In my artistic work, I explore myself and my mental illness. Through my abstract expressionist and experimental approach, my subconscious reveals itself in my works. I let myself be guided by my intuition, which opens up a new area of immediate knowledge and feeling. Through painting, I awaken experiences and memories, thus discovering patterns and new associations. Collecting shapes and colors leads me to introspection and self-discovery; painting itself serves as a form of self-regulation. A strong emphasis is placed on materiality, transparency, and the physical process of creating an image. My works operate at the interface of painting, textile art, and object art, inviting the viewer to reflect on the limits and possibilities of the medium of painting. I work primarily with oil paints and acrylics on raw canvas and transparent fabric, which I sew together. The sewing of the fabrics plays a central role, as it acts both as a connecting element and as a visible seam. The processes of assembly and transformation are emphasized, giving the works a sculptural and tactile quality. I'm fascinated by the transparency contrasting with the absorbing and reflecting color pigments on opaque canvas, and the tension between the material and the immaterial. I enjoy combining traditional painting techniques with unconventional materials.
EDUCATION
2013 – 2014 Art school, Neukirchen-Vluyn
2014 – 2018 Studies Design at MSD, Münster
Bachelor of Arts
2018 – 2019 Semester abroad, UDP Santiago de Chile
2016 – 2020 Studies at Art Academy, Münster
Class of Julia Schmidt
2021 – 2022 Art therapy training, Wohlfühlkurse
EXHIBITIONS
2013 Scholarship Exhibition, Neukirchen-Vluyn
2016 Sextafeira Produções, Águeda – Portugal
2018 დაyolk, Art Academy Münster
2018 Parcours, MSD Münster
2019 Las enseñanzas del cerezo, MICH
Matucana 100 – Santiago de Chile
2021 I am I * today, PAULA Worpswede
2024 Haute Photographie, Keilepand Rotterdam
2024 News from the collection (1835-2024)
Discoveries and acquisitions,
Prinzhorn Collection – Heidelberg
2024 Encontros da Imagem, Braga – Portugal
COLLECTIONS
2023 Prinzhorn Collection, Heidelberg
AWARDS
2013 Scholarship Art school, Neukirchen-Vluyn
2018 Scholarship DAAD, Santiago de Chile
2024 FreshEyes Talent, GUP Magazine
PUBLICATIONS
2018 Fragments, Bachelor´s thesis
2022 Photo series in 1/1c Zine Edition 2, Re:sonar Verlag
2022 Collection of shapes, colors & words, Books on Demand
2024 FreshEyes Photobook, GUP Magazine
2025 Issue #22, Visual Art Journal