Jonas Fries is a descendant of the Fries family
and part of its creative network.
He dedicated works to his great-uncle, the visual artist Wolfgang Fries (*1921–2005). The life’s work and artistic estate of the Nuremberg-based artist consist predominantly of painting and ceramics.
*1992
in Nuremberg
Education
2024 –
Fine Arts, Object Sculpture with Professor Manfred Pernice at the University of the Arts (UdK), Berlin
2023
Fine Arts, specialisation in ceramics with Prof. Kyoshi Yunohara in the Arita Space Program at the Faculty of Art and Regional Design, Saga University, Arita (Japan)
2021
Study abroad at Institute HyperWerk, University of Applied Sciences and Arts FHNW, Basel (CH)
2018 – 2024
Fine Arts, Sculpture with Prof. Karsten Födinger, Prof. Stella Geppert and Prof. Dr. Stephan Gregory at Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design, Halle (Saale)
Exhibitions
2026
HemZemin II , Group Exhibition, Non.Sight, Istanbul
Passing Trespassing, Group Exhibition, Spoiler Zone, Berlin
Tales of Plasticity , 6th International Ceramics Triennial UNICUM, Slovenia, Ljubljana
Diessener Förderpreis junge Keramik , Group Exhibition, Diessener Töpfermarkt, Dießen am Ammersee
Jonas Fries x Christine Collet presented by Will Skill Passion (Switzerland) , International Art Fair, Zürich
Where do you lose your time? , Group Exhibition, Basel Art Center, Basel
2025
Genişleyen Alan , Sculpture Group Show, Osman Hamdi Bey Hall, MSGSÜ, Istanbul
Shifting Tides , Group Exhibition, Kunstraum Potsdamer Straße, Art Week Featured, Berlin
KunstKaufen , Universität der Künste, Berlin
museum FLUXUS+ Award , Group Exhibition, Potsdam
Room to Expand , Group Show at Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien, Berlin
2024
Strahlengänge , Solo Exhibition featuring large-scale installations, exploring light and reflection as sculptural elements at Francke Foundations, Halle (Saale)
(Dis)ordering Things , Group Show exploring systems of order and their dissolution within sculptural practice at Galerie OQBO, Berlin
2023
en O, Duo Show exploring the intersection of organic materials and ceramic objects at Galerie Telescope, Kyoto (Japan),
Space Arita , Solo Exhibition combining Japanese porcelain techniques with contemporary sculptural practice at Saga University, Arita (Japan)
2022
Zeremonie der Wesen - Group performance, Project lead, concept development and direction of a three day interactive performance exploring the connection between ritual, materiality at Stadtmuseum, Halle (Saale)
I was / But I am – Group performance by Vittorio Santoro, a site-specific, process-based work engaging with themes of identity at Kunstmuseum Basel (CH)
Grants
2026 Deutschlandstipendium , Universität der Künste Berlin
2023 DAAD Fellowship for Arita Space Program at Saga University, Arita (Japan)
2021 Fellowship abroad Swiss European Mobility Program (CH)
Award
2025 Sponsorship award , museum Fluxus+, Potsdam
Reports
HemZemin II , Sanat Okur
Ortaklaşma ve Eşitlik Fikriyle , Unlimited Rag
Exhibition at the FLUXUS+ Museum in Potsdam: Tagesspiegel published a newspaper article named “Spektrale Sequenzen ” (Tagesspiegel, 14.07.2025)
Contact
Email: jonas.fries.nbg@gmail.com
Instagram: @jonas_a_l_f