Yvonne Hoppe

I am a human being – surrounded by nature. I breathe in: fresh air, listen: I hear the wind through the leaves, I smell the rain-drenched humidity and the fir trees, I feel the mist around me, I put one foot in front of the other... Branches crack under my feet. Dead wood at the side of the path. I stop curiously... (Yvonne Hoppe)

Nature provides a variety of shapes and colors that are worth marveling at.
Yvonne Hoppe is amazed by ramifications: she sees lines, interwoven elements, scattered objects, and intertwined forms in branches and sticks that are found. She favors high-contrast compositions that oscillate between conception and chance.

Quote: "The philosophical exploration of the morbid aesthetics of transience and the delicate beauty of growth and emergence in nature inspires me artistically and spiritually."
Hoppe-Engbring transforms very familiar objects like branches into abstract forms that primarily emphasize linearity and, through seriation, draw attention to peculiarities in comparative vision.

She has been painting for as long as she can remember...but for almost 35 years, Yvonne Hoppe has worked as an illustrator for various international publishers. Since 2020, she has shifted her focus more to freelance artist...

- Stage design assistant at the Goetheplatztheater in Bremen

- Studied communication design in Trier and Münster

- Graduated with a focus on illustration

- Since 1990, working as an illustrator for various publishers in Germany and abroad
- Since 1995, working as a lecturer at the Kulturforum in Steinfurt
- Since 2001, project work within the framework of the Regionale, Kultur und Schule (Regional Culture and School), Kulturrucksack (Culture Backpack)
- Since 2002, projects with "Kultur macht stark" (Culture Makes You Strong)
- 2002-2003, two semesters of digital image processing at the Münster University of Applied Sciences
- Since 2021, freelance artistic work
- 2021, artistic director of the children's and youth project "Ohne Eis kein Eisbär" (No Ice, No Polar Bear)
Participation in numerous continuing education courses in printmaking
Participation in various sculpture/sandstone workshops
2022 "Neustart" scholarship from Stiftung Kulturwerk for my art project "TOTHOLZ" (Dead Wood)
2023 Youth.Culture.Prize NRW Children's and Youth Project "No Ice, No Polar Bear"

Memberships:
Münsterland Artists' Forum, Steinfurt Art Association,Women's Illustrators' Organization

- Since 1992, regular participation in exhibitions at the Frankfurt Book Fair, Leipzig Book Fair and the International Children's Book Fair in Bologna with my illustrative works

Exhibitions of my independent artistic works since 2021

2021 KUNSTORT MÜNSTERLAND _ DIVERSITY
- Krameramtshaus, Münster
- St. Barbara Kaserne, Dülmen
- Galerie Münsterland, Emsdetten

2022 Members' exhibition at the Steinfurt Art Association, Villa Hecking in Neuenkirchen

2022 "Neustart" grant from the Kulturwerk Foundation for my art project "DEADWOOD"

2022 Members' exhibition at the Steinfurt Art Association, Huck-Beifang-Haus in Steinfurt

2022 IN_SITU "Artists in Residence" at Bentlage Monastery, followed by an exhibition

2022 AUTUMN GUESTS
- Ibbenbüren Art Association, Alte Honigfabrik
- Mettingen Art Association Schultenhof

2023 Members' Exhibition of the Steinfurt Art Association, Huck-Beifang-Haus in Steinfurt

2023 CONNECTED Anniversary Exhibition of the KFM, Galerie Münsterland in Emsdetten

2024 Members' Exhibition of the Steinfurt Art Association, Huck-Beifang-Haus in Steinfurt

2024 IN SITU - "Artists in Residence" at Bentlage Monastery, followed by an exhibition

2024 - Solo Exhibition "REMIXED", Huck-Beifang-Haus in Steinfurt

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