Curriculum Vitae
Andreas Gefeller (*1970) studied photography at the University of Essen and completed his degree with honors under Bernhard Prinz in 2000. Gefeller was appointed to the Deutsche Fotografische Akademie in 2001. He lives and works in Düsseldorf.
Awards
| 2021 | Prix Pictet, London: nomination |
| 2017 | Photo Espana Prize: nomination |
| 2016 | Prix Pictet, London: nomination |
| 2013 | Lead Awards, Hamburg: silver |
| 2012 | Lead Awards, Hamburg: award |
| 2012 | Prix Pictet, London: nomination |
| 2012 | Deutsche Börse Photography Prize, London: nomination |
| 2012 | German Photo Book Award: gold |
| 2010 | European Eyes on Japan by EU-Japan Fest: scholarship |
| 2009 | Prix Pictet, London: nomination |
| 2007 | Real Photography Award, Amsterdam: nomination |
| 2005 | Lead Awards, Hamburg: gold |
| 2004 | Kunstpreis der Stadt Nordhorn, Nordhorn: award winner |
| 2004 | Phase One Prize, Vevey: first prize |
| 2003 | Umbo Photo Prize, Lippstadt: nomination |
| 2003 | KunstRai Prize, Amsterdam: nomination |
| 2003 | European Award of Architectural Photography, Bonn: honour |
| 2002 | Peter Keetmann Award, Hamburg: honour |
| 2001 | Reinhart Wolf Award, Hamburg: award winner |
Solo shows (selection)
| 2023 | Dies ist kein Baum. Thomas Rehbein Gallery, Cologne |
| 2023 | Andreas Gefeller – Out of Sight, NRW-Forum Düsseldorf |
| 2021 | Andreas Gefeller, Christian Liaigre, London |
| 2021 | Andreas Gefeller – Fotoarbeiten, Städtische Galerie Neunkirchen |
| 2020 | Andreas Gefeller, Thomas Rehbein Gallery, Cologne |
| 2020 | Andreas Gefeller: Mapping Perception, Atlas Gallery, London |
| 2019 | Gefeller Houlihan, with Benjamin Houlihan, Thomas Rehbein Gallery, Brussels |
| 2018 | Andreas Gefeller—Supervisions, HSBC Deutschland Düsseldorf |
| 2018 | The Backside of Light, Thomas Rehbein Gallery, Cologne |
| 2018 | The Backside of Light, Dear Future Me, Brussels |
| 2017 | Andreas Gefeller—Blank, Sous les Étoiles Gallery, New York |
| 2017 | Andreas Gefeller, Wouter van Leeuwen Gallery, Amsterdam |
| 2016 | Andreas Gefeller—Blank Close Ups, Thomas Rehbein Gallery, Cologne |
| 2016 | Andreas Gefeller, Dear Future Me, Brussels |
| 2016 | Andreas Gefeller, Sipgate, Düsseldorf |
| 2015 | Andreas Gefeller, Dear Future Me, Brussels |
| 2014 | Andreas Gefeller—Fotografien 2000–2014, Palais für aktuelle Kunst, Glückstadt |
| 2014 | Supervisions and Beyond, Baton Gallery, Seoul |
| 2012 | Blank, Thomas Rehbein Gallery, Cologne |
| 2011 | The Japan Series, Hasted Kraeutler Gallery, New York |
| 2011 | Photographs, Kunsthalle Erfurt, Erfurt |
| 2010 | The Japan Series, Thomas Rehbein Gallery, Cologne |
| 2010 | Photographs, Landesgalerie Linz, Linz |
| 2009 | Photographs, Stadtgalerie Saarbrücken, Saarbrücken |
| 2009 | New Works, Hasted Hunt Gallery, New York |
| 2008 | Supervisions, Kunstverein Augsburg, Augsburg |
| 2008 | Andreas Gefeller, Thomas Rehbein Gallery, Cologne |
| 2007 | Supervisions, Hasted Hunt Gallery, New York |
| 2007 | Supervisions, Kunstverein Heinsberg, Heinsberg |
| 2006 | Supernatural, Dubbelbee Gallery, Amsterdam |
| 2004 | Kunstpreis der Stadt Nordhorn, Städtische Galerie Nordhorn, Nordhorn |
| 2004 | Supervisions, Thomas Rehbein Gallery, Cologne |
Group shows (selection)
| 2023 | Civilization – The Way We Live Now, Saatchi Gallery London |
| 2023 | EJTECH und Thomas Lohr, LRRH_ AERIAL Düsseldorf |
| 2022 | Civilization, Musei San Domenico, Forlì |
| 2022 | Nachts, Brandenburgisches Landesmuseum für moderne Kunst, Cottbus |
| 2022 | Welt in der Schwebe, Kunstmuseum Bonn, Bonn |
| 2022 | Ridisignare lo spazio, LABS Contemporary Art, Bologna |
| 2021 | Feast, Atlas Gallery, London |
| 2021 | Reset!, Kunstmuseum Ahlen, Ahlen |
| 2021 | Light And Mind, Galerie Lausberg, Düsseldorf |
| 2021 | Summer Group Show, Sous Les Étoiles Gallery, New York |
| 2021 | Civilization—The Way We Live Now, Mucem, Marseille |
| 2020 | Remember Art Cologne, Thomas Rehbein Gallery, Cologne |
| 2020 | Civilization—The Way We Live Now, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, Auckland |
| 2019 | Civilization—The Way We Live Now, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne |
| 2019 | Still Light, Clervaux Cité de l’Image, Luxembourg |
| 2019 | Civilization—The Way We Live Now, Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing |
| 2019 | 1000 Wirklichkeiten—100 Jahre DFA, Haus der Photographie, Deichtorhallen, Hamburg |
| 2018 | High: Photography From Above, Atlas Gallery, London |
| 2018 | Civilization—The Way We Live Now, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul |
| 2018 | Jenseits des Dokumentarischen, Städtische Galerie Iserlohn, Iserlohn |
| 2018 | Beyond the Sphere of Reproduction, Galaxy Museum of Contemporary Art, Chongqing |
| 2017 | Beyond the Sphere of Reproduction, Whitebox Art Center, Beijing |
| 2017 | Jenseits des Dokumentarischen, Städtische Galerie Kubus, Hannover |
| 2017 | Jenseits des Dokumentarischen, Städtische Galerie Bietigheim-Bissingen, Bietigheim-Bissingen |
| 2017 | In/Out—The Universe, Weltkunstzimmer, Düsseldorf |
| 2017 | Blick Verschiebung, ZKR Schloss Biesdorf, Biesdorf |
| 2016 | Up/Down, Holden Gallery, Manchester |
| 2016 | Momente der Auflösung—Fotografische Werke, Museum Marta Herford, Herford |
| 2015 | Ein Moment: Ewig, Kunstwerk—Sammlung Alison und Peter W. Klein, Nussdorf |
| 2015 | Small Worlds, The New Art Gallery Walsall, Walsall |
| 2015 | Photo Beijing 2015, China Millennium Monument, Beijing |
| 2014 | Trace 14, Elgiz Museum, Istanbul |
| 2014 | Heimat, NRW-Forum, Düsseldorf |
| 2013 | Lead Awards, Haus der Photographie, Hamburg |
| 2013 | An Idea of Beauty, Palazzo Strozzi, Florence |
| 2013 | Metropolis: Reflections on the Modern City, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Birmingham |
| 2013 | Vue d‘en haut, Centre Pompidou Metz, Metz |
| 2012 | Wasserstandsmeldung, Kunstmuseum Bonn, Bonn |
| 2012 | Religion & Riten, Art Foyer DZ Bank, Frankfurt am Main |
| 2012 | Points of View, Roemer- und Pelizaeus-Museum, Hildesheim |
| 2012 | Out of Focus, Saatchi Gallery, London |
| 2011 | European Eyes on Japan / Japan Today vol. 12, Prefectural Museum, Tottori |
| 2011 | Noorderlicht Photofestival, Groningen |
| 2011 | Für Hund und Katz ist auch noch Platz, Art Foyer DZ Bank, Frankfurt am Main |
| 2011 | Size Matters: Large Scale European Photography, art: sensus, London |
| 2011 | Spannungsbogen: Figur und Raum, Kunstmuseum Dieselkraftwerk, Cottbus |
| 2011 | Alison & Peter Klein Photo Art Award, Kunstwerk, Nussdorf |
| 2010 | European Eyes on Japan / Japan Today vol. 12, Antrepo No. 5, Istanbul |
| 2010 | Landscape without Horizon, Museum Schloss Moyland, Bedburg-Hau |
| 2009 | Pittoresk: Neue Perspektiven auf das Landschaftsbild, Museum Marta Herford, Herford |
| 2009 | Manipulating Reality, Palazzo Strozzi, Florence |
| 2009 | Ferne Nähe, Kunstmuseum Bonn, Bonn |
| 2009 | Veto—Zeitgenössische Positionen in der deutschen Fotografie, Haus der Photographie, Hamburg |
| 2009 | Nature and Nation, Museum on the Seam, Jerusalem |
| 2008 | Wert-Schätzung, Sander Collection, Berlin |
| 2008 | Rethinking Landscape, Taubman Museum of Art, Virginia |
| 2008 | Human/Nature, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City |
| 2008 | Angelandet, Kunstmuseum Dieselkraftwerk, Cottbus |
| 2007 | Made in Germany, Kunstverein Hannover, Hannover |
| 2007 | Spectacular City, NRW-Forum, Düsseldorf |
| 2007 | Unter Sternen—Aus der Sammlung Willy Michel, Museum Franz Gertsch, Burgdorf |
| 2006 | Tschernobyl, Willy-Brandt-Haus, Berlin |
| 2006 | Spectacular City, Netherlands Architecture Institute, Rotterdam |
Collections (selection)
| Brandenburgische Kunstsammlungen, Cottbus |
| Deutsche Bank Sammlung, Frankfurt am Main |
| DZ Bank Sammlung, Frankfurt am Main |
| Elgiz Collection, Istanbul |
| HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt AG, Berlin |
| ING Collection, Amsterdam |
| Kunstmuseum Bonn, Bonn |
| Lenbachhaus, München |
| Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee (Wisconsin) |
| Museum Franz Gertsch, Burgdorf |
| Museum Marta Herford, Herford |
| National Gallery of Canada, Toronto |
| Norton Museum, West Palm Beach (Florida) |
| Saatchi Gallery, London |
| Städtische Galerie Nordhorn, Nordhorn |
| Taubman Museum of Art, Roanoke (Virginia) |
| The New Art Gallery Walsall, Walsall |
| Wemhöner Collection, Berlin |