Manuel Cornelius
born 1991 in Oberhausen

2012–18      Class of Prof. Astrid Klein and Prof. Michael Riedel, Academy of Fine Arts, Leipzig,
2018             Diploma with distinction
2018–20      Meisterschüler (Post Graduate Studies) with Prof. Michael Riedel, Academy of Fine Arts, Leipzig

Exhibitions
2023              90. Herbstausstellung, Kunstverein Hannover, Hanover
                       Boredom is the Root of all Evil (with Stefania Batoeva, curated by Marina Moro), Dovetail, London
                       Stage design for The Habit, dance piece by Fran Diaz, Bayerische Staatsoper, München
                       Stage design for Scheme, dance piece by Fran Diaz, LOT-Theater, Braunschweig

2022              Washing a Stranger's Car, Galerie Brutal, Hanover    
                        Vom Beweis einer unhaltbaren Behauptung, Stella, Berlin 

2021               The Man-Servant (with Georg Thanner), Nails, Düsseldorf
                        Ausstellung Einrichtung, Studio G2 Kunsthalle, Leipzig

2020              A Pearl Laser on the Gothic Holodeck (curated by Andrew Woolbright), Coherent, Brussels
                        Turned Off, St.-Antonius Church, Frankfurt am Main
                        wip_01, A&O Kunsthalle, Leipzig
                        Outside, INTER- (curated by Paulina Seyfried), Mönchengladbach
                        Late Bloom, Bistro21, Leipzig
                        M20, A&O Kunsthalle,  Leipzig

2019               Unsere Meinung, Urbn-Jungle, Leipzig       
                        Stage design for unload, dance piece by Fran Diaz, LOFFT, Leipzig

2018               Black T-Shirt. White Block, HGB Gallery Leipzig
                        DADDY - Klasse Riedel, project space of the G2 Kunsthalle, Leipzig
                        Batata, Export 33, Dortmund

Grants

2023                NEUSTARTplus working grant, Stiftung Kunstfonds, Bonn
2022                Neustart-Kultur working grant, Stiftung Kunstfonds, Bonn
2021                 Working grant, Kulturstiftung des Freistaates Sachsen
2020                Project grant, Kollektiv 2020, G2-Kunsthalle, Leipzig
                          Denkzeit working grant, Kulturstiftung des Freistaates Sachsen

Manuel Cornelius
born 1991 in Oberhausen

2012–18
–Class of Prof. Astrid Klein and Prof. Michael Riedel, Academy of Fine Arts, Leipzig,
2018
–Diploma with distinction
2018–20
–Meisterschüler (Post Graduate Studies) with Prof. Michael Riedel, Academy of Fine Arts, Leipzig

Exhibitions
2023
–90. Herbstausstellung, Kunstverein Hannover, Hanover
–Boredom is the Root of all Evil (with Stefania Batoeva, curated by Marina Moro), Dovetail, London
–Stage design for The Habit, dance piece by Fran Diaz, Bayerische Staatsoper, München
–Stage design for Scheme, dance piece by Fran Diaz, LOT-Theater, Braunschweig

2022
–Washing a Stranger's Car, Galerie Brutal, Hanover    
–Vom Beweis einer unhaltbaren Behauptung, Stella, Berlin 

2021
–The Man-Servant, Nails, Düsseldorf
–Ausstellung Einrichtung, Studio G2 Kunsthalle, Leipzig

2020
–A Pearl Laser on the Gothic Holodeck, Coherent, Brussels
–Turned Off, St.-Antonius Church, Frankfurt am Main
–wip_01, A&O Kunsthalle, Leipzig
–Outside, INTER-, Mönchengladbach
–Late Bloom, Bistro21, Leipzig
–M20, A&O Kunsthalle,  Leipzig

2019
–Unsere Meinung, Urbn-Jungle, Leipzig       
–Stage design for unload, dance piece by Fran Diaz, LOFFT, Leipzig

2018
–Black T-Shirt. White block, HGB Gallery Leipzig
–DADDY - Klasse Riedel, project space of the G2 Kunsthalle, Leipzig
–Batata, Export 33, Dortmund

Grants
2023
–NEUSTARTplus working grant, Stiftung Kunstfonds, Bonn
2022
–Neustart-Kultur working grant, Stiftung Kunstfonds, Bonn
2021
–Working grant, Kulturstiftung des Freistaates Sachsen
2020
–Project grant, Kollektiv 2020, G2-Kunsthalle, Leipzig
–Denkzeit working grant, Kulturstiftung des Freistaates Sachsen