Alex Hojenski

Alex Hojenski (*1989, Roth, Germany) is an Artistic Assistant in Free Painting and Art Education at the Academy of Fine Arts Nuremberg. Their practice explores material, social, and structural layers through spatial installations and textile-based works addressing themes like security, power relations, and physicality. Hojenski holds a Master's degree from HFBK Hamburg (2017-2019) and studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Nuremberg from 2010-2017. They have received numerous awards including the 2023 Volker Hinninger Prize and a 2023-2026 studio scholarship in Trittau.

• Education:
• 2017-2019: Master's at HFBK Hamburg with Jutta Koether
• 2010-2017: Studies at Academy of Fine Arts Nuremberg under Michael Munding and Michael Hakimi
• 2014: Erasmus Scholarship at AdBK Vienna

Curatorial work includes co-founding the 'It Isn't Happening CAMP' (2021) and serving on the hinterconti eV collective since 2019. Key exhibitions include 'LEARNING FROM LOHELAND' (2023 Museum of Arts and Crafts Hamburg) and 'Body≈Mind≈Matter' (2022 Munich). Their artistic research often intersects material experimentation with socio-political themes.

Awards highlight sustained recognition in Germany's contemporary art scene, including residencies and institutional grants. Active in Hamburg's cultural sector through organizations like MS Stubnitz Cultural Association.