Natalie Brehmer (b. 1989) is a German-Polish artist living and working between Berlin and the Bavarian Forest. Her multidisciplinary practice unfolds through site-specific installations, photography, and experimental glass works.
Brehmer’s artistic trajectory reflects her diverse academic background. She studied communication and urban design before completing her fine arts studies at the State Academy of Fine Arts in Stuttgart. In 2023, she earned her Meisterschüler degree under Prof. Jorinde Voigt and Prof. Ricarda Roggan.
Her work has been exhibited at institutions including the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, ZK/U – Center for Art and Urbanistics in Berlin, Württembergischer Kunstverein, Baumwollspinnerei Leipzig, and the Goethe-Institut in Israel.
Brehmer’s practice has been recognized with numerous awards and scholarships, among them the Alexander Tutsek Foundation Scholarship for the Pilchuck Glass School (USA) and the “Junge Kunst und neue Wege” scholarship from the Bavarian State Ministry of Science and the Arts.
Education
Masterclass Student in the Weissenhof Program for Fine Arts, ABK Stuttgart
Diploma in Communication Design, ABK Stuttgart
Fine Arts – Sculpture, ABK Nürnberg (Guest Study), Class of Prof. Michael Sailstorfer
Fine Arts – Photography, ABK Stuttgart (Guest Study), Class of Prof. Ricarda Roggan & Sebastian Stumpf
Urban Design, ABK Stuttgart (Guest Study)
Pre-Diploma in Communication Design, ABK Stuttgart
Selected Exhibitions
Solo Show, Galerie Judith Andreae, Bonn
Natalie Brehmer / Johannes Edler von Ruedorffer, Weytterturm, Straubing
01 NONPLACE, Walter Storms Galerie, Munich
take care and goodbye, Dragoner Areal, Berlin
Exploring the Bavarian Forest, Gamp Galerie & DEPO2015, Pilsen
Tracks and Fields, Microkunsthalle, Berlin
a little bit of solidarity goes a long way, Zirka Space, Munich
Area of effect, Masterclass Graduation Exhibition, Villa Merkel, Esslingen
Cycling Circles, The Gällery Raum für Fotografie, Staatsgalerie Stuttgart
Adieu Mondial, Kunsthaus Kurfürstendamm Mondial, Berlin
Prolog, AKKU, Künstlerbund Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart
Neubesetzung, Kunstverein Neuhausen
52. Kunstausstellung, Bad Kötzting
Shared Journeys 10, Klatova Kienová Galerie
Open House, ZK/U Zentrum für Kunst und Urbanistik, Berlin
Long time no see, Württembergischer Kunstverein Stuttgart
51. Kunstausstellung, Bad Kötzting
Der River, Class of Sailstorfer, Reyle, Hildebrandt, Baumwollspinnerei Leipzig
Visionäre Räume – Spaces of Difference, KV Neuhausen with Stadtlücken e. V.
Ich sehe was, Minshar School of Art Tel Aviv & Goethe Institut
Rroooaaarr!, Tiergarten Nürnberg
Escape from here, Openstudio 28e, Stuttgart
In the frame off, Galerie Kernweine Foto & Raum, Stuttgart
Identità, Casa Masaccio Centro per l’Arte Contemporanea, San Giovanni Valdarno
Viermal 9,8 x 10,8 – Polaroid Exhibition, Freund & Kupferstecher, Stuttgart
Grants, Awards and Public Art
NEW POSITIONS, Art Cologne with Walter Storms Galerie (Winner)
Straubinger Culture Promotion Prize, Lower Bavaria Culture Prize (Winner)
Documentary Photography Award, Wüstenrot Foundation (Nominee)
BYCZ AiR Program, Czech-Bavarian Artist-in-Residence Program, Schiesslhaus AiR (Scholarship)
Public Art, Franco-German Water Police Station Kehl (Invitation, non-open competition)
International Summer Academy, Bildwerk-Frauenau, Alexander Tutsek Foundation, Munich (Scholarship)
“Young Art and New Paths,” Bavarian State Ministry for Science and Art (Scholarship)
ZK/U Zentrum für Kunst und Urbanistik, Berlin (Scholarship)
gegenwArt, Karl Schlecht Foundation & Kunstmuseum Stuttgart (Scholarship)
Künstlerhaus Stuttgart with Stadtlücken e. V. (Scholarship)
LungA School, Iceland (Scholarship)