Jochen Mühlenbrink (DE, 1980) studied painting at Kunstakademie Düsseldorf (2001-2006). Known for his Trompe-l’œil technique, Mühlenbrink leans on theories to investigate reality within the aesthetic principles of modernist painting and classical art. Since 2005 his work has been exhibited in galleries and institutions in Germany, across Europe, in Asia and North America.
Jochen Mühlenbrink is represented by ASPN, Leipzig (DE), Galerie Thomas Fuchs, Stuttgart (DE), Gerhard Hofland, Amsterdam (NL), Gether Contemporary, Copenhagen (DK) and Long Story Short, NYC (USA).
2024 | BCP, ASPN, Leipzig, Germany J'M BCP, Galerie Au Cube, Mâcon, France Five Perspectives?, Monti8, Latina, Italy MP, Long Story Short, New York AIR, Cuturi Gallery, Singapore |
2023 | LAN WP, isart gallery, Taipei, Taiwan MWP, Gether Contemporary, Copenhagen, Denmark J´M donc je suis, Museum Bensheim, Germany J´M ADMSKI, Gerhard Hofland, Amsterdam, Netherlands Double Eye Trouble (duo show with Katharina Maderthaner), Rizzuto Gallery, Palermo, Italy Forgetting is Remembering (duo show with Alex Puz), Gallery Simon, Seoul, Republic of Korea |
2022 | J‘M donc je suis, Galerie Thomas Fuchs, Stuttgart, Germany J‘M LA WP, Long Story Short, Los Angeles, USA WTP, ASPN, Leipzig, Germany Window Fainting, Cuturi Gallery, Singapore, Singapore |
2021 | Pola V. Gerhard Hofland, Amsterdam, Netherlands 2gether. With Gioele Amaro at Gether Contemporary, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 2020 | Jochen Mühlenbrink. Kunstmuseum Solingen, Germany Review. davidbehning galerie, Düsseldorf, Germany Dawn. ASPN, Leipzig, Germany |
| 2019 | FOG. Gerhard Hofland, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 2018 | Falz. Malerei. Stadtmuseum Oldenburg, Germany Falz. Painting. De Groen Fine Art Collection, Arnhem, Netherlands Falz III. ASPN, Leipzig, Germany |
| 2017 | Afterimage. ASPN, Leipzig, Germany |
| 2016 | Vertuschen. Gmünder Kunstverein, Swabian Gmuend, Germany |
| 2015 | CLP Rapid. KunstHalle Cloppenburg, Germany |
| 2014 | Stroke hold. ASPN, Leipzig, Germany Asche. Gerhard Hofland Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 2013 | FRAGIL. Morat-Institut, Freiburg, Germany FRAGIL. Kunsthalle Wilhelmshaven, Germany Pola Void. Gerhard Hofland, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 2012 | 66. Internationaler Bergischer Kunstpreis. With Leunora Salihu, NATIONAL-Bank, Wuppertal, Germany |
| 2011 | ROHSTOFF. Hofland & Aschenbach Galleries, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 2010 | Awarded by Kulturstiftung der Öffentlichen Versicherungen Oldenburg, Germany Mal Heur. FRISCH collection, Halle am Wasser, Berlin, Germany |
| 2009 | Rücksicht. Kunstverein Heppenheim, Germany Stauraum. Tatjana Pieters Gallery, Gent, Belgium |
| 2008 | Perspectives of contemporary painting. German Federal Bank, Frankfurt/Main, Germany Stilleben. Tatjana Pieters Gallery, Gent, Belgium Asphalt. Galerie Rupert Pfab, Düsseldorf, Germany Perspektiven Heutiger Malerei. Deutsche Bundesbank, Frankfurt/Main, Germany |
| 2007 | Tollwut. OneTwenty Gallery, Gent , Belgium J-pics vs. mpegs. With Martin Denker, Torch Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 2006 | Sachliche Romanze. OneTwentyGallery Gent, Belgium and the Agency, London, Great Britain IKE. Kulturbahnhof Eller, Düsseldorf, Germany |
2024 | What I Want You To See, Monti8 Gallery, Latina, Italy Cityscapes, Galerie Thomas Fuchs, Stuttgart, Germany What Are We Looking For When Time Stands Still, Galerie Krobath, Vienna, Austria Future Solos 3, Weserhalle, Berlin, Germany Reality Check, Kunstmuseum Ahlen, Ahlen, Germany X - Gether Contemporary 10 Year Anniversary Show, Gether Contemporary, Denmark |
2023 | Outside, Galerie Thomas Fuchs, Stuttgart, Germany DARE TO DREAM, Gether Contemporary, Copenhagen, Denmark Refractions, Hello Gallery, Tokyo, Japan echt jetzt, Kunstmuseum Heidenheim, Germany Focal Point 2, Long Story Short, New York City, USA |
2022 | Null Protocol, Gallery Func, Shanghai, China MANSCAPING, The Hole, NYC/Los Angeles, USA Schmunzeln - von heiter bis absurd. Städtische Galerie Fruchthalle, Rastatt, Germany, curated by Sebastian Schmitt |
2021 | Im Frage. Collectie Delissen. Museum Het Valkhof, Nijmegen, Netherlands Aus jedem Dorf ein Hund. THALER Originalgrafik, Leipzig, Germany |
2020 | Untitled Reality. davidbehning galerie, Düsseldorf, Germany Open until full. ASPN, Leipzig, Germany |
2019 | Setup 04. De Groen Fine Art Collection, Arnhem, Netherlands ASPN STS Wuppertal, hosted by Groelle Pass Projects, Wuppertal, Germany Yes we ´re open. Gerhard Hofland, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 2018 | Palmenbingo. ASPN, Leipzig, Germany 1001 Bild, Vol. II. Villa de Bank, Enschede, Netherlands Konvolution – Künstler Buch Projekte. Osthaus Museum Hagen, Germany |
| 2017 | Het Mysterie van de Waarheid. Arti et Amcitiae, Amsterdam, Netherlands TROY. Galerie Evelyn Drewes, Hamburg, Germany Trunk. Kunstverein Lüneburg, Germany |
| 2016 | Wahrheiten. Zeitgenössische Kunst der SØR RUSCHE SAMMLUNG im Dialog mit alten Meistern, Kunstverein Münsterland, Germany |
| 2015 | Gute Kunst? Wollen! Werke aus der Sammlung SØR/Rusche. Auf AEG, Nürnberg, Germany |
| 2014 | painting. about, around & within. Curated by Daniele Capra. Galleria UPP, Venice, Italy Behind images. Curated by Hans van der Ham, Garage Rotterdam, Netherlands Bittersüße Zeiten. Barock und Gegenwart in der SØR Rusche Sammlung Oelde/Berlin, Kunsthaus Stade, Germany |
| 2013 | Schöne Landschaft – Bedrohte Natur. Kunsthalle Dominikanerkirche, Osnabrück, Germany |
| 2012 | Droste Effect. Nieuwe Vide, Haarlem, Netherlands Jack Helgesen Collection. Vestfossen Kunstlaboratorium, Norway 66. Internationaler Bergischer Kunstpreis. Kunstmuseum Solingen, Germany |
| 2011 | Carte blanche. Kunstverein Mittelbaden and Städtische Galerie Offenburg, Germany Nordwestkunst 2011 – Die Nominierten. Kunsthalle Wilhelmshaven, Germany Verbrechen und Bild. Städtische Galerie Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany |
| 2010 | Van Bommel van Dam Prijs. Museum Van Bommel van Dam, Venlo, Netherlands |
| 2009 | The Unforgettable Fire – 25 jaars Torch Gallery. Kunsthal Rotterdam, Netherlands Selection. Werke aus der Sammlung Biedermann. Museum Biedermann, Donaueschingen, Germany |
| 2008 | Inventur. Zeitgenössiche Radierung in Deutschland. Kunstverein Reutlingen and Kunstmuseum Pablo Picasso, Münster, Germany |
| 2007 | Hotel Kerberos. KIT Düsseldorf, Germany Triband. With Martin Schepers and Gereon Krebber, KunstKlub Berlin, Germany 12 Artists from Germany. Dangerous Curve, Los Angeles, USA |
| 2005 | XIV. Deutsche Internationale Grafik-Triennale. Kunstverein Frechen, Germany |
Jochen Mühlenbrink (DE, 1980) studied painting at Kunstakademie Düsseldorf (2001-2006). Known for his Trompe-l’œil technique, Mühlenbrink leans on theories to investigate reality within the aesthetic principles of modernist painting and classical art. Since 2005 his work has been exhibited in galleries and institutions in Germany, across Europe, in Asia and North America.
Jochen Mühlenbrink is represented by ASPN, Leipzig (DE), Galerie Thomas Fuchs, Stuttgart (DE), Gerhard Hofland, Amsterdam (NL), Gether Contemporary, Copenhagen (DK) and Long Story Short, NYC (USA).
2024 | BCP, ASPN, Leipzig, Germany J'M BCP, Galerie Au Cube, Mâcon, France Five Perspectives?, Monti8, Latina, Italy MP, Long Story Short, New York AIR, Cuturi Gallery, Singapore |
2023 | LAN WP, isart gallery, Taipei, Taiwan MWP, Gether Contemporary, Copenhagen, Denmark J´M donc je suis, Museum Bensheim, Germany J´M ADMSKI, Gerhard Hofland, Amsterdam, Netherlands Double Eye Trouble (duo show with Katharina Maderthaner), Rizzuto Gallery, Palermo, Italy Forgetting is Remembering (duo show with Alex Puz), Gallery Simon, Seoul, Republic of Korea |
2022 | J‘M donc je suis, Galerie Thomas Fuchs, Stuttgart, Germany J‘M LA WP, Long Story Short, Los Angeles, USA WTP, ASPN, Leipzig, Germany Window Fainting, Cuturi Gallery, Singapore, Singapore |
2021 | Pola V. Gerhard Hofland, Amsterdam, Netherlands 2gether. With Gioele Amaro at Gether Contemporary, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 2020 | Jochen Mühlenbrink. Kunstmuseum Solingen, Germany Review. davidbehning galerie, Düsseldorf, Germany Dawn. ASPN, Leipzig, Germany |
| 2019 | FOG. Gerhard Hofland, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 2018 | Falz. Malerei. Stadtmuseum Oldenburg, Germany Falz. Painting. De Groen Fine Art Collection, Arnhem, Netherlands Falz III. ASPN, Leipzig, Germany |
| 2017 | Afterimage. ASPN, Leipzig, Germany |
| 2016 | Vertuschen. Gmünder Kunstverein, Swabian Gmuend, Germany |
| 2015 | CLP Rapid. KunstHalle Cloppenburg, Germany |
| 2014 | Stroke hold. ASPN, Leipzig, Germany Asche. Gerhard Hofland Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 2013 | FRAGIL. Morat-Institut, Freiburg, Germany FRAGIL. Kunsthalle Wilhelmshaven, Germany Pola Void. Gerhard Hofland, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 2012 | 66. Internationaler Bergischer Kunstpreis. With Leunora Salihu, NATIONAL-Bank, Wuppertal, Germany |
| 2011 | ROHSTOFF. Hofland & Aschenbach Galleries, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 2010 | Awarded by Kulturstiftung der Öffentlichen Versicherungen Oldenburg, Germany Mal Heur. FRISCH collection, Halle am Wasser, Berlin, Germany |
| 2009 | Rücksicht. Kunstverein Heppenheim, Germany Stauraum. Tatjana Pieters Gallery, Gent, Belgium |
| 2008 | Perspectives of contemporary painting. German Federal Bank, Frankfurt/Main, Germany Stilleben. Tatjana Pieters Gallery, Gent, Belgium Asphalt. Galerie Rupert Pfab, Düsseldorf, Germany Perspektiven Heutiger Malerei. Deutsche Bundesbank, Frankfurt/Main, Germany |
| 2007 | Tollwut. OneTwenty Gallery, Gent , Belgium J-pics vs. mpegs. With Martin Denker, Torch Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 2006 | Sachliche Romanze. OneTwentyGallery Gent, Belgium and the Agency, London, Great Britain IKE. Kulturbahnhof Eller, Düsseldorf, Germany |
2024 | What I Want You To See, Monti8 Gallery, Latina, Italy Cityscapes, Galerie Thomas Fuchs, Stuttgart, Germany What Are We Looking For When Time Stands Still, Galerie Krobath, Vienna, Austria Future Solos 3, Weserhalle, Berlin, Germany Reality Check, Kunstmuseum Ahlen, Ahlen, Germany X - Gether Contemporary 10 Year Anniversary Show, Gether Contemporary, Denmark |
2023 | Outside, Galerie Thomas Fuchs, Stuttgart, Germany DARE TO DREAM, Gether Contemporary, Copenhagen, Denmark Refractions, Hello Gallery, Tokyo, Japan echt jetzt, Kunstmuseum Heidenheim, Germany Focal Point 2, Long Story Short, New York City, USA |
2022 | Null Protocol, Gallery Func, Shanghai, China MANSCAPING, The Hole, NYC/Los Angeles, USA Schmunzeln - von heiter bis absurd. Städtische Galerie Fruchthalle, Rastatt, Germany, curated by Sebastian Schmitt |
2021 | Im Frage. Collectie Delissen. Museum Het Valkhof, Nijmegen, Netherlands Aus jedem Dorf ein Hund. THALER Originalgrafik, Leipzig, Germany |
2020 | Untitled Reality. davidbehning galerie, Düsseldorf, Germany Open until full. ASPN, Leipzig, Germany |
2019 | Setup 04. De Groen Fine Art Collection, Arnhem, Netherlands ASPN STS Wuppertal, hosted by Groelle Pass Projects, Wuppertal, Germany Yes we ´re open. Gerhard Hofland, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 2018 | Palmenbingo. ASPN, Leipzig, Germany 1001 Bild, Vol. II. Villa de Bank, Enschede, Netherlands Konvolution – Künstler Buch Projekte. Osthaus Museum Hagen, Germany |
| 2017 | Het Mysterie van de Waarheid. Arti et Amcitiae, Amsterdam, Netherlands TROY. Galerie Evelyn Drewes, Hamburg, Germany Trunk. Kunstverein Lüneburg, Germany |
| 2016 | Wahrheiten. Zeitgenössische Kunst der SØR RUSCHE SAMMLUNG im Dialog mit alten Meistern, Kunstverein Münsterland, Germany |
| 2015 | Gute Kunst? Wollen! Werke aus der Sammlung SØR/Rusche. Auf AEG, Nürnberg, Germany |
| 2014 | painting. about, around & within. Curated by Daniele Capra. Galleria UPP, Venice, Italy Behind images. Curated by Hans van der Ham, Garage Rotterdam, Netherlands Bittersüße Zeiten. Barock und Gegenwart in der SØR Rusche Sammlung Oelde/Berlin, Kunsthaus Stade, Germany |
| 2013 | Schöne Landschaft – Bedrohte Natur. Kunsthalle Dominikanerkirche, Osnabrück, Germany |
| 2012 | Droste Effect. Nieuwe Vide, Haarlem, Netherlands Jack Helgesen Collection. Vestfossen Kunstlaboratorium, Norway 66. Internationaler Bergischer Kunstpreis. Kunstmuseum Solingen, Germany |
| 2011 | Carte blanche. Kunstverein Mittelbaden and Städtische Galerie Offenburg, Germany Nordwestkunst 2011 – Die Nominierten. Kunsthalle Wilhelmshaven, Germany Verbrechen und Bild. Städtische Galerie Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany |
| 2010 | Van Bommel van Dam Prijs. Museum Van Bommel van Dam, Venlo, Netherlands |
| 2009 | The Unforgettable Fire – 25 jaars Torch Gallery. Kunsthal Rotterdam, Netherlands Selection. Werke aus der Sammlung Biedermann. Museum Biedermann, Donaueschingen, Germany |
| 2008 | Inventur. Zeitgenössiche Radierung in Deutschland. Kunstverein Reutlingen and Kunstmuseum Pablo Picasso, Münster, Germany |
| 2007 | Hotel Kerberos. KIT Düsseldorf, Germany Triband. With Martin Schepers and Gereon Krebber, KunstKlub Berlin, Germany 12 Artists from Germany. Dangerous Curve, Los Angeles, USA |
| 2005 | XIV. Deutsche Internationale Grafik-Triennale. Kunstverein Frechen, Germany |