Thomas Grünfeld

Thomas Grünfeld is a German sculptor renowned for his provocative and imaginative works that often blend elements of surrealism with a keen exploration of the human psyche. His sculptures challenge traditional notions of form and identity, frequently merging different species in fantastical hybrid creatures that evoke both curiosity and unease.

Thomas Grünfeld was born in 1956 in Leverkusen (DE). He is a Professor for Sculpture at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf and lives in Cologne.

His works have been featured in exhibitions solo and group exhibitions at Kunstmuseum, Stuttgart, DE | Museum Morsbroich, Leverkusen, DE | Deste Foundation, Athens, GR | Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, DE | Museum of Contemporary Art, Sidney, AU | Gallerie d'Arte Moderna, Bologna, IT | Deichtorhallen, Hamburg, DE | K20, Düsseldorf, DE | Sprengel Museum, Hanover, DE | Joan Miro Foundation, Barcelona, ES.

Works of Grünfeld are held in the following public collections: CAL CEGO Collection, Barcelona, ES | Château d’Oiron, Oiron, FR | Centro Cultural de Arte Contemporanea, Mexico City, MX | Collection Zarkaib & Taillefer, Montreal, CA | Frac Lorraine, Metz, FR | Frac Midi-Pyrénées, Toulouse, FR | Kunstakademie, Stuttgart, DE | Museu Coleccao Berardo, Lissabon, PT | Museum Boijmans van Breuningen, Rotterdam, NL | Museum Morsbroich Leverkusen, DE | Kunstmuseum, Stuttgart, DE | Museum 21Century, Louisville, US | Nationalgalerie, Berlin, DE | Sammlung Falckenberg, Hamburg, DE | Sammlung LBBW, Stuttgart, DE | Sprengel Museum, Hanover, DE | Staatsgalerie , Stuttgart, DE.