Kathrin Burmester

Kathrin Burmester, an Assistant Professor in MFA Fine Arts at Otis College of Art and Design, is a German-born artist based in Los Angeles. With an MFA from Otis (2007) and a BFA in Film and Video from the School of Visual Arts, New York (2004), her practice spans video installations, photographic series, and conceptual projects. She has exhibited extensively since 2000, including at the MAK Center for Art and Architecture, UCLA Hammer Museum, and Highways Performance Space.

Her research interests focus on urban visual culture, architectural documentation, and media-based art practices. By exploring everyday environments through video and print, her work investigates intersections of public space, material transformation, and temporal processes.

Notable projects include:

• Since I'm Being Honest With You (2017): Installation examining personal and urban narratives
• Packing the Library (2014): Recontextualization of deaccessioned books
• News Collages (2007-2009): Composite images from online news photographs

Scientific Awards:

• Otis Faculty Development Grants (2019, 2017, 2016)