Jan Peter Hammer was born in Kirchheim unter Teck in Germany and lives and works in Berlin. Recent solo exhibitions include: The anarchist banker, Supportico Lopez Berlin, Berlin, 2010; Jan Hammer - The end of Love, COMA, Berlin, 2007; Galerie Meerrettich, Berlin, 2006; Elizabeth Dee Gallery, New York, NY, 2004.
Recent group exhibitions include: based in Berlin - Atelierhaus Monbijoupark, Berlin, 2011; Dani Gal and Jan Peter Hammer, Kunstverein Arnsberg, 2011;
Indie Lisboa 8th International Independent Film Festival, Lisbon, 2011; Without Reality there is no Utopia, CAAC – Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporaneo, 2011; Seville
IFFR 40th International Film Festival Rotterdam, 2011; The Art of Camo / The Art of Comouflage, Cardi Black Box, Milan, 2010; Image-Movement, Centre d’Art Contemporain Geneva, 2010; Schermo dell’Arte Film Festival, Florence, 2010; Dok Leipzig, 53rd International Leipzig Festival for Documentary und Animated Film, 2010; 25 FPS, International Festival for Experimental Film and Video, Zagreb, 2010; LISTE Art Basel 2010; Kulturen des Wirtschaftens / Cultures of Economics, Kulturstiftung des Bundes in collaboration with University Munich, 2010; Novel, Limoncello, London Novel, 2010; International Project Space, Birmingham.