Katja Aufleger is based in Berlin. Born in 1983, she studied at the Hochschule für Bildende Künste in Hamburg (HFBK) in the class of Andreas Slominski.
In the past years, her works have been presented in many institutional solo and group exhibitions and in public spaces such as apiece, Vilnius LTU (2022), Ruhr Triennale Bochum (2022), Kunsthalle Recklinghausen (2022), Museum Hamburger Bahnhof Berlin (2022), Kunstverein Harburger Bahnhof (2021), Amant, New York, USA (2022/2023). In 2019 Aufleger travelled to Nairobi in Kenya with several artists and curators, supporting the art educational program of a local school by offering a workshop organized by the One Fine Day initiative.
Katja Aufleger has been awarded the grant of Stiftung Kunstfonds in 2019 and is currently holding a grant of the Deutsche Akademie Rom, Casa Baldi (2024).