Vanessa Oppenhoff

1971 born in Cologne, Germany
1992–93 study of fine arts with Professor F. Dank at the FH-Cologne
1993–99 study of experimental film at the HdK Berlin
2000 appointed as Meisterschüler with Professor Heinz Emigholz

Awards:
2001 Special mention at the 47. International Short Film Festival Oberhausen
1997 Art Award “Berliner Fernsehturm” for the group project Berlin-Bologna-Berlin
1995–96 Erasmus-Stipendium at the Accademia di belle Arti, Bologna

Solo Shows: (in selection)
2014 what could she possibly do?, galerie julia garnatz, Köln, Germany
2011 going my way, galerie julia garnatz, Köln, Germany
2010 New Works, Estel Gallery, Nashville, USA
2009 Der Rest vom Chromosomensatz, Galerie Benninger, Köln, Germany
2007 Upon People, Brenda Taylor Galerie, New York, USA

Group Shows: (in selection)
2014 Accrocharge, Galerie Julia Garnatz, Köln, Germany
2012 paper, Galerie Julia Garnatz, Köln, Germany
2008 Estel Gallery, Nashville, USA
Common Thread, Estel Gallery, Nashville, USA
2007 NYSG, New York, USA
Red Dot, New York, USA
2005 Brenda Taylor Gallery, New York, USA
1999 Parallelmontage, Hamburg
1998 Sale Museali del Barracano, Bologna, Italy
Ausstellungscenter, Berlin Alexanderplatz, Berlin, Germany
1997 Italian Culture Institute, Berlin, Germany

Festivals: (in selection)
2001 Internationales Kurzfilmfestival Oberhausen, Germany
Milan Short Film Festival, Italy
2000 Millennium Film Festival of Fine Arts, Hungary
17. Kasseler Dokumentarfilm- und Videofest, Kassel, Germany
1999 International Short Film Festival, Tunesia
1998 15. Kasseler Dokumentarfilm- und Videofest, Kassel, Germany
Stuttgarter Filmwinter, Stuttgart, Germany
1997 European Medienkunst Festival, Internationale Auswahl, Osnabrück, Germany