Daniela Schweinsberg

My paintings are large-scale, abstract and raw. They are gestural, physical and at times uncompromising. Traces of the creative process remain visible; breaks and contradictions are not smoothed over. Powerful gestures meet quieter passages, soft areas meet hard lines, spontaneous splashes meet deliberate marks. Drawing-like fragments appear and disappear without taking shape as recognisable forms.

I work intuitively and experimentally, in direct dialogue with the work and material. The overarching theme of my work is contrast. In life as in painting, contrasts create tension – it is about the coexistence of opposing impulses, and about a kind of beauty that develops its own character through imperfection. This idea shapes my compositional decisions.

For me, painting is also a way of thinking. Social questions, personal observations and moods find their way into my work without determining the outcome. As the work develops, perspectives shift, new connections emerge, and ideas are layered over, discarded or developed further. Some works evolve into series – such as “She Paints Outside the Lines” or “Sow What?” – while others remain independent visual statements. The titles offer clues, but no answers.

I work with acrylic paint, ...

2015 - 2016 | Master Class of Prof. Adam Jankowski (Art Academy Bad Reichenhall)

2006 - 2014 | Teached from renowned artists and institutes, e.g. Peter Tomschiczek, Peter Casagrande.

05-2026 | Tampa (US), Drew Marc Gallery, "Iconic Expressions" (G)
04-2026 | Oberursel (GER), Gallery Hofmann, "Authentisch. Ehrlich. Roh." (S)
02-2026 | Karlsruhe (GER), Art Karlsruhe, presented by ARP Galerie (F)
08-2025 | Tampa (US), Drew Marc Gallery, "Prismatic (Group)
04-2025 | Hanau (GER), ARP Galerie, "12 Questions - 3 Answers" (Group)
01-2025 | Tampa (US), Drew Marc Gallery, "Urban Pulse" (Group)
02-2025 | Tampa (US), Drew Marc Gallery, "Noir Blanc" (Group)
01-2025 | Tampa (US), Drew Marc Gallery, "Urban Pulse" (Group)
12-2024 | Frankfurt (GER), 102. Christmas Market of Frankfurt Artists (Group)
11-2024 | Frankfurt (GER), Discovery Art Fair (Fair)
10-2024 | Munich (GER), ARTMUC (presented by ARP Gallery) (Fair)
10-2024 | Munich (GER), W32 Gallery, "3. Art With Love" (Group)
04-2024 | Los Angeles (US), Barker Hangar, The Other Art Fair (Fair)
02-2024 | Mainz (GER), Institut Francais, "Abstraction Bleue" (Group)
12-2023 | Bad Soden (GER), Gallery at the Badehaus, "dynamics²" (Group)
11-2023 | Des Moines (US), Moberg Gallery, "20th Anniversary Exhibition" (Group)
11-2023 | Frankfurt (GER), Discovery Art Fair (Fair)
07-2023 | Des Moines (US), Moberg Gallery, "Contemporary Abstraction 2023" (Group)
12-2022 | Des Moines (US), Mo...