1984:
Born in Filderstadt / Germany
2007 - 2015:
- ABK (Art Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart) Germany
Studies with Christian Jankowski and Thomas Bechinger
- Diploma of Fine Arts (2015)
2011:
- Art Scholarship of the city Schwäbisch Gmünd, Szekesfehervar, Hungary
- Erasmus Scholarship, Hochschule für Kunst und Gestaltung Basel, Switzerland
- Academy Award for Special Achievements, Art Academy of Fine Arts, Stuttgart
2015:
- Gopea Meisterschüler-Förderprogramm (Master Student Grant Program)
2017:
- Master student (Meisterschüler) with Christian Jankowski
- "Weissenhof Programme of Fine Arts", Stuttgart, Germany
- Residency Kulturakademie Tarabya / Istanbul, Turkey (Christian Jankowski, "The perfect residents")
2018:
- "Kunsthallen-Stipendium Kempten" (Scholarship of the Art Museum Kempten, Germany)
- Karin Abt-Straubinger Foundation, founding: Project "Victims"
- Membership Deutscher Künstlerbund e.V.
2020:
- Awarding of the "16th Volks- und Raiffeisen-Bank Art Prize"
2021:
- "Satellit Stuttgart" - Scholarship, Stuttgart
- Scholarship of the Ministry of Science, Research and Art Baden-Württemberg, Germany
2022:
- Scholarship 2 of the Ministry of Science, Research and Art Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- Scholarship of NEUSTART / BBK Berlin, Germany
2023:
- Initiative Lern- und Gedenkort Hotel Silber e.V, Project StolperKunst, Stuttgart, Project funding: "Dreiunddreißig"
- "Otto F. Scharr Art Prize 2023" (second place), Kultur Am Kelterberg e.V., Stuttgart, Germany
Jan-Hendrik Pelz was taking part at numerous international exhibitions.
He lives and works in Germany.
Collection Kunstmuseum Stuttgart
Collection of the State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart
Collection of the City of Schwäbisch Gmünd, District Office
Collection of the City of Meersburg, District Office
Collection Gopea (gallery of pre-established art), Nordhorn
Collection of the public utility Aalen
Collection of the city of Székesfehérvár, Hungary
Collection ITEM, Ulm
Collection TI&M, Zurich, Switzerland
Collection of Volks- & Raiffeisen Bank
Collection of the city Nürtingen, Germany
Art collection Amann, Stuttgart, Germany
Collection of the city Sindelfingen, Germany
Art Collection Frankenraster, Buchdorf, Germany
Collection of the city Günzburg, Germany
Collection of the city Kempten, Germany
"12. Triennale Kleinplastik Fellbach", Alte Kelter, Fellbach, Germany, 2012
"Videonale 15 / Parcours", Kunstmuseum Bonn, Bonn, Germany, 2015
"Manifesta 11" International Biennale, Performance, Cabaret Voltaire, Zurich, Switzerland, 2016
"15th Istanbul Biennale", Collectiv Çukurcuma: House of Wisdom, Performance „Horst & Maria“, Istanbul, Turkey, 2017
"Sinopale 6", International Sinop Biennale, Sinop, Turkey, 2017
"ACADEMIAE Art Biennale", Fort Franzensfeste, South Tirol, Italy, 2018
"„ruruHaus", documenta fifteen, Kassel, Germany, 2022
9. International Painting Biennale Hamburg, Museum Schloß Bergedorf, Hamburg, Germany, 2023
Biennial Sindelfingen, Städtische Galerie / Odeon, Sindelfingen, Germany, 2023
2023
"Dreiunddreißig", (Solo Show), Installation with Min Bark, Staatstheater Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
"An Inner Place (7)" (Solo Show), Wagenhallen, Stuttgart, Germany
"An Inner Place (8)" (Solo Show), Museum Fruchthalle, Rastatt, Germany
"An Inner Place (9)", (Solo Show), StadtPalais – Museum für Stuttgart, Germany
"Zeitgleich" (Solo Show with Super Vivaz), Q Galerie für Kunst, Schorndorf, Germany
"Journey To Jemen" (Solo Show), Kreuzkirche Nürtingen, Nürtingen, Germany
"Zeige Deine Schulter Nackt" (Solo Show with Delschad Numan Khorschid), Kunstverein Aalen, Germany
"Otto F. Scharr Art Prize 2023" (second place), Kultur Am Kelterberg Vaihingen e.V., Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany
"unberührt berührt", Württembergischer Kunstverein, Stuttgart, Germany
"Schall und Rau(s)ch", Städtische Galerie Böblingen, Böblingen, Germany
"FAAR 2023", Hôtel de Ville Metz, Metz, France
9. International Painting Biennale Hamburg, Museum Schloß Bergedorf, Hamburg, Germany, 2023
"Händ made from the Länd", Künstlervereinigung Fürstenfeldbruck e.V, Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany
"Fresh Legs", Inselgalerie Berlin, Berlin, Germany
4. Art Prize of the city Günzburg (Exhibition), „Bewegung“, Günzburg, Germany
2022
"An Inner Place" (Solo Show), ruruHaus documenta 15, Kassel, Germany
"An Inner Place (2)" (Solo Show), Central Library, Kassel, Germany
"An Inner Place (3)" (Solo Show), St. Familia, Kassel, Germany
"An Inner Place (4)" (Solo Show), (Solo Show), Gopea Kunstraum /
Museum im Marstall, Burg Bentheim, Bad Bentheim, Germany
"An Inner Place (5)" (Solo Show), Museum Fruchthalle, Rastatt, Germany
"An Inner Place (6)" (Solo Show), Stadt-Palais – Museum für Stuttgart,
Germany
"Ohne Titel. Aktuelle Malerei aus dem deutschen Südwesten und der Nordschweiz.", Kunstmuseum Singen, Singen, Germany
"Circle", Museum Czong Institute for Contemporary Art (CICA), Gimpo, South Korea
2021
"Szenefenster" (Solo show with Johanna Mangold),
Kunstmuseum Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
"Studio Bosperus", with Christian Jankowski / Horst & Maria, Kunstraum Bethanien, Berlin, Germany
"Macabre", AIR Gallery, Altrincham, England
"Lowland 7", LLLLLL Verein für Kunst der Gegenwart (LLLLLL Association for Contemporary Art), Vienna, Austria
"Rue des Arts", Cour des Arts / La Maison, Tulle, France
"Still Alive", Deutscher Künstlerbund e.V., Berlin, Germany
"Die Beschaffenheit der Wünsche", City Museum Hüfingen, Hüfingen, Germany
"das kleine format", City Museum Aichach, Aichach, Germany
"Daily" Kunst-Bezirk Stuttgart, Gustav-Siegele-Haus, Stuttgart, Germany
2020
"Präsentiert Paula Pelz", (Solo show, connected with the „16. Art Award of Volks- und Raiffeisen-Bank“), Museum of Art Prediger, Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany
"Just paint it!", Kunstverein Neuhausen, Neuhausen, Germany
2019
"Pa·n·a·zee" (Solo show), Galerie Sebastiankapelle, Ulm, Germany
"Elexius" (Solo show), Jan-Hendrik Pelz & Johanna Mangold withy Jonathan Meese, Kunstverein Neuhausen, Neuhausen, Germany
"Unverdünnt" (Solo show), Kunstverein Heidenheim, Heidenheim, Germany
"The Point", Galerie Burggasse 21, Wien, Austria
"Flüchtige Entwürfe", Deutscher Künstlerbund e.V., Berlin, Germany
"London Contemporary", THE LINE LONDON Contemporary Art Space, London, England
"Einmaleins(maleins)", Kunstverein Friedrichshafen, Friedrichshafen, Germany
"Magische Kunst", Vereenshuus Neuenburg, Neuenburg-Zetel, Germany
"Könnte aber doch", WKV (Württembergischer Kunstverein), Stuttgart, Germany
2018
"Retrospektive 2" (solo show), Kunsthalle Kempten, Kempten, Germany
J.-H. Pelz & Johanna Mangold: "Twenty three and some more", (Solo show), Stuttgarter Filmwinter / Oberwelt. e. V., Stuttgart, Germany
"Alchemic Body", Jorge Jurado Gallery, Bogotà, Colombia
"ACADEMIAE Youth Art Biennale", Fort Franzensfeste, South Tirol, Italy
"On Painting", Bridget Stern, Kunsthaus Forum, Hamburg, Germany
"Wege gehen", Schloss Wertingen, Wertingen, Germany
"Vehement", Museum Villa Merkel, Esslingen, Germany
"Contemporary Venice", THE ROOM Contemporary Art Space, Venice, Italy
"Magie und Ritual, (Johanna Mangold & Jan-Hendrik Pelz, with Jonathan Meese) Museum Villa Rot, Burgrieden, Germany
2017
"Retrospektive", (solo show), Kunstverein Friedrichshafen, Friedrichshafen, Germany
"Body Rock", Solo Show, Galerie im Rathaus, Aalen, Germany
"15th Istanbul Biennial", Collective Çukurcuma: House of Wisdom, Performance „Horst & Maria“, Istanbul, Turkey
"Sinopale 6", International Sinop Biennial, Sinop, Turkey
"Anima Mundi", Palazzo Ca' Zanardi, Venice, Italy
"Präsenz, Kritik, Utopie", Württembergischer Kunstverein Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
"Gopea (2)", Villa de Bank, Enschede, Netherlands
"Carl Laemmle Reloaded", Museum zur Geschichte von Christen und Juden, Ulm-Laupheim, Germany
"The End. (Post-) Apocalyptic Visions in British and American Cultures", Fabrik der Künste, Hamburg, Germany
"Alchemic Body", Laura Haber Gallery, Buenos Aires, Argentina
"Elements. From Shape to Space", Misericordia Archives, Venice, Italy
"Veritas. Strada Dell´Arte", Villa Monza, Dueville, Italy
2016
"Lichtschleuse", solo show, Museum Schloss Fachsenfeld, Aalen-Fachsenfeld, Germany
"Sunrise Salon", solo show, Salon Neucologne, Berlin, Germany
"Manifesta 11", International Biennale, Cabaret Voltaire, Zurich, Switzerland
"Manifestina" (by Christian Jankowski and Maurizio Cattelan), Zurich, Switzerland
"Gopea (1)", Gesellschaft für zeitgenössische Kunst Osnabrück e.V., Hase 29, Osnabrück, Germany
"Anwandlungen", Galerie Oberem, Bremen, Germany
"Körperfantasien", KunstWerk e.V., Fellbach, Germany
"La Cour des Arts", Eglise St. Pierre, Tulle, France
"Objekt_Tief!", Kulturamt Bodenseekreis, Meersburg, Germany
"Zeitkapsel: 1989-2015", Kunst+Projekte Sindelfingen e.V. / Galerie der Stadt, Sindelfingen, Germany
2015
"Blendwerk", solo show, Gmünder Kunstverein, Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany
"Videonale 15 / Parcours", Kunstmuseum Bonn, Bonn, Germany
"Match Cut", Landratsamt Ostalb, Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany
"JUNGKUNST 10", Halle 52, Winterthur, Switzerland
"Dann ist das Bauen eine wüste Sache" / Oberwelt / Stuttgart / Germany
2014
"Favorites", solo show, 67. Festival del Film Locarno, Galeria Fuori Orbita, Locarno, Switzerland
Sensations, (Solo show), Schloss Wäscherburg, Wäschenbeuren, Germany
"Wurzeln weit mehr Aufmerksamkeit widmen (5)", KunstWerk e.V., Köln, Germany
"Zu Tisch", Kulturniederlassung Südwest, Stuttgart, Germany
"2041. Endlosschleife.", Württembergischer Kunstverein Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
"Just Episoden", Calwer Passage, Stuttgart, Germany"
"Wurzeln weit mehr Aufmerksamkeit widmen (6)", Kunstverein Montez, Frankfurt, Germany
2013
"Zweigstellen", solo show, Kunstverein Ludwigsburg, Ludwigsburg, Germany
"Stillstand und Bewegung", Hauptbahnhof, Central Station Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
"Wurzeln weit mehr Aufmerksamkeit widmen (1)", Berlin Art Week, Shift. e.V., Berlin, Germany
"Wurzeln weit mehr Aufmerksamkeit widmen (2)", Polarraum für Kunst der Gegenwart, Hamburg, Germany
"Wurzeln weit mehr Aufmerksamkeit widmen (3)", Bauhaus Universität, Weimar, Germany
"Wurzeln weit mehr Aufmerksamkeit widmen (4)", Museum Lytke, Leipzig Germany
"Large Sculpture + Small Sculpture = New Sculpture", public space, Warsaw, Poland
"Das Antlitz", Württembergischer Kunstverein Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
"Transmembran - Unter neuer Haut", solo show, Kunstverein Feuerbach, Stuttgart-Feuerbach, Germany
"12. Triennale Kleinplastik Fellbach", with Christian Jankowski, Alte Kelter, Fellbach, Germany
2012
"grabenflug", solo show, Öreghegy Culture House, Székesfehérvár, Hungary
"Birdscape 2,", Solo Show, Kloster Lorch, Germany
"aktion", Dock, Basel, Switzerland
"UND 7 - Plattform für Kunstinitiativen", Alter Schlachthof Karlsruhe, Germany
"Neue Klasse" , Galerie Wiensowski & Harbord, (curated by Christian Jankowski and Gregor Schneider), Berlin, Germany
"Purpur", Kunstverein Schwäbisch Gmünd, Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany
2011
"Birdscape“, Solo Show, Kloster Lorch, Germany
Prize of the Art Academy, Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
"Connecting - Kunst von heute nimmt Bezug auf die Sammlungen des Nördlinger Stadtmuseums", Municipal Museum Nördlingen, Nördlingen, Germany
2010
"Jan-Hendrik Pelz – Neue Arbeiten", solo show, Künstlerbund Stuttgart, Germany
"Auftauchen" (catalogue), Kunstverein Hechingen, Hechingen, Germany
2008
"Schöwel-Preis 2008", Art prize exhibition, Gustav-Siegele-Haus, Stuttgart, Germany