Anton Schön was born in 1985 in Dresden, in the former GDR, and spent his formative years in southern Austria. He initially completted studies in industrial design und mechanical engineering before returning to Dresden to focus on visual arts. Schön earned his master’s degree in fine arts from the Hochschule für Bildende Künste Dresden (Hfbk), studying in the conceptual painting class.
In 2021, after several years of establishing himself as a freelance artist, he moved to Hamburg.
Schön ’s paintings beautifully intertwine the legacy of Eastern German artistic traditions with a modern sensibility in color and form. His work has been showcased in various group exhibitions throughout Germany and has also been highlighted in solo shows in notable cities such as Vienna, Berlin, Dresden, and Hamburg.
CV
- 1985 Born in Dresden
Education
- 2009 – 2016 Studies in fine arts, HfBK Dresden
Scholarship
- 2023 Studio Stipend, Evelyn Drewes Galerie, Hamburg
Scholarship, Kulturfunke, Lübeck
Sponsorship, Bezirksamt Hamburg Mitte - 2021 Scholarship Hamburgische Kulturstiftung
- 2020 Kdfs Grant Kulturstiftung des Freistaates Sachsen
- 2018 Sponsorship of the city of Dresden, Saxony, GER
Solo Exhibitions
- 2023 Bello Impossibile, Lycra Raum, Hamburg
- 2021 Einfahrt Freihalten, Kode+Hille Architekten, Hamburg
- Autostadt, Okay Works, Wien
- 2020 A Lovers discourse, Spectrum Galerie, Frankfurt (Oder)
Konstrukt & Gestalt, Charter-Projektgalerie, Leipzig
I am the driver, Bianco, Dresden - 2018 Auf Kante (Duo), C. Rockefeller Center, Dresden
- 2017 Kontur (Duo), Dzialdov, Berlin
- 2015 Stillleben, Mican Offspace, Wien
Brain Train (Duo), Ex14, Dresden
Group Exhibitions (Selection)
- 2025 Abrakadabra, Galerie Melike Bilir, Hamburg
- Hungry for Art, Cyn Cyn, Hamburg
- Carfreytag, Lycra Raum, Hamburg
- 2024 Seen Inbeteen, Momart Space, Hamburg
- Reclaim Reality, Rosalux, Berlin
On Hold, Zuostant, Berlin - Moments, The Space, Mougins, FR
Drop it, Bcma, Berlin
Transitions, The Space, Hamburg
Everyone but Caspar!, Kunsthalle Niendorf, Hamburg
- 2023 Rosa, Lycra Raum, Hamburg
En Passant, Werkstatt Gröningerhof, Hamburg
Einstellplatz, Luaf, Lübeck - 2022 Keine große Sache, LindeNOW-Festival, Leipzig
Anonyme Zeichner, HYPC Veddel-Space, Hamburg - 2021 Vergebens, Xpon-Art Galerie, Hamburg
- 2020 Hier und Jetzt, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, Dresden
- 2018 Kunst in der Aula, Sulzbach/ Saar
Eberhard-Dietzsch-Kunstpreis, Volksbank, Gera
Existenz, Oktogon-Hfbk, Dresden
Klischee/ CLICHE, Alte Feuerwache Loschwitz