Matthias Weischer (b.1973 in Elte, DE) lives and works in Leipzig (DE). He studied at the Leipzig Academy, where he received his Bachelor’s degree in 2000 and his Master’s degree in 2003. In 2004, Weischer was chosen as the protégé of the British artist David Hockney through the Rolex Mentor & Protégé Arts Initiative. In 2005 Weischer participated in the Prague Biennale and the 51st Venice Biennale. He has had solo exhibitions at the Centro de Arte Contemporáneo, Málaga (ES); Kunstmuseum, the Hague (NL); The Drents Museum, Assen (NL); Museum Kloster Bentlage, Rheine (DE); Ludwig Forum Internationale Kunst, Aachen (DE); and Museum der bildenden Künste, Leipzig (DE), amongst others. Group exhibtions including Weischer’s work have been on view at Centre Geogres Pompidou, Paris (FR); Stavanger Art Museum, Stavanger (NO); Cobra Museum, Amstelveen (NL); Camden Arts Center, London (UK); GEM Museum of contemporary art, The Hague (NL); His work can be found in institutional and private collections, including The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA (US); Kunstmuseum, The Hague (NL); Drents Museum, Assen (NL); The Franks-Suss Collection, London (UK); The Hort Family Collection, New York, NY (US); The Rubell Family Collection, Miami, FL (US); Museum Voorlinden, Wassenaar (NL); Museum of Modern Art, Arken (DK); G2 Kunsthalle, Leipzig (DE); Pinault Collection, Paris (FR); Telegraph Foundation, Olomouc (CZ); Zabludowicz Collection, London (UK) and Museum für Moderne Kunst (MMK), Frankfurt am Main (DE) among many others.