Cosima von Bonin was born in Mombasa, Kenya, in 1962. She moved to Cologne in 1986, where in the 1990s she became a part of the thriving art scene, and where she still lives and works today. Her works have been exhibited internationally, including at the 59th Venice Biennale (2022), Skulptur Projekte Münster (2017), Glasgow International (2016), and documenta 12 (2007). Numerous solo exhibitions include the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; CCS Bard, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York; Oakville Galleries, Ontario; SculptureCenter, Long Island City, New York; mumok – Museum moderner Kunst; Stiftung Ludwig Wien, Vienna; Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis; Museum Ludwig, Cologne; Musée d’Art Moderne et Contemporain, Geneva; Kölnischer Kunstverein, Cologne; and Kunstverein Hamburg. Her works can be found in the de la Cruz Collection, Miami; Museum Ludwig, Cologne; mumok – Museum moderner Kunst; Stiftung Ludwig Wien, Vienna; Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; The Museum of Modern Art, New York; and the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, among others.
