Tillmann Damrau is an artist. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich. In 2007/08 and 2014/15 he was a visiting professor at the Philipps University of Marburg. He has moreover held lectureships, given lectures, and directed workshops and projects at universities in Germany and abroad. Since 2016, he has been a full professor at the Institute of Art and Material Culture at TU Dortmund University. His artistic work has received several awards and has been exhibited internationally.