Born in Davos, Switzerland, in 1975.
Dominique Teufen completed her BA in sculpture at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy Amsterdam in 2002. In the following years she lived, worked and exhibited her work in Melbourne, Zurich, London and New York. In 2010 she received her MA of Fine Arts at the Academy for Art and Design St. Joost in S'Hertogenbosch Holland. Teufen has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions around the world, including the Christophe Guye Gallery Zurich CH, IG Halle Kunst (Zeug) Haus Rapperswil CH, Kunsthalle Wil / St. Gallen CH, the Central Museum in Utrecht NL, the phtography Biennale in Bogota and the Fries Museum in Leeuwarden NL. Her work was also shown in the NRW Forum Düsseldorf, the Museum für Fotografie Berlin and the Kunsthalle Darmstadt, as part of the anniversary program '100 Years of Bauhaus', in the exhibition 'Bauhaus and Photography' 2018/2019. To date, she has received numerous awards, including the Vfg. young Talent Award for Photography 2013, the Lensculture Emerging Talent Award 2018 and the HSBC Photography Award 2019.
Education
2008–2010
MA Fine Arts, AKV/ St.Joost, Den Bosch, Netherlands
1999–2002
BA Fine Arts, Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Netherlands
1998–1999
HGKB School for Art and Design, Basel, Switzerland
1996–1998
Studio G.Hrusovsky, Steinbildhauer Kurs, Switzerland
Selected solo exhibitions
2020
"The Presence of Absence" Christophe Guye Galerie, Zurich, Switzerland
2019
"Sterne? Kopierter Staub. Meine Weltreise auf meiner Kopiermaschine" Kunstraum Au Premier, Zurich, Switzerland
2016
„Graubereich“ Kunstraum Aarau, Aarau, Switzerland
2015
„Réverie mimetique“ Kunsthalle Will, Wil/St.Gallen, Switzerland
„entfaltet“ Christophe Guye Galerie, Zurich, Switzerland
2013
„Nest“ Unseen photo fair Amsterdam, Netherlands
2011
„Office of Possible Solutions“ Moira, Utrecht, Netherlands
2009
„Afgelopen“ Gastatelier Leo13, Tilburg, Netherlands
Kunsttraject Etalagen Zeeheldenbuurt, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2008
Salon 20/60, Antwerp, Belgium
2006
The Gallery Cable Street Studios, London, Great Britain
2005
Kunstfluss, Zurich, Switzerland
World's End Gallery, Switzerland
Selected group exhibitions
2023
Bündner Kunstmuseum Chur, CH
Annual exhibition 2023
2021
Musée des beaux-arts de La Chaux-de-Fonds, CH
Gibellina Image, Fotofestival, Gibellina, Sizilien IT
2020
weit, IG Halle, Rapperswil, Switzerland
ÜNA STÀ CUN, Stella Madulain, Madulain, Switzerland
PEP (Paris Expériences Photo): l'image d'auteur dans l'espace public, Paris, France
2019
Bauhaus and Photography, Museum für Fotografie, Berlin, Germany
[Upcoming] Nuno Andrade & Dominique Teufen – Lauréates 2019 Prix HSBC pour la photographie" Galerie Clémentine de la Féronnière, Paris, France
[Upcoming] "Nuno Andrade & Dominique Teufen – Lauréates 2019 Prix HSBC pour la photographie" Galerie Voie Off, Arles, France
[Upcoming] "Nuno Andrade & Dominique Teufen – Lauréates 2019 Prix HSBC pour la photographie" Arrêt sur l'image Galerie, Bordeaux, France
[Upcoming] "Nuno Andrade & Dominique Teufen – Lauréates 2019 Prix HSBC pour la photographie" L’Arsenal, Metz, France
2018
Phantom Limb, Fries Museum, Netherlands
Lensculture Emerging Talents 2018, Klompching Gallery, New York
City, USA
Bauhaus-Photography reloaded, NRW Forum, Düsseldorf, Germany
2017
Photography Biennial, Museum of Photography Bogota, Bogota, Columbia
2016
Structuras, Stalla Madulain, Engadin, Switzerland
Swiss Photo Award, Photobastei, Zurich, Switzerland
Projektion – Fotografische Behauptungen, Darmstädter Tage der Fotografie e. V., Darmstadt,Germany
4. Internationaler Evard–Art Award, Kunsthalle Messmer, Riegel am Kaiserstuhl, Germany
2015
Photoforum PasquArt, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland
Nothing Special, Kunstbezirk Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
Out There, Viewmaster / Nederlands Fotomuseum, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Connection!, LaKaserna, Bad Nieuweschans, The Netherlands
2014
Werkschau Graubünden, Chur, Switzerland
Fotoszene GR, Photobastei, Zurich, Switzerland
Uno Art Space, Stuttgart, Deutschland
Façadism, Nestruimte, Den Haag, Netherlands
Oblick, Maillon Wacken, Strasbourg, France
2013
Oslo 8, Basel, Switzerland
Jungkunst, Zürich, Switzerland
Vfg Nachwuchsfördepreis, Galerie l'écal, Lausanne, Switzerland
2012
Haus Abraxas, Zürich, Switzerland
Sofort Kunst!, Bülachstrasse 4, Zürich, Switzerland
Galerie de Meerse, Duo-show with Franz Tartwijk, Hoofdoorp, Netherlands
Photo12, Zürich, Switzerland
2011
Kunstszene Zurich, Switzerland
Sofort Kunst!, Winzerhalde 74, Zurich, Switzerland
A Choice, Masters 09/10 AKV | St.Joost, Netherlands
TAC, Photo 3.0, Eindhoven, Netherlands
Galerij, Reuring Festival Purmerend, Netherlands
Territorial Pissings, KOP intervention, Breda, Netherlands
2010
Post Dordt 2010, Centre of Contemporary Art, Dordrecht, Neatherlands
Breda's Museum, MFA Graduation show, Breda, Netherlands
Déjà Vu, De Fabriek, Eindhoven, Netherlands
Kunstvlaai/Artpie, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Co-Prosperity sphere, Chicago, United States
Beyond the rumor, Version10, Chicago, United States
NFO XPO, Chicago, United States
Ten months of guest keeping, Bookpresentation, Museum De Pont Tilburg, Netherlands
2009
Strange Overtones II, Lokaal 01, Antwerp, Belgium
Meetingpoint 1#, Paraplufabriek, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Kunsttraject Etalagen Staatsliedenbuurt, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Strange Overtones I, Gallery Artis, Den Bosch, Netherlands
2008
Anonyme Zeichner N°9, Art space Bethanien, Berlin, Germany
Archipel °9, Gallery Meneer de Wit, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2006
Point B Studios, New York, United States
2005
Gallery Platform 11, Zurich, Switzerland
2004
Gallery Foundry, Melbourne, Australia
2002
Gallery Germaniahof, Sterksel, Netherlands
Gerrit Rietveld Academie, BFA end exam show, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Oude Kerk, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Culture Centrum Potamos, Kythera, Greece
Awards
2019
HSBC Photography Award Winner, Paris, France
2018
Lensculture Emerging Talent Award Winner's 2018
2016
Swiss Photo Award, (shortlist), Photobastei, Zürich, Switzerland
4. André-Evard-Preis, (nomination), Messmer Kunsthalle, Karlsruhe, Germany
2014
Oblick, International Young Photography Prize (Nomination)
2013
1. Prize, Vfg Nachwuchsförderpreis für Fotografie, Zurich, Switzerland
MLL prix 2013 Winner (Meyerlustenberger/Lachenal)
Residencies
2010
De Fabriek, Eindhoven, Netherlands
2009
Gastatelier Leo13, Tilburg, Netherlands
2006
Point B Studios, New York, United States
2005
Cable street Studios/SPACE, London, Great Britain
2004
The Foundry Studios, Melbourne, Australia
2002
Culture Centrum Potamos, Kythera, Greek
