Theresa weber
Through multi-disciplinary installations and collaborative performances, the artist seeks to question existing power hierarchies and fixed categorizations. With a dynamic approach, her works often refer to existing mythologies and historical research fields, which are communicated through dense collages and sculptural networks. These are mostly made out of culturally loaded materials that engage with the body from an anti-colonial perspective and reflect on hybrid identities. Her practice exemplifies the constant transformation within every tradition, which is represented through contemporary body-marks and archival techniques. In a field between transparency and opacity, Weber’s practice creates space for strength and resilience through nuance and fragility. Her perspective as a German born artist with Jamaican, German and Greek background influences strongly her artistic approach.
Theresa Weber (b. 1996, Düsseldorf) lives and works in Düsseldorf.
In 2014, Theresa Weber completed her studies at Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, where she studied in the classes of Katharina Grosse and Ellen Gallagher, from whom she received the Meisterschüler title. She then moved to London for a two-year postgraduate master's degree at the Royal College of Art in sculpture, which she successfully completed in summer 2023. She has completed a residency program in Berlin with SAAVY Contemporary (2024).
Weber was part of New Contemporaries UK in 2022 and won several awards and scholarships in Germany and the Netherlands. Her first institutional solo shows took place at Dortmunder Kunstverein and Moltkerei Werkstatt e.V. Cologne in 2021, followed by several institutional and international shows, as for example at Ludwig Forum Aachen, Philara Collection Düsseldorf, Z33 Belgium, South London Gallery and her first public commission at Somerset House London. This year she had her first gallery solo show at ChertLüdde Berlin, followed with her first museum solo show at Kunstmuseum Bochum ‘Chaosmos’.
In recent years her work has been included in public and private collections such as Tate Britain.
Related Artworks
Theresa Weber, From The One To The Universe, 2022, Silicone, acrylic paste, print, resin, pigment, acrylic paint, foam clay, beads, acrylic nails, mosaic stones, synthetic hair, corals, shells on wood board, 160 × 200 × 6 cm. Photo: Marjorie Brunet Plaza. Courtesy of the artist and Chertluedde
Theresa Weber, Medusa, 2024, Print on paper, silicone, foam clay, resin, varnish, pigment, acrylic nails, beads, mosaic stones, piercings, coral, shell on wood, 43 × 32.5 × 5 cm. Photo: Marjorie Brunet Plaza. Courtesy of the artist and Chertluedde
Theresa Weber, Sekhmet, 2024, Print on paper, silicone, acrylic paint, foam clay, resin, varnish, acrylic paste, glitter, beads, mosaic stones, corals, shells on wood board, 42 × 31.5 × 5.5 cm. Photo: Marjorie Brunet Plaza. Courtesy of the artist and Chertluedde
Theresa Weber, Stream Of Consciousness, 2024, Silicone, foam clay, acrylic paste, varnish, beads, acrylic nails, mosaic stones, on wood board, 200 x 160 cm. Photo: Jana Buch. Courtesy of the artist.