Stefan Schröder (b.1966, DE) works with various artistic expressions such as drawing, photography, sculpture, installation, and participatory art. He finds the driving force for many works in encounters with people, places, and stories, but also through materials and processes. 

Serial production over some long periods characterises the artist’s work process. With education in construction and art, the artist explores the intersections of both fields. This has resulted in more than ten art commissions in Germany and Norway in the last 25 years. After finishing his studies in painting and three-dimensional works in Breda (NL) in 1995, he started to include public space in his field of interest and artistic research, resulting in several installations and temporary art encounters. Growing up in the former eastern part of Germany, he experienced the impact of the Iron Curtain on art and culture. This shaped an early understanding of the importance of working within collective structures to reach goals and accomplish the work. 

Since 2004, Schröder has highlighted the hidden labour in the art field and beyond various work situations through an ongoing photographic self-portrait series he calls for Contributor. Common Alphabet is another ongoing work that results in abstract drawings, paintings, and sculptures. 

Schröder is one of the founding members of the Oslo-based artist-run space and art collective Tenthaus. Works of the artist are included in several public and private collections.