Esther Mathis
Esther Mathis (*1985 Winterthur, Switzerland) lives and works in Zurich. She studied photography at the IED in Milan, where she was awarded a scholarship to the SVA in New York, completing her Master’s in Fine Arts at ZHdK in Zurich in 2015. 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. Since 2020 the artist has been commissioned with several art in architecture projects which will be realized in the coming years.
Mathis has been featured in solo and two person shows in Switzerland and abroad, including “DOings & kNOTs” at Kunsthalle Tallinn, Estonia, in 2015, “Phaenomena Materiae“ together with Brigham Baker at Kunstverein Friedrichshafen, Germany, in 2017, “Angles of Coincidence” at Kunsthalle Arbon, Switzerland, in 2017, “Luminaire” in the summer of 2021 at BINZ39 Foundation Zurich, “Nightshades” at Livie Gallery, Zurich in 2021, and “Fenster” at Livie Gallery, Zurich in 2023.
Her work was part of numerous group shows including the Shenzhen Photo Biennale, China, in 2016, the sculpture biennial Weiertal “Paradise, lost” in Winterthur, Switzerland, curated by Christoph Doswald in 2019, “The Big Rip, Bounce, Chill or Crunch?” at Last Tango in 2019, the “Werkschau” at Haus Konstruktiv, Zurich, Switzerland in 2016, 2017 and 2019, “Focus” and various other group exhibitions at Kunst Museum Winterthur from 2011-2022, “Weit” at Kunst(Zeug)Haus Rapperswil, Switzerland in 2020, and “Werk- und Atelierstipendien der Stadt Zürich” at Helmhaus, Zurich, Switzerland in 2021, among others. Mathis’ works are included in several institutional and corporate collections in Switzerland. An exhibition at Spazi Spescha in Trun, Switzerland, curated by Seraina Peer is currently on view until October 27, 2024.
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Image: installation view Esther Mathis, Fenster, Livie Gallery 2023
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ESTHER MATHIS AT KUNSTMUSEUM WINTERTHUR
NOVEMBER 30, 2024 – JANUARY 5, 2025 OPENING NOVEMBER 29, 2024 KUNSTMUSEUM WINTERTHUR BEIM STADTHAUS, MUSEUMSTRASSE 52, 8400 WINTERTHUR We are delighted to announce that Esther Mathis is part of the group exhibition Fokus, on view at Kunst Museum Winterthur from November 30th, 2024 to January 5th, 2025. In the exhibition, the artist is presenting […]
ARTGENÈVE 2025
SOLO PRESENTATIONESTHER MATHISARTGENÈVE January 30 – February 2, 2025Preview: January 29, 2025 It is our pleasure to announce our second participation at artgenève from January 30 to February 2, 2025 and we look forward to showing a solo presentation of new works by the Zurich based artist Esther Mathis (*1985 Winterthur, Switzerland). Mathis’s work explores […]
ESTHER MATHIS AT HELMHAUS ZURICH
OCTOBER 4 – NOVEMBER 24, 2024 HELMHAUS, LIMMATQUAI 31, 8001 ZÜRICH We are delighted to announce that Esther Mathis is part of the group exhibition Verbinden, on view at Helmhaus Zurich from October 4th to November 24th, 2024. In the exhibition, the artist is presenting new and existing works from the work groups Shifting Structures […]
ESTHER MATHIS | ABIGAIL REYNOLDS – CORRESPONDENCES
AUGUST 22 – SEPTEMBER 21, 2024 PREVIEW | THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 6 – 9 PM ATELIER BELLA, LIMMATTALSTRASSE 149, ZURICH We invite you to join us for the opening of Correspondences, a duo exhibition curated by Georgia Hall, featuring works by Esther Mathis and Abigail Reynolds, on August 22, from 6 to 9 pm. This exhibition […]