Born in Roding (Bavaria) in 1981, the artist studied Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Nuremberg from 2003-2009. In 2006 he was awarded the Welde Art Prize, and in the subsequent year he was commended with a 3rd place in the JAB Art Prize as well as a scholarship from the foundation Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes. In 2008 he was accepted to the grant calendar of the bank LfA Förderbank Bayern. In 2009 he completed his studies as a master class student of Ralph Fleck.
In addition to solo presentations at the art societies Kunstverein Kirchzarten and Kunstverein Mannheim, Pankrath’s still youthful career has also included participation in an astonishing number of exhibitions, among others at Kunsthalle Recklinghausen (2005 Kunstpreis junger Westen, i.e. Art Prize Young West), at Kunsthaus Nürnberg (2007 Art Prize of Nürnberger Nachrichten), at Kunstverein Erlangen (2008), as well as in the year 2012 at the art societies Kunstverein Kirchzarten, Grafschaft Bentheim and Rastatt as well as the fine arts society Gesellschaft für Bildende Kunst Trier. Furthermore, he has also taken part in numerous gallery exhibitions, group exhibitions and presentations of the Fleck master class…