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. In 2025 she completed 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 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
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 […]
ESTHER MATHIS AT KUNSTMUSEUM WINTERTHUR
OPENING | NOVEMBER 29, 2024 NOVEMBER 30, 2024 – JANUARY 5, 2025 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 […]
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 […]