1983 born in Berlin
2012 Diploma Weißensee School of Art, Berlin
2014-2016 Oliarus polyphemus - Drawing expeditions in the microcosm, public drawing lab and exhibition, Museum für Naturkunde Berlin
2014 Project funding, German Society for General and Applied Entomology 
2015 master’s degree at the Weißensee School of Art with Prof. Nanne Meyer
2016 DAAD-grant, fellowship in the USA
2018-2019 Lectureship Kunsthochschule Weißensee
2018 Research Fellow Cluster of Excellence Image Knowledge Design, Humboldt University Berlin
2020 Solo exhibition The Truth about the Origin of the World, Tieranatomisches Theater, Berlin
Theater, Berlin
2022 Groupshow Gulliver´s Sketchbook im KAI10 | Arthena Foundation, Düsseldorf 
2022 Solo exhibition Mapping the Invisible at Haunt, Berlin
2023 Solo exhibition Schwarzraum / Gelbzeit, Gallery Georg Nothelfer, Berlin
Lives and works in Berlin

Oliver Thie is dedicated to the possibilities of drawing. He moves in a broad spectrum from sketchy, gestural abbreviations to the most detailed expressions. His central concern is to explore natural phenomena and perceptual experiences through various modes of representation. Thie expands the classical means of drawing with his own materials and methods, which allow him to access his respective subject. For example, he transfers shadow projections into self-produced soot coatings or approaches the microcosm with the help of optical instruments. Thie's "Drawing Research" aims to gain insights by aesthetic means. In long-term projects he cooperates with scientists and takes up scientific research questions with artistic strategies in order to confront them with alternative points of view.