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Paul Hutchinson

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Biography

Born in 1987 in Berlin, Germany
Lives and works in Berlin

In his versatile artistic practice, Paul Hutchinson critically examines the unfolding of social processes in urban space. By exploring his immediate surroundings or focusing on details—whether seemingly banal or deeply personal—Hutchinson translates his inner world into carefully composed photographic images. Through a range of additional artistic activities, including performative readings, sound installations, and moving images, he conveys a unique characterization of contemporary life. While his photographs oscillate between documentary and poetic expression, his writing contributes to addressing concerns about an increasingly polarized society.

Paul Hutchinson (born in 1987, lives and works in Berlin, DE) studied at the University of the Arts of Berlin (DE) and at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design (London, EN, UK). His work has been the subject of recent solo exhibitions at the German Institute of Photography (Düsseldorf, DE); Kunst-Station (Hauptbahnhof Wolfsburg, DE); Kunstverein Ulm (Ulm, DE); and Kunstraum Kunze (Gifhorn, DE). His work has also been featured in recent group exhibitions at Kunstpalast (Düsseldorf, DE); Haus Kunst Mitte (Berlin, DE); Kunstmuseum Marburg (Marburg, DE); Kunstraum Potsdam (Potsdam, DE); and the Pinakothek der Moderne (Munich, DE).

Paul Hutchinson’s works are featured in several prestigious collections, including the Berlinische Galerie (Berlin, DE), Museum Kunstpalast (Düsseldorf, DE), Museum im Prediger (Schwäbisch Gmünd, DE), the University of the Arts Collection (London, UK), Sammlung Peters-Messer (Berlin / Viersen, DE), Miettinen Collection (Berlin, DE), Burger Collection (Zurich / Hong Kong), and Sammlung Uphoff (Bonn, DE).

He has received numerous awards and fellowships, including the Villa Aurora Fellowship in Los Angeles (CA, US, 2023), the Berlin Masters Schliemann Residency in Arles (FR, 2019), and the Supported Artists grant from Kunststiftung Kunze (Gifhorn, DE) in 2018. Other recognitions include the IBB Prize for Photography (2015), and the DAAD Scholarship for Further Artistic Development (2014). 

Exhibitions

Curriculum vitae

Solo and two-person exhibitions
  • 2024
    Hues, Bremond Capela, Paris, FR
  • Recent Works and New Readings, Project space of German Institute for Photography, Düsseldorf, DE
  • Remnants, Galerie Russi Klenner, Berlin, DE
  • 2023
    Think of the past tomorrow, Kunst-Station, Hauptbahnhof Wolfsburg, Wolfsburg, DE
  • Underground, Afterglow, Knust Kunz, Knokke, BE
  • 2022
    Kadia (I-V), Knust Kunz Gallery Editions, Munich, DE
  • Word Pieces, Collectors Agenda, Vienna, AT
  • Maschinen, Kunstverein Ulm, Ulm, DE
  • 2021
    Wach mal auf junge wach mal auf, Sies + Höke, Düsseldorf, DE
  • No need to be silent, Galerie Russi Klenner, Berlin, DE
  • 2020
    Aufbruch, Marsano Kunst, Berlin, DE
  • 2019
    Paul Hutchinson, Kunstraum Kunze, Gifhorn, DE
  • Saskia Groneberg & Paul Hutchinson, Galerie Russi Klenner, Berlin, DE
  • 2018
    Paul Hutchinson, Knust x Kunz, Munich, DE
  • 2017
    Deutsche Oper Installation, German State Opera, Berlin, DE
  • Alexander Romey & Paul Hutchinson, with Alexander Romey, Nina Sagt Galerie, Düsseldorf, DE
  • 2016
    Wildlife Photography , Galerie Mansart, Paris, FR
  • Eberhard Roters-Grant for Young Art, Berlinische Galerie, Berlin, DE
  • 2015
    IBB Price for Photography 2015, IBB-Bank, Berlin, DE
Group exhibitions
  • 2024
    Too much future, Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf, DE
  • Rooms with a View – Villa Aurora Fellows 2023, Haus Kunst Mitte, Berlin, DE
  • 2023
    Where are we now, Wilhelm Hallen, Berlin, DE
  • 50/50, Kunsthalle Ost, Leipzig, DE
  • Politics of Touch, EMOP 2023, Amtsalon, Berlin, DE
  • 2022
    Dark Things We Tell Each Other, Miettinen Collection, Berlin, DE
  • Equines in Contemporary Art, Kunstraum Potsdam, Potsdam, DE
  • Why can‘t we live together, Kunstverein + Kunsthalle, Marburg, DE
  • 2021
    NAK Charity Auction, Neuer Aachener Kunstverein, Aachen, DE
  • AvaTourismus, Offenbacher Kunstverein, Mañana Bold, Atelier Frankfurt, Offenbach, DE
  • PIN Charity Auction, Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich, DE
  • Kunstsammlung Uphoff, Kunstraum Villa Friede, Bonn, DE
  • 2020
    The Place I Once Called Home, Breiterhof, Munich, DE
  • Touch me: Nudes from the Miettinen Collection, Salon Dahlmann, Berlin, DE
  • Pas de Deux II, Galerie Sabine Knust, Munich, DE
  • The Last Unicorn, Museum im Prediger, Schwäbisch Gmünd, DE
  • 2019
    Works from the Miettinen Collection, Salon Dahlmann, Berlin, DE
  • Realitätscheck, Kunstraum Potsdam, Potsdam, DE
  • You are here, Werkschauhalle Leipzig, Leipzig, DE
  • 2017
    Berlin Masters 2017, Max-Liebermann Haus, Berlin, DE
  • Perfect Storm, NRW Forum, Düsseldorf, DE
  • 2015
    Fresh Faced + Wild Eyed, The Photographer’s Gallery, London, GB
  • 2014
    DAAD Art Show, Display Gallery, London, GB
Publications
  • 2024
    Remnants, Hatje Cantz
  • 2023
    21 Poems and 16 Pictures from L.A, Sies + Höke
  • 2021
    Wach mal auf junge wach mal auf, Sies + Höke
  • 2020
    Stadt für All, Distanz
  • 2018
    Texte und Bilder / Pictures and Words, Distanz
  • 2017
    Schmetterlinge, The Green Box
  • 2016
    Wildlife Photography, The Green Box
  • 2015
    B-Boys, Fly Girls & Horticulture, The Green Box
Fairs
  • 2024
    Artissima, Turin, IT
  • Art Basel, Basel, Paris, FR
  • Art Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, DE
  • 2023
    Artissima, Turin, IT
  • 2022
    Frieze London, London, GB
  • 2021
    Fiac!, Paris, FR
  • Art Basel, Basel, Paris, FR
  • Arco Madrid, Madrid, ES
  • 2020
    Vienna Contemporary, Vienna, AT
  • 2019
    New Positions, Art Cologne, Cologne, DE
Collections
  • Sammlung Berlinische Galerie, Berlin, DE
  • Museum im Prediger, Schwäbisch Gmünd, DE
  • Collection of the University of the Arts London, London, GB
  • Sammlung Peters-Messer, Berlin/Viersen, DE
  • Miettinen Collection, Berlin, DE
  • Burger Collection, Zurich / Hong Kong
  • Sammlung Uphoff, Bonn, DE
Awards
  • 2020
    Villa Aurora Fellow, Los Angeles, US
  • 2019
    Berlin Masters Schliemann Residency, Arles, FR
  • 2018
    ‘Geförderte Künstler’, Kunststiftung Kunze, Gifhorn, DE
  • Publication funding Ilse-Augustin Stiftung, Berlin, DE
  • 2017
    Studio Visit, Berlin, DE
  • 2016
    Publication funding from the Ilse-Augustin Foundation of the Stadtmuseum, Berlin, DE
  • Eberhard Roters Scholarship for Young Art, Berlin, DE
  • 2015
    IBB Prize for Photography 2015
  • Artist Residency at Goethe Institut Bangalore, Bangalore, IN
  • 2014
    DAAD Scholarship for Further Artistic
  • 2013
    ASA Scholarship Rio de Janeiro / Berlin, Rio de Janeiro / Berlin
  • PROMOS Scholarship, University of the Arts Berlin Goethe Institut Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, BO
  • 2011
    DAAD Short-Term Scholarship, German Consulate General, Barcelona, ES
Education
  • 2014
    MA Photography, Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, London, GB
  • 2012
    BA Communication in Social and Economic Contexts, Universität der Künste, Berlin, DE
  • 2010
    Valencia Erasmus exchange, Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera, Valencia, ES
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