144th Royal Ulster Academy Annual Exhibition

Preselection for the 144th Annual Exhibition of the Royal Ulster Academy, Ulster Museum, Belfast (UK)

I am pleased to share that my work "The Green Trout" has been preselected for the 144th Annual Exhibition of the Royal Ulster Academy (RUA), to be held at the Ulster Museum in Belfast, United Kingdom. Founded in 1879, the Royal Ulster Academy of Arts is one of the most established and respected art institutions in Northern Ireland.

The exhibition will take place from 11 October 2025 to 5 January 2026 at the Ulster Museum, one of the country's leading public venues for contemporary art. It presents works across a wide range of media, selected through an open call by an annually appointed panel of professional artists and curators.

The Annual Exhibition brings together contributions from both established and emerging artistic positions from across the UK and internationally. The Green Trout was chosen for the preselection from a large pool of international submissions.

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July 24 - Oct 24, Spazio SV, Venice

I am pleased to take part in La Sublime Ossessione, a large-scale group exhibition exploring the obsessive desire to collect art. The concept follows the fictional mind of a compulsive collector - driven by impulse, detached from logic - who transforms accumulation into a form of art in itself.

The venue becomes an immersive, theatrical installation. A dense, chaotic mosaic of small-format works, memories, and symbolic fragments. Each piece contributes to an unsettling and evocative whole, dissolving the boundaries between collector and creation, viewer and artwork.

Artificial intelligence plays a key role in shaping this experiential space, intensifying perception and interaction. La Sublime Ossessione is not just an exhibition, it is a psychological and sensorial journey through obsession, identity, and the aesthetics of excess.

La Sublime Ossessione – Group Exhibition

Venue: Spazio SV – Centro Espositivo San Vidal, Venice
Dates: July 24 – October 24, 2025 📅
Curated by: Rossella Farinotti
Organizer: Associazione culturale Internazionale Aion Arte

Nov 6 - 20, Gallery Makowski, New York

Solo Show - Galerie Makovski - New York

I’m excited to announce a new collaboration with Galerie Makovski, featuring a solo exhibition from November 6 to 20, 2025 at their Chelsea venue in New York, preceded by two group exhibitions. The gallery operates multiple international locations, including New York, Paris, Beijing, Wuhan, Macao, Zhuhai, and Shenzhen

Founded in 2012 in Berlin by Rusa Makowski, Galerie Makovski focuses on contemporary art across painting, graphic art, photography, and sculpture.

The upcoming solo exhibition will take place at the Chelsea location on West 25th Street (555 W 25th St, 3rd Floor), a vibrant hub for contemporary art in Manhattan.

The two preceding group shows will set the stage for this collaboration — further details on dates and curation will be shared soon.

More information and ongoing updates will be available here on my website and directly from Galerie Makovski International at galerie-makowski.com

Recognition at the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize 2025

The artwork “The Green Trout” by Kurt Stimmeder has been acknowledged in the context of the international Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize 2025 in the category Catherine K. Gyllerstrom Emerging Artist Award.

The Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize is a prestigious international art competition that provides artists with a platform to present their work to a global audience. The exhibition and award ceremony will take place in October and November 2025 at the Haven Gallery in Long Island, New York.

Discover Available Works on Artsy

Some of my works are currently viewable on Artsy. The presentation is managed by collaboration partners who have listed current pieces of mine.

The Hero’s Journey – A Tool in the Artistic Process

A poetic short film about the artist’s inner path.

This atmospheric short film (2023), directed by Lesja Kvitka, presents the creative process as an emotional journey. Visuals by Amirali Bashiri (Director of Photography), music by Sashe Urdovski, editing by Ebrahim Eskandari, color grading by Yazdan Zand.

Kurt Stimmeder is followed in his studio, revealing how art emerges from inner movement, doubt, and curiosity. The Hero’s Journey is not only the title, but also a metaphor for the creative struggle and the search for a personal visual language.

New Lithograph

"Hot Dog" - 11 layer Lithograph - 53x45,7 cm (framed)

With the lithograph “Hot Dog”, I translate painterly ideas onto paper, embracing this medium’s unique qualities. The hands holding a bright pink French Bulldog take center stage—as carriers of body language, emotion, and meaning in an ambiguous dialogue.

Lithography introduces subtle variations through its process, differing from the direct approach of oil painting and adding another layer of interpretation.

New painting

"Hot Dog" - Oil on canvas - 50x40 cm (framed)

In “Hot Dog”, the hands take center stage—holding a bright pink French Bulldog, conveying body language, emotion, and meaning through an ambiguous dialogue. The painting combines everyday motifs with a playful presentation that feels like a visual pun, inviting personal interpretation.

tARTget Painting Prize

“An Old Dutch Dream” was shortlisted in 2025 for the international tARTget Painting Prize, in the Figure and Portrait category. The nomination recognizes his high level of technical skill and his distinctive approach to representational painting.

The tARTget Painting Prize is one of the few internationally curated competitions focused on contemporary figurative art. The shortlisted works will be shown in June 2025 at the historic Ateneo de Madrid, a venue of cultural significance known for hosting both literary and visual arts.