Exhibitions

Julia Kissina. Born in Kiev • MFA from the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich • Taught in Karlsruhe as Professor of New Media and Art Photography; gave lectures at the Rodtschenko School in Moscow; teaches drawing at Berlin University of the Arts.

Solo and duo shows

2025 Extreme Paradise. Julia Kissina/Deborah Wargon. HilbertRaum Gallery. Berlin
2024 A Place That Doesn’t Exist. Julia Kissina/Alix Stadtbäumer. Raum für Gäste. Aachen
• Tales of Space and Time. Julia Kissina/Senne Roekens. In-Gate Gallery, Brussels
2023 Dreamland. Berlin-Weekly, Berlin
• Julia Kissina/Eva Schwab. Atelier Eva Schwab, Berlin
2022 Moving Pictures. Brandenburg Museum of Modern Art, Cottbus, Germany
• Julia Kissina/Caro Suerkemper. Gallery BB. Art Colony Wedding. Berlin
• Phantom Gallery Project on Union Square, New York
2021 Compilation #4, Drawing Radio — Woltersdorfer Kabinett. Woltersdorf. Germany
2020 Chicken-Party. Kunstsalon Doelberg. Goslar. Germany
2018 Conspiracy. Gallery BB. Art Colony Wedding. Berlin
2017 Metaphysics vs. Politics #3. Project by Julie August. Berlin/Buenos Aires
2016 Komplexraum #15. General Public. Berlin
2015 Metaphysics versus Politics #2. Gallery BLA. Art Colony Wedding. Berlin
2014 Animal Magnetism. Gallery Brian Herlihy. County Kerry. Ireland
2013 Secret Rituals. Jana Gunstheimer/Julia Kissina/Caro Suerkemper. Hartwig Gallery. Rügen. Germany
2012 Komplexraum #2. Julia Kissina/Lucy Powell. General Public. Berlin
2011 Meteorites on the Sledges. Berlin-Weekly Gallery
• Metaphysics vs. Politics. Factory (The 4th Moscow Biennale)
2010 Shadows Cast People. Gallery Pobeda. Moscow
• Shadows Cast People. 18m gallery. Berlin
• Conversation with Alexandra Exter. Art-Arsenal. Kiev
2008 I See Something You Don’t. Bereznitsky Gallery. Berlin
• The Dead Artists Society. Project k48. Vienna
2007 The Phantom of Art. 18m gallery. Berlin
• The Serious Art. Kunstverein Kassel (documenta 12)
• Gourmets and Predators. Vera Pogodina Gallery. Moscow
• Leonardo vs. Pollock. General Public. Berlin
• Conference with Malevich. The New Tretyakov Gallery. Moscow
2006 Fluxus: The Invisible Teacher. Gallery 18m. Berlin
2005 Pedigree Pur. Gallery Forward! Berlin
• Election Posters. Gallery Forward! Berlin
2004 Toys-2. Osram House. Munich
• Live and Enjoy in Germany. Zagreus Project. Art Berlin
2003 Electronic Confession
• The Attempt to Kidnap the Composer Stockhausen. Art and Crime Festival. Hebbel Theatre. Berlin
2002 Awake! Art Fair Frankfurt
• Julia Kissina/Michael Michelmeyer. Photo Gallery. Vienna
2001 Protein. The Church of the Savior. Mainz
• Ornament and Crime. Anita Beckers Gallery. Frankfurt/Main
2000 Protein. Grassi Museum. Leipzig
• Toys. Fotografie Forum. Frankfurt/Main
• Julia Kissina. Wigmore Fine Art. London
• The Divine Hunt. MOMA. Frankfurt/Main

Selected group shows

2025 In Other Worlds. Kulturbahnhof Eller. Düsseldorf
2024 Who Is Afraid of Friendly Capitalism? Neurotitan. Berlin
• Close to the Edge. Spor Klübü. Berlin
2023 What Big Ears You Have? Jägerschere Gallery, Wiepersdorf, Germany
• Phantom Gallery — Medium Drawing, Bla-Blah Gallery. Art Colony Wedding. Berlin
• The Dark Side of the Mood. Kunsthalle Hilsbach. Aurach. Germany
2022 Die Obiger Galaxis. Axel Obiger Gallery. Berlin
2018 Lazy Jeniuses. Art Factory Wiesenburg. Berlin
2017 Death in the Art. Gallery Central Booking/LES. New York
2016 Bipolar. Gallery Uhrwerk. Berlin
2015 A Nightmare. Salon de Lirio. Velim/Salcette. India
• Navigare necesse est. SchauFenster. Berlin
• The Dark Stories. Sunaparanta — Goa Arts Center. India
2012 The Ghosts of Time. Museum Morsbroich Leverkusen
• Pobeda Gallery. GUM. Moscow
2011 Miracle. Deichtorhallen. Hamburg
• Happy Childhood in Modern Photography. Kunsthalle Faust. Hanover
• Art Menu. Academy of the Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart
• Erica Mustermann Collection. Der Strich. Berlin
2010 The Fate of Irony. KAI 10 | Arthena Foundation. Düsseldorf
2009 Feedback-1989. Tirana. Albania
• The Universe is Next Door. Artist Residency Schöppingen
• Portraits of Young Women. Gallery 18m. Berlin
• Measurements. Agathenburg Castle. Hamburg
2008 Nest. Gallery 18m. Berlin
• Pobeda Gallery on Paris-Photo
• Obscurum per obscurius. Art Hall. Tallinn
• Aquamediale. Lübben
• Shifted Identities. LI Space. Beijing. China
2007 Conversation with the Dadaist. Hugo Ball: fuga saeculi. Cabaret Voltaire. Zürich
• The Spirit of J. Kjarval. Sequences Festival of Contemporary Art. Reykjavík
• I believe. Vinzavod. Moscow
• Thinking Realism (The 2nd Moscow Biennale). Tretyakov Gallery
• We Are Paula. Artist House. Worpswede
2006 We Have no Problem. Backfabrik. Berlin
• Happy Believers. Werkleitz Biennale. Halle
2005 Hope Stop. Zverev Center. Moscow (The 1st Moscow Biennale)
2004 First Food, Then Morality. Gallery in HGB. Leipzig
2003 Innocence and Experience. The Apartment Gallery. Athens
2002 Genetics and Vision. Biennale of Contemporary Art. Meran, Italy
• Second Skin. Museum Bellerive. Zürich
2001 The Beast. Van Reekum Museum. Apeldoorn. Netherlands
• Desire. Ursula Blickle. Kraichtal Foundation for Contemporary Art
• Desire. Museum of Modern Art in Bologna
• Products. Kunstverein Heidelberg
2000 Hair. Museum Bellerive. Zürich
1999 SurfFace. 5020 gallery. Salzburg
• Bandits-Mages Film Festival. Bourges. France
1998 Photobiennale Moscow

Exhibitions curated

• 2019 Boris Lurie. Altered Man. Kiev State Gallery and Odessa Art Museum
• 2009 Grandma’s Jam. Free Museum. Berlin
• 2003 Art and Crime (Art without Crime), HAU. Berlin. together with Sylvia Sasse

Art-Awards and Scholarships

2022 Kunstfonds Grant for Independent Visual Artists, Germany
2001 Viewing Program 20/21, The Drawing Center, New York City
2009 Artist Residency Schöppingen
2008 Gisela und Erwin von Steiner Foundation, Munich
2007 Art Colony Worpswede
2001 DAAD, Zürich, Award by Kunstverein Heidelberg
2000 Jürgen Ponto Foundation of Dresden Bank. Frankfurt/Main
1998 Project Grant from the city of Munich
1997 Project Grant from the Prinzregent Luitpold Foundation, Bavaria