Thomas Janitzky, born 1982 in Jena, Germany, studies media art at the Academy of Visual Arts Leipzig since 2004.
He is co-founder of and active contributor to the artist groups Videoklub Das Gefummel, das kann ich nicht leiden and Beckett Initiative.
Solo Exhibition:
2009 (planned) Solo Show Kunstbunker, Nuremberg
2008 Perfect Adventures gal.lery, Leipzig
Just Before Water Was Let In LOFFT, Leipzig
Group Exhibition:
2009 Werkschau Spinnerei, Leipzig (with Roman Graneist)
Lou Reed — Transformered Pilot/Centraltheater, Leipzig
19. Filmkunstfest Capitol, Schwerin (with Videoklub)
Schau Kasko, Basel (CH) (with Videoklub)
They are hiding inside thethethe computers HTWK, Leipzig
AdoBee skala, Leipzig (with Marc Ries and others)
Letzte Geldmalereien Toßgasse 13, Vienna (A)
Wanderer [catalogue] Marburger Kunstverein
2008 Zwischenwelt p40, Hamburg
Re-Education Hebbel am Ufer, Berlin
Spucken Fluchen Kommentieren GfZK Garten, Leipzig
Durchsicht Salon White Room, Leipzig
Videowurf Rundgang der HGB Leipzig (with Videoklub)
Splitfire gal.lery, Leipzig (with Roman Graneist)
Love comes shining over the mountains Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften, Leipzig
2007 Wir sind woanders Galerie hafen+rand (Außenstelle), Hamburg (with Videoklub)
Alula Tonserien Konzert #23 Galerie für Zeitgenössische Kunst, Leipzig (with Videoklub, Anthea Caddy and Thembi Soddell)
2006 Wonderland [catalogue] Galerie der HGB Leipzig
Gefundenes Kuhturm, Leipzig
Comic meets Theater [catalogue] Thalia Theater, Halle (with Jo Preußler und Stefan Reuter)
Werkraum Spinnerei, Leipzig (with Videoklub)
2005 Hyperkult XXIV Universität Lüneburg
hh:mm:ss Galerie DoppelDe, Dresden (with Videoklub)
2004 Mensch Maschine Mensch Konsumzentrale, Leipzig
2003 Park der Sinne Festspielhaus Hellerau, Dresden (with Frank Naumann and Benjamin Siebert)
Awards and Scholarships:
2009 DFJW-Scholarship for ENBA Lyon
2005 Visionale Ideenpreis
2004 Visionale 2. Preis
Jury Activities:
2008 51. Leipziger Dokumentar- und Animationsfilm-Festival (for ver.di)
2007 Hörspielpreis der Leipziger Buchmesse (for Hörspielsommer)
Curated Shows 2009 Lou Reed is in your extended network — Eine Netzkunst
since 2006 Leipziger Hörspielsommer
since 2006 A new kind of Water [lecture series] (with Kim Cascone and others)
2006 What is the word — Samuel Beckett hören (with Erika Tophoven, Anja Frank, Eckhard Braun, Stefan Höhne and Andreas Möllenkamp)
