Stuttgar, Germany, 1972.

Lives and works in Berlin and London.

Büttner's works with different techniques video and performance, woodcuts, inverted glass painting and silkscreens. In her work we can find connections between the history of art and social problems, emphasizing the issues of poverty, vulnerability and the belief systems that support them. She lived for some time in Italy, where she lived in religious orders. Her interest in religious communities arose from this time. Hence, in her works she shows the point of union between the world of art and religious communities. This being a very frequent theme in Büttner´s work.

Her most recent solo exhibitions: Shepherds and Kings, Bergen Kunsthall, Norway (2018); Hammer Projects: Andrea Büttner, Hammer Art Museum, Los Angeles (2017); and Beggars and IPhones, Kunsthalle Wien, Vienna (2016). An artist book, Beggars, was published by Koenig Books.

She has also participated in the Sao Paulo Biennial (2010 and 2018), Documenta 13 (2012), British Art Show 8 (2015-17) and KölnSkulptur #9 (2017-19). She won the 2010 Max Mara Award and was shortlisted for the 2017 Turner Prize.