Matthias Plenkmann

Matthias Plenkmann, born in 1989, is a Lecturer at the Faculty of Humanities, University of Duisburg-Essen, and serves as Workshop Leader for Printmaking at the Institute of Art and Art History. His artistic practice spans printmaking (relief, lithography, intaglio), drawing, sculpture, and multimedia site-specific installations, with a focus on digital-analog interfaces and educational applications. He has held regular teaching assignments since 2017 and co-founded the LichtGestalten art project.

Education

• Spatial Planning, TU Dortmund (2009-2011)
• Art (with Prof. Bettina van Haaren, Jette Flügge, Patrick Borchers) and German Literature (Minor), TU Dortmund (2013-2019)

Research & Artistic Projects

• Developing digital-analog interfaces in screen printing through the From Screen to Screen fellowship (2023-2024)
• Exhibition-seminar Von der Zeichnung zur Radierung (2025), blending on-site drawing with etching
• Collaborative works with Jette Flügge and Julius Reinders in exhibitions like 100° Nord and Und plötzlich neigen sich die Orte

Scientific Awards

• Günter-Drebusch Prize for Drawing, Printmaking, and Paper-Based Art (2020)
• Artist in Residence at Schlachthof Sigmaringen (2022) and Frankfurter Kunstverein (2021)
• Kunstpreis der TU Dortmund (2016)

Grants & Collaborations

• Fellowship for Digital Teaching Innovations (2023-2024) by North Rhine-Westphalia Ministry
• Co-founder of Pluspolstadt Collective and LichtGestalten art project
• Member of Verein der Düsseldorfer Künstler and Dortmunder Kunstverein