/ something between // working between painting and sculpture / coloured surfaces, almost identical in size / form a kaleidoscopic flow of shades and tones /
single components become a complex elaborate entity /
Dr. Karl Neuffer, art historian, Essen, Germany /

fragmentary, multiple, rigorous, ominous /

Detlef Funder, visual and audio artist, Düsseldorf, Germany /

/ born in Wiesbaden, Germany / nomadic working /

/ study fine arts, Freie Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Essen, Germany / master class graduate by Bernd Mechler /
design, University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Wiesbaden, Germany / design diploma by Professor Werner Schneider /

 / residency / type directors club, New York, USA/
/ award / Kultusministerium NRW 2020, 2021 und 2022, Düsseldorf, Germany / 1st prize, Poster Competition Klingspor Museum, Offenbach, Germany /

/ nominations / 6. Essener Förderpreis 2016, Essen, Germany / 5. Essener Förderpreis 2015, Essen, Germany /

/ fair / C.A.R., Innovative Art Fair, Welterbe Zollverein, Essen, Germany /

/ upcoming exhibitions /  01. Juli – 31. August 2026, POLARITÄTEN mit Detlef Funder, Kunstfenster am Rathausplatz, Essen – Kettwig, Germany /
from 29. August 2026, OPEN WALL by Artstudio Schwab, Düsseldorf, Germany /
04. – 06. September 2026, Gallery Weekend, Düsseldorf / Cologne by Artstudio Schwab, Düsseldorf, Germany/

/ current exhibitions / Artstudio Schwab, Düsseldorf, Germany / Galerie Kleebolte, Essen, Germany / Margitta Eichelbaum, open bureau, Elbchaussee 1, Hamburg, Germany / ks.architecture, Essen, Germany / Berg I Architecture & Interior, Essen, Germany / Dr. Ansgar Hengst, Essen, Germany / Becker Einrichtungen, Essen, Germany /

/ past exhibitions / ‘Fragile Realitäten‘ together with Sandra Kunce-Haurand, garage 13 by Peter Schneider, Essen, Germany / ‘Künstlerinnen geben Farbe an‘ Galerie Kleebolte, Bürgermeisterhaus, Essen, Germany / ‘Politics of Love‘ Kunsthaus Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany / ‘Flausenrausch‘ Jubiläumsausstellung Galerie plan d, Düsseldorf, Germany / ‘drei‘ Galerie KIR, Oberhausen, Germany / Galerie Ludwig Kleebolte, Essen, Germany / ’das kleine Format‘ Galerie plan d, Düsseldorf, Germany / ‘the golden cut project‘ by amoamo & connie blüm, Bochum, Germany / forestival, Lahnstein, Germany / no.2, Künstlerklasse Bernd Mechler, Bürgermeisterhaus Essen, Germany / Kunsthaus Mettmann, Germany / project.konvergenz, Germany-Morocco / chambre d’amis, project 2, Meisenburg, Essen, Germany / chambre d’amis, project 1, Meisenburg, Essen, Germany / oT, römisch zwei, Neuland, Bochum, Germany / oT, Bürgermeisterhaus Werden, Essen, Germany / en passant, solo, Neuland, Bochum, Germany / exposition, Muedden galerie d‘art, Tétouan, Morocco / Black Box, boecker­­-con­temporary, Künstlerhaus Saar, Saarbrücken, Germany / La ’S‘ Grand Atelier, Vielsam, Belgium / Faux Mouvement, Centre d‘ art contemporain, Metz, France / Casino Luxembourg, Forum d’art contemporain, Luxembourg / Rencontres, La Maison de Culture, Casablanca, Morocco / presentation, Le Cercle des Arts, Tanger, Morocco / Voices, Galerie Bertuchi, Tétouan, Morocco / Werkschau 3, Neuland, Bochum, Germany / MindLight, Galerie Clowns und Pferde, Essen, Germany / Nexus, Galerie Schloss Herten, Herten, Germany / Fragment als Ganzes, fadbk, Essen, Germany / Verborgene Welten, fadbk, Essen, Germany / … curated by Knud Hartung, Munich, Germany /

/ curated exhibitions / chambre d’amis, curated in cooperation with Sandra Kunce-Haurand, Germany / Le Temps, exhibition organization for Moroccan artists, Germany /

/ art auctions / 15. Essener Kunstauktion, Round Table 26, Essen, Germany