Heike Baranowsky

Prof. Heike Baranowsky is a Professor of Fine Arts at the Academy of Fine Arts Nuremberg, leading the Class for Fine Arts. Her academic career spans prestigious institutions including the Royal College of Art (London) and the National Academy of the Arts Bergen (Norway). She holds a Master of Arts in Fine Art and has held visiting artist roles internationally. Her research focuses on time, space, perception, and socio-cultural narratives through video, photography, and installation art.

• Education:
  • Bachelor of Fine Arts from Akademie der Bildenden Künste München, Hochschule für Bildende Künste Hamburg, and Hochschule der Künste Berlin
  • MA Fine Art, Royal College of Art London (1997)
  • Visiting artist at Art Center College of Design, Pasadena (2000)
• Key Roles:
  • Professor für Freie Kunst, Academy of Fine Arts Nuremberg (since 2015)
  • Professor for Photography, National Academy of the Arts Bergen (2005–2008)

Her work explores themes such as time’s physical manifestation, spatial dynamics, and cultural memory. Major exhibitions include Time Traps (Kunsthalle Nürnberg, 2013), KviKvi (Galerie Barbara Weiss, 2015), and Soliloquio (SKD Dresden, 2022). Awards include the Kulturpreis der Dr. Franz und Astrid Ritter-Stiftung (2025) and Bundespreis für Kunststudierende.

She advises students in interdisciplinary practices, emphasizing artistic self-expression and critical discourse. Her class collaborates with international institutions and engages in projects like Walking and Talking (2013) and Coyote’s Burden Basket (2019).