BIO
Benita von Hornstein
Munich / Reykjavík
Benita von Hornstein (b. Munich, Germany) lives and works in Munich. She studied Fine Arts and Architecture at the Berlin University of the Arts (UdK Berlin), where she graduated with distinction in 2023 as a Meisterschülerin of Manfred Pernice. Her work has been presented in both institutional and gallery contexts, including the Museum of Photography, the temporary Bauhaus Archive / Museum of Design, and Walter Storms Gallery in Munich. She is a former scholarship holder of the Cusanuswerk and was selected for the Ketterer Kunst Masterclass. In 2019 and 2021, she spent several months in Iceland as part of the SIM Residency programme. She is a member of the studio community at Werksviertel-Mitte and a recipient of the Werksviertel-Mitte Kunst scholarship in Munich.
Education
Selected Grants & Residencies
Benita von Hornstein
Munich / Reykjavík
Benita von Hornstein (b. Munich, Germany) lives and works in Munich. She studied Fine Arts and Architecture at the Berlin University of the Arts (UdK Berlin), where she graduated with distinction in 2023 as a Meisterschülerin of Manfred Pernice. Her work has been presented in both institutional and gallery contexts, including the Museum of Photography, the temporary Bauhaus Archive / Museum of Design, and Walter Storms Gallery in Munich. She is a former scholarship holder of the Cusanuswerk and was selected for the Ketterer Kunst Masterclass. In 2019 and 2021, she spent several months in Iceland as part of the SIM Residency programme. She is a member of the studio community at Werksviertel-Mitte and a recipient of the Werksviertel-Mitte Kunst scholarship in Munich.
Education
- Meisterschülerin of Manfred Pernice, Berlin University of the Arts (UdK Berlin), 2023
- M.F.A. Fine Arts (Absolventin), UdK Berlin
- B.A. Architecture
- B.A. Set Design
Selected Grants & Residencies
- Werksviertel-Mitte Kunst Scholarship
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Cusanuswerk Scholarship
- Ketterer Kunst Masterclass
- SIM Residency, Iceland (2019, 2021)