Angelika Schäfer

Absolutely. For Saatchi, I think a shorter version will actually feel stronger and more confident. I’d keep the personal background, but let the work itself take centre stage.

My work explores memory, connection, and the emotional landscapes of everyday life. Each painting and sculpture begins with a personal experience and develops into a visual narrative that leaves room for viewers to bring their own stories and interpretations.

Art has been part of my life since childhood. Inspired by my father’s linoleum prints and my mother’s sketches of the natural world, I developed a practice shaped by years of studying and teaching art internationally.

I work primarily in oil and mixed media, building layers to create luminous surfaces, subtle textures, and emotional depth. My hand-built clay sculptures explore organic forms and the expressive possibilities of touch and gesture.

I create work that invites reflection and connection, hoping each piece becomes something meaningful that continues to reveal itself over time.

Education
MA, Digital Art, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore
BA, Graphic Design, University of Maryland at Baltimore County
AA, Fine Arts, Howard Community College
Trilingual Correspondent "Eurosprachschule", Bad Kreuznach, Germany

2024-today
• Exhibiting my work at my own little gallery in the middle of Esslingen, Germany
2023
• Angelika Paints Studio and Gallery, Esslingen, Germany – Studio opening and ongoing exhibitions
• Kunst DozentIn Galerie Ausstellung, Filderstadt, Germany – March 2023
2022
• Open Studio Event, Esslingen, Germany – November 2022
• "Holz Geflüster", Esslinger Künstlergilde, Germany
• "Animal Expressions", Esslinger Künstlergilde, Germany
• Group Exhibition, Viechtach, Bavaria, Germany – Selected works

2019
• Sherwood Center “Britepaths” Gala Event, Fairfax City, Virginia – Art Auction, April 2019
• “Pur Om Spa”, Potomac River Region – Exhibition of selected original artworks
2018
• Sherwood Center “Britepaths” Gala Event, Fairfax City, Virginia – Art Auction, April 2018
Featured Artist Interview: Good Morning America
2017
• “Transformations” Solo Exhibition, Fairfax City, Virginia – October 2017
Interview with the Artist
• Fairfax Art League – Village Gallery, Fairfax, Virginia – Group Exhibition, March–May 2017
• Salon Arlington, Arlington, Virginia – Art Event & Presentation, March 2017
• Fairfax Art League – Spring Art Show, Old Town Fairfax, Virginia – February–April 2017
2019 – USA
• Solo Open Studio Exhibition – Virginia
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