Edith Kollath was born in Eutin, Germany in 1977.

2009 MFA, University of Fine Arts, HfbK Hamburg, Germany / Time related Media and Sculpture Department,Classes of Pia Stadtbäumer, Michaela Melián

2003 MFA, University of Applied Sciences, Hamburg, Germany / Department of Textile-, Fashion- & Costume Design
2000 Aristotelous University of Thessaloniki, Greece / Department of Fine Arts / Class of Teta Makri, BA Fashion Design, University of Applied Sciences, Hamburg, Germany

1999 Central Saint Martins College, London, United Kingdom

Awards

2014
Finalist at the „Art of Engineering“ Award, Ferchau, Germany
Artist in residence, Munken Works Stipendium, Berlin, Germany
2011
ABoT Artists’ Books on Tour – Artist Competition and Mobile Museum, MAK Recognition Award Vienna, Austria
2009
Art Territory, Lithuanian Artists’ Association Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
2001
18th ONWARD New Designer Fashion Grand Prix, Tokyo
Award of “HamburgundDesign”, Ministry of Culture, Hamburg, Germany

Selected shows

2017
„New Material“, APT Gallery, London
2016
„Negotiating Space: I never thought you were like this“, The 3rd CAFAM Biennial, Peking, China
„Nexus“, curated by Douglas Henderson, Galerie Mario Mazzolli, Berlin, Germany
„Spectrum 2, about paper“, curated by Jens Hausmann and Konstantin Bayer, Galerie Eigenheim, Berlin, Germany
„The making of the unrealised“, Kreuzberg Pavillon, Berlin, Germany
„10“, Kunsthalle Harry Graf Kessler, Weimar, Germany
„Jubiläumsausstellung: 10 Jahre Galerie Eigenheim“, Berlin, Germany
„Date as per Postmark“, Fondation Hippocrène, Paris, France
2015
„Espace Surplus LE PETIT“,curated by Bettina Springer, Projektraum Piano Alto, Berlin, Germany
„Die Spur des Anderen“, galerie weisser elefant, Bezirksamt Mitte, Berlin, Germany
„Das Glücksprinzip“, Galerie Eigenheim in der ehem. JVA Weimar, Germany
„Symmetrie Oase“, povvera, Berlin, Germany
„MIGRANT III: transFORM“, Zhong Gallery, Berlin, Germany„POTENTIAL – von der paradoxen konzentration in der ausdehnung“, Collectiva Gallery, Berlin, Germany
„SINNES/WANDEL“, galerie weisser elefant, Berlin, Germany
„Eine Enzyklopädie des Zarten“, Promotion project of Anne Brannys, Bauhaus University Weimar, Germany
2014 
„restricted sceneries #01“, Performance Installation mit Raman Zaya, AtelierFrankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
„ich war = ich bin = ich werde sein“, Performance Installation with Raman Zaya, Forum für Entwerfen,Ulm, Germany
„Schere, Stein, Papier“, Collectiva Gallery, Berlin, Germany
„Interferencje/Interferenzen“, SecondHome, Berlin, Germany
„Zwischenzeitlich“, GlogauAIR, Berlin, Germany
2013 
„Interferencje/Interferenzen“,Centrum Sztuki Fort Sokolnickiego, Warsaw, Poland
Berlin’s Windows, Munken Works, Berlin, Germany
„MANOEUVRE OF PLENTY“, COLLECTIVA Gallery, Berlin, Germany
„Balance“, COLLECTIVA Gallery, Berlin, Germany
„Abschied in Blau“, CWO, Frankfurt am Main
2012 
Artvilnius’12, Vilnius, Lithuania
Ü30, Capri Art Projects, c/o Projektraum Stilper, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
„after the sunset“, COLLECTIVA, Berlin, Germany
„(entre nous)“, Literaturhaus Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Luminale – HIGHLIGHT OFFENBACH, Heyne Kunst Fabrik, Offenbach am Main, Germany
2011 
ABoT Artists’ Books on Tour – Artist Competition and Mobile Museum, MAK Vienna, Prague, Ljubljana
ArteSantander, Santander, Spain
“in light and in gloom“, ATELIERFRANKFURT e.V., Frankfurt am Main, Germany
SIGH, COLLECTIVA, Berlin, Germany
“Ever tried. Ever sighed.“, DMY International Design Festival, Berlin , Germany
“noting will ever be the same…”, Fresh Paint Contemporary Art Fair Tel Aviv, The Botanic Garten site,
Reality Fund, Tel Aviv, Israel
Bedevilment In Paradise, Proteus Gowanus, New York, United States
2010 
COME OUT – WITHIN, Schmiede Wettig, Nieder-Olm, Germany
Vom Scheitern im Centipede (About Failure in Centipede) – 10 People, 100 Images, 50 Minutes PowerPoint
Performance, as a part of the symposium Try Again. Fail Again. Vom Wissen übers Scheitern (About Knowledge of Failure), Kunstverein Hildesheim, Germany NYC Resistors, New York, United States
2009 
RINGEN, Cream Contemporary, Berlin, Germany
„Things & Toughts“, COLLECTIVA, Berlin, Germany
„Nothing will ever be the same“, University of Fine Arts, Hamburg, Germany
2008 
„property and evidence“, Dam Stuhltrager Gallery, Williamsburg, New York, United States
2007 
AIR, Smilefaucet, Fontana’s, New York, United States
„inbetween“, University of Fine Arts, Hamburg, Germany
2006 
Frisch vom Tisch (Fresh on the Table), Experimental-, Short- and Avantgardefilm-Video-Forum,Kunstverein Hannover, Germany
2005 
„@ + alpha superior via connection“ in Schlump-station, Hamburg, Germany (public space project)
2003 
“… see yourself at last“, Aplanat Gallery, Hamburg, Germany