Lecture series 2025/26
Winter term 2025/26
‘In conversation about art and teaching’
‘A series of discussions with lecturers from Kunsthochschule Mainz – moderated by Prof. Dieter Kiessling’
→ 04. 11. 25 / 18.00 p.m.
Prof. Martin Schwenk
Martin Schwenk is a sculptor, installation artist and draughtsman. He studied at the Düsseldorf Art Academy from 1981 to 1988, completing his studies as a master student of Günther Uecker. He has been a professor of sculpture at the Kunsthochschule Mainz since 2011.
→ 25. 11. 25 / 18.00 p.m.
Prof Tamara Grcic
Tamara Grcic is a sculptor, video artist and photographer who studied art history in Vienna and cultural anthropology in Frankfurt, as well as fine art at the Städelschule in Frankfurt am Main. Since 2014, she has been a professor of sculpture at the Kunsthochschule Mainz.
→ 02. 12. 25 / 18.00 p.m.
Prof. Judith Samen
Judith Samen is an artist and photographer. She studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Münster and the Academy of Fine Arts in Düsseldorf, becoming a master student of Fritz Schwegler in the latter institution in 1995. She has been a professor of artistic photography at the Kunsthochschule Mainz since 2011.
→ 16. 12. 25 / 18.00 p.m.
Prof. John Skoog
John Skoog is an artist and filmmaker. He studied at the Städelschule in Frankfurt am Main. His films and installations have been exhibited internationally and have won numerous awards, including the Baloise Art Prize. He is also a professor of film at the Kunsthochschule Mainz.
→ 03. 01. 26 / 18.00 p.m.
Vertr.- Prof. Heike Aumüller
Heike Aumüller is an artist and musician. She studied painting at the State Academy of Fine Arts in Karlsruhe, going on to complete postgraduate studies at the Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design. She currently works as a substitute professor at the Kunsthochschule Mainz.
→ 20. 01. 26 / 18.00 p.m.
Prof. Shannon Bool
Shannon Bool is an artist. She studied at the Emily Carr University of Art and Design in Vancouver, Canada, and the Städelschule in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Since 2017, she has held a professorship in Painting at the Kunsthochschule Mainz. Her work combines painting, textile art and collage.