BIO

CONTACT:

bianca.barandun[at]gmail.com

EDUCATION

MA Print, Royal College of Art London, UK (2015-2017)

BA Illustration, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences (HAW Hamburg), DE (2010-2014)

Scientific Illustration (BA), Zurich University of the Arts, Zhdk Zürich, CH (2008-2010)

SOLO / TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS

2025 - LA BIBI Gallery, Mallorca, ES

2024 - Bündner Kunstmuseum Chur , CH

2023 - HILTIBOLD Plattform für aktuelle Kunst, St.Gallen, CH (Two Person Exhibition with Isabelle Krieg)

2023 - Baustelle Schaustelle, Essen, DE

2021 - HILTIBOLD Plattform für aktuelle Kunst, St.Gallen, CH (Two Person Exhibition with Marianne Rinderknecht)

2019 - Bianca Barandun, Blank100, London, UK

2018 - Line in Sand, Unit 1 Gallery/Workshop, London, UK

2014 - Hinterconti, supported by Hamburg Kulturbehörde, Hamburg, DE (Two Person Exhibition)

GROUP EXHIBITIONS (SELECTED)

2025 - Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, Berlin, DE

2024 - Heimspiel, Triennale, Kunsthaus Glarus, CH

2024 - La Bibi Gallery, curated by Esmeralda Gómez Galera, Palma, ES

2024 - DIE GROSSE, NRW-Forum Düsseldorf, DE

2024 - AURA Kunstraum, Düsseldorf, DE

2024 - Kunst Sarganserland-Walensee VIII+, Museumbickel Walenstadt, CH

2023 - Jahresausstellung der Bündner Künstlerinnen und Künstler, Bündner Kunstmuseum Chur, CH

2023 - Grosse Regionale 2023, Kunst(Zeug)Haus Rapperswil-Jona, CH

2023 - OHSH Projects Central, London, UK

2023 - Kunsthaus Essen, curated by Joel Roters and Nils Bleibtreu, DE

2022 - The Ingram Collection, Rawlinson and Hunter, London, UK

2022 - ESC Exhibition, Gallery VVOVVA, NLD

2022 - Art Matters 5, Galerie Biesenbach, Cologne, DE

2021 - Wait for my colour and my body, Heimspiel, Triennale, Kunsthalle Ziegelhütte Appenzell , CH

2021 - The Ingram Prize 2021, Unit 1 Gallery/Workshop, London, UK

2021 - Fair Art Fair Curated I, Unit 1 Gallery/Workshop, curated by Angeliki Kim Jonsson, Delphian Gallery, Maria Koroleskaya and Stacie McCormick, London, UK

2021 - Floorr/Exh 7, London, UK

2021 - The Invitational I, Unit 1 Gallery/Workshop, London, UK

2020 - MK Calling 2020, MK Gallery, Milton Keynes, UK

2020 - Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Spring Exhibition 2020, Copenhagen, DK

2020 - Kunstsalonen, Copenhagen, DK

2020 - Ducato Prize 2020, online presentation due to Covid-19, Sezione Arte Contemporanea, Piacenza, ITL

2020 - Art on a Postcard Auction, International Women`s Day, The AllBright Mayfair, London, UK 

2020 - To all our Absent Dialogues, Warbling, 155A Gallery, curated by Robyn Graham, London, UK

2019 - HIX Award 2019, HIX Art Gallery, London, UK

2019 - A.P.T. Gallery, Creekside Open 2019 curated by Sacha Craddock, London, UK

2019 - Editions Show, Kensington and Chelsea Art Weekend, Unit 1 Gallery/Workshop, London, UK

2019 - Abstraction v Figuration, curated by Cedric Christie & Pascal Rousson, Kunstgenerator, Geneve, CH

2018 - Herrick Gallery, London, UK

2018 - RCA Secret, Dyson Gallery, London, UK and Art Dubai, Madinat Jumeira, Dubai, AR

2018 - Call me Bitter, with Heidi Maribut and Liz Willson, Kaleidoscope Gallery, Sevenoaks, UK

2018 - Zureta, traveling exhibition, Chinretsukan (TUA Exhibition Hall), University of the Arts, Tokyo, JPN, The College of Fine Art of Shanghai University, CHN, NEON Gallery, Wroclaw, PL, Galéria Medium, Bratislava, SVK,

2017 - Super Super, Kingsgate Project Space, London, UK

2017 - SHOW2017 - RCA, London, UK

2017 - Supercommunity, RCA Dyson Gallery, London, UK

2017 - Output, CGP London, Southwark Park Galleries, London, UK

2017 - P.P.S - Royal College of Art, London, UK

2017 - MA & Other Postgraduates 2017, Atkinson Gallery, Millfield, UK

2016 - Edit Control, Hockney Gallery, London, UK

2016 - RCA Secret, Dyson Gallery, London, UK and Art Dubai, Madinat Jumeira, Dubai, ARE

2016 - Break Link, CGP London, Southwark Park Galleries, UK

2014 - Kunst in der Börse, Handelskammer Hamburg, supported by Lions Club Hamburg, DE

2014 - Thomas Manns Beziehung zu den Künsten, Group Exhibition, Museum Buddenbrookhaus, Lübeck, D

2014 - add art, Shipper Company, Hamburg, DE

PUBLIC COLLECTION

Kunstsammlung des Kantons St.Gallen, CH

GRANTS / AWARDS

2024 - Kunstpreis 2024 des Bündner Kunstvereins Chur, Art Prize 2024 of the canton Grisons Art Association, CH

2023 - Finalist, The Hopper Prize, US

2022 - Wettbewerb für professionelles Kulturschaffen (grosse Projekte) Kanton Graubünden, Art Council Grant canton Grisons, CH

2021 - Shortlisted, The Ingram Prize 2021 London, UK

2020 - Werkbeitrag Kanton St.Gallen, Art Council Grant canton St.Gallen, CH

2020 - Innovate Grant Recipient Summer 2020, US

2020 - Shortlisted, Ducato Prize 2020, Sezione Arte Contemporanea, Piacenza, ITL

2019 - Shortlisted, HIX Award 2019

2019 - BAK Kulturfonds, Stiftung Kulturfonds - Pro Arte/Gleyre, CH

RESIDENCIES

2024 - La Bibi Gallery Residence, Mallorca, ES

2023 - Riddergade AIR, Viborg Kunsthal, DK

2023 - Selected: Residency & three person show, Aldea-Center for Contemporary Art, Design and Technology, Bergen, NO

2022 - CCA Andratx , Artist in Residence, Mallorca, ES

2020 - Vermont Studio Center residency, US

2019 - Anderson Contemporay, four month Residency at Anderson Contemporary, London, UK

2018 - Unit 1 Gallery Solo Residency, Unit 1 Gallery Workshop, London, UK

PRESS / PUBLICATIONS / TALKS

2024 - ART HUB – art magazine, Interview by Esmeralda Gómez Galera

2023 - The Hopper Prize Journal, US

2022 - ESC — EXHIBITION / #2031 AW curated by Vvovva, NLD

21/20 - Talk, University of Fribourg and UNESCO Almaty, KAZ, Adventure of Science: Women and Glaciers in Central Asia

2020 - Innovate Grant Recipient Summer 2020, Feature & Interview, US

2020 - FLOORR Magazine Issue 24, FLOORR, UK,

2020 - Interview by Liz Corkery for Print Club Ltd, US,

2019 - Across RCA, Talk and Workshop in collaboration with Ramona Güntert, Royal College of Art, London, UK

2018 - Review, ‚Line in Sand‘, interview with Boundary Art Magazine, 30 October 2018, UK

2018 - Review, ‚Line in Sand‘, S. McCormick

2018 - ArtMaze Mag Issue 9 - 25th September 2018

2017 - Talk, University of Leeds, UK

2014 - Kunst in der Börse, Book, Handelskammer Hamburg, supported by Lions Club Hamburg, DE

2013 - Leipzig Book Fair, Book: ‚Innenleben‘, & ‚Fürchte dich Nicht‘ Woodcut Collection, HAW Hamburg, DE