Elisa Breyer (*1995 in Berlin) is an artist specializing in figurative oil painting. Her work focuses on what pop culture reflects about concepts of femininity, care, and a late-stage capitalist society. Breyer is interested in historical and contemporary forms of political realism in painting. She lives and works in Berlin-Kreuzberg.
Scholarships
★ Short List, EB-Dietzsch Kunstpreis für Malerei, 2022
★ Sonderstipendium, Kulturstiftung des Freistaats Thüringen, 2021
★ Women’s Advancement Fund, Bauhaus University Weimar, 2020
★ Global Korean Scholarship for Art and Design, 2018
Residencies
★ Villa Lena Foundation, Tuscany, Italy, 2022
★ Deliceiras 18, Porto, Portugal, 2022
★ Die Basis, Vinschgau, Italy, 2021
★ Spinnerei, Leipzig, Germany, 2020
Press
★ Die Zeit, 2026
★ art kunstmagazin, 2026
★ monopol magazin, 2025
★ missy magazin 06/24
★ crisp magazin, 2024
★ DAZED, 2024
★ MUSEUMSJOURNAL 3/24
★ WELTKUNST 225/24
★ EXTREM GUTE KÜNSTLER, Podcast, 2024
★ Zeit Magazin, “Oh München, du kostest mich nerven”, 2023
★ monopol magazin, “Was kann junge Malerei heute?”, 2023
★ Süddeutsche Zeitung, 2022
★ BOOOOOOOM, 2022
★ It’s Nice That, 2021
★ LE MILE MAGAZINE, ISSUE 30, 2021
Education
★ Bauhaus Universität Weimar
★ Akademie der Bildenden Künste München
Exhibitions
★ Carrying Glow, Galerie Roberta Keil, 2026 (solo)
★ faces of mind, Haus Kunst Mitte, Berlin, 2026
★ Waiting for Connection..., Galerie Gegen&Lücke, Berlin, 2025 (solo)
★ ZU VIEL HITZE, Galerie Roberta Keil, Wien, 2025
★ OPENING SHOW, Galerie Gegen&Lücke, Berlin , 2025
★ That Itchy Feeling After You Use Soap, Miettinen Collection, Berlin, 2025 (solo)
★ PUBLIC LIFE, Toxic Arts Gallery, London, 2024
★ Gegen den Strich, Schloss Sacrow, Potsdam, 2024
★ Lotus Eater, Kunsthaus Erfurt, 2024, (solo)
★ AUKTION 2023, Pinakothek der Moderne, München, 2023
★ POWER HOUSE, Nova Space, Weimar, 2023
★ CHERRY ON TOP, Galerie Judith Andreae, Bonn, 2023
★ ART AUCTION, Weserhalle, Berlin, 2022
★ CHRONICLES 5, Galerie Droste, Berlin, 2022
★ CHRONICLES 4, Galerie Droste, Berlin, 2022