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Unfolding Ratio

August 25, 2022 I am thrilled to announce my third solo exhibition with Kashima Arts in Tokyo, in their new gallery √K Contemporary (Root K Contemporary) Unfolding Ratio will present my minimalist black-and-white GR series, my NFT collection based on my Stripes paintings, a series of portraits, and Garden watercolors, placing my different fields of work in context. Read more

Waves of Color: Exhibition in Wainscott / East Hampton

August 25, 2022 Group exhibition with Kenneth Noland, Jules Olitski, Kikuo Saito, and Friedel Dzubas. On view until September 4th, Tuesdays-Sundays 12-5pm, at... Read more

Group exhibition at Leslie Feely Gallery, New York

May 9, 2022 Group exhibition with Sam Francis, Kikuo Saito, Kenneth Noland, Friedel Dzubas, Adolph Gottlieb, and Robert Motherwell. On view by appointment... Read more

Cornelia Thomsen: The Collective Self

March 28, 2022 Presented by the German Consulate General New York and organized in collaboration with the Deutsches Haus at NYU, “The Collective... Read more

"Quieter than Silence"

March 3, 2022 Group show / Art project at Venetia Initiatives, Greenwich Street, New York March 3 - April 16, 4-7 pm by... Read more

Garden: Urgency and Resilience

February 21, 2022 Solo exhibition at Tayloe Piggott Gallery, Jackson, Wyoming February 21 - March 20, 2022 Thomsen started work on Garden-her first... Read more

Women, Politics, and Art

Presented by the German Consulate General in New York and 1014-Space for Ideas March 23, 2021 Art, politics, and gender are deeply intertwined as art is inevitably a product of specific socio-political contexts. Governmental censorship and... Read more

Panel Discussion "What Remains: Art and Remembrance"

Event takes place on November 8, 2019 from 5:30 to 7:00 pm at the Deutsches Haus at NYU, 42 Washington Mews, New York November 8, 2019 Deutsches Haus at NYU and NYU’s Center for European and Mediterranean Studies present a panel discussion among Carol Kahn Strauss, former International Director of the Leo Baeck Institute; artists Petra Senn and Cornelia Thomsen; and DAAD Visiting Scholar at Deutsches Haus at NYU Angela Zumpe, as part of the conference “Memories Are Made of This: 30 Years after the Fall of the Berlin Wall.” The conversation will be moderated by Mechthild Schmidt Feist (NYU). The panelists will discuss how the momentous events of November 9, 1989, shaped their professional, artistic, and personal trajectories and whether the lessons they incorporated into their lives hold true today. If you would like to attend this event or other parts of the conference, please send an email to deutscheshaus.rsvp@nyu.edu Read more

Seminar at CUNY Graduate Center

September 26, 2019, The Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York September 18, 2019 'The Fall of the Berlin Wall: 30 Years of Reflection on aspects of life in East Germany and the changes... Read more

Group Exhibition at Felix Ringel Gallery in Duesseldorf, Germany

January 23, 2019 I am pleased to announce my participation in a group exhibition at the Felix Ringel Galerie in Duesseldorf, Germany. The... Read more

Kunst 18 Zurich

October 22, 2018 Kunst 18 Zurich October 25-28 I am happy to announce that my work will be featured in Felix Ringel Galerie's... Read more

Imagery, Narrative, Propaganda: Artists in the German Democratic Republic

Talk at the Annenberg School of the University of Pennsylvania September 18, 2018 I am excited to share with you that I have been invited to give a talk at the University of... Read more

ARTINFO article about solo exhibition in Tokyo

June 17, 2018 My second solo exhibition at Kashima Arts in Tokyo was covered by ARTINFO. Please see the beginning of the article... Read more

Second Solo Exhibition at Kashima Arts, Tokyo

May 17, 2018 I am thrilled to announce my second solo exhibition at Kashima Arts gallery in Tokyo, Japan, Stripes and Structures II.... Read more

United Nations Association of New York lecture with artist Cornelia Thomsen

In honor of International Women's Day 2018, The Lasting Effects of the Berlin Wall on Women in Germany February 23, 2018 I am thrilled to share with you that I am invited to give a talk at the United Nations Association... Read more

Women and Art in former East Germany

University of Chicago February 4, 2018 I am happy to share with you that I was invited to give a talk at the University of Chicago... Read more

Extension of Show at Felix Ringel Gallery in Duesseldorf

October 29, 2017 I am happy to inform you that my show at the Felix Ringel Galerie in Duesseldorf has been extended through... Read more

Panel discussion at the Goethe-Institut New York

September 17, 2017 I am excited to invite you to a panel discussion at Goethe-Institut NY next Saturday, September 23 , at which... Read more

Solo Exhibition at the Felix Ringel Gallery in Duesseldorf, Germany

August 20, 2017 I am excited to invite you to my upcoming solo exhibition at the Felix Ringel Galerie in Duesseldorf, Germany! The... Read more

The Armory Show 2017

March 1, 2017 Armory Show March 2-5 I am thrilled to announce that my work will be included in Leslie Feely's exhibition at... Read more

Video and Article on Artnet

February 10, 2017 I am thrilled to share with you a video and article on Artnet News highlighting my work. To see the... Read more

Exhibition featured on Artsy

December 8, 2016 My exhibition at Leslie Feely has been featured on Artsy; to read the article, please click here . The exhibition... Read more

Art Miami 2016

November 26, 2016 I am happy to announce that my work will be included in Leslie Feely's exhibition at Art Miami next week.... Read more

Stripes Nr. 88: Acquired by the Minneapolis Museum of Art (Mia)

November 17, 2016 I am thrilled to share with you that the Minneapolis Museum of Art--Mia--has acquired my painting Stripes Nr. 88 Read more

Second Solo Exhibition at Leslie Feely, New York

October 7, 2016 I am delighted to inform you of my second solo exhibition at Leslie Feely, 33 East 68th Street, New York.... Read more

"Make Your Mark" at Northside Festival's "Williamsburg Walks"

June 6, 2016 'Make Your Mark' at the Northside Festival in Brooklyn I am thrilled to inform you that my interactive art project... Read more

Women in Art

AUSTRIAN GERMAN SWISS Women-in-Business Forum NYC April 1, 2016 AUSTRIAN GERMAN SWISS Women-in-Business Forum NYC Women in Art: Panel Discussion at the Austrian Cultural Forum on April 11 at... Read more

Art Miami 2015

November 24, 2015 I am happy to announce that my work will be included in Leslie Feely's exhibition at Art Miami next week.... Read more

1stdibs Review of Exhibition at Leslie Feely

October 5, 2015 I would like to share with you a review just published about my current solo exhibition Stripes and Structures at... Read more

Stripes Nr. 71: Acquired by the Los Angeles County Museum (LACMA)

October 3, 2015 I am thrilled to share with you that the Los Angeles County Art Museum has acquired my painting Stripes Nr.... Read more

Stripes Nr. 78 to feature in exhibition at the Ackland Museum

July 16, 2015 I am thrilled to share that my painting Stripes Nr. 78, recently acquired by the Ackland Museum in Chapel Hill... Read more

Solo Exhibition at Kashima Arts, Tokyo

May 28, 2015 I would like to inform you of my upcoming solo exhibition Stripes and Structures at Kashima Arts gallery in Tokyo,... Read more

Review in MODERN PAINTERS magazine

January 22, 2015 My exhibition at the Leslie Feely gallery , New York, is reviewed in the January issue of the MODERN PAINTERS... Read more

Art Miami 2014

December 2-7 November 30, 2014 I am happy to announce that my work will be included in the exhibition of Leslie Feely at Art Miami... Read more

Solo Exhibition at German Consulate General New York

October 30, 2014 Solo exhibition at the German Consulate General New York: Hypocrisies, Pressures, and Ironies of Life in Communist East Germany My... Read more

ARTINFO review of my exhibition at Leslie Feely

October 28, 2014 My exhibition at the Leslie Feely gallery, 33 East 68th Street, New York, was reviewed in ARTINFO. Read more

Solo Exhibition at Leslie Feely ends on October 25

October 20, 2014 My solo exhibition at the Leslie Feely gallery will be on view until this Saturday, October 25. The gallery is... Read more

Solo Exhibition at Leslie Feely, New York

August 26, 2014 I would like to inform you of my upcoming solo exhibition Stripes and Structures at Leslie Feely , New York... Read more

Solo Exhibition in the Friedrich-Froebel Museum, Germany

June 12, 2014 I would like to inform you of my upcoming solo exhibition Landschaft und Abstraktion - Cornelia Thomsen ( Landscape... Read more

Cornelia Thomsen watercolors in Brooklyn Ballet performance

April 1, 2014 Brooklyn - Cornelia Thomsen watercolors in Brooklyn Ballet performance of The Brooklyn Nutcracker. Brooklyn Ballet, 160 Shermerhorn Street, Brooklyn. April... Read more

Stripes Painting in FREIE SICHT "Open View" Exhibition in Wiesbaden, Germany

May 2, 2013 I would like to inform you of my participation in the upcoming exhibition FREIE SICHT ('Open View') at the Nassauische... Read more

Cornelia Thomsen drawings in Brooklyn Ballet performance at the Brooklyn Museum

April 1, 2013 I would like to inform you of my participation in a performance at the Brooklyn Museum by the Brooklyn Ballet... Read more

Stripe Painting in Group Show at Leslie Feely Fine Art New York

November 2, 2012 One of my works has been selected for a group exhibition at Leslie Feely Fine Art on the Upper East... Read more