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Born in 1975, lives and works in Rotterhdam.
Abner Preis, has recently Performed in the Dordrech Museum, Kunst Hal Rotterdam, presented his short film at the International Film Festival Rotterdam, presented solo exhibitions such as ‘The Adventures of the Great Abnerio‘ at Showroom Mama (Rotterdam, 2011), ‘The Superhero Project’ (Brussels, Istanbul, Miami, Herford, Vienna,2010/11) and participated to group shows, most notably ‘More Crisis More Performance (Brakke Grond, Amsterdam 2011) and ‘Light- Part 2,’ which also featured Terrence Koh and the Chapman Brothers.
Preis earned a BFA at the Tyler School of Fine Arts, and has been the recipient of several artist residencies in Amsterdam, Rome, Berlin and Rotterdam. In 2010, he was nominated for the Illy Prize at Art Rotterdam and more recently has featured at the Twente Bienalle, Art Amsterdam, Design Week Istanbul and the Rotterdam International film festival while touring as a performance artist both independently and with his group, the Dogs of Shame.
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