Peter KLARE
Peter Klare studied painting at the Munich Arts Academy and at the University of California in Los Angeles were he received his MFA in 1998.
His way of painting is a critical method of reinterpreting the common concept of world and to debate its perception.
Building sculptural paintings and large installations he usually sticks to the classical means of painting – oil paint on streched canvas. In doing so his work always keeps the character of a projection while giving volume and shape to thoughts and emotions.


SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2022
’Shapes’, kunstraum friesenstrasse, Hannover
’Collagen’, Galerie Springer, Berlin
2021
’Of Well Known Origin’, Hilbert Raum, Berlin
2019
’Faux Fur’, Berlin Weekly, Berlin
’Klare Botschaft’, Botschaft Uferhallen, Berlin
2018
’blindfolded’, Ortner&Ortner DEPOT, Berlin
2017
’Silver’, Galerie Springer, Berlin
2015
’Spiegelbilder’, Nachtschicht at hettler.tullmann, Berlin
2014
’plein air’, invaliden1 Galerie, Berlin
’Golden State of Mind’, Design-Mai at hettler.tullmann, Berlin
2013
’Nieve en el Jardin del Eucalipto’, Casamalia, Montevideo, Uruguay
’Peter Klare/Tilbert Oelke’, Luckenwalder Str. by Pano Merianos, Berlin
’Pinturas del Frio’, Galeria Leyendecker, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
’Sonntag am See mit Milchreis’, Swamplands, Mühlenbeckerland, Germany
2011
’Like Paint’, Dan Hayes and Peter Klare, a LoBe project by Olivia Reynolds, Berlin
’Home Show – Mattresses’, Badstr. 35, Berlin
2010
’Flatlands’, Ulf Saupe Galerie, Berlin
’Wet Paint in the Woods’, Swamplands, Mühlenbeckerland, Germany
2009
’Tocando Bosques’, Galeria Leyendecker, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
’Sünny Days’, Galerie Scala, Berlin
2007
’rain or shine’, Open Forest, Berlin
’rain or shine’, Kunstverein Weiden, Weiden
2006
’Mountain Paintings’, Galeria Leyendecker, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
’Schnee’, Ateleir CardenasBellanger, Paris
shop van reimersdahl, Berlin
’-15°C’, Invaliden 1, Berlin
2005
’Miles End’, Private View M.O. Drescher, Berlin
’The Canyon Paintings’, c/o Black-Dragon-Society, Los Angeles National Forest
2004
Union Gallery, London
2003
‘Golden State’, Galerie Herzer, Munich
‘Foreground Makes the Picture Healthy‘, Galeria Leyendecker, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
2002
Black-Dragon-Society, Los Angeles
Galeria Leyendecker, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
2001
Galeria Leyendecker, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
2000
Susanne Vielmetter Gallery, L.A. Projects, Los Angeles
‘nature & comfort‘, Galerie Herzer, Munich
1999
‘Falsch & Decke’, Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Munich
‘Flying Carpets, Black-Dragon-Society, Los Angeles
1998
‘Home Furnishings’, Deitch Projects, New York City
‘Expanded View’, Derek Eller Gallery, New York City
1996
‘Camouflage’, Fotoinstallation Hauptbahnhof, Munich
‘Wohnung‘, Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Munich
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024
’color and paint’, kunstraum friesenstrasse, Hannover
2023
’architectura’, kunstraum friesenstrasse, Hannover
2022
’Tasty Painting’, zuratet by Z. Skiba, Deutscher Künstlerbund, Berlin
’Departure-TXL-Räume 3’, Flughafen Tegel, Berlin
’On Equal Terms’, kuratiert von Sophia Gräfe & Arkadij Koscheew, Uferhallen, Berlin
2021
’Out NOW’, curated by I. Parkes, Uferhallen, Berlin
2020
’Manifest’, curated by I. Meiffert, Uferhallen, Berlin
’Sports & Localamneties’, LoBeBlock Berlin
2019
’Gezielte Setzungen’ Sprengel Museum Hannover
’Eigenbedarf’, kuratiert von I. Meiffert, Uferhallen, Berlin
’Lecker’, curated by Z. Skiba, Atelierhof Kreuzberg Berlin
’Schau…..6’ Kunsthaus Kollitsch, Klagenfurt, Austria
2018
’Schau…..5’ Kunsthaus Kollitsch, Klagenfurt, Austria
’Räume 2’ curated by A. Mann, Wilhelm Hallen, Berlin
’Uferlos’ Uferhallen, Berlin
’Die!Landschaft’ with Manfred Peckl, Bar Babette, Berlin
’Where is Philadelphia?’ with Maik Schierloh, Gutshaus Philadelphia, Storkow
’SW’ ccurated by A. van Reimersdahl, Berlin Weekly, Berlin
2017
’Le Zoo de Madame Y’, Galerie Benhadj&Djilali, Berlin
’Mega Bock’, Uferhallen, Berlin
’Lift Off’, curated by M. Durazo, Rio Hondo College, Whittier, California
2016
’Liaison’, Uferhallen, Berlin
’One Fine Day – Charity’, curated by M. Steinmann and T. Tykwer, Gallery Sexauer, Berlin
’Frohe Botschaft’, Botschaft, Berlin
2015
’Holy Independent Space’, Kunstverein geh8, Dresden
’aLL uP’, Draschen, Molis, Peckl, Bar Barbett, Berlin
’Match’, curated by M. Peckl, Galerie Das Schaufenster, Berlin
2014
invaliden1 Galerie, Berlin
2013
’Concrete Poetry’, Kunstmuseum Bochum, curated by Mario
Lombardo for Emscher Genossenschaft, Bochum Germany
’Das allerletzte Prof. Winkler Stipendium’, Kunstverein Weiden, Weiden, Germany
2012
’Choses vues à Droite est à Gauche (sans lunettes)’, by l´oiseau présente…, Ballhaus Ost, Berlin
2010
’Sommerutstilling’, Galleri Semmingsen, Oslo, Norway
’Die Panke’, an off-side LoBe project by O. Reynolds, Berlin
2009
’einundvierziggrad’, Galerie Binz und Krämer, Köln
’Formation’, curated by MV Stein, Uferhallen Wedding, Berli Ulf Saupe Gallery, Berlin
2008
Die ersten internationalen Elvistage, New York 2008, Ideal Glass Gallery, New York City
’Spitzenwerke der Zeichnung aus der Sammlung Abstädt’, Atelier Seitz/Hackel, München
2007
’Public Park’, curated by J. Pearson, Scoops, Los Angeles
’vierziggrad’, Galerie Binz und Krämer, Köln
’Niveaualarm’, curated by U. Wulff, Kunstraum Innsbruck
’Logiques du rêve éveillé’, Maëlle Dault, Instants Chavirés, Paris
Rental ’Oliver Twist’, New York
Der Prof. Winkler Romantik-Award, Munich
’Incognito’, Santa Monica Art Museum, Santa Monica, California
’Wasserfarben’, Summa Cum Laude, Berlin
2006
Prof. Winkelmann, Munich
2005
Prof. Winkler Kunst- und Literaturtage’, Los Angeles
’Christmas in August’, Black Dragon Society, Los Angeles
Prof. Winkler Stipendium Berlin
’Incognito’, Santa Monica Art Museum, Santa Monica California
’Little Things’ Blue 7 Gallery, Santa Monica, California
Black Oriental, Berlin
2004
‘Please Please Your Self‘, Atelier Cardenas, Paris
Galerie Heinz Herzer, Munich
2003
‘Faking Real‘, Columbia University, New York City
‘Light & Spaced Out‘, Galerie Loevenbruck, Paris
The Glassbox, Paris,
Centre d’Art Passerelle, Brest
‘Von Bergen‘, Schloß Agathenburg, Agathenburg
2002
‘Der Berg’, Kunstverein Heidelberg, (catalog)
‘Landscapes’, Derek Eller Gallery, New York City
2001
‘L.A. loves N.Y.’, Yamagata Studio, Malibu, C.A.
‘Zick Zack’, VTO Gallery, London
‘Mixed Pickle’ Galeria Leyendecker, Santa Cruz de Tenerife
2000
‘Debütantenball‘, Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Munich, (catalog)
‘Showroom‘, Troy, New York, (catalog)
‘2000 Anos Luz’, Museo La Recova, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, (catalog)
‘Legal Paperworks’, Beyond Baroque, Venice, C.A.
1999
‘Mozart on Television’, Deitch Projects, New York City
Black-Dragon-Society, Los Angeles
1998
MFA Exhibition, Wight Gallery at U.C.L.A., Los Angeles
La Central, San Sebastian, Spain
Über-Main Gallery, Los Angeles
1997
Seidel Villa, Munich
Armand Hammer Gallery, Los Angeles
