Martin Stommel was born in 1969. From 1994 to 1997 Stommel first studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich with professor Bernhard Weißhaar. In 1998 he changed to the University of Arts, Berlin (HdK) with Klaus Fußmann.
In the years 2001 to 2007 Stommel came into contact with the world of circus, resulting in a series of paintings and drawings of circus performers and scenes in the circus ring. He portrayed the most famous clowns of our time, like Oleg Popov, Francesco Caroli, David Larible or Fumagalli, cooperating especially with Berhard Paul‘s Circus Roncalli.
In 2004 Stommel was invited by Prince Rainier III to exhibit his series of circus paintings in the Principality of Monaco.
Since the 2000s the paintings of Martin Stommel have been shown in numerous exhibitions, among others in the Lehmbruck Museum, the Kallmann Museum, the Museum Charlotte Zander, the Museum of the Cathedral of Trier, the Municipal Art Gallery Bonn. Further exhibitions took place in the Théâtre Princesse Grace (Monaco), the Lew Kopelew Forum (Cologne), the Catholic Academy in Bavaria (Munich) and at the Venice Biennial (European Cultural Center).
Stommel‘s art works have been featured by several galleries on art fairs in Cologne, Karlsruhe, Berlin, Munich, Essen and Lübeck, as well as at the „Salon der Gegenwart“ in Hamburg and the London Print Fair in the Royal Academy.
Art works of Martin Stommel are in public collections (i. a. German Business Secretary, former State Guest-House Petersberg, City of Wesseling, City of Ismaning, City of Bonn) as well as in many private collections, for example Grillo (Duisburg), Slifka (New York), Klöcker (Frankfurt), Barthlott (Bonn) and Zander (Bönnigheim), German Embassy Tirana (Albania).
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1969
born in Bonn, Germany
1993 – 2001
student of Boris Birger
1994 – 1997
studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts Munich (with prof. Bernhard Weißhaar)
1998 – 1999
postgraduate studies of painting at the University of Arts (HdK) Berlin (with prof. Klaus Fußmann)
Solo Exhibitions (selection) (F: art fair)
2025
Museum Otto Schäfer, Schweinfurt, Germany
2024
„Semana de las Artes Monterrey“, Etra Galería, San Pedro, Mexico
2023
„Las Artes Monterrey“, Etra Galeria, San Pedro, Mexico
„Way too far“, Galerie Irrgang, Leipzig, Germany
„Caresses Me“, Arthus Galerie, Zell a.H., Germany
2022
„On Deliverance“, janinebeangallery
2021
„Moonlight at Noon“, with Orion Shima, janinebeangallery, Berlin
2020
„Side by Side“, with Orion Shima, Gallery 70, Tirana, Albania
2019
„Arkadia“, janinebeangallery, Berlin
„Lust and Expectation“, Gallery 70, German October in Tirana – Tetori Gjerman in Tirana, Albania, supported by the German Embassy Albania, Tirana, Albania
2018
„Near And Dear“, with Petra Rintelen, Arthus Gallery, Zell, Germany
„Mira La Poesia“, Kunstraum David, Vienna, Austria
„On Force And Truth And Paint“, with Petra Rintelen, Hilbert Raum, Berlin
2017
artfein gallery, Berlin
2016
Circus Festival Monte Carlo, Monaco
Gallery Weekend, artfein gallery, Berlin
2015
artfein gallery, Berlin
„Von Göttern und Helden“, Galerie Mühlfeld & Stohrer, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
2014
Galerie Mühlfeld & Stohrer, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
Galerie Neuhauser Kunstmühle, Salzburg, Austria
2013
salondergegenwart, Hamburg, Germany
„Von Menschen und Göttern“, Galerie Mühlfeld & Stohrer, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
2012
„Werkauswahl“, Kunstverein Südsauerland, Olpe, Germany
„Götter“, Galerie Mühlfeld & Stohrer, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
„Zeichnungen“, Galerie Mühlfeld & Stohrer, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
2011
„Öl-, Rötel- und Kohlezeichnungen“, Galerie Mühlfeld & Stohrer, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
2010
Galerie Hyna, Tegernsee, Germany
Katholische Akademie in Bayern, Munich, Germany
2008
Galerie Conzen, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
2007
Thyssen Krupp, Duisburg, Germany
2006
Istituto Italiano di Cultura, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
Galerie Oltmanns, Unkel, Germany
2005
Théâtre Princesse Grace, Monaco, under the patronage of HSH Prince Rainier III
Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, St. Augustin, Germany
2004
„Illustrationen zur Göttlichen Komödie“, City Museum Bonn, Germany
„Schlaraffenland und Idylle“, Botanischer Garten, Bonn, Germany
2003
„Illustrations for the Divina Commedia“, Diocesan Museum, Trier, Germany
„Illustrations for the Divina Commedia“, University Duisburg-Essen, Germany
„Zirkus-Portrait-Stilleben-Landschaft“, Museum Charlotte Zander, Bönnigheim, Germany
„Manege Frei“, Kallmann-Museum, Ismaning, Germany
Galerie Bernd Duerr, Munich, Germany
2002
Galerie Roer, Münster, Germany
2001
Circus Roncalli, Köln | Circus Fumagalli, Bonn und Düsseldorf, Germany
St. Remigius, Bonn, Germany
1999
Lew Kopelew Forum, Cologne, Germany
1996
State Guest-House Petersberg, Königswinter, Germany
Federal Ministry of Economics, Bonn, Germany
1995
Municipal Art Gallery Wesseling, Germany
1994
Altes Rathaus Oberwinter, Germany
1988
Kunstverein Rhein-Sieg, St. Augustin, Germany
Group Exhibitions (selection) (F = art fair)
2024
„Seasoned Summer“, janinebeangallery, Berlin
2023
„Portrait I“, Galerie Tammen, Berlin
Durden and Ray / Gallery70, Los Angeles, USA
2022
„Raus!“, Gallery Irrgang, Leipzig
„Überschau #2“, CSR – Contemporary Showroom, Quartier 205, Friedrichstraße, Berlin
Winter Exhibition, Gallery70, Tirana, Albania
Supermarket 2022, presented by gallery70, Stockholm, Sweden (F)
„Frühjahrsausstellung“, Gallery Arthus, Zell a. H.
„Arte Apoyando Arte“, Etra Galeria / Ballet de Monterrey, San Pedro, Mexico
2021
„Blooming“, Gallery 70, Tirana, Albania
Luxembourg Art Week – The Fair, Luxembourg (F)
2020
„Dodo Dialogues“, janinebeangallery, Berlin
„Art Is A Remedy“, janinebeangallery, Berlin
„Zweites Willingshäuser Malersymposium“, Kunsthalle Willingshausen, Germany
Luxembourg Art Week – The Fair, presented by janinebeangallery, Berlin (F)
2016
The London Original Print Fair, with Galerie Neuhauser Kunstmühle (F)
2015
Personal Structures, European Cultural Center, Biennial Venice
The London Original Print Fair, with Galerie Neuhauser Kunstmühle (F)
Art Karlsruhe, Germany, with Galerie Mühlfeld & Stohrer (F)
Berliner Liste, with artfein gallery (F)
2014
The London Original Print Fair, with Galerie Neuhauser Kunstmühle (F)
Art Karlsruhe, Germany, with Galerie Mühlfeld & Stohrer, Galerie Neuhauser Kunstmühle (F)
Leipziger Buchmesse, Germany, with Galerie Neuhauser Kunstmühle (F)
Art.Fair Köln, Cologne, with Galerie Mühlfeld & Stohrer (F)
Kunst Zürich, Switzerland, with Galerie Mühlfeld & Stohrer (F)
2013
Lehmbruck-Museum, Duisburg, Germany
Museum Charlotte Zander, Bönnigheim, Germany
Galerie Bernd Dürr, Munich, Germany
Art.Fair Köln, Cologne, with Galerie Mühlfeld & Stohrer (F)
Art Karlsruhe, with Galerie Mühlfeld & Stohrer (F)
2012
Art.Fair Köln, Cologne, with Galerie Mühlfeld & Stohrer (F)
Art Karlsruhe, with Galerie Mühlfeld & Stohrer (F)
2011
„Himmelreich“, with Markus Fräger, Galerie Mühlfeld & Stohrer, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
ART.FAIR Köln, Cologne, with Galerie Mühlfeld & Stohrer (F)
2006
30 Jahre Galerie Dürr, Munich, Germany
2005
Galerie Bernd Duerr, Munich, Germany
2003
Galerie Mensch, Hamburg, Germany
Artfair Munich, with Galerie Bernd Duerr (F)