The studio program of the Kölnischer Kunstverein, founded in 2003, is an initiative for local and international young artists in Cologne. The project is an important cultural contribution to the contemporary art in the city. One of the main concerns of the studio program is to improve the production and living conditions for young artists and writers and to create a productive environment through a lively exchange with the Kunstverein.
The following artists have participated in the studio programme since 2003:
Kamal Aljafari, Daniel Ansorge, Alrun Aßmus, Rosa Barba, Merlin Bauer, Ilka Becker, Kenneth Bergfeld, Heike Beyer, Alexandra Bircken, Andri Bischoff, Tanja Bogo, Michael Bollhöfer, Matti Braun, Manu Burghart, Daniel Burkhardt, Adam Butler, Yvonne Cornelius, Eli Cortiñas, Marianna Christofides, Tobias Daemgen, Bradley Davies, Simon Denny, Thea Djordjadze, Anja Dreschke, Michaela Eichwald, Robert Elfgen, Tim Elzer, Kerstin Ergenzinger, Jan Paul Evers, Henning Fehr & Philipp Rühr, Kerstin Fischer, Albrecht Fuchs, Christopher Gerberding, Gesine Grundmann, Owen Gump, Selma Gültoprak, Thea Gvetadze, Adam Harrison, Kirsten Hinkler, Andreas Hirsch, Erika Hock, Jan Hoeft, Hofmann & Lindholm, Krzysztof Honowski, Uschi Huber, Katharina Jahnke, Olaf Karnik, Niki Kern, Aida Kidane, Ellen Yeon Kim, Viola Klein, Klaus Kleine, Stefanie Klingemann, Rodrigo López Klingenfuss, Lisa Klosterkötter, Alfons Knogl, Sascha Kregel, Alwin Lay, Manuela Leinhoß, Kristina Leko, Milica Lopicic, Marc Matter, Pauline M’barek, Angela Melitopoulos, Almut Middel, Peter Miller, Jugoslav Mitevski, Bernadette Mittrup, Johanna von Monkiewitsch, Christian Naujoks, Hans Nieswandt, Oxana Omelchuk, David Ostrowski, Lena Anouk Philipp, Andreas Reihse, Claus Richter, Stella von Rohden, Ralf Schauff, Morgaine Schäfer, Mark von Schlegell, Lis Schröder, Barbara Schüttpelz, Ani Schulze, Ralph Schuster, Timothy Shearer, Anja Sopic, Heike Sperling, Johannes Stankowski, Stephanie Stein, Monika Stricker, Sarah Szczesny, Jószef Szolnoki, Pipo Tafel, Shigeru Takato, Lee T. Taylor, Oliver Tepel, Anja Theismann, Stephanie Thiersch, Thomas Wachholz, Britta Wandaogo, Jasmin Werner
Artists since January 2026:
Gabbi Cattani
Yvo Cho
Hannah Sophie Dunkelberg
Lenard Giller
Frieder Haller
Olga Holzschuh
Stephan Idé
Svea Mausolf
Simon Mielke
Nico Joana Weber
