Karoline Kroiß

In my work, I explore quiet, psychologically charged moments in which figures elude direct observation. The women depicted from behind become projection surfaces for inner states, memories, and emotional transitions. Instead of showing individual portraits, I bring the invisible to the fore: what lies beneath the surface, what is left unsaid.
Through a reduced visual language, clear compositions, and a focus on color palette and posture, I create spaces in which silence and tension coexist. Lines, soap bubbles, and golden elements act as visual resonances—traces of thoughts, movements, or relationships that surround and influence the figures.
My painting moves at the intersection between figurative representation and atmospheric abstraction. It focuses less on narrative and more on emotional atmospheres, inviting viewers to activate their own meanings and experiences. This creates a subtle intimacy that is conveyed not through facial expressions, but through posture, gestures, and anonymity.

Karoline Kroiss studied at University of Arts in Berlin and made her masters in 2005.

2023

45 Jahre Raab Galerie - Group exhibition at Raab Galerie Berlin

NEW IS ALWAYS BETTER - Group exhibition at jr gallery Berlin

2022

Affordable art fair Hamburg (presented by jr Gallery Berlin) - Group exhibition

ECCE HOMO - Group Exhibition with G. Baselitz, A.R. Penck, E.B. Gordon, J. Otto, T. Craig..., Kunsthaus Artes, Berlin

2021
Affordable Art Fair Hamburg – mit Raab Galerie, Berlin/Deutschland

Affordable Art Fair Amsterdam – mit de Kunst Salon, Utrecht/Niederlande

Der Gedanke bleibt – neue Arbeiten Karoline Kroiß, Raab Galerie Berlin/Deutschland
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