b. 1988, Germany
Maren Karlson (b. 1988, Rostock, Germany) lives and works in Los Angeles, where she is currently completing an MFA in Painting at UCLA. Past solo and two-person exhibitions include: Staub at Mai 36 Galerie, Zurich (2024); Collapse at Soft Opening at CFA, Milan (2023) with Nevine Mahmoud; Lacker at in lieu, Los Angeles (2023) with Sophie Friedman-Pappas; Cypher at Soft Opening, London (2022) and Nodulara at Ashley, Berlin (2021). Selected group exhibitions include Support Structures at Gathering, London (2023); Body without Organs at Chapter NY, New York (2023); On Failure at Soft Opening, London (2023); SPECIES at Mai 36 Galerie, Zurich (2023); Paulo Cunha e Silva Art Prize at Galeria Municipal do Porto, Porto (2023); Durian on the Skin at François Ghebaly, Los Angeles (2022) and Drawing in the Continuous Present, curated by Rosario Güiraldes at The Drawing Center, New York (2022).