Sven Kroner
Born in Kempten, Germany, 1973
Lives and works in Düsseldorf, Germany
http://www.svenkroner.de
Education
1998 Travel stipend Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, Germany
1994-2000 Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, Germany (Prof. Dieter Krieg)
Awards
2000 Förderpreis Junge Kunst, Stadtlohn, Germany
1999 Paul Strecker Preis für Malerei, Mainz, Germany
Solo exhibitions
2013
Galerie Anne de Villepoix, Paris, France
2012
I'm Just a Dream, Galerie Anne de Villepoix, Paris, France
Blue Moon Sinking from the Weight of the Load, Marc Straus Gallery, New York, USA
2011
The Air Was Magic When We Played, Galerie Fons Welters, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2008
Winterlong, Gallery Sies + Hoeke, Duesseldorf, Germany
Hidden path, Yvon Lambert, New York, United States
Like a Hurricane, Gemeente Museum Helmond, The Netherlands
2007
Witterung, Galerie Fons Welters, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2005
Be on my side, Sies + Höke Galerie, Düsseldorf, Germany
Islands, Galerie Anne de Villepoix, Paris, France
2004
Fog, Galerie Fons Welters, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2003
Images, Sies + Höke Galerie, Dusseldorf, Germany
2002
Schneebilder, Galerie Fons Welters, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
WIRKLICH UTOPISCH, Kunsthalle Darmstadt, Germany
2001
Landesmuseum, Mainz, Germany
2000
Galerie Fons Welters, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1999
Kunstverein Xanten, Germany
Freundeskreis Wilhelmshohe e. V., Ettlingen, Germany
Galerie Claudia Gross-Selbeck, Düsseldorf, Germany
1998
Villa de Bank, Enschede, The Netherlands
Group exhibitions
2013
Le peintre de la vie moderne, Galerie Jochen Hempel, Leipzig, Germany
The Glorious Rise and Fall.....(and so on) part 1, Curated by Marjan Teeuwen, KW14, 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
Present Presence, Jan van Eyck Academy, Maastricht, The Netherlands
2012
OH CRISIS! #3 - leven voorbij de crisis / life beyond the crisis, Frankendael Foundation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Scenery, het landschap in de 21e eeuw, 37 PK, Haarlem, The Netherlands
Gegenfeuer 3, Institut Rheinumschlag, Düsseldorf Germany
2010
I Don't Need Fancy, Villa de Bank, Enschede, The Netherlands
2009
Group Show, Galerie Fons Welters, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Achtung Baby. Een keuze uit de collectie hedendaagse kunst, Gemeentemuseum Helmond, The Netherlands
2008
Heimgehen, Künstlerverein Malkasten, Düsseldorf, Germany
2007
Size Matters: XXL, Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, Peekskill, NY, United States
Traumschiff Malerei (Sechs Positionen junger deutscher Kunst), Museum der Stadt Ratingen, Germany
Creme de la Creme, Gemeentemuseum, Helmond, The Netherlands
Ziemlich Hoch; Das Alpine in der zeitgenössischen Kunst, Kunsthaus Kaufbeuren, Germany
2006
Group Show with Gallery Artists, Galerie Fons Welters, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Autonomia, Galerie LUMC, Leiden, The Netherlands
Vincent van Gogh en het Expressionisme, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Full House- Gesichter einer Sammlung, Kunsthalle Manheim, Germany
Innenschau-Ausenschau, Kunsthaus Kaufbeuren, Germany
Verstehen braucht kontext II, Künstlerverein Malkasten, Düsseldorf, Germany
Aprés-moi, Le Déluge, f a projects, London, United Kingdom
Iconica, Museo Patio Herreriano, Valladolid, Spain
Opterracuna (with Ola Kolehmainen, Anton Henning and Anj Smith), Robert Miller Gallery, New York, United States
Figuring the landscape, Contemporary Art Galleries at The University of Connecticut, United States
Another world, Part 1, Arario Gallery, Seoul
2005
Smile away the parties and champagne, Gemeentemuseum, Helmond, The Netherlands
Le peintre de la vie moderne/ The painter of modern life, Museum De Paviljoens, Almere, The Netherlands
2004
Latest Paintings, Galleria Lia Rumma, Milan, Italy
Tombe la neige, Anne de Villepoix, Paris, France
Der Weise Tod, Kunstforum und Heimatmuseum, Montafon, Austria
Wings of Art. Motiv Flugzeug, Ludwich Forum, Aachen, Germany
2003
Wet Paint, Galerie Fons Welters, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
How high can you fligh, Kunsthaus Glarus, Switzerland
Galerie Wittenbrink, München, Germany
Rückblende: Hochsommer, Kunsthaus Kaufbeuren, Germany
2002
Der Berg, Heidelberger Kunstverein, Germany
2001
Group show, Galerie Fons Welters, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Trendwände, Kunstraum Düsseldorf, Germany
Acryl auf Nessel, Art Agents Gallery, Hamburg, Germany
1999
Artoll Labor, Bedburg-Hau, Germany
Junge Kunst, Dösen, Amerreller, Galerie Timm Gierig, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Höhe x Breite, Bayerische Landesbank, Luxembourg
1997
Die Klasse Krieg 2, Galerie Timm Gierig, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
1996
Eiskeller, Freundeskreis Wilhelmshöhe e.V. Ettlingen und Galerie ArtContact, Karlsruhe, Germany
Lives and works in Düsseldorf, Germany
http://www.svenkroner.de
Education
1998 Travel stipend Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, Germany
1994-2000 Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, Germany (Prof. Dieter Krieg)
Awards
2000 Förderpreis Junge Kunst, Stadtlohn, Germany
1999 Paul Strecker Preis für Malerei, Mainz, Germany
Solo exhibitions
2013
Galerie Anne de Villepoix, Paris, France
2012
I'm Just a Dream, Galerie Anne de Villepoix, Paris, France
Blue Moon Sinking from the Weight of the Load, Marc Straus Gallery, New York, USA
2011
Past Present Future, Sies + Höke Gallery, Düsseldorf, Germany
Harvest, LVR Römermuseum Xanten / Kunstverein Xanten, GermanyThe Air Was Magic When We Played, Galerie Fons Welters, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2008
Winterlong, Gallery Sies + Hoeke, Duesseldorf, Germany
Hidden path, Yvon Lambert, New York, United States
Like a Hurricane, Gemeente Museum Helmond, The Netherlands
2007
Witterung, Galerie Fons Welters, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2005
Be on my side, Sies + Höke Galerie, Düsseldorf, Germany
Islands, Galerie Anne de Villepoix, Paris, France
2004
Fog, Galerie Fons Welters, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2003
Images, Sies + Höke Galerie, Dusseldorf, Germany
2002
Schneebilder, Galerie Fons Welters, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
WIRKLICH UTOPISCH, Kunsthalle Darmstadt, Germany
2001
Landesmuseum, Mainz, Germany
2000
Galerie Fons Welters, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1999
Kunstverein Xanten, Germany
Freundeskreis Wilhelmshohe e. V., Ettlingen, Germany
Galerie Claudia Gross-Selbeck, Düsseldorf, Germany
1998
Villa de Bank, Enschede, The Netherlands
Group exhibitions
2013
Le peintre de la vie moderne, Galerie Jochen Hempel, Leipzig, Germany
The Glorious Rise and Fall.....(and so on) part 1, Curated by Marjan Teeuwen, KW14, 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
Present Presence, Jan van Eyck Academy, Maastricht, The Netherlands
2012
OH CRISIS! #3 - leven voorbij de crisis / life beyond the crisis, Frankendael Foundation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
De kleur van water, the ING Art Collection, Zuiderzee Museum, Enkhuizen, The Netherlands
2011Scenery, het landschap in de 21e eeuw, 37 PK, Haarlem, The Netherlands
Jetzt ins von der Heydt Museum, Von der Heydt Museum Wuppertal, Germany
After the gold rush, Kunstverein Speyer, GermanyGegenfeuer 3, Institut Rheinumschlag, Düsseldorf Germany
2010
I Don't Need Fancy, Villa de Bank, Enschede, The Netherlands
2009
Group Show, Galerie Fons Welters, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Achtung Baby. Een keuze uit de collectie hedendaagse kunst, Gemeentemuseum Helmond, The Netherlands
2008
Heimgehen, Künstlerverein Malkasten, Düsseldorf, Germany
2007
Size Matters: XXL, Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, Peekskill, NY, United States
Traumschiff Malerei (Sechs Positionen junger deutscher Kunst), Museum der Stadt Ratingen, Germany
Creme de la Creme, Gemeentemuseum, Helmond, The Netherlands
Ziemlich Hoch; Das Alpine in der zeitgenössischen Kunst, Kunsthaus Kaufbeuren, Germany
2006
Group Show with Gallery Artists, Galerie Fons Welters, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Autonomia, Galerie LUMC, Leiden, The Netherlands
Vincent van Gogh en het Expressionisme, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Full House- Gesichter einer Sammlung, Kunsthalle Manheim, Germany
Innenschau-Ausenschau, Kunsthaus Kaufbeuren, Germany
Verstehen braucht kontext II, Künstlerverein Malkasten, Düsseldorf, Germany
Aprés-moi, Le Déluge, f a projects, London, United Kingdom
Iconica, Museo Patio Herreriano, Valladolid, Spain
Opterracuna (with Ola Kolehmainen, Anton Henning and Anj Smith), Robert Miller Gallery, New York, United States
Figuring the landscape, Contemporary Art Galleries at The University of Connecticut, United States
Another world, Part 1, Arario Gallery, Seoul
2005
Smile away the parties and champagne, Gemeentemuseum, Helmond, The Netherlands
Le peintre de la vie moderne/ The painter of modern life, Museum De Paviljoens, Almere, The Netherlands
2004
Latest Paintings, Galleria Lia Rumma, Milan, Italy
Tombe la neige, Anne de Villepoix, Paris, France
Der Weise Tod, Kunstforum und Heimatmuseum, Montafon, Austria
Wings of Art. Motiv Flugzeug, Ludwich Forum, Aachen, Germany
2003
Wet Paint, Galerie Fons Welters, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
How high can you fligh, Kunsthaus Glarus, Switzerland
Galerie Wittenbrink, München, Germany
Rückblende: Hochsommer, Kunsthaus Kaufbeuren, Germany
2002
Der Berg, Heidelberger Kunstverein, Germany
2001
Group show, Galerie Fons Welters, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Trendwände, Kunstraum Düsseldorf, Germany
Acryl auf Nessel, Art Agents Gallery, Hamburg, Germany
1999
Artoll Labor, Bedburg-Hau, Germany
Junge Kunst, Dösen, Amerreller, Galerie Timm Gierig, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Höhe x Breite, Bayerische Landesbank, Luxembourg
1997
Die Klasse Krieg 2, Galerie Timm Gierig, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
1996
Eiskeller, Freundeskreis Wilhelmshöhe e.V. Ettlingen und Galerie ArtContact, Karlsruhe, Germany
2011
2009
Beckettiaans landschap
author(s): Rudi Fuchs
newspaper/magazine: De Groene Amsterdammer
2008
Sven Kroner
author(s): Carol Diehl
newspaper/magazine: Art in America
Hidden Path
author(s): Merel van Tilburg
catalogue: Gallery Yvon Lambert, New York
Sven Kroner
catalogue: Sies + Höke
Cliche cultuur
author(s): Frits de Coninck
newspaper/magazine: Het Financieele Dagblad
Kroner + Weischer
author(s): Robbert Roos
newspaper/magazine: Kunstbeeld, no. 2
2007
Witterung
author(s): Merel van Tilburg, Simone Lucas
catalogue: Galerie Fons Welters
2006
Eigenlijk gewoon koud
author(s): Wieteke van Zeil
newspaper/magazine: de Volkskrant
In View, Opterracuna, Robert Miller Galery
author(s): Jonathan T.D. Neil
newspaper/magazine: Modern Painters
Le peintre de la vie moderne
author(s): Manuel Klappe
newspaper/magazine: Tubelight, no. 42
Iconica
author(s): Pablo Lorca
De Eneco Kunstcollectie
2005
Lang leve de schilderkunst, maar niet zonder digitale camera en computer
author(s): Margriet van Seumeren
Schilders van het moderne leven in Museum de Paviljoens; Alles staat op instorten
author(s): Janneke Wesseling
newspaper/magazine: NRC
2004
Sven Kroner
newspaper/magazine: NRC
Human Highway
author(s): Xander Karskens, Nadia Schneider
catalogue: Galerie Fons Welters
Sven Kroner
catalogue: Sies + Höke
2003
Sven Kroner
newspaper/magazine: ART Das Kunstmagazin
Eine rosa erdbeerquarklawine
newspaper/magazine: St. Galler tagblatt
Gemalte Versatzstücke
newspaper/magazine: Neue Zürcher Zeitung
Schneeschlacht in Acrylmasse
author(s): Helga Meister
newspaper/magazine: WZ
Alles so schön bunt hier!
author(s): Claudia Kock Marti
newspaper/magazine: Die Südostschweiz
Heimweh-Idylle uber dem Abgrund
author(s): Cristiane Dressler
newspaper/magazine: Rheinische Post
Flüge in unbekannten Höhen
newspaper/magazine: Die Südostschweiz
Ruckblende: Hochsommer. Gemalde, Fotografien, Experimente
newspaper/magazine: Kunsthausheft, no. 1, Kunsthaus Kaufbeuren
2002
Een nieuw realisme
author(s): Riki Simons
newspaper/magazine: Elsevier, no. 44
Schneebilder
author(s): Adolf H. Kerkhoff
catalogue: Galerie Fons Welters
Sven Kroner
author(s): Rutger Pontzen and Ellen Reitsma
newspaper/magazine: Vrij Nederland
2001
Blick zuruck mit Ironie
author(s): Katharina Deschka
newspaper/magazine: Frankfurter Algemeine
Bierselig Dunkles
author(s): Michael Crus
newspaper/magazine: Frankfurter Randschau
Manchmal ist mehr wirklich mehr
author(s): Claus Ambrosius
newspaper/magazine: MRZ
Aus der Vogelperspektive einer Kuh
author(s): Eva-Susanna Wodarz
newspaper/magazine: Wiesbadener Kurier
Von Prozessen und Provokationen
author(s): Claus Ambrosius
newspaper/magazine: MRZ
2000
Contouren gaan op in de nacht
author(s): Erik Hagoort
newspaper/magazine: de Volkskrant
author(s): Rudi Fuchs
catalogue: Kijken, een leesboek over kunst
Bij Kroner kijken mensen niet naar Gods werk
author(s): Lennard Dost
newspaper/magazine: Het Parool
2009
Beckettiaans landschap
author(s): Rudi Fuchs
newspaper/magazine: De Groene Amsterdammer
2008
Sven Kroner
author(s): Carol Diehl
newspaper/magazine: Art in America
Hidden Path
author(s): Merel van Tilburg
catalogue: Gallery Yvon Lambert, New York
Sven Kroner
catalogue: Sies + Höke
Cliche cultuur
author(s): Frits de Coninck
newspaper/magazine: Het Financieele Dagblad
Kroner + Weischer
author(s): Robbert Roos
newspaper/magazine: Kunstbeeld, no. 2
2007
Witterung
author(s): Merel van Tilburg, Simone Lucas
catalogue: Galerie Fons Welters
2006
Eigenlijk gewoon koud
author(s): Wieteke van Zeil
newspaper/magazine: de Volkskrant
In View, Opterracuna, Robert Miller Galery
author(s): Jonathan T.D. Neil
newspaper/magazine: Modern Painters
Le peintre de la vie moderne
author(s): Manuel Klappe
newspaper/magazine: Tubelight, no. 42
Iconica
author(s): Pablo Lorca
De Eneco Kunstcollectie
2005
Lang leve de schilderkunst, maar niet zonder digitale camera en computer
author(s): Margriet van Seumeren
Schilders van het moderne leven in Museum de Paviljoens; Alles staat op instorten
author(s): Janneke Wesseling
newspaper/magazine: NRC
2004
Sven Kroner
newspaper/magazine: NRC
Human Highway
author(s): Xander Karskens, Nadia Schneider
catalogue: Galerie Fons Welters
Sven Kroner
catalogue: Sies + Höke
2003
Sven Kroner
newspaper/magazine: ART Das Kunstmagazin
Eine rosa erdbeerquarklawine
newspaper/magazine: St. Galler tagblatt
Gemalte Versatzstücke
newspaper/magazine: Neue Zürcher Zeitung
Schneeschlacht in Acrylmasse
author(s): Helga Meister
newspaper/magazine: WZ
Alles so schön bunt hier!
author(s): Claudia Kock Marti
newspaper/magazine: Die Südostschweiz
Heimweh-Idylle uber dem Abgrund
author(s): Cristiane Dressler
newspaper/magazine: Rheinische Post
Flüge in unbekannten Höhen
newspaper/magazine: Die Südostschweiz
Ruckblende: Hochsommer. Gemalde, Fotografien, Experimente
newspaper/magazine: Kunsthausheft, no. 1, Kunsthaus Kaufbeuren
2002
Een nieuw realisme
author(s): Riki Simons
newspaper/magazine: Elsevier, no. 44
Schneebilder
author(s): Adolf H. Kerkhoff
catalogue: Galerie Fons Welters
Sven Kroner
author(s): Rutger Pontzen and Ellen Reitsma
newspaper/magazine: Vrij Nederland
2001
Blick zuruck mit Ironie
author(s): Katharina Deschka
newspaper/magazine: Frankfurter Algemeine
Bierselig Dunkles
author(s): Michael Crus
newspaper/magazine: Frankfurter Randschau
Manchmal ist mehr wirklich mehr
author(s): Claus Ambrosius
newspaper/magazine: MRZ
Aus der Vogelperspektive einer Kuh
author(s): Eva-Susanna Wodarz
newspaper/magazine: Wiesbadener Kurier
Von Prozessen und Provokationen
author(s): Claus Ambrosius
newspaper/magazine: MRZ
2000
Contouren gaan op in de nacht
author(s): Erik Hagoort
newspaper/magazine: de Volkskrant