Petra Schmidt

Petra Schmidt is an artist known for her reduced color compositions in acrylic, resin, spray paint, varnishes, and the use of innovative materials such as concrete, corrugated sheets, industrial and construction materials. Her works move between systematics and intuition, creating color fields, color compositions, and three-dimensional objects in which color is in direct interaction with the material.

With a background in architecture, Schmidt brings a profound understanding of space, form, and materiality into her artistic practice. After studying architecture and gaining initial experience as an architect, she decided about ten years ago to devote herself entirely to art. During this time, groundbreaking series such as Farbdichte (Color Density) and Sichtweise (Perspective) were created, emphasizing her specific approach to color and material.

Since her first presentation as a talent at the Contemporary Art Ruhr (CAR) in 2022 at the Zollverein in Essen, her works have been exhibited multiple times. An upcoming important milestone will be her participation in the summer of 2025 in the exhibition of the Association for Contemporary Art in the Ruhr Region (VfaKR) in Oberhausen.

Born in Essen, Petra Schmidt now lives and works in ...

2018
Kunsthaus Essen
Women's Artists' Group, Color Density
March 1-September 1, 2018

1997-2004
Studied Architecture
at the MSA Münster / Faculty of Architecture

2026
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Book: Sichtweise / Farbdichte 2026/27
Galerie r8m, Cologne, Nov./Dec.
Merkenicher Kunstraum, Cologne

2025
Galerie r8m, Cologne
EDITIOON #4, Group Exhibition
December 6–January 11, 2026

Association for Contemporary Art/Ruhr Area (VfaKr)
Group Exhibition
July 6 - August 10, 2025

REVIERKUNST, Henrichshütte
LWL Museum, Hattingen, Group Exhibition, 70 artists
March 28–April 6, 2025

2024
Galerie r8m, Cologne
EDITIOON #3, Group Exhibition
December 6–January 18, 2025

showroom-kunst, Bochum
cosmic kiss, Solo Exhibition
August 16–August 18, 2024

Kunstverein Schloss Wiligrad, Lübstorf
SHOW YOURSELF CONCRETELY
80 international artists
July 13–September 1, 2024

Gallery Biesenbach, Cologne
ART MATTERS10, group exhibition (online)
April 6–15, 2024

Gallery r8m, Cologne
Out of the Box, duo exhibition
March 22–19, 2024

2023
REVIERKUNST, Henrichshütte
LWL Museum, Hattingen, Group Exhibition, 70 artists
November 3–12, 2023

Woltsche, Brieskorn and Partner, Tax Office
Color Density and Perspective, Solo Exhibition
July 3–September 29, 2023

Gallery Biesenbach, Cologne
ART MATTERS 7, Group Exhibition (online)
April 8–23, 2023

Gallery r8m, Cologne
SCHAU FENSTER SCHAU, Group Exh...