Born 1976, grew up in Cologne.
Lives and works in Berlin.
Education
1995-1996 Trainee at Abbey Road and Townhouse Studios, EMI Records, London
1996-1997 Foundation in Fine Arts, Central Saint Martins College, London
1997-2000 Bachelor of Arts Central Saint Martins College, London
2001-2003 Assistant of Wolfgang Tillmans, London
2008-2010 Studio Xinle Lu, Shanghai, China
2015-now KRNYH, interim refugee aid on Kos, Greece
current works for various publications such as Zeit Magazin and Modern Weekly, China
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2022 Pteropus giganteus, Johanna Hardenberg, Linienstr. 163, Berlin
2019 Standby Fishing – Interiors, Galerie Sandra Bürgel, Berlin
2018 6 Screens, Wings And Heart, Pantaleonsmühlengasse, Cologne
2016 Kos Dibonds, Galerie Sandra Bürgel, Berlin (see also KRNYH; kosrefugeesneedyourhelp.com)
2015 Kos Dibonds, Pantaleonsmuehlengasse, Cologne (see also KRNYH; kosrefugeesneedyourhelp.com)
2015 message received, Galerie Sandra Bürgel, Berlin
2013 The Blind Cook (Chinese Keys & Thai Leaves), Galerie Sandra Bürgel, Berlin
2011 Species Diversity, 4D at Fernsehturm, Berlin (part of exhibition serial curated by Juliane Solmsdorf)
2009 Galerie Valerie, Galerie Sandra Bürgel, Berlin (plus on invitation of the artist: Van Dyke Parks, Edwin Burdis, Ariane Müller, Chris Wilder)
2008 You leave in the morning with everything you own in a little black case, Truebenbach Galerie, Cologne
2007 Vanity, T1+2 Gallery London, London
2004 To remember to forget, Galerie Eva Winkeler, Frankfurt a. M.
Selected Group Exhibitions
2022 Au Ciel, Galerie Sandra Bürgel, Berlin
Contained Brut, curated by Joscha Blankenburg, with J. Blankenburg, Kurt von Bley, Marie-Louise Cramer, Fritz Lehmann, Susanne Piotter, R52L, Berlin
2021 St Apern 64, 50667 Köln, with Thomas Schroeren & Max Precht, PantaleonsMuehlengasse, Cologne (St Apern Str. 64)
Leaps In Time, with Julia Horstmann and Natalia Stachon, Brunnenstraße 22, Berlin
2017 Es geht voran (curated by D. Eggermann, with Michaela Eichwald, Georg Fuchssteiner, Olivier Kolb, Stefan Rinck, Gabriel Vormstein, a.o.), Galerie Sandra Bürgel, Berlin
2016 Bürde, Galerie Sandra Bürgel, Berlin (10 Years Galerie Bürgel, Berlin)
Sägewerke, Sägewerk Rumplmayr, Emmanuel Walderdorff Galerie, part of Salzkammergut Festwochen Gmunden
2015 Berlin Art Prize 2015, Nominees exhibition, District, Berlin
2014 Village Of Hope Trees, Part I, Cologne
Galerie Sandra Bürgel, Berlin (with Dominik Eggermann, Christa Näher, Nina Rhode, Anna Steinert, Klaus Winichner)
2013 Real Estate Opportunities, Café Warschau, Berlin (with Marte Eknaes, Wilhelm Klotzek, Yves Mettler, Ariane Müller & Martin Ebner, Mandla Reuter, Eva-Maria Wilde)
Temporary Autonomous Zone, Part 1: Erogenous Zone, organised by the group ƒƒ, Galerie im Körnerpark, Berlin
Pleasures, Mozartstr. 28, Cologne
2012 Erkenntnis der eigenen Unfreiheit, Galerie Sandra Bürgel, Berlin
Hello And Goodbye, Cremer Street, London
2011 Selbstkritik ist eine unerlässliche und ständig wirksame Waffe, Galerie Sandra Bürgel, Berlin
2010 Valerie Stahl von Stromberg & Ulrich Wulff, Adalbertstr. 73, Berlin
Expo Valerie (Tropical Winter), Xinle Lu, Shanghai
2008 La Bete or the Object of Desire, T1+2 Annex, Rupert Sanderson Store, London
All Capital Letters, Deutsche Bank + T1+2 Gallery, Salon D’Apollo , London
2007 Untitled, Jones+Truebenbach Galerie, Cologne
PudelKollektion, Goldener Pudel, Hamburg, curated by Tillman Terbuyken
Schickeria, Café Moskau, Berlin
VC, Hats Plus, London, curated by Phillipa Horan
2006 Vanishing Point, Madder Rose Gallery, London
Viewing Club, Sezession Wichtelgasse, Vienna
Blood & Feathers, curated by Phillipa Horan, Silwex House, Quaker Street, London
2005 VC05, touring show, Hamburg, London, Berlin
Corner Pictures, Hyeres Festival Retrospective, Shanghai
Consignia, Hiscox, London
Kirchliche Kunst der Neuzeit Galerie Antik, Pankow, Berlin
2003 Headland, Century Gallery, London
Group VS Show, Dicksmith Gallery, London
Kos refugees need your help
2015 – now Valerie Stahl von Stromberg runs the humanitarian aid organization KRNYH (Kos refugees need your help) on the Greek island of Kos / kosrefugeesneedyourhelp.com
May 26 2016 Talk: KRNYH, Valerie Stahl von Stromberg, Between Bridges (Wolfgang Tillmans), Berlin
Im Aufbau // under construction
Im Aufbau / under construction