With a classical training in painting, Marianne Thoermer is known for a practice that blends traditional techniques with an unconventional use of material. Since graduating from the Royal Academy Schools in 2018, her practice has involved a wide range of media, including painting, ceramics and large-scale textile installations. Having recently returned to painting as her primary medium, Thoermer constructs dreamlike compositions that invite us to reflect on how identity is shaped and experienced.

Thoermer’s work is held in international private and public collections, including Goetz Collection, Munich; Haus N Collection, Kiel and Athens. She has exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts, London; Frestonian Gallery, London; TJ Boulting, London; Positions Berlin Art Fair; Galerie Sechzig, Austria; Museum Rijswijk, The Netherlands; Kwadrat Galerie, Berlin; Anke Schmidt Gallery, Cologne; Galerie Kleindienst, Leipzig. In 2025, Canopy Collections curated her first solo show in the UK, titled Marianne Thoermer: The Periphery.