Johannes Wald

Johannes Wald operates within the conceptual tradition, where the artwork transcends mere materiality and gains significance through its process rather than its final form. He aims for an unfinished state characterized by intermediary forms and non-recyclable refuse.

Biography of Johannes Wald

The artist was born in 1980 in Sindelfingen, Germany. From 2002 to 2009, Wald attended the Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste Karlsruhe (Germany) in the classes of Prof. Harald Klingelhöller and Prof. Daniel Roth. Additionally, from 2007 to 2009, the artist was a "Meisterschüler" under Prof. Harald Klingelhöller.

In 2009, Johannes Wald received a travel grant from the Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste Karlsruhe. Two years later, in 2011, he obtained the Debutant Award from the state government of Baden-Württemberg. In 2013, Wald received the Ernst-Rietschel Award for sculpture.

His notable solo exhibitions include "lending thought body" at Daniel Marzona in Berlin (2016), "stade du miroir" at Galerie Greta Meert in Brussels (2015), "Geste und Gefühl / attempts at forming appropriate finds" at Museum Kurhaus Kleve (2014), "fig." at Konrad Fischer Galerie in Düsseldorf (2012), and many more. 

Johannes Wald's works have been featured in numerous group exhibitions held at prestigious venues worldwide, including V8-Plattform in Karlsruhe, Kunsthalle Mannheim, Städtische Galerie in  Sindelfingen, Johann König Galerie in Berlin, Silkeborg Art Center in Silkeborg, Kunsthalle Basel, among others.

Currently, the artist lives and works in Berlin.