Friedemann Heckel
*1986, Germany
Lives and works in Berlin, Germany
Biography
Friedemann Heckel's practice bridges personal memories and collective histories, translating archival fragments and found objects into works that linger between the familiar and the enigmatic. His watercolors, sculptures, and installations reflect on small moments of beauty that evoke nostalgia and build anticipation, melding together memories and possibilities alike.
Heckel (*1986, Germany) lives and works in Berlin. His first solo exhibition at Sweetwater took place in 2023; the gallery has also presented his work in two-person exhibitions in Los Angeles in 2019 and New York in 2025. Other recent solo exhibitions include Galerie Herold and Galerie Thomas Fischer. His work is included in the permanent collection of the Kupferstichkabinett, Berlin. Heckel received both a BA and MFA from the Universität der Künste, Berlin.
Exhibitions
Artworks
Curriculum Vitae
Education
| 2012 | Meisterschüler, Universität der Künste, Berlin, Germany |
| 2011 | BA, Universität der Künste, Berlin, Germany |
| 2010 | Erasmus, Universidade de Belas Artes, Lisbon, Portugal |
Selected Solo and Two-Person Exhibitions
| 2025 | Marina Grize, Friedemann Heckel, Sweetwater at S& Projects, New York, NY, United States |
| 2024 | Galerie Herold, Kampen, Germany |
| 2023 | Open Doors, Sweetwater, Berlin, Germany |
| 2020-2023, Galerie Thomas Fischer, Berlin, Germany | |
| 2021 | Konversationen, Galerie Thomas Fischer, Berlin, Germany |
| Closed Studios with Something Fantastic, Villa Massimo, Rome, Italy | |
| 2019 | More than what I am providing with Luzie Meyer, Sweetwater, Los Angeles, CA, United States |
| 2018 | Galerie Thomas Fischer, Berlin, Germany |
| 2015 | Softhits with Philipp Rößle, D‘Agostino & Fiore, New York, NY, United States |
| LET EM TEL, Galerie Thomas Fischer, Berlin, Germany | |
| 2013 | A Portfolio of Drawings Displayed on Trees, Lake & Only, Switzerland |
| Cerfeption, Galerie Thomas Fischer, Berlin, Germany | |
| 2011 | NOTE ON a solid soul, NOTE ON, Berlin, Germany |
Selected Group Exhibitions
| 2025 | Alive, Galerie Herold, Hamburg, Germany |
| 2024 | Miramar, Galerie Thomas Fischer, Berlin, Germany |
| cover me softly, Beta: Timisoara Architecture Biennial, Timisoara, Romaina | |
| Plant Thoughts, Thomas Fischer, Berlin, Germany | |
| Menschenbild, carlier | gebauer, Madrid, Spain | |
| 2022 | Menstrualities: New visions for the Gynecene Era, Transition Institute, Alte Münze, Berlin, Germany |
| 2020 | Line in the Sand, Bar Am and Galerie Thomas Fischer, Berlin, Germany |
| 2019 | Sobald ich mich bewege, wird es eigentlich persönlich, The Kitchen Aufderhoehe, Arlesheim, Switzerland |
| Vertikalwinkel, Schaufenster, Berlin, Germany | |
| Same Time Same Place, Twenty Years, Berlin, Germany | |
| 2018 | Moondog, East Hampton Shed, East Hampton, NY, United States |
| Ausstellen des Ausstellens, Kunsthalle Baden-Baden, Baden-Baden, Germany | |
| 2016 | Menin Road/Ypernstrasse, Geluveld, Belgium |
| 2015 | ENTER the Real World, Kleine Humboldt Galerie, Berlin, Germany |
| Smart Objects, Unhide, Los Angeles, CA, United States | |
| 2014 | 24/7, Rail Curatorial Projects at the Monte Carlo, Miami, FL, United States |
| How Soon is Now, Nolan Judin Gallery, Berlin, Germany | |
| Misty Star Blanket, Galerie Thomas Fischer, Berlin, Germany | |
| Knotted Extensions, Basis Project Room, Frankfurt am Main, Germany | |
| 2013 | Berlin Mood, Valerie Traan Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium |
| Berlin Art Prize, ehemaliges Wasserwerk, Berlin, Germany | |
| Drawing Biennial, Drawing Room, London, United Kingdom | |
| Handlungsbereitschaft II, Motorenhalle, Dresden, Germany | |
| What I tell you, What I was told, Schaufenster Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany | |
| 2012 | Hey Alter!, Lehmbruck Museum, Duisburg, Germany |
| Handlungsbereitschaft, Kunstsaele, Berlin, Germany | |
| The work found me, Gallery Samy Abraham, Paris, France | |
| Juice und Architektur II, Kunsthaus Baselland, Basel | |
| 2011 | Navigating Darkness, Tape Modern, Berlin, Germany |
| Juice und Architektur I, Türme der Hoffnung, Hamburg, Germany | |
| DIP (Die Intelligente Popband), Golden Pudel Club, Hamburg, Germany | |
| 2010 | GEIST IV, Temporäre Kunsthalle, Berlin, Germany |
| GEIST III, Brunnenstraße 17, Berlin, Germany | |
| Magnet, Galeria Beresnitzka, Kyiv, Ukraine | |
| the expanded space, the forever ending story and Museum of Art Ideas, Galerie Nicolas Krupp, Basel, Switzerland |
Publications and Texts
| 2021 | Konversationen, artist book, Galerie Thomas Fischer, Edition Taube, Berlin, Germany |
| 2015 | Seenotizen Nr. 3, artist book with Cyrill Lachauer, Flipping the Coin, Berlin, Germany |
| Eight Softhits for Jessika, artist book with Philipp Rößle, Edition Taube, Munich, Germany | |
| Post-Studio Tales, Textem Verlag, Hamburg, Germany | |
| 2014 | Contribution, Riot of Perfume Magazine, New York, NY, United States |
| You will find me if you want me in the garden, artist book, Galerie Thomas Fischer, Berlin, Germany | |
| 2013 | Ransun, artist book, Lake & Only, Switzerland |
| Post-Studio Tales Documentation, Online | |
| 2011 | Contribution, Im Moment Ort, Edition Taube, Munich, Germany |
| Contribution, Meanwhile, Edition Taube, Munich, Germany | |
| 2010 | Cindy, Erwin, Paulo Palma & Me, Edition Taube, Munich, Germany |
Residencies, Grants and Awards
| 2016 | Step beyond, European Cultural Foundation |
| 2014 | Doms-Stiftung for „Intermarket”, Klingental, Basel, Switzerland |
| 2013 | Shortlist, Berlin Art Prize |
| 2012 | Hauptstadtkulturfonds |
| 2005 | Heinz-Spielmann-Stipendium Lichtwarck-Gesellschaft e.V. |
Public Collections
| Kupferstichkabinett, Berlin, Germany |