CV SOFIA GREFF



1975            born in Alba Iulia/Romania
1998-2001     fine Arts studies at Kunsthochschule Kassel, Germany
2005            Master Class Graduation at prof. Ayse Erkmen in Interdisciplinary Art at the Hochschule für bildende Künste,      
                  Städelschule, Frankfurt, D

2008            MA Visual Performance at Dartington College of Arts, GB
                  lives in Frankfurt/Main (D) and works everywhere

Grants, Awards, and Residencies

2009            Reisdency together with Billa Burger at Pilotprojekt Gropiusstadt/Berlin
2008            OZU, Taoh Residency, Italy
2001-2005     Grant of the German National Academic Foundation
2004            Artists Residency at Mariposa,Teneriffe
2003            Studio-Price of the Landwirtschaftlichen Rentenbank at the Rundgang of the Städelschule, Frankfurt

Presentations(selection)

2010             Herzlic... Soloshow and Performance, Klosterpresse, Frankfurt
                   Nur zur Deko Atelier Ostparkstrasse, Frankfurt am Main
2009             Performance, Zeit bleibt, Eschborn K, Germany
                   EPAF Performancefestival Warsawa, Poland
                   NOTES on a Return, Commission for new work relating to the recollections of Performances from the 80's in Laing Arts Gallery New Castle, GB
                   Performance Behandlungsraum, Die Orbitale, Schallkapsel, Friedericianum Kassel, Germany
                   Performance Hallogehn with Patricia Leinhos at the Project ALODONG, Eulengasse 65, Frankfurt, Germany
                   Dzjekuje, Performance at the Festival Galeria Arsenal, Bialystok, Poland
2008             Der gerahmte Raum, Zeitraumexit, Mannheim, Germany
                   MASHOW Dartington College of Arts, GB
                   Performance in Racefastsafecar gallery in Köln, Germany
                   1.442.666 Steps, Dartington/Frankfurt
                   Pranzo con L'artista/Artists Lunch, OZU Residency, Italy
                   Performance at the Ninth Cathedral Arts Festival, Catalyst Arts Gallery,   
                   Belfast, Northern Ireland

2007             Doing I+II, Die Halle, Frankfurt, Germany
                   2D/3D at Ökohaus, Frankfurt, Germany
                   Performance for recitation of U.E. Ziegler's Novel Hamburger Hochbahn, Literaturhaus Frankfurt
                   Reading Dartington Prospectus, Dartington College of Arts, GB
2006             Ich widme mich dir voll und ganz, Forum 1822, Sparkasse Frankfurt
                   Vis à vis, Gallery Schuster, Frankfurt
2005            Ladenhüter, Kunstverein Viernheim
                   No big deal, Kunstverein Gelsenkirchen
                   For interspaces, with Sandra Guyer, Atelier Rafi, Frankfurt
                   Remote, LOT Gallery, Bristol, GB
                   Mariposa residency, Teneriffe, Spain
2004             Gallery Schuster, Frankfurt
                   Art Frankfurt Fair
                   Birth of my Son Anel
2003             Gallery Schuster und Scheuermann, Berlin
                   Giraffe Woman, Schloß Bellevue, Kriens, Switzerland

Projects

2009            Project ALODONG, Collaborating with Artists from diverse artistical disciplines, Eulengasse 65, Frankfurt, Germany
2008            1.442.666 Steps, Dartington/Frankfurt, exchange Project collaborating with Atelier Rafi Frankfurt, Germany and Dartington College of Arts, GB
2002-2005     Performances with the Group Osmose (together with Judith Röthlisberger, Sheila Mullooly and Sandra Guyer)
2002-2003     Switch Residency Project – living and drawing in twelve different homes troughout Germany (Frankfurt, Aschaffenburg, Dresden,
                  Göppingen, Hamburg, Albertsahusen, Mannheim, Wilmenrod, Magdeburg, Haibach...)
2003            Performance Total, Project at the College of fine arts, Cluj, Romania (collaborating with Alina Bungardean, Alexandru Mirutiu, Dorel Gaina...)
1999-2002     KEK, cooking-, food- and art- actions Group with presentations in Kassel, Frankfurt, Aschaffenburg and Arnsberg
                  (together with Elke Mark, Charlotte Busse, Susanne Reichmann)

Publications

INTER art actuel, No 105, Printemps, 2010: 26-33, Review by Slavka Sverakowa

Illustration of the Book Die zwei Leben des Herrn Richie/The two lifes of Mr Richie of B.M. Tang, 2009
race fast safe car Köln, Aardse & Mark, Catalogue, Performance 2008
Dartington College of Arts, Illustration Prospectus 2008
Verein der Tumortherapie mit schweren Ionen, Illustration for Booklet, 2005, p. Cover, 3, 6, 8, 18, 25, 33, 36, 40, 45, 46, 49.
Let's Party for a Piece of Art, Pinakothek der Moderne, Design of Catalogue cover and Invitation card, 2005
Catalogue Mariposa, ArtProject Teneriffe 2005 p.100
Publikation des Quarter Cathedral Arts Festival Belfast Northern Ireland, 2008
Publikation des Quarter Cathedral Arts Festival Belfast Northern Ireland, 2008
Catalogue W 12, Städelschool 2005, Class of Prof. Ayse Erkmen, Projektspace, p. 18-19
Solo Catalogue, Für Zwischenräume/For Interspaces, 2006
RMV Annual Review 2003, Das Ziel ist immer der Teppich zu Hause, p. 54, 55, 57, 60, 61, 67
MA Catalogue 2004, Dartington College of Arts
Catalogue Across the Border, Artig e.V. Hannover 2003, Introduction of the Performancegroup Osmose, p. 23-24
Catalogue of the Manifesta 4, Frankfurt, performed for Tino Sehgal, Instead of allowing some things to rise up to your face dancing bruce and dan and other things, 2002
Catalogue, immer essen, Neuer Kunstverein Aschaffenburg e.V., 2002, p. 27
CD ROM, das erste mal, Kunstverein Marburg, 2000

Represented in Collections

Karlheinz Schmidt since 2003
HelaBa (Hessische Landesbank) since 2004
Mariposa, Hans-Jürgen und Helga Müller since 2005