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Gabriela Kobus is a visual artist based in Leipzig , Germany.
With a focus on the constant interplay of multiple power relations, she is interested in the complex networks of habitats and social systems.
She explores forms and value systems and deals with contradictory patterns and superficial appearances.
2022 Working grant Neustart Kultur / Stiftung Kunstfonds Bonn
2022 Exhibition grant (Guest performance) / Kulturstiftung des Freistaates Sachsen
2021 Grant st-ART Foundation (start-foundation.eu)
2020 Artist´s Contact grant / Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen (ifa.de)
2020 Art project grant / Kulturstiftung des Freistaates Sachsen (kdfs.de)
2020 Scholarship Denkzeit / Kulturstiftung des Freistaates Sachsen
2019 Artist´s Contact grant / Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen
2019 Artist Residency / Out Of The Circle Art Residence / Cairo / Egypt
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Gabriela Kobus studied at Pforzheim University with a focus on fashion design under Prof. Gerda Ott, sculpture with Prof. Peter Jacobi and Prof. Hetum Gruber, painting with Prof. Klaus Heider. She completed her diploma in fashion design.
During her professional experience as a freelance fashion designer, she was in charge of international brands for several years, mainly as Head of Design. Berlin was the center of her life.
Gabriela Kobus completely returned to fine arts in 2010 after she departurted from the fashion industry. She currently lives in Leipzig.
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