The Weight of Orchids X - Limited Edition 1 of 1 Print

Birgit’s energetic works show a lush world, where nature is in constant celebration. Her lyrical abstractions reflect an intense relationship with the surrounding landscape, an intimate experience of wilderness which mirrors alluring and alarming oneself. At heart being a contemporary romanticist, she depicts the grandeur of nature and the place of humanity within it. She has exhibited nationally and internationally and is represented in Germany, The Netherlands, and in the US. Birgit won multiple awards nationwide. Her work was selected for, Saatchi Collections "New This Week" 2014-2022; The Other Art Fair, Brooklyn, NY, 2017- 2019, and The Other Art Fair Chicago, IL, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2024. In February 2017, she attended a month-long residency at The Studios of Key West. Recently, she was awarded the Female Lifetime Achievement Award, Art Comes Alive, ADC Fine Art Gallery, Cincinnati, 2022 and was selected for the NG Art Creative Residency in Provence, France, 2023. Her book "Enkaustik- Das Grundlagenbuch zur Wachsmalerei" was published April 2015 by Christopherus Verlag, Germany and translated into English in 2017, “How to create Encaustic Art- A guide to painting with wax”. Birgit is also a musician, singer songwriter and producer. Her music can be found on all streaming platforms under her pseudonym brightstroke. Huttemann-Holz lives and works in Detroit, USA.