Esther Mathis
Esther Mathis (*1985, Winterthur, Switzerland) lives and works in Zurich. She studied photography at the Istituto Europeo di Design in Milan, where she was awarded a scholarship to the School of Visual Arts in New York, completing her Master’s in Fine Arts at Zürcher Hochschule der Künste in Zurich in 2015. She is currently working on her PhD at the ZHdK in cooperation with the University of Art and Design Linz on the subject of “Directing Light”.
Mathis has presented solo and two-person exhibitions both in Switzerland and internationally. Her most recent shows include Espaces Imaginaires, duo exhibition with Matias Spescha, at Spazi Spescha, Trun (2024), Correspondances, duo show with Abigail Reynolds, at Bella Art Space, Zurich (2024), solo show Fenster (2023) and Nightshades (2021) at Livie Gallery, Zurich, Luminaire at BINZ39 Foundation, Zurich (2021) and Underpressure, duo show with Riikka Tauriainen, at Oxyd, Winterthur (2021).
Her work has been featured in numerous group exhibitions including CTRL+ALT+RELAX An exhibition to breathe at die Mobiliar, Bern (2025), Verbinden at Helmhaus, Zurich (2024), Focus and various other group exhibitions at Kunst Museum Winterthur (2011–2024); EVI Lichtungen, Hildesheim, Germany (2022), Werk- und Atelierstipendien der Stadt Zürich at Helmhaus, Zurich, Switzerland (2021), among others.
Mathis’ works are part of prominent private, institutional and corporate collections internationally and across Switzerland, among them die Mobiliar, Kanton Zürich, Stadt Winterthur, Swiss National Bank and the collection of Zürcher Kantonalbank (ZKB).
Esther Mathis received a grant of the city of Winterthur in 2014, and in 2019/20 she was awarded a grant for Visual Arts by UBS Kulturstiftung as well as the work grant of the canton of Zurich. The artist has been commissioned with several art-in-architecture projects in Switzerland, including permanent installations at Kantonsschule im Lee, Winterthur, Berufsschule Rüti, Schulhaus Hofmatt, Schulhaus Looren as well as the new police building in Aarau.
For inquiries, please contact us directly per email or phone:
Marie Livie | marie@liviegallery.com | +41 78 647 2122
Image: installation view, Esther Mathis, Fenster, 2023, Livie Gallery. Photo: Esther Mathis.
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NEWS & PRESS
DIMITRA CHARAMANDAS & ESTHER MATHIS AT KUNSTMUSEUM SOLOTHURN
MAY 25, 2025 – AUGUST 31, 2025KUNSTMUSEUM SOLOTHURN, WERKHOFSTRASSE 30, 4500 SOLOTHURN On occasion of their 175th anniversary, Kunstverein Solothurn is delighted to announce the group show Freundschaft webt Banden – Friendship weaves bonds at Kunstmuseum Solothurn, curated by Patricia Bieder and Anna Bürkli. The group show features the works of Dimitra Charamandas (*1988 Solothurn, […]
ESTHER MATHIS AT DIE MOBILIAR
MARCH 6, 2025 – JANUARY 16, 2026DIE MOBILIAR, BUNDESGASSE 35, 3001 BERN We are delighted to announce the group show CTRL+ALT+RELAX. An exhibition to breathe, featuring the work of Esther Mathis (*1985 Winterthur, Switzerland) opening at die Mobiliar in Bern. The exhibition addresses the new digital possibilities in our working world in a sensual and […]
ART GENÈVE 2025
ART GENÈVE 2025 SOLO PRESENTATION ESTHER MATHIS JANUARY 29 – FEBRUARY 2 BOOTH D35 Livie Gallery is delighted to participate at Art Genève for the second time with a solo booth by Esther Mathis (*1985 Winterthur, Switzerland, lives and works in Zurich). Esther Mathis’ practice examines light, and how it inspires human perception to create specific memories, […]
ESTHER MATHIS & RALPH BÜRGIN AT HIFLOW
OPENING | TUESDAY JANUARY 28, 6PM JANUARY 29 – APRIL 11, 2025HIFLOW, CHEMIN DU CHAMP-DES-FILLES 36A, 1228 PLAN-LES-OUATES, GENEVA We are delighted to announce the group show Leaving the Island, featuring the work of Esther Mathis (*1985 Winterthur, Switzerland) and Ralph Bürgin (*1980 Basel, lives and works in Basel) curated by Marie Maertens, opening in Geneva. The exhibition explores […]