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Petra Mattheis (born 1967 in Moers) is a German Artist und Photographer. She became known for her artistic engagement with the topic
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Biography

Mattheis studied communications design at the University of Applied Sciences Wiesbaden and graduated in 1994 with a diploma. She studied Fine Arts at the ''Akademie für Bildende Künste Mainz'' from 2002 to 2006 and finished with a diploma as well. From 2007 bis 2009 she was a student in the master class of Joachim Blank at the Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst Leipzig.Ausgezeichnete Dissertationen 2006/2007
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Works

With her website ''Become A Menstruator'' as well as with installations and prints, Mattheis investigates
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in an artistic, playful approach, questions cultural-historical developments and today's way of dealing with one's own body in our society. Each motif of the blood-red prints in her series ''BAM – Become a Menstruator'' corresponds to a fertile year in the life of the artist. While each print is a handmaid original, the size of the edition corresponds with the sum of the periods she had during this year. Thus, Mattheis not only addresses a taboo, her works also receive an autobiographical character.


Solo exhibitions

*2006: ''Überwiegend Schwarz auf Weiß'', Nassauischer Kunstverein Wiesbaden * 2009: ''Pulsierender Pfirsich'', Kuhturm, Leipzig * 2011: ''Hinter den Worten'', Gallery Queen Anne, Tapetenwerk, Leipzig * 2015: ''Arts and Crafts Week at Panty Camp'', Gallery The Grass is Greener, Leipzig * 2017: ''Riding the Red Tide'',
Museum der bildenden Künste The Museum der bildenden Künste (German: "Museum of Fine Arts") is a museum in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. It covers artworks from the Late Middle Ages to Modernity. History Museum Foundation and First Museum The museum dates back to the fo ...
, Leipzig * 2018: ''Become a Menstruator Booth'',
Museum der bildenden Künste The Museum der bildenden Künste (German: "Museum of Fine Arts") is a museum in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. It covers artworks from the Late Middle Ages to Modernity. History Museum Foundation and First Museum The museum dates back to the fo ...
, Leipzig * 2019: ''Shark Weeks'', Atelierfrankfurt, Frankfurt * 2022: ''Wantalon App'', Parcours #zeitzseeing * 2023: ''Am Fluß'', Kalktor, Zeitz


Selected group exhibitions

*2004: ''Zwischen'', Nassauischer Kunstverein Wiesbaden, with Ilka Meyer * 2011: ''East of Fresno'', group exhibition for contemporary art, The Hatchery Art Space, Badger, California * 2012: ''Schläft ein Lied in allen Dingen'', Bellevuesaal with Klaus Lomnitzer, Wiesbaden


Awards and scholarships

* 2006: Förderstipendium der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz * 2007: Preis der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz * 2016: Project grant from the state of Rhineland-Palatinate * 2021: Denkzeit-Stipendium, Kulturstiftung des Freistaates Sachsen * 2022: Modul C, BBK Innovative Kunstprojekte Projektförderung * 2022: Neustart Kultur, Stipendium * 2022: Work grant, Stiftung Kunstfonds * 2023: Award for "Gespräche über Kohle" (Conversations about coal) * 2023: Project funding for Parcour "Schatten" (Zeitz) of the Wantalon App, Kunststiftung Sachsen-Anhalt


Publications

* Nassauischer Kunstverein e.V.: ''Petra Mattheis und Ilka Meyer.'' Catalog of the exhibition ''Zwischen – Petra Mattheis, Ilka Meyer'', 9 May to 13 June and 29 June to 11 July 2004; Part of the exhibition series ''Perspektiven der Zukunft''. With contributions by Christian Rabanus, Botho Strauß and Ilka Meyer. NKV, Wiesbaden 2004 * Mithu Sanyal: ''Vulva, Die Enthüllung des unsichtbaren Geschlechts'', Verlag Klaus Wagenbach, 2017, S. 202–203, S. 210 * Barbara Streidl: ''feminismus'',
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References


External links


Official Website
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Become A Menstruator
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Wunderwesten
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