Olaf Holzapfel German, b. 1967
Olaf Holzapfel (*1967, Dresden, Germany, lives and works in Berlin) studied Fine Arts at the Hochschule für Bildende Künste (HfBK) Dresden with additional studies at the National Institute of Design in Ahmedabad, India. He was an artist in residence at Columbia University in New York and taught as a visiting professor at the Kunstakademie Karlsruhe and HfBK Hamburg, Germany.
His work explores the intersections of history, culture, and architecture, often featuring repetitive patterns and organic forms inspired by both nature and human constructions. Holzapfel has received numerous awards, including the Hegenbarth- Stipendium, a DAAD scholarship, the Gerhard-Altenbourg-Preis (2014), and the Zurich Art Prize (2024), the latter accompanied by a solo exhibition at Haus Konstruktiv, Zurich. He has also participated in major international group exhibitions such as documenta 14 (Kassel/Athens, 2017) and the Venice Biennale (2011), with works held in both institutional and various private collections. Most recently Holzapfel had a solo exhibition at Haus Konstruktiv in Zurich and was part of a group show at Fondation CAB in Saint-Paul-de- Vence. In 2025 he also participated in the Setouchi Triennale in Japan.
