Halona Hilbertz
Born in Austin, Texas to German parents. Moved to Munich, Germany, at 8 years of age. Lives in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn. Halona makes objects. Her work has been included in group and solo shows in Europe, the U.A.E. and New York. Halona co-founded Full Tank, an all-female experimental band with all original songs; her current band is Fetzig, also a DIY band.
Education
1990 - 1995 Studied Painting and Performance Art at the Hochschule der Bildenden Kuenste Saar, Saarbruecken, Germany
1994 Studied Painting and Performance Art at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax, Canada
Selected Shows
2021 Sommerausstellung
Museum St. Wendel, Sankt Wendel, Germany
2020 Uncertainty
Viridian Artists Gallery, New York, NY
2019 Empathetic Dream Construction: Braithwaite, Hilbertz & Roepke
XVA Gallery, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2018 The Doll Show
Ceres Gallery, New York, NY
2018 Small Works
Trestle Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2018 Evil Plastic: Art from Detritus
Viridian Artists, New York, NY
2018 Of Women
sTudio 7 Gallery, Fort Tilden, NY
2017 Europe in China: Contemporary Sculpture Exhibition from Germany, Austria and Switzerland
Qingdao Sculpture Museum, Qingdao, China
2017 Holiday Extravaganza
Central Booking, New York, NY
2017 Collectivity: Objects and Associations in the U.A.E. Art World
Maraya Art Centre, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
2017 Culture of One
sTudio 7 Gallery, Fort Tilden, NY
2015 Dog
Williamsburg Art & Historical Center, Brooklyn, NY
2014 Curiouser and Curiouser: Halona Hilbertz, Colleen Quigley & Jakob Roepke
XVA Gallery, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2011 Rendezvous: Exposition Internationale d’Art Contemporain en Region du Val de Loire (Catalogue)
Domaine Saint Hilaire, Roiffe, France
2010 Creative Couples
Williamsburg Art & Historical Center, Brooklyn, NY
2008 Katja Fratzscher & Halona Hilbertz: Zeichnungen & Objekte (Curated by Anna Schaedlich)
Q-Club, Berlin, Germany
2007 Play
Proteus Gowanus, Brooklyn, NY
2007 birdy (Solo)
Sweet Virginia, Brooklyn, NY
2006 Art of the Word
Haven Arts, Bronx, NY
2006 Halona Hilbertz: Wall Dolls / Donn Davis: Collage Paintings
XVA Gallery, Dubai, UAE
2006 Terrible Toy Fair III
CBGB Art Gallery, New York, NY
2006 Cyclical States of Boredom in the Face of World Domination
Rachel Mason's Studio, Brooklyn, NY
2005 Tsunami Benefit Show
Amarin Thai Cafe, Brooklyn, NY
2004 Dollhouses in the Dollhaus
Dollhaus Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2004 P.M.S. / Women Painters, Musicians and Sculptors
Brooklyn College Art Gallery at the Brooklyn War Memorial, Brooklyn, NY
2003 Dollops, Knit Objects & Wall Dolls (Solo)
Amarin Thai Cafe, Brooklyn, NY
2003 New Art Show
Hines Studios, Charleston, SC
2003 Everything Must Go (27-Artist Show, Organized and Co-Curated with Donn Davis)
59 Harrison Avenue, Brooklyn, NY
2000 Elsewhere Festival
In conjunction with Bernadette Salvage Fine Art, Brooklyn, NY
1997 Kuenstler machen Schilder fuer Rottweil (Catalogue)
Forum Kunst, Rottweil, Germany
1997 Artoll Labor 1997
Rheinische Landesklinik, Bedburg-Hau, Germany
1996 und tschuess! (Solo)
Galerie Gabriele Huehnergarth, Merzig, Germany
1996 Zuviele Maennchen
Kuenstlerhaus Am Acker, Berlin, Germany
1995 393 Jahre Fotografie -10 Künstler x ein Medium (Catalogue)
Saarländisches Künstlerhaus, Saarbrücken, Germany
1994 Position 94
Volkshochschulzentrum, Saarbruecken, Germany
1993 Die Wortansammlung (Two Person Show, with Christian H. Cordes)
Galerie Gabriele Huehnergarth, Merzig, Germany
1992 Neue Medien - Klasse! (Catalogue)
Saarländisches Künstlerhaus, Saarbrücken, Germany
1991 10 x 10 (Catalogue)
Kunsthaus, Wiesbaden, Germany
Selected Performances (All solo unless otherwise noted)
1998 Pseudo Studio Walk (Internet live broadcast)
Pseudo Programs, New York / Selected and funded by Franklin Furnace, New York, NY
1996 Schlagsahne in die Magengrube (Artist Book Edition)
Stadtmuseum, Gross-Gerau, Germany / Funded by Initiative GG-1973
1995 Die Monogamie (Theaterperformance. Written, directed. Costumes and stage set designed and
produced. Performed with Susanne Wilms and Thomas Machel.) Hochschule der Bildenden Kuenste Saar, Saarbruecken, Germany
1994 Disarming Moments (in: Disarming Moments)
Eyelevel Gallery, Halifax, Canada
1994 Breathing (in: Breathing, Installation by Kirsten Forkert)
Starracles Gallery, Halifax, Canada
1993 Gespenst in Strapsen (in: Innenraum - Aussenraum)
Galerie Im Zwinger, St. Wendel, Germany
1992 Eric Satie: Méduse (Stageset and Costumes for event, with Leslie Huppert)
Weltkulturerbe Völklinger Hütte: Gasgebläsehalle, Völklingen, Germany
Grants and Awards
1997 Franklin Furnace Goes Virtual, Performance Grant Recipient
Franklin Furnace, New York, NY
1996 Klohaeuschen (“Kunst am Bau”)
Festo KG, Rohrbach, Germany
1993 Robert-Shuman-Kunstpreis, Finalist
Kulturaemter Saarbruecken and Trier, Germany; Metz, France; and Luxembourg
1991 Internationale Plakate Wettbewerb, Finalist
Hochschule der Bildenden Kuenste Saar / the City of Saarbruecken, Germany
Permanent Collections
Franklin Furnace Archive
New York, NY
Yuko Nii Foundation
Brooklyn, NY