st prize, „Ottomane“
2017 Cologne Design Award – nominated
2014 German Youth Photo Prize – 4th prize
INSTITUTIONAL COLLECTIONS
Kunstmuseum Bochum, GER
Max Ernst Museum, GER
Kunsthalle Recklinghausen, GER
EXHIBITIONS
S = Solo
G = Group
2023
Kunsthalle Recklinghausen, GER – Kunstpreis „junger westen“ (S)
nouveaux deuxdeux, GER – Schwerkraft und Gnade (S)
Museum Insel Hombroich (Raketenstation), GER – Outer Space Transmitter (S)
Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, GER – graduation show (S)
2022
Sprink, GER – Viva Forever (G)
Salon Schmitz, GER – Kunstgruppe, Ausstellung zur Art Cologne (G)
Kunsthaus Graz l Art in Public Space, AUS – Outer Space Transmitter (S)
St. Pölten l Art in Public Space, AUS – Outer Space Transmitter (S)
Krems l Art in Public Space, AUS – Outer Space Transmitter (S)
Berlin Zeiss Großplanetarium l Art in Public Space, GER – Outer Space Transmitter (S)
Alicante l Art in Public Space, ESP – Outer Space Transmitter (S)
2021
Sprengel Museum Hannover, GER – Zuhause (G)
Museum Kunstpalast Düsseldorf, GER – Die Grosse, Klasse Peter Piller (G)
Art Initiatives Cologne Festival, GER – Outer Space Transmitter (S)
Künstlerhaus Dortmund, GER – Science-Ex (G)
Krakow l Art in Public Space, POL – Outer Space Transmitter (S)
Salon Schmitz, GER – Kunstgruppe, Ausstellung zur Art Cologne (G)
Paris Photo, FRA – Ottomane (S)
2020
Kunstmuseum Bochum, GER – Zuhause (G)
La Felce, GER – Artist’s Book Release: Mona Schulzek & Denise Werth (G)
2019
Max Ernst Museum, GER – Max Ernst Stipendium 2019 (S)
SANSHANG Contemporary Art Museum, Hangzhou, CHN – 20190615/20190601 (G)
2017
Kolb Fabrik, GER – Leviathan (S)
Museum für Angewandte Kunst, Köln, GER – Kölner Designpreis 2017 (G)
2016
August Produzentengalerie, GER – Turfroom (S)
Michael Horbach Stiftung, GER – Die Ausgänge befinden sich hier, hier und hier (G)
2015
Offspace Arty Farty, GER – The safety of objects (G)
2014
Galerie Schmidt & Handrup, GER – Ausnahme/Regel (G)
Photokina Köln, GER – Deutscher Jugendfotopreis (G)
2013
Flüchtlingsrat NRW e.V., GER – Nirgendwo ist hier (G)