Sophia Mainka

born in Munich, lives and works between Paris and Munich

Studied sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts Munich with Alexandra Bircken and Stephan Huber (graduated as „Meisterschülerin“)

Workshops and studio visits with Manfred Pernice, Mariechen von Danz, Melanie Bonajo, Justin Liebermann, Nora Schulz and Andreas, Schmitten, among others

Studies of Philosophy and Literature at the LMU Munich, Germany

artistic collaborator of Alexandra Bircken at the Academy of Fine Arts Munich, Germany

Cité international des Arts Paris residency scholarship

Bavarian Ministry of Science and the Arts´Residency scholarship, Kunstverein Ebersberg, Germany

Kickstarter Scholarship, Stiftung Kunstfonds Bonn, Germany

Working Scholarship /Special Support Programme, Neustart Kultur, Bonn Art Fund Foundation, Germany

Neue Kunst, Neue Wege, Working Scholarship, Bayern, Germany

Catalogue funding‘ by the Bavarian State Ministry of Science and Art

Catalogue funding by the LFA-Förderbank

Project funding by the Erwin and Gisela von Steiner Foundation

Studio scholarship ARMIRA, Europa Platz

Debutant Award of the Gallery of Artists Munich, Germany

Debutant Award of the Erwin and Gisela von Steiner Foundation

Studio sponsorship of the City of Munich, Germany

PLAYGROUND ART PRIZE by GALERIE VON&VON, Nürnberg, Germany

Leonard and Ida Wolf Memorial Award of the City of Munich, Germany

Holidays Crash, La Garaage, Kunstverein, Germany

Ebersberg, Ebersberg, Germany

SHTF, Rosa Stern Space, Munich, Germany

Himmelstreppe 5, Art 66, Munich, Germany

Zweites Paradies, Künstlerhaus Lauenburg, Lauenburg/ Elbe, Germany

Hier gibt es viele, die dich weinen, Akademiegalerie, Munich, Germany

Cure for Wellness, Kösk, Munich, Germany

Tierisch, Identiftikationslos, Emotiongeladen, Kösk, Munich, Germany

Traumfalte, strep across gallery, Munich, Germany

Jahresgaben, Kunstverein, Munich, Germany

VuK, Association of Urban Art, Munich, Germany

Newcomer II, Galerie Cubeplus, Hamburg, Germany

Behind a rainbow Stadtgalerie Lauenburg, Lauenburg, (Elbe), Germany

We can be heros, Galerie Wolfgang Jahn, Munich, Germany

Highlights, Residenz, Munich, Germany

tropées ,Cité international des Arts, Paris, France

NCAKSYR, Art Pavilion, Munich, Germany

Young art, Lost Weekend, Munich, Germany

Debutants, Haus der Kunst, Munich, Germany

beg your Pardon?, Gallery of Artists, Munich, Germany

High End, Museum Villa Rot, Burgrieden, Germany

Jahresgaben Kunstverein, Munich, Germany

Tacker, Gallery of Artists, BBK, Munich, Germany

Preserving Normality, rosa stern space, Munich, Germany

Jewerelly, no-Jewerelly, reception hall, Munich, Germany

Da warf sie ihre Zunge heraus, frukta, Munich, Germany (reading with Sophie Schmidt)

Carmen, Diploma Exhibition, AdBK Munich

Obejct!Model!Pattern!, Empfangshalle, Munich, Germany

Playground, GALERIE VON&VON, Nuremberg, Germany

Babyparty, Z-Common Ground, Munich, Germany

some stories, Vorwerk 21, Hamburg, Germany

Eine Mauer aus fießend Wasser, Kunstblock BAL, Germany

Cannibals with feelings, Kunstarkaden, Munich, Germany

Learning to walk, Kunstverein, Munich, Germany

Neumayer III Neumayer III, Ekström-Schelfeis, Germany

Autistic fragments Gasteig, Jazzfest, Munich, Germany

Zimmer frei, Hotel Mariandl, Munich, Germany

Freizeit- und Kneipensport, Weltraumgalerie, Munich, Germany

Fade, Domagkateliers, Munich, Germany

Around Quarzarzate, KribisKrabis Festival, Olang, Italy

UPCOMING: „Meine drei Lyrischen Ichs“, reading and exhibition at Kunstverein Munich, Germany, with Sophie Schmidt

Sunday`s Screening, Screening of the film „Home and Hearth“ at the Cité internationale des Arts, Paris, France

Retrospect! Screening of the film „Muschis und Englischer Rasen“ in StadtgalerieLauenburg/Elbe, Germany

Cooperations, reading at Import Export, Munich, Germany, with Sophie Schmidt

Meine Zunge war der schönste Vorhang, reading at  Fructa, Munich, Germany, with Sophie SchmidtI

feel safe, performance at Empfangshalle, Munich, with Domino Pyttel

fade, performance and reading at Halle 50, Domagk, Munich, Germany, with Adrian Sölch

Big House Silver Star, single catalogue / artist‘s book

Publisher: self-published, edition of 300

Zweites Paradies, catalogue for solo exhibition,

Publisher: Künstlerhaus Lauenburg, edition of 250

Nachrichten im Künstlerinnenpr.kariat, with Sophie Schmidt

Publisher: Online Magazin Wepsert