Born on the Island of Borkum, Germany
1979 Diploma-Pädagogin, University of Oldenburg, Germany
1983 Diploma-Socialscientist, University of Oldenburg, Germany
Artist in the media: Painting, Installation, Landart and Video
1992 Visiting Artist, Four Corners Region Projects (production/installation),
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
1993-94 Research Scholar, Research and Artistic Production, Department of Art,
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
1994 Visiting Instructor, Akademie Minerva, Groningen, The Netherlands
1994 Visiting Professor, Hochschule für Künste, Bremen, Germany
1995-97 Instructor at the Werkschule e. V., Painting and Video, Oldenburg
1998-
2023 Project manager at the Blauschimmel Atelier e.V., Art Projects with handicapped people,
Oldenburg (Director from 2001-2006)
Since
2007 Instructor for artistic production, Director of slap- social land art project e. V.
2008-
2021 Instructor for artistic production, Institut for Culture and Institut for Science and ICBM, Carl- von- Ossietzky- University, Oldenburg,
Germany
2025 Artist in Residence, Longyearbijen, Spitsbergen, Norge
Grants and Awards:
1992 Grant from the country Land Niedersachsen, Germany
1996 Painting Award of See-Blicke, Jahrespreis 1996 of the Galerie Perspektive and the
Administration of the Nationalpark Niedersächsisches Wattenmeer, Germany
1998 Grant from the country Land Niedersachsen, Germany
2000 Grant from the country Land Niedersachsen, Germany
2022 Grant from VGKunst und Bild, Germany
Solo Exhibitions (selection since 1983):
1985 Cheltenham House, Göttingen, Germany
1993 Gallery Jur Gazendam, Groningen, The Netherlands
1996 Gallery Gruppe Grün (with JohnSturgeon), Bremen, Germany
2000 Polarität II, installation with sound, the 7. Leeraner Kunstmeile 2000, Leer, Germany
2002 Polarität III, video installation in the tower Pulverturm, Oldenburg, Germany
2002 Videolauf - Grenzritt im Wattenmeer, landart und video installation, Ameland, Netherlands
2007 1 x 1 Meter Watt, installation, landart, Tossens
2008 Das Tor, installation, landart, Schillig
2009 Landgewinnung, installation, landart, Video, Schillig
2025 Connected- with the ocean current from coast to coast, Artists Center Spitsbergen, Spitsbergen
Group Exhibitons (selection since 1983):
1993 L'art d' Oldenburg, Town-hall, Cholet, France
1994 Three Rivers Arts Festival, Juried Exibition of the Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
1995 78. Herbstaussellung niedersächsischer Künstler, Kunstverein Hannover, Hannover, Germany
1995 FIV 95, 1st International Video Festival, Buenos Aires, Argentina
1996 Interaktives Kunstprojekt Rowkowitschi, Internet, Städtische Galerie im Buntentor and Bunker Osterholz-Tenever, Bremen, Germany 1998 Reflexion Tschernobyl, Brunswiker Pavillon, Kiel, Germany
1999 El Festival Internacional de la Imagen, Universidad de Caldas, Manizales, Columbia
2001 Performances 2001, Hall of the Kulturetage, Oldenburg, Germany
2002 Performances 2002, Hall of the Kulturetage, Oldenburg, Germany
2003 Performances 2003, Hall of the Kulturetage, Oldenburg, Germany
2003 Pause, BBK Gallery, Oldenburg, Germany
2004 Pause, Kreishaus, Wildeshausen, Germany
2005 Visions about Nature, Travelling Show of the Geumgang Nature Art Pre- Biennale 2005, South - Korea
2005 ABOUT-FROM-FOR- NATURE, Travelling Show of the Geumgang Nature Art Pre- Biennale 2005, South- Korea
2005 Empathie, Performance, Video and Music with Steve Bradley, Performance 2005, Kulturetage, Oldenburg, Germany
2007 Das Wattenmeer -1 x 1 Meter, Oldenburgische Landesbank, Oldenburg
2007 Besetzen Sie einen Quadratmeter Zürich, International Theaterfestival OKKUPATION, Zürich, Swiss
2007 NATURE SCOPES, Ausstellung der Geumgang Nature Art Pre- Biennale 2007, Nature Art, Museum in Gongju, Chungnam, Süd- Korea
2008 crossroads.nomadic knowledge & art strategies, Bishkek Art Center, Bishkek, Kirgistan
2009 Die Zukunft unserer Küsten - Das Wattenmeer, Städtischen Artothek und in den Wallanlagen, leading project „City of science 2009“,
Oldenburg, Germany
2010 22 im Norden, Landesmuseum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte, Oldenburg
2014 Wohnorte, Foyergalerie der Kinder- und Jugendbibliothek, Oldenburg, Germany
2015 Between Heaven and Earth, Ausstellung der Geumgang Nature Art Pre- Biennale, Süd-Korea
2016 Inszenierte Fotografie, Foyergalerie der Kinderbibliothek, Oldenburg, Germany
2018 Inszenierte Fotografie, Foyergalerie der Kinderbibliothek, Oldenburg, Germany
2019 Inszenierte Fotografie, Foyergalerie der Kinderbibliothek, Oldenburg, Germany
2019 Nacht, Palais Rastede, Rastede, Germany
2023 Nature Art Cube Exibition "12x12x12", Museum in Gongju, Chungnam, Süd- Korea
2023 Auszeit, Inszenierte Fotografie, Stadt Oldenburg, Germany
2024 Nature Art Cube, Museum in Gongju, Chungnam, Süd- Korea
2025 Nature Art Cube, Museum in Gongju, Chungnam, Süd- Korea
Art education (concept and managing director):
from 2007 several projects with students and pupils, look at www.sociallandartproject.de
Theater (concept and project management at Blauschimmel Atelier e. V.)
2004 Hier rollt ja was, Streettheater Festival City center, Oldenburg, Germany
2004 Hier rollt ja was, Streettheater, Festival der Sinne, Lingen, Germany
2006 Ich lieb Dich, Du liebst mich nicht, Straßentheater, Innenstadt, Oldenburg, Germany
2006 Ich bin Ich, 5 Streettheater pieces, City center, Oldenburg, Germany
2007 Ich für Dich und Du für mich, Theater, Junges Theater, Wilhelmshaven, Germany
2007 Ich für Dich und Du für mich, Theater, Volkshochschule, Emden, Germany
2016 Mitmachen, Teil sein, dabei sein, Theater und Tanz, Innenstadt Oldenburg, Germany
Videos:
1992 Innehalten, ©1992 by Edda Akkermann, Video mit Installation, Utah und New Mexico, USA
1993 TRAB/BAT (by John Sturgeon), second camera Bat images, images of Carlsbad Caverns and Hovenweep,
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1993 He Takere Waka Nui (We are the Hull of a Great Canoe), ©1993 by Edda Akkermann, Video mit Installation, Neuseeland
1996 Blooming while we are sinking, videoinstallation with John Sturgeon (http://www.umbc.edu/sturgeon)
1996 Tchernobyl - Experimental Science/Experimental Art, Video-Installation
2002 Dina, Performance with a horse and Video on the isle of Ammeland, Netherland
2004 Introspection, Performances and Images of the Nurage on Sardinia, Italy
2009 Landgewinnung, Video, shore of the Northsea
Public Collections:
Artothek Oldenburg, Germany
Artothek Brake, Germany
Artothek Vechta, Germany
Oldenburgische Landschaft, Germany
Graphothek Bremen, Germany
Sprengel Museum, Hannover
Land Niedersachsen, Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kultur, Germany
Associazione Culturale Teatrale ARKA (H.C.E.), Assemini, Sardinia, Italy
Nature Art Museum in Gongju, Chungnam, South - Korea