Thomas Grünfeld is a contemporary German sculptor best known for his Misfits series of hybridized taxidermied animals. About this series, the artist has explained: “Using the collage principle, I designed new species, which makes it possible, for instance, to unify enemies in nature in one body.” Born on June 29, 1956 in Opladen, Germany, Grünfeld received his formal training at the State Academy of Fine Arts in Stuttgart. In addition to the Misfits, he has created 12 other distinct bodies of work, including those made from cushions and felt tapestries. His work has been exhibited at the Museum Morsboich in Leverkusen, Hidde can Seggelen Gallery in London, and Galerie Haas in Zürich, among others. A professor of sculpture at the Dusseldorf Art Academy, Grünfeld lives and works in Köln, Germany.