German artist Thomas Kellner is known for his photographs of seemingly dancing architecture of tourist attractions from all over the world. He also writes for different photo magazines and curates exhibitions regularly, like at the “2nd International Industrial Photography Festival” (IIPF) in ShenYang, China. Led by the ideas to generate synergies, to build a stage for exchange and to serve mutual inspiration, he successfully initiates projects and events, like the “photographers:network” from 2004 – 2013. Further realized ideas are: Brauhausfotografie at the University of Siegen, “Kunstsommer” which is organized by the art society, two seven+, ars victoria publisher and recently the artcamp. He has taught as a visiting scholar in Gießen, as a visiting lecturer in Paderborn, and Koblenz and held presentations at various universities domestic and abroad. His curator activities are a part of his artistic creations and therefore are interwoven in his work as an artist.
Professional Work
2019 | Member of the Jury, Photovisa, FotoFestival Krasnodar, Russian Federation Member of the Jury China Pingyao International Photography Festival, 2019, Pingyao, Peoples Republic of China |
2018 | Lecture at FH Niederrhein, Krefeld, Germany Lecture and workshop, College of Art, Southwest University of Nationalities, Chengdu, Peoples Republic of China Member of the Jury China Pingyao International Photography Festival, 2018, Pingyao, Peoples Republic of China |
2017 | workshop Aarhus Kunstakademi, Aarhus, Denmark |
2016 | Member of the Jury China Pingyao International Photography Festival, 2016, Pingyao, Peoples Republic of China |
2015 | Teaching studio classes at Justus-Liebig-University Gießen and University Koblenz-Landau |
2013 | Member of the Jury Canon Profifoto Förderpreis 2013 Teaching workshop at NCCA and Metenkow House of Photography in cooperation with Goethe-Institute Moscow |
2011 | Member of the jury Canon Profifoto Förderpreis 2011 Member of the jury Swiss Young Photographers Award 2011 |
2010 | Reviewer, FotoFest, Houston/Texas, USA Chairman of the Jury in Pinhole Photography, 1. Lochkamera Festival Iserlohn, Germany |
2009 | Lecture at Carl Ossietzky-University, Oldenburg, German |
2008 | Teaching studio class at University of Paderborn, Germany Chairman of the Jury in Art Photography, Photovisa, FotoFestival Krasnodar, Russia Reviewer, FotoFest, Houston/Texas, USA Reviewer, FotoBild, Berlin, Germany Reviewer, Fotofestiwal, Lodz, Poland Reviewer, rhubarb-rhubarb, Birmingham, England |
2007 | Reviewer, FotoBild Berlin, Germany Reviewer, Fototage Mannheim Ludwigshafen, Germany Reviewer, Foto Arte Brasilia, Brazil Lecture on Chinese photography at international Seminar Foto Arte 2007, Brasilia, Brazil Teaching studio class at University of Paderborn, Germany |
2006 | Reviewer, 1st Meetingplace FotoFest, Beijing, China Portfolio viewing and careerconsulting at Fatamorgana, school for photography, Copenhagen, Denmark Reviewer, FotoFest Houston, USA |
2005 | Reviewer FotoArte, Brasili, Brazil Reviewer, artphotofest, Bucharest, Romania |
2003–2004 | Call for visiting professorship „FineArt Photography“ at Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen, Germany |
2003 | Summer-Academy of Photography, Hamburg "Different Views of a City" |
2002 | Summerproject photography at Weidigschule, Giessen, Germany Teacher at Summeracadamy of Art & Photography, Hamburg, Germany |
1998 | Scientific Assistant at the University of Siegen, Project: Video Arts Scientific Assistant at the University of Siegen, Project: Fine Art Video |
Since 1997 | Freelance and artist, lives and works in Siegen, Germany |
1993 - 1996 | Scientific Assistant at the department of photography, Prof. Juergen Koenigs, University of Siegen, Germany Teacher for Seminars of Photography for Children, Kreuztal, Germany Seminars of Photography for Adult Education Classes |
1992-1993 | Scientific Assistant at the department of Experimental Film, Prof. Heinz Pramann University of Siegen, Germany |