Nuri Koerfer
Biography
Born 1981, Zürich, Switzerland
Lives and works in Berlin
Education
2011 Mountain School, program organized by Piero Golia and Eric Wesley, Los Angeles
2004 Byam Shaw School of Art, University College London, London
2000 University of Applied Sciences and Art, Lucerne
Solo exhibitions and projects
2025
Shelfs, Neuer Essener Kunstverein, Essen, DE
2024
Duck Down, Melas Martinos, Athens, DE
2021
Dogs of Reason, Galerie Lars Friedrich, Berlin, DE
2017
Bringing The Corn Back Home, Cave 3000, Berlin, DE
2013
Elaine, MGK, Basel, CH
2012
Oslo 10 (with Jeroen Jacobs), Basel, CH
2011
hold down, Loock Galerie Berlin, DE
Selected group exhibitions
2025
Super Möbel, Kölnischer Kunstverein, Cologne, DE
Basel Social Club, Lodovico Corsini, Basel, CH
Art Gstaad, Lodovico Corsini, Gstaad, CH
2024
Flowers of Romance - Part Two, curated by Charlie Fox, Lodovico Corsini, Brussels, BE
2023
Hybrid Habitability, curated by Jeanette Apitz, Etage Project, Kopenhagen , DK
Group show curated by Liz Craft and Pentti Monkkonen, Northern Renaissance Fair, Berlin, DE
Haute Tension, curated by Thomas Jeppe, Galerie Conradi, Hamburg, DE
2022
Domesticity, Galerie Gregor Staiger, Milan, IT
2021
Group show, curated by Larry Ossei-Mensah and Omsk Social Club, Athens Biennale, GR
2020
Sculpture Garden, curated by Balthazar Lovay, Geneva Biennale, CH
2019
Paris Internationale, with Galerie Lars Friedrich, DE
The Garden Bridge, by KINDERHOOK & CARACAS, Brücke Museum Berlin, DE
Group Habits, curated by Gergana Todorova, Akademie Galerie Nürnberg, DE
2018
Group show, invited by Fabian Marti, Marti Ceramics, Los Angeles , USA
Group show, curated by Penny Rafferty, Horse & Pony, Berlin, DE
Group show, curated by Tenzing Barshee and Robbie Firtzpatrick, Sundogs, Paris, FR
2017
Mass no2, collaboration with Lonely Boys, Archivio Conz, Berlin, DE
Berlin Kleingeld, Galerie Rolando Anselmi, Berlin, DE
pink moon pink wind, Mavra, Paros, GR
2015
Sinnliche Ungewissheit, Kunsthaus Zürich, Zürich, CH
2014
Courting Aporia, Gerbert Foundation, Rapperswil, CH
2013
Florian Christopher, Carson Chan, Zürich, CH
Centre Pasque Art, Marti Collection, Biel, CH
Istituto svizzero di Roma, Rome, IT
Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, DE
2011
Hidden-Parts, After the Butcher, Berlin, DE
Search & Destroy, Mikael Anderson Galerie, Copenhagen, DK
2009
Auction 2009, Swiss Institute, New York, USA
2008
Art Bingo, Leimbach, CH
Walking on thin Ice, Artnews Projects, Berlin, DE
2007
Nuri Koerfer, Galerie Freymond-Guth, Zurich, CH
The Five Obstructions - Anti-Aura, Freymond-Guth, curated by Raphael Gygax, Zoo Art Fair, London, UK
Delightful Horror, Binz 39, Zurich, CH
Prizes and nominations
2014
Swiss Art Awards, Basel
2012
Werk und Atelierstipendien, Helmhaus, Zürich
2008
ZKB-Kunstpreis, Kunst 08, Zürich
Werk- und Atelierstipendien, Helmhaus Zürich (won residency in Kumming China)
Publications
2010
That‘s Not Me, Publication Release with Kodoji Press, Corner College/Motto Zurich, CH
Residencies
2019
La Maison, Bourgogne, curated by Elodie Evers, www.lamaisonresidency.org
2013
Genova / Italy, Werk-und Atelierstipendium Stadt Zürich
2009
Kunming / China, Werk-und Atelierstipendium Stadt Zürich
Since 2015 Nuri Koerfer together with Mark Soo und Julian Stalbohm organizes the exhibition space MAVRA in Berlin.