Leah Nehmert
artist painting
(CH) - 1994
b. in Geneva, lives and works in Basel
Education
2019 - 2021 FHNW Institut Art Gender and Nature - M.F.A Fine Arts, Basel
2017 - 2019 HEAD- B.F.A Fine Arts with Honors, Geneva
Solo Shows and Duo Shows
2024 - Quatre ans et Demi, duo show with Benoît Schmidt, Le Grain, Geneva, Switzerland
2023 - Wanderlust, Standard Deluxe, Lausanne, Switzerland
2023 - Double Trouble, Boil and Bubble, duo show with Clare Kenny, Nairs Lab, Scuol, Switzerland
2023 - Harmonies, Gallery Ann Mazzotti, Basel, Switzerland
2021 - Hosts Host Hosts, Gallery Ann Mazzotti, Basel, Switzerland
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Group Shows (Selection)
2025 - Of Rabbits and Ducks - Kunsthaus Lagenthal, Switzerland (upcoming)
2025 - Fremde Kinder, Austellungsraum Klingental, Basel, Switzerland (upcoming)
2025 - 300 Denkräume, 50 Quadratmeter - with fffff - Docks, Basel, Switzerland (upcoming)
2024 - Jahresversammlung 2024 - InfoSpace, Basel, Switzerland
2024 - Constellations Winter, Espace Le Labo, Geneva, Switzerland
2024 - Groupshow - curated by Galerie Mueller - Brick House Projects, Basel, Switzerland (upcoming)
2024 - Rot, Kirchgasse Gallery, Steckborn, Switzerland
2024 - Entrée & Hommage I, Projektraum M54, Basel, Switzerland
2023 - Des rencontres et des liens, suite, Meyer Riegger, Karlsruhe, Germany
2023 - Salon d'hiver, Le Labo, Geneva, Switzerland
2022 - PURPLE RAIN, Kunstgruppe, Salon schmitz, Köln, Germany
2022 - Des rencontres et des liens, curated by Meyer Riegger hosted by Gallery Knoell, Basel, Switzerland
2022 - FERMENTKIOSK, invited by Kunsttage Basel, Keck Kiosk, Basel, Switzerland
2022 - Amber Waves - Svetova 1, Prague, Czech Republic
2022 - Compost - The Open Bin - project with fffff - Oncurating Project Space, Zürich, Switzerland
2022 - Do you like Paradize ?, Atelier Ceres- Ressouces Urbaines, Geneva, Switzerland
2021 - Elément universel, Laurence and Friends, Geneva, Switzerland
2021 - 25 Jahre, Kunstgruppe, Salon schmitz, Köln, Germany
2021 - Inside the Amazon, performance with fffff, Kunsthausbaselland, Basel, Switzerland
2021 - United Doughs, invitation by Docks, Pils Welle Lust, Basel, Switzerland
2021 - World’s Rainbow, curated by Chus Martinez and Claire Hoffman, Kunsthaus Baselland, Basel, Switzerland
2021 - Slurp Slurp, invitation by Laurie Mlodzik and Mariana Murcia to host an open kitchen, Kasko, Basel, Switzerland
2021 - Take me to the River where Happiness comes in Waves, curated by Gina Folly, Elise Lammer,
Judith Kakon and Hannah Weinberger, Rhybadhysli Breit, Basel, Switzerland
2021 - Emergency, curated by Osama Alrayyan, Samuel Grand and Marilola Wili, Amore, Basel, Switzerland
2020 - ärt, curated by Eveline Wüthrich, Laurie Mlodzik and Jacob Ott, st. alban-anlage 47, Basel, Switzerland
2020 - In my room, curated by Celine and Oliver Brunko, Reaktor19, Zürich, Switzerland
2020 - Try yu zu uît, 53 hours of processing challenged by Juice Rispetta, Pilz Welle Lust, Basel, Switzerland
2020 - Phenomenal Ocean, performance organized by Lena Maria Thüring, The Ocean Space, Venice, Italy
2019 - Grand Tour, Diploma Group Show, Boulevard Helvétique Head, Geneva, Switzerland
2019 - Crémaillère, Centre culturel du manoir de Cologny, Geneva, Switzerland
2019 - Geneva convention for more leif+love, curated by Philipp Schwalb, Interunité du Petit-Saconnex, Geneva, Switzerland
2018 - Post.it’, curated by Fredi Fischli, S033 Boulevard Helvétique Head, Geneva, Switzerland
2017 - Offprint Paris, Art and Publishing Fair, Beaux Arts de Paris, Paris, France
2017 - La nuit des Images, Still and Animated Image Festival, Musée de l’Élysée, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Collective Work
part of fffff, Fermentation Collective, Basel (Sept 2020 - )
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Publications
2025 - Paintress Congress, 10 conversations, in collaboration with Iroise Doublet (upcoming)
2018 - Grandma Ji and Granny Jean, micro edition of 30 copies, Atelier de microédition, Head, Geneva
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Awards and Grants
Lélo Fiaux Foundation Grant, laureate, Musée Jenish Vevey, Switzerland
GGG Atelierhaus, Basel (Fall 2021 - Fall 2023)
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Residencies
in:dependance, eth furka zone (Fall 2024)
Fundaziun Nairs (Fall 2023)
Summer School, TBA21 The Ocean Space, Venice, Italy (Fall 2019)
Collections
Sammlung Dohmen
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Other related activities
Art Taaalkssss, Institut Kunst, Basel (March 2022)
Assistant of Basim Magdy (Sept 2021 - August 2023)
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