I am Gemma Wilson a multidisciplinary designer and illustrator from Rotterdam.
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EDUCATION
2024 Meisterschülerin (post graduate studies) at the Academy of Visual Arts Leipzig with Prof. Oliver Kossack
2019/2020 Research student Printmaking at Geidai Tokyo university of the Arts
2018 Diplom Graphic design/Bookart Academy of Visual Arts Leipzig (HGB)
EXHIBITIONS/EVENTS
11/2025 »Differenz« Groupexhibition with Staffelverlag at Thaler Project, Halle 3 Spinnerei, Leipzig
10/2025-12/2025 »AKIYA AIR« Artist residency by MONO JAPAN Foundation and MUJUN in Yunotsu and supported by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Japan. Talks and exhibitions:
YUNOTSU 13~14.12.25
Akiya (Vacant Houses) across Yunotsu
TOKYO 18.12.2025
Shibaura House
ROTTERDAM 23~25.01.26
Mono Japan Fair 2026 at Het Nieuwe Instituut
07/2025-10/2025 »Linolschnitt heute XIII« Groupexhibition at Städtische Galerie Bietigheim-Bissingen
05/2025 »Fehldrucke« Groupexhibition at Raum für drastische Maßnahmen, Berlin
05/2025 »Obsessions« Groupexhibition with studio Tampopo at Cuongs Creative Market, Berlin
2024-2026 »100 Sächsische Grafiken
CHEMNITZ 03.09~24.11.24
Neue Sächsische Galerie, Chemnitz
LEIPZIG 2025
Museum für Druckkunst Leipzig
TAMPERE 2025
Kulturzentrum Laikku Tampere, Finnland
PLAUEN 2026
Malzhaus Plauen
09/2024 »Meisterschüler*innen-Festival der HGB«, Techne Sphere Leipzig
06/2024 »Neues im Hochdruck 2« Gallerie Hochdruckpartner, Tapetenwerk, Leipzig
10/2023 »Woodcut XXL« Raum für drastische Maßnahmen, Berlin
08/2023 »IBUG - Internationales Festival für urbane Kunst in Sachsen« RAW-Gelände Engelsdorf, Leipzig
07/2023 »Himbeergeist und Sauerampfer« Groupexhibition Thaler Orginalgrafik, Spinnerei, Leipzig
02/2023 »State of the world« Groupexhibition in Galerie im Kornhaus from the Gmuender Kunstverein
11/2022 Alumni exhibition of the illustrationclass at Haus des Buches/Literaturhaus Leipzig
2021-2023 »Artists as Independent Publishers«
BREMEN 14.04~25.04.21
Zentrum für Künstlerpublikationen Weserburg
ANTWERPEN 15.12~10.01.22
Sint Lucas Showroom
HALLE 14.06.22~19.06.22
Burg Giebichenstein Kunsthochschule Halle
TOKYO 01.09.23 ~10.09.23
Tokyo University of the Arts Library and Fukushima Prefecture Sukagawa Civic Exchange Center
10/2021 »Zwischen Tränen und Tüll: Konfrontation Familienfeier« Groupexhibition at Lindenow festival 2021, Links neben der Tanke, Leipzig
06/2021 »48 stunden Neukölln«
Groupexhibition with the studio Tampopo crew. Wolf Kino Berlin.
09/2020 »LUSTR - illustration festival 2020« groupexhibition with Babagoi. Prague, Czech Republic
09/2020 »Walls have ears paper sliding doors have eyes« solo exhibition at artist residency Roku House in Choshi, Chiba, Japan
2020 »2nd TKO International Miniprint«
TOKYO 03~09.08 Tokyo Metropolitan Theater
KYOTO 22~30.08 Art Zone Kaguraoka
OSAKA 04~16.09 Gallery Irohani
12/2019 »Daigaku-hanga exhibition«
The 44th Annual Exhibition of the Japan Soceity of Printmaking , Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts, Tokyo, Japan
10/2018 Exhibition and live-drawing with Babagoi at the Krudebude
11/2017 » Impacto 08 « groupexhibition at the Community center Hyakkado, Kuayoshi, Tottori, Japan
09/2017 Local activity project & exhibition» Freehand revolution« Tanaka house, Tottori, Japan
03/2017 Exhibition »Ereichnis Druckgraphik 09«, Tapetenwerk Leipzig, Germany
11/2016 »Xilografia senza confini 2«,Galleria Porta Latina Rome
10/2015 »Illust_ratio #4«, groupexhibition at Kunstverein Rüsselsheim, Germany
PRIZES/SCHOLARSHIPS
03/2020 Prizewinner of Michael w.Schneider Prize at the 2nd TKO International Miniprint 2020
10/2019 Graduiertenstipendium des DAAD
03/2019 Prizewinner of die Förderkojen des Grafiknetzwerk at the Leipzig Book Fair
10/2018 Merit at the GOSEE-awards
07/2016 DAAD-prize for the outstanding achievement of a foreign student at a german institution
PUBLICATIONS
»Brandeins« Issue 9 and 10, 2021
»Das Geräusch des Gurgeln/Fadenland«
Verlag Marian Arnd
»Tippgemeinschaft 2017«
Connewitzer verlagsbuchhandlung.
»Perigaum« in the collection of the german literaturarchive in Marbach and the museum of applied arts in Frankfurt am Main
»Syrinx Magazin« issue 1-6
GRAPHIC RECORDING
04/2024 Graphic recording at »Transformative Praxis« for HALIS und Martin-Luther-Universität Halle
04/2023 Graphic recording at »fEMININE fICTION« for Klub Solitaer e. V
03/2023 Graphic recording at »Positionen:Tanz #5 ACCESS, Bedeutung von Zeit aus der Perspective von Behinderung« for Dachverband Tanz
09/2022 Graphic recording at »Zukunftskonferenz 2022 - Gemeinsam Innovationen schaffen« for Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung
06/2022 Graphic recording at »Ideenlabor 2022« for Bauhaus-University Weimar
09/2021 Graphic recording at »14. Bundeskongress für Lehrer:innenbildung« for Leipzig University
09/2021 Graphic recording event »Geschichten zum Kiez« at Nacht der Kunst, Leipzig
11/2018 Graphic Recording at the event »What can Europe learn from Chemnitz« for ASA-FF
TEACHING
07/2025 Workshop instructor silkprint at Medival – Electronic Open Air Festival in Thüringen
10/2023 Workshop instructor risoprint and bookdesign at HandSawPress Tokyo
Spring 2023 Instructor Graphic for »Fashion field walks, eine kritische Magazin-Werkstatt« at Kurt-Tucholsky-Oberschule
Summersemester/2022 Instructor Illustration at the Abendakademie of the Academy of Visual Arts Leipzig
Wintersemestersemester 21/22 Instructor Illustration at the Abendakademie of the Academy of Visual Arts Leipzig
Summersemester/2021 Instructor Illustration at the Abendakademie of the Academy of Visual Arts Leipzig
09/2020 Workshop instructor japanese woodcut at artist residency Roku house in Choshi, Japan
07/2020 Workshop instructor risoprint and bookdesign at HandSawPress Tokyo
05/2019 Instructor silkprint at Evangelisches Gymnasium, Lernwelten
2018-2019 Instructor linocut and bookdesign at Freundeskreis Buchkinder Leipzig e.V.
10/2018 Workshop instructor japanese woodcut at the Academy of Visual Arts Leipzig
