Mascha Oehlmann

My artistic mission is transformation. Evolving from merely figurative paintings in the past to abstracts and the combination of the two, my current artwork is mostly driven by the exploration and implementation of found objects collected from different parts of the USA, Nigeria, Germany, Italy and the UK. At times I add photographs taken on my discovery journeys, transforming all materials into a new context. In my earlier works, I have been drawn to the depiction of people, from the individual to the couple or group, ceremonial dances, weddings and celebrations. In my art I have found a place to address issues and themes of cultural diversity. Creating a body of work on Yoruba Nigerian deities in 2004, and including their actual attributes onto canvas, lead me to further explore bringing reality into the fictional world rather than portraying reality through painting.

The circle of nature is broken. That’s reality. I recycle. With my paintings I combine objects with canvas, opposing colors of nature versus found, non-natural objects thrown into our environment. Trashed objects are footprints of what people leave behind. We live in a society where consumption and mass production are influencing our minds and landscapes. We are ...

Born in Berlin-Germany

Fine Arts Educational Year at Atelier Corlin, Paris-France,
Cultural Studies Program at Université de la Sorbonne, Paris-France

Degree in Graphic Design at Lette Verein (School of Graphic Design, Photography and Fashion Design),
Berlin-Germany

As a New York City resident for seven years, her work appeared in numerous group and solo shows at galleries and art fairs in New York City and Chicago.
She contributed her art to different benefit events, art auctions and campaigns.

She currently lives in Berlin-Germany and works as a freelance graphic designer and visual artist.

SELECTED SHOWS, Germany:

POP UP GALLERY FRIEDRICHSTR. 114
5 DAYS OF ART,
Solo Show, self curated, Berlin, 2015

PORT OF ART
POP UP GALLERY OKTOBER 2015,
Group Show, Berlin, 2015

GALERIE FEHLER 1
EVERY OTHER MONDAY FINDINGS FROM BERLIN,
Solo Show, self-curated, Berlin, 2015

RB28
XMAS ART EVENT,
Group Show, Berlin, 2014


SELECTED SOLO AND DUO SHOWS, USA:

SMOOCH
‚RECYCLES‘ FOUND OBJECTS
Solo Show, self curated, Brooklyn, NYC, 2007

SPUTNIK
MUSIC AND ART EVENT WITH KEZIAH JONES
Brooklyn, NYC, June, 2006

SPUTNIK
MUSIC AND ART EVENT WITH KEZIAH JONES
Brooklyn, NYC, Oct, 2006

DANNY SIMMONS CORRIDOR GALLERY
FORCES OF NATURE,
Show & Artist Talk, Brooklyn, NYC, 2004


SELECTED GROUP SHOWS, USA:

GALLERY D3
HALLO LIVING OPEN HOUSE TOUR & FESTIVAL
Brooklyn, NYC, 2009

AFFORDABLE CONTEMPORARY ART FAIR 2007
METROPOLITAN PAVILION & ALTMAN BLDG
Chelsea, NYC, 2007

UN CHURCH CENTER
UN FUNDRAISER AND ART AUCTION & LIVE MUSIC
Manhattan, NYC, 2007

WOMAN MADE GALLERY
NATURE HOUSE
Chicago, 2007

DANNY SIMMONS CORRIDOR GALLERY
NEIGHBOURHOOD DIVAS EXHIBITION
Brooklyn, NYC, 2006

ART GOTHAM
THE SQUARE FOOT SHOW
Chelsea, NYC, 2006

SIKKEMA JENKINS & CO
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