Loretta Fahrenholz

Loretta Fahrenholz is a contemporary artist working in experimental film and photography. She is based in Berlin, Germany.

Early life and education Fahrenholz graduated from the Academy of Visual Arts in Leipzig, Germany in 2007.

Career Fahrenholz is primarily known for the filmic works she calls "performative documentaries." These films frequently meld genres, and she frequently works in collaboration with her actors. Her work thematically unpacks the contradictions of various social milieus, everyday habits, and contemporary urban life.

Fahrenholz has had numerous solo exhibitions since, among other at Reena Spaulings Fine Art (2011, 2013), Galerie Buchholz (2015, 2018), Midway Contemporary Art (2015), Fridericianum, Kassel / Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam (2016), mumok (2018), Company Gallery (2020), Neuer Berliner Kunstverein and Lumiar Cité (2021), Kölnischer Kunstverein (2022).

Public collections Museum of Modern Art Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam Kadist Stoschek collection Mumok Museum Ludwig Whitney Museum of American Art

Recognition Fahrenholz was awarded the Villa Romana Prize in 2014.