Ellen Frischbutter

Ellen Frischbutter, Germany, Leipzig.

I came to painting not through technique, but through inner vision. For many years I worked as a psychologist and mandalotherapist, helping people to express what is difficult to put into words - through color, form, brush movement. I could feel the images, as if the body could hear the soul - and I just trusted.

Gradually I started to paint more on my own. First, mandalas in watercolor. Then acrylics. And then oil came into my life - like a living, deep watercolor that you can talk to for a long time. I fell in love.

Paintings began to be born from within, from feelings, from silence. I couldn't part with them for a long time, but then I felt that they needed to go out into the world. That's how my first sales began.

Over time, I was trained, participated in art projects, and studied myself. So I gradually became an artist. And now I paint not only from myself, but also from personal stories - from memories, feelings, dreams.

I haven't left psychology - it's still in me. It's just that now I speak through colors. My task is to feel, to hear and to give it form. In light, in color, in the breath of the painting.

Learned to paint privately from contemporary artists and developed a deeply intuitive and body-centered approach. My painting journey is guided by inner images, dreams, and emotional landscapes, rather than formal academic training.

Annual participation in Nacht der Kunst Leipzig, Germany (since 2018)

"Orange Mood", Group Exhibition — Parma, Italy, 11–25 November 2022

"Miracle of Christmas", Group Exhibition — Budapest, Hungary, 1–18 December 2022

"Tales of Winter: Between a Dream and a Reality", Group Exhibition — St. Petersburg, Russia, 2023

"I Am a Woman, I Am the Center of the World", Group Exhibition — Moscow, Russia, 2023

"My Family and Other Animals (About Pets)", Group Exhibition — Parma, Italy, 2023

"A Little Sunshine in the Cold Water", Group Exhibition — Budapest, Hungary, 2023

ARTBOX.PROJECT Zürich 7.0 — SWISSARTEXPO, Zurich, 20–24 August 2025

ARTBOX.PROJECT Palma 3.0 — Palma de Mallorca, 2025

Art Shopping Paris — Carrousel du Louvre, Paris, 2025 (upcoming)

VAA Artist of the Year Award 2025 — Longlisted

Open Spaces 2025 — by Visual Artists Association (VAA)

Art 500 — International Exhibition — by VAA, 2025