Jonas Fries is a descendant of the Fries family
and part of its creative network.
He dedicated works to his great-uncle, the visual artist Wolfgang Fries (*1921–2005). The life’s work and artistic estate of the Nuremberg-based artist consist predominantly of painting and ceramics.
*1992
in Nuremberg
Education
2024 –
Fine Arts, Object Sculpture with Professor Manfred Pernice at the University of the Arts (UdK), Berlin
2023
Fine Arts, specialisation in ceramics with Prof. Kyoshi Yunohara in the Arita Space Program at the Faculty of Art and Regional Design, Saga University, Arita (Japan)
2021
Study abroad at Institute HyperWerk, University of Applied Sciences and Arts FHNW, Basel (CH)
2018 – 2024
Fine Arts, Sculpture with Prof. Karsten Födinger, Prof. Stella Geppert and Prof. Dr. Stephan Gregory at Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design, Halle (Saale)
Exhibitions
2025
Genişleyen Alan, Sculpture Group Show, Osman Hamdi Bey Hall, MSGSÜ, Istanbul
Shifting Tides, Group Exhibition, Kunstraum Potsdamer Straße, Art Week Featured, Berlin
KunstKaufen, Universität der Künste, Berlin
museum FLUXUS+ Award, Group Exhibition, Potsdam
Room to Expand, Group Show at Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien, Berlin
2024
2023
en O, Duo Show exploring the intersection of organic materials and ceramic objects at Galerie Telescope, Kyoto (Japan),
2022
Zeremonie der Wesen - Group performance, Project lead, concept development and direction of a three day interactive performance exploring the connection between ritual, materiality at Stadtmuseum, Halle (Saale)
Grants
2023 DAAD Fellowship for Arita Space Program at Saga University, Arita (Japan)
2021 Fellowship abroad Swiss European Mobility Program (CH)
Award
2025 Sponsorship award, museum Fluxus+, Potsdam
Contact
Email: jonas.fries.nbg@gmail.com
Instagram: @jonas_a_l_f