Elisabeth Liselotte Kraus, born in 1992 in Bamberg, is an interdisciplinary artist who works at the intersection of art, conflict transformation and education. Her works include site-specific and socially engaged installations that examine the roots of absurdities within social, psychological, and political contexts. Humor plays a central role in her work. Kraus studied Fine Arts at the Bauhaus University in Weimar and at the Mimar Sinan University in Istanbul. She obtained a certificate in "Peace Promotion and International Cooperation in the Arts" from the ZHDK in Zurich, Switzerland. During her Master's program in "International Master Artist Educator" at the ArtEZ University of Arts in Arnhem, the Netherlands, and Belfast, Northern Ireland, she deepened her interest in art and conflict transformation. In addition to international projects, such as collaboration with the Lebanese sound artist Nour Sokhon, Elisabeth Liselotte Kraus is a member of the Atelier Collective "KOMBINAT e.V." in the Spinnerei Leipzig.
Education
2023
Master International Artist Educator
(Master of Education)
ArtEZ University of the Arts, Arnhem,
The Netherlands
& Sight Specific College Belfast,
Northern Irland
(Tutor: John Reardon, Goldsmith University, London & Thomas Wells (Array Collective/Belfast))
2021_2022
Certificate of Advanced Studies CAS
Arts and International Cooperation &
Peacebuilding with Arts,
ZHDK Zurich, Switzerland
2017
Bachelor of Fine Arts,
Bauhaus University, Weimar
(Prof. Liz Bachhuber)
2014_2015
Fine Arts,
Mimar Sinan University, Istanbul
2012_2014
Visual Communication,
Bauhaus University, Weimar
Grants/ Awards/ Residencies
2024
Artist in Residence, Ria Kibura, Tbilisi, Georgia
2023
IFA, Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations,
Artist Contacts (Indonesia)
KDFS Work Grant, Leipzig
2022
Horner Eck Residency, Bremen
Kunstfond Foundation Work Grant, Leipzig
Goethe Institute Research Grant Weaving Ties (Lebanon)
IFA, Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations, Artist Contacts (Lebanon)
2021
Artistic Research Grant, Goethe Institute, Beirut (Lebanon)
IFA, Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations (Lebanon)
Artist in Residence, K.A.I.R., Košice (Slovakia)
2020
Artist in Residence, Phoenix Gallery, Athens (Greece)
2019
Artist in Residence, Pilotenküche, Leipzig
Artist in Residence, Láne Vert (Morocco)
2018
Artist Grant, Bamberg
Exhibition Funding, Goethe Institute, Beirut (Lebanon)
Artist in Residence, ZEFAK Art Space, Bremen
2017
Artist in Residence, NGO Haven for Artist, Beirut (Lebanon)
Artist in Residence, A+ Gallery, Beirut (Lebanon)
Exhibitions/ Performances
2024
Ria Kiburia Foundation, Tiflis, Georgia (Solo Exhibition)
Kunstverein KV Leipzig
Kombinat e.V., Spinnerei Leipzig
2023
Ethnictro, Yogyakarta (Indonesia)
ZIMMT, Leipzig (Performance)
CON, Bamberg (Performance)
CIAO Container, Bremen (Solo Exhibition)
CONNECT Dance Festival, Bamberg (Solo Exhibition)
Shankill Mission, Belfast (Northern Irland)
2022
Group Exhibition, „Distant Divides“,
Halle 14 Center for Contemporary Art, Leipzig
Künstlerhaus Schafhof, Freising
E.T.A. Hoffmann House, Bamberg
Kombinat, Spinnerei Leipzig
2021
Šopa Gallery Kosice, K.A.I.R. (Solo Exhibition)
CONNECT Festival Bamberg (Solo Exhibition)
2020
Artour BBK, Bamberg
Phoenix Gallery, Athens (Greece)
2019
„finale“, Kunstraum Kesselhaus, Bamberg
Künstlerhaus Villa Concordia, Bamberg (Solo Exhibition)
Kunstkraftwerk, Leipzig
Pilotenküche, Leipzig
2018
"beelief“, 392 RMEIL 393 Gallery, Beirut (Solo Exhibition)
„holotopie“, ZEFAK Art Space, Bremen
2017
„all you can sea“, A+ Gallery, Beirut (Solo Exhibition)
NGO Haven for Artist, Beirut
Teaching
2023
Teaching Assistant_IMAE (International Artist Educator), ArtEZ University, Arnhem
Workshop_CON_NECT Dance Festival, Bamberg
Socially Engaged Art Project with R-CITY Youth Club, Belfast, Northern Ireland
2022
Art Mediation as part of the exhibition "DISTANT DIVIDES," Halle 14 - Center for Contemporary Art, Leipzig
2022-2021
Workshop_"Paradise City & Das unentdeckte Land," Freies Theater Jena
2021
Art Mediation_DOGO Residency for Young Arts, Lichtensteig, Switzerland
Substitute Art Teacher_ E.T.A. Hoffmann Gymnasium, Bamberg
Workshop_CONNECT Festival, Bamberg
2019-2021
Art Educator_ "Schulclub" project, Friedrich Schiller Gymnasium, Leipzig
2020
Art Educator_"Zeichenzirkel", Halle 14 e.V., Center for Contemporary Art, Leipzig
2017
Art Educator_MACAM - Modern and Contemporary Art Museum Beirut, Biennale for Contemporary Art, Lebanon
2012-2017
Art Educator_ "Bauhaus Spaziergang," Bauhaus Weimar
Collectives
2017_forever ongoing <3
founding member of the performance group "the saddest cheerleaders in the world"
2020_ongoing
co-founder of the studio collective "Kombinat e.V." Halle 14, Center for Contemporary Art Leipzig