CV of Visual Artist Stefanie Blum
Lives and works in Bathgate, UK
Co-founder of Tragicom, a fluid collective of artists based across Scotland
Master of Fine Art – Contemporary Art Practice, with Merit
Edinburgh College of Art, University of Edinburgh, UK
Bachelor of Fine Art – Sculpture, with Distinction
Alanus University of Arts and Social Sciences, Alfter, DE
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Sustainable Design
ecosign – academy of design, Cologne, DE
Co-founder of Tragicom, a fluid collective of artists based across Scotland
Master of Fine Art – Contemporary Art Practice, with Merit
Edinburgh College of Art, University of Edinburgh, UK
Bachelor of Fine Art – Sculpture, with Distinction
Alanus University of Arts and Social Sciences, Alfter, DE
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Sustainable Design
ecosign – academy of design, Cologne, DE
Solo Exhibitions
2018 bada bing, bada BOOM, The Numbershop, Edinburgh, UK
2018 bada bing, bada BOOM, #24hourwindow, Glasgow, UK
2016 Aufenthalt in künstlicher Landschaft, Kurfürstliches Gärtnerhaus, Bonn, DE
2018 bada bing, bada BOOM, #24hourwindow, Glasgow, UK
2016 Aufenthalt in künstlicher Landschaft, Kurfürstliches Gärtnerhaus, Bonn, DE
Selected Group Exhibitions
Upcoming exhibitions
05-06.2022 Looking for You, Project Room, Glasgow, UK, postponed due to Covid-19
TBA Doppeldeutig, Kunstlaboratorium, Heidelberg [residency & exhibition], postponed due to Covid-19
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2021 Streaming: Collective Conversation, Online Exhibition
2021 Home: A Performative Space, participatory performance, in collaboration with Clare Robertson Moore, online event
2020 Locked Out, Whitespace, Edinburgh, UK
2019 Slugs and Snails, West Barns Arts, Dunbar, UK
2019 Tragicom, Patriothall Gallery, Edinburgh, UK
2018 Bring Back The Mountains, South Block, Glasgow, UK
2017 Editions, South Block, Glasgow, UK
2017 Silly Rabbit, Whitespace, Edinburgh, UK [part of Embassy Annuale]
2017 MFA Degree Show, Edinburgh College of Art, UK [Catalogue]
2017 Challenge, Trinity Apse, Edinburgh, UK
2016 ULIRAT-HA, ECA, Edinburgh, UK
2016 Interim, Talbot Rice Gallery, Edinburgh, UK
2016 HCM, Providing The Now, Embassy Gallery, UK
2016 Leave no trace, Tent Gallery, Edinburgh, UK
2016 Do You Believe in Life after Love, ECA, Edinburgh, UK
2015 Have Fun..., Sculpture Court, Edinburgh, UK
2015 Studienausschlussabstellung, Künstlerforum, Bonn, DE [Catalogue]
2015 Die Fabrik.Die Kirche.Das Schloss., Sk. Helena, Bonn, DE [Catalogue]
2015 Max Ernst Stipendium, Rathaus, Brühl, DE
2014 durcheinander, Künstlerforum, Bonn, DE
2014 Haus auf Zeit, Lebenshaus, Cologne, DE [Catalogue]
2014 Thermokoitides, Passage la Piazza, Thessaloniki, GR
2014 Blickwechsel, Alanus, Alfter, DE
05-06.2022 Looking for You, Project Room, Glasgow, UK, postponed due to Covid-19
TBA Doppeldeutig, Kunstlaboratorium, Heidelberg [residency & exhibition], postponed due to Covid-19
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2021 Streaming: Collective Conversation, Online Exhibition
2021 Home: A Performative Space, participatory performance, in collaboration with Clare Robertson Moore, online event
2020 Locked Out, Whitespace, Edinburgh, UK
2019 Slugs and Snails, West Barns Arts, Dunbar, UK
2019 Tragicom, Patriothall Gallery, Edinburgh, UK
2018 Bring Back The Mountains, South Block, Glasgow, UK
2017 Editions, South Block, Glasgow, UK
2017 Silly Rabbit, Whitespace, Edinburgh, UK [part of Embassy Annuale]
2017 MFA Degree Show, Edinburgh College of Art, UK [Catalogue]
2017 Challenge, Trinity Apse, Edinburgh, UK
2016 ULIRAT-HA, ECA, Edinburgh, UK
2016 Interim, Talbot Rice Gallery, Edinburgh, UK
2016 HCM, Providing The Now, Embassy Gallery, UK
2016 Leave no trace, Tent Gallery, Edinburgh, UK
2016 Do You Believe in Life after Love, ECA, Edinburgh, UK
2015 Have Fun..., Sculpture Court, Edinburgh, UK
2015 Studienausschlussabstellung, Künstlerforum, Bonn, DE [Catalogue]
2015 Die Fabrik.Die Kirche.Das Schloss., Sk. Helena, Bonn, DE [Catalogue]
2015 Max Ernst Stipendium, Rathaus, Brühl, DE
2014 durcheinander, Künstlerforum, Bonn, DE
2014 Haus auf Zeit, Lebenshaus, Cologne, DE [Catalogue]
2014 Thermokoitides, Passage la Piazza, Thessaloniki, GR
2014 Blickwechsel, Alanus, Alfter, DE
Grants | Scholarships
2021 Edinburgh Thrive Arts Grant, Thrive, UK
2019 Hope Scott Visual Art Funding, Hope Scott Trust, UK
2017 Marion Cameron MacKenzie Scholarship, Edinburgh, UK
2016 Andrew Grant Scholarship, Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh, UK
2014 Study.Art.Fund-Scholarship, Alanus Foundation, Alfter, DE
2014 Karin Halft-Grant, Karin Halft-Foundation, Bonn, DE
2013 Study.Art.Fund-Scholarship, Alanus Foundation, Alfter, DE
2019 Hope Scott Visual Art Funding, Hope Scott Trust, UK
2017 Marion Cameron MacKenzie Scholarship, Edinburgh, UK
2016 Andrew Grant Scholarship, Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh, UK
2014 Study.Art.Fund-Scholarship, Alanus Foundation, Alfter, DE
2014 Karin Halft-Grant, Karin Halft-Foundation, Bonn, DE
2013 Study.Art.Fund-Scholarship, Alanus Foundation, Alfter, DE
Projects | Residencies
2020 Plastic Follies Instagram Takeover - See the profile of Plastic Follies, a platform for Scotland's emerging creatives @plasticfollies
2019 Artist in Residence, Gracemount High School, Edinburgh Council, Edinburgh, UK
2017 Archaeology of Italy's Wild West: Field trip to and around Naples researching archaeological and underground structures, Naples, IT
2016 Beta-Beta | Common Ground Residency, Beta-Beta Org., Braemar, UK
2016 WALK: Orkney, Field trip to the Orkney islands and its chambered tombs, Orkney, UK
2016 WALK: Highlands, Trekking field trip to the Scottish Highlands, UK
2014 Lebenshaus, Art project in a former hospice for AIDS + HIV patients in Cologne, DE
2014 Thermokoitides | Thermische Räume, Urban art project during the economic crisis in Thessaloniki, GR
2013 Bildungsrunde, Student-led initiative discussing the commodification of education, Alfter, DE
2019 Artist in Residence, Gracemount High School, Edinburgh Council, Edinburgh, UK
2017 Archaeology of Italy's Wild West: Field trip to and around Naples researching archaeological and underground structures, Naples, IT
2016 Beta-Beta | Common Ground Residency, Beta-Beta Org., Braemar, UK
2016 WALK: Orkney, Field trip to the Orkney islands and its chambered tombs, Orkney, UK
2016 WALK: Highlands, Trekking field trip to the Scottish Highlands, UK
2014 Lebenshaus, Art project in a former hospice for AIDS + HIV patients in Cologne, DE
2014 Thermokoitides | Thermische Räume, Urban art project during the economic crisis in Thessaloniki, GR
2013 Bildungsrunde, Student-led initiative discussing the commodification of education, Alfter, DE
Workshops | Art Education
2021 Space Making for Creative Practice, Workshop for Thrive Fest#2 & World Metal Health Day, UK
2019-2020 Teacher of Art and Design, West Lothian Council, UK
2019 Discover!, Artist in Residence and Workshops at Gracemount High School for Edinburgh Council, Edinburgh, UK
2019 Discover!, Workshops for Edinburgh Council at Gilmerton Primary School, Edinburgh, UK
2018 Discover!, Workshops for Edinburgh Council at Liberton High School, Edinburgh, UK
2018 Thinking through making: Assembling, Workshop for 4th year BA & MA students, Architecture, Planning and Landscape, Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK
2013 Teaching Assistant for Art Therapy and Education, Alanus University of Arts and Social Sciences, Alfter, DE
2012-2013 Art Tutor, Jugend-Kunstschule Rodenkirchen e.V. (Art College), Cologne, DE
2008 Art Educator, new talents – biennale cologne, Cologne, DE
2019-2020 Teacher of Art and Design, West Lothian Council, UK
2019 Discover!, Artist in Residence and Workshops at Gracemount High School for Edinburgh Council, Edinburgh, UK
2019 Discover!, Workshops for Edinburgh Council at Gilmerton Primary School, Edinburgh, UK
2018 Discover!, Workshops for Edinburgh Council at Liberton High School, Edinburgh, UK
2018 Thinking through making: Assembling, Workshop for 4th year BA & MA students, Architecture, Planning and Landscape, Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK
2013 Teaching Assistant for Art Therapy and Education, Alanus University of Arts and Social Sciences, Alfter, DE
2012-2013 Art Tutor, Jugend-Kunstschule Rodenkirchen e.V. (Art College), Cologne, DE
2008 Art Educator, new talents – biennale cologne, Cologne, DE
Publications
2021 Performative Space: Interview with Clare Robertson and Stefanie Blum, Scottish Mental Health Art Festival, UK 🖇
2018 Scotland: Myth/ Reality Catalogue, Imago Mundi, IT/UK 🖇
2017 The Plaza – The Living Archive, Peel Eezy & Mutual Press, Edinburgh, UK
2017 Issue No 7, Foci Magazine, UK
2017 Surge, Yellerzine, Edinburgh, UK 🖇
2016 Metamorphosis, Canvas, Edinburgh, UK
2016 Student Spotlight: Stefanie Blum, Spindle Magazine, London, UK
2016 Von den Highlands nach Bonn. Mailinterview mit der Künstlerin Stefanie Blum, leFlash, Bonn, DE 🖇
2015 Studienausschlussabstellung, Alanus University, Bonn, DE [Catalogue]
2015 Die Fabrik.Die Kirche.Das Schloss., Alanus University, Bonn, DE [Catalogue]
2014 Haus auf Zeit, Aidshilfe Köln e.V., Cologne, DE [Catalogue]
2018 Scotland: Myth/ Reality Catalogue, Imago Mundi, IT/UK 🖇
2017 The Plaza – The Living Archive, Peel Eezy & Mutual Press, Edinburgh, UK
2017 Issue No 7, Foci Magazine, UK
2017 Surge, Yellerzine, Edinburgh, UK 🖇
2016 Metamorphosis, Canvas, Edinburgh, UK
2016 Student Spotlight: Stefanie Blum, Spindle Magazine, London, UK
2016 Von den Highlands nach Bonn. Mailinterview mit der Künstlerin Stefanie Blum, leFlash, Bonn, DE 🖇
2015 Studienausschlussabstellung, Alanus University, Bonn, DE [Catalogue]
2015 Die Fabrik.Die Kirche.Das Schloss., Alanus University, Bonn, DE [Catalogue]
2014 Haus auf Zeit, Aidshilfe Köln e.V., Cologne, DE [Catalogue]