Claudia Grutke
Raglan, Waikato, New Zealand
About Claudia Grutke
Claudia Grutke was born in northern Germany
where she lived until 1996 before migrating to
New Zealand.
An interest in art started early.
After more than twenty years in primary healthcare and having just experienced the sequence of earthquakes in Christchurch in 2010 and 2011
Claudia decided to turn painting into a profession,
she moved to Raglan and now works from her studio at home.
Beach and ocean are perceived as a place of contemplation with a sense of infinity.
They appear as returning starting points for her abstract paintings.
The creative process usually starts with a loose idea.
Images evolve intuitively without direct but rather emotional reflection of the subject.
Using acrylics, Claudia experiments with textures and allows for an element of coincidence in her art.
Working abstractly gives her the freedom to explore subjects without boundaries.
Claudia is the winner of the Artist of the Year competition 2014
by Chroma Australia.
Claudia has participated in group exhibitions in Raglan (2015, 2016 & 2017),
Bologna (2015 & 2016).
She is a participant in the Women’s Essence Project in Milan (April 2016),
her work was on show at the NZ Art Show in Wellington (June 2016)
and in group exhibitions in Madrid (October 2016),
Wellington (December 2016) and Hamilton ( May 2017) as well as Raglan.
Education:
Degree in Pharmacy, University of Hamburg 1996
In my art, I am self taught.
Events:
Open Studio during Raglan Arts Weekend 27/01/18 to 29/01/18
NZ Art Show 2017, Wellington
2 June to 5 June 2017
Raglan Arts Weekend 2017
Open Studio January 28 to 30
Atelier Exhibition & Art Sale
Kirstin School, Auckland October 25 to 29, 2016
The Original Art Sale, Auckland, October 13 to 16, 2016
The Great Art Sale at the Lake House, Takapuna, Auckland, September 2016
NZ Art Show, Wellington
3 June 2016 - 6 June 2016
Positively Art 2016
Open Studio during Raglan Arts Weekend 30/1/16 to 01/2/16
Open Studio October 2015
The Great Art Sale at the Lake House, Takapuna, Auckland, August 2015
Positively Art 2015
Raglan Arts Weekend 24/1/15 to 26/1/15
Open Studio
Exhibitions:
Raglan Art, group exhibition
Rivet Gallery, Raglan, August 4 to 7
"Coastal Visions" Members Exhibition
Old School Art Centre, Raglan, starting June 23
Raglan Art, group exhibition
Rivet Gallery, Raglan, May 12 to 14
NZPPA WSA Exhibition "Salon des Refuses"
April 28 to May 27
"2016 Kiwi Art House Gallery Christmas Exhibition"
CQ Hotel, Wellington December 13 to 24
"Little Treasures 2016"
Galleria De Marchi,
Bologna, Italy
26 November to 8 December 2016
Trevisan International Art,
Galleria Ateneo de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
18 October to 31 October 2016
Women's Essence project, Milan, Italy
1 April - 3 April 2016
"Little Treasures 2015"
Galleria De Marchi
Bologna,Italy
International Group Exhibition
28 November - 10 December 2015
"12 Raunächte"
Solo Exhibition
at the studio in Raglan, August 2015
Taumarunui Art Exhibition November 2014
