Tina Berning (born 1969 in Braunschweig, West Germany) is a Berlin-based artist and illustrator. After working as a graphic designer for several years Tina Berning focused on drawing and Illustration in 2000. Since then her award-winning illustrations are published worldwide and are shown in many renowned anthologies. Tina Berning's illustrations have been featured in publications like The New York Times, Playboy (US and Germany), Vogue (Italia, Nippon, Germany), Die Zeit, Süddeutsche Zeitung, and Architectural Digest.
Her early passion for editorial illustration led her to an intensive contemplation on the human figure. Reflecting the female role in media is one of the core issues in her artistic work. Her work as a fine artist is shown regularly in solo exhibitions in the US, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands and Canada.
Exhibitions (selection)
Solo exhibitions
2016: Those Who Stay - Alison Milne Gallery | Toronto, Canada
2010: Tina Berning: Selected Works - Alison Milne Gallery | Toronto, Canada
2010: FACE/project (in collaboration with the photographer Michelangelo Di Battista) - gallery Camera Work | Berlin, Germany
2009: The Passengers (catalog) - gallery Hanahou | New York, USA
2009: The Listeners (catalog) - gallery Andreas Binder | Munich, Germany
2008: No Nipples. No Guns. No Cigarettes. (catalog) - 2agenten, galerie für illustration | Berlin, Germany
2007: 100 Girls On Cheap Paper (The New York Girls) - gallery Hanahou | New York, USA
2007: 100 Girls On Cheap Paper (The Tokyo Girls) - gallery Lele | Tokyo, Japan
2006: 100 Girls On Cheap Paper - gallery Donkersloot | Amsterdam, Netherlands
2006: 100 Girls On Cheap Paper (catalog) - gallery Wallstreet-One | Berlin, Germany
Group exhibitions
2011: Once Upon a Time - Alison Milne Gallery | Toronto, Canada
2008: Fashion (in collaboration with the photographer Michelangelo Di Battista) - gallery Camera Work | Berlin, Germany
2008: Presented by 2agenten - 2agenten, galerie für illustration | Berlin, Germany
2008: Spread The Lead - gallery Hanahou | New York, USA
2008: A Drawing A Day - gallery Hanahou | New York, USA