Naomi Middelmann

Middelmann’s artistic practice is marked by a deep interest in perception, memory, and the intersection of science and art. Her works are characterized by careful material choices, experimental techniques, and a poetic, often immersive visual language. International curators and art critics praise her ability to translate complex themes into visually compelling work. She is considered one of the most innovative Swiss artists of her
generation, whose work continues to make a significant impact on contemporary art.

Her interest in the ambiguity of perception and in what we think we know, as well as in how artists can contribute to scientific study on perception and understanding the creative process have led her to actively collaborate, teach, and design research projects with neuroscientists in Switzerland and the USA.

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In 2021, she received a grant from the Swiss government to do an artist residency in a neuroscience lab. Her work is exhibited in the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design. In 2021, she was invited to do an artist residency at the Jenisch Museum in Switzerland where she explored the question of memory and imagination on a 25m long piece of Gauze that was shown in 2022 at the CHUV in Switzerland. In 2022, she...

Bachelor degree in Creative Writing and in International Relations, The Johns Hopkins University, USA

2004-2009 Visual Art School, Basel (degree in Visual Arts and Visual Arts Education), Switzerland

Museum Exhibits

2026 San Domenico Museum, Trapani, IT
2026 MAF, Lausanne, CH
2026 Museo del Fiume, Rome, IT
2026 Palazzo Zisa, Palermo, IT
2026 Le Cabanon, Contemporary Art Space, Lausanne, CH
2025 San Domenico, Trapani, IT
2024 Coravallis Art Center, Oregon, USA
2023 Stapflehus Art Center, Germany
2022 Museum Dreiländer, Germany
2022 Museu de la Dona, Spain

Solo Exhibits (selection)
2026 Gallery 10, Lausanne, CH
2025 Jasmin Glaab Gallery, Bern, CH
2023 Postcollapse Art, Zurich, CH
2021 CDAC Gallery, Lausanne, CH
2019 Gallery CHUV, Lausanne, CH
2019 Gallery Edouard Roch, Ballens, CH
2019 Spacestation Gallery, Lausanne, CH
2019 Les Cubes, Lausanne, CH
2018 CDAC Gallery, Lausanne, CH
2017 MK Gallery, Freiburg, DE
2016 Basel Klein Kunsthalle, Basel, CH
2016 Space Station (Off-space), Lausanne, CH
2016 Gallery Edouard Roch, Ballens, CH
2014 EPFL Gallery, Lausanne, CH
2014 Gallery Edouard Roch, Ballens, CH
2013 Gallery SpaceStation, Lausanne, CH
2013 Gallery Arcane, Corcelles (NE), CH
2012 Gallery Edouard Roch, Ballens, CH
2011 Gallery Pré-du-Marché, Lausanne, CH
2011 Gallery Arcane, Corcelles, CH
2010 Espace Tour, Lausanne, CH

Group Exhibits (selection)
2026 Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, USA
2025 Rivolta Femminile, Trapani, IT
2024 H...