Maren Karlson

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).