Anka Büchler

Anka Büchler is an illustrator and graphic designer living and working in Berlin. She is fascinated by the world of animals and fabels. Particularly impressed she is by the phenomenon of the Wolpertinger and their origin.

This shy mythical creature consist of body parts of different native animals. It flits through the Bavarian Forest by night and only very rarely someone gets a glimpse of him. The birth of these unusual creatures should be about 200 years ago and have started with the great “love” between a rabbit and a buck.

Based on this love story Anka Büchler creates first colored paper collages, then black and white drawings and later silk screen prints and riso prints.

2002-2005 graphic design apprenticeship at Grafik+Design-Schule Schwerin // 2005-2009 communications design studies // 2009 degree: Bachelor of Arts at Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle // 2009-2010 intership at Scrollan, Berlin // 2010-2011 graphic designer at Kappa, Halle // since 2012 freelance graphic designer and artist // 2012 artist in residence at Kuenstlerhaus Schloss Wiepersdorf // lives and works in Berlin

2019
Schätzchen, Berlin (e) // Friedas Glück, Berlin (e) // Illustrade 3 - Festival für Illustration, Rostock (g) // Feingemacht, Halle (g) // Pica Pica, Berlin (e)

2018
Feingemacht, Halle (g) // Pica Pica, Berlin (e)

2017
Feingemacht, Halle (g) // »Grund Genug«, Stadtmuseum Schwabach (g) // Størpunkt Galerie für zeitgenössische Kunst, München (g)

2016
»Creatures and Creators«, Neurotitan Berlin (g) // »Grund Genug«, Stadtgalerie Lauenburg (g)

2015
Kunstboerse 25, Kunstverein Schloss Wiligrad (g) // Kunstraum Rauschickermann, Halle (g) // Picknick am Wegesrand, Wettin (g) // Størpunkt Galerie für Gegenwartskunst auf der Art Muc, München (g) // Grund Genug, Basiskulturfabrik Neustrelitz (g)

2014
Kunstraum Rauschickermann, Halle (g) // »Grund Genug«, Kunststiftung Sachsen-Anhalt, Halle (g)

2013
Kunstraum Rauschickermann, Halle (g) // »Junge Kuenstler und Mecklenburg« Galerie Kristine Hamann, Wismar (g) // »Durch die Scheiben ist nur wenig wahrzunehmen«, Halle (g) // »follow the lines« Kunststiftung Sachsen-Anhalt, Halle (g) // »Konsumieren wider aller Vernunft« Galerie Stephan Stumpf, München (g)

2012
Kunstraum Rauschickermann, Halle (g) // »Circling Matters« Umundu-Festival für nachhaltig global...