Born in 1987 in Leipzig, Germany, where he currently lives and works. He received his Diploma from the Academy of Fine Arts (HGB) in Leipzig in 2019. Having lived in various cities across Germany throughout his upbringing, as well as spending extended periods abroad in Australia, Asia, and Latin America, these geographical shifts have profoundly influenced his practice. Bader’s paintings explore a worldview filled with tensions—elements that he sees as vital in holding our world together.
Raffael Bader's work is held in the collections of Yusaku Maezawa (CAF Tokyo), Staatliche Kunstsammlung Dresden, and the Cultural Foundation of the Free State of Saxony (2025); he was awarded a residency at Colstoun Arts, Scotland (2024) and a work scholarship from Stiftung Kunstfonds, Bonn (2021). Past important solo exhibitions include: Soft Embers of Becoming, Gallery Hayashi + Art Bridge, Tokyo (2026); Travers Heights Right to the Edges, YIRI ARTS, Taipei (2024); Luminous Floating, Enari Gallery, Amsterdam (2023), and Walk in Sizzling Air, Contemporary Art Foundation, Tokyo (2020). Selected group shows and art fairs include: West Bund Art & Design, YIRI ARTS, Shanghai (2025); Art Taipei, YIRI ARTS, Taipei (2025); The Metamorphosis, YIRI ARTS, Taipei (2024); The Landscape, Reimagined, Saatchi Gallery, London (2024), and Im Flutlicht, Museum der bildenden Künste (MDBK), Leipzig (2021).