Wencke Uhl

Wencke Uhl is a contemporary figurative artist living and working in Germany.

Uhl draws inspiration from human beauty and the female form. As a teenager she wanted to become a fashion designer and her fashion-forward aesthetic continues to shine alongside the deliberate and differentiated elements that define the vivacious and independent nature of her subjects. Uhl still likes to “dress” women in shapes and patterns, but her focus shifted from the purely fashion-oriented to including elements of storytelling.

Her works capture a situation, a moment, or an expression. Playing with concepts of identity and self-image they're reflecting the vibrant pop culture and mood of today’s transitional time. Emancipation, diversity, equality, and liberty are a natural and inherent part of her idea of how the world should be. Consequently, she is usually drawn to subjects displaying a certain independence, strength, and nonchalance. Freed of the male gaze, Uhl celebrates femininity by capturing images of powerful women that have their own agenda and that defy objectification and subordination.

Her subjects are dripping in bold colors and lush patterns that exude a compelling and vivid dynamic. Uhl creates her paintings using acrylics, ...

University of Frankfurt, M.A.

Exhibitions

* 02/20-23/2025
The Other Art Fair Los Angeles
2800 Casitas Ave, Atwater Village, Los Angeles, CA 90039, USA

* 08/15-10/15/2024
Virgil Catherine Gallery 'Spontaneity"
50 S Washington St #102 Hinsdale, IL 60521, USA
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* 05/16-05/19/2024 The Other Art Fair New York
​ZeroSpace, 337-345 Butler St, Brooklyn, NY 11217, USA
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* March 1-April 15, 2024
03/01-04/15/2014 Virgil Catherine Gallery. "Through Her Eyes". Group Show.
50 S Washington St #102 Hinsdale, IL 60521, USA

* 02/2024 Architectural Digest - Inside Maude Apatow’s Relaxing New York Home
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pbbY-P1QNc

* 09/02-10/10/2023 Jonathan Ferrara Gallery "27th Annual No Dead Artists". Group Show.
​400A Julia Street, New Orleans, LA 70130, USA

* 09/21-24/2023 The Other Art Fair Los Angeles
Barker Hangar, 3021 Airport Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90405, USA​

* 06/2023
Virgil Catherine Gallery. "Pink Party". Group Show.
​50 S Washington St #102 Hinsdale, IL 60521, USA
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​* 03/01-04/15, 2023
Virgil Catherine Gallery. "HerStory". Group Show.
50 S Washington St #102 Hinsdale, IL 60521, USA

* 03/15-04/15 + 04/29, 2023
All You Can Art.Group Show. + Salt Homestaging Theresienstrasse 58, 80333 Munich, Germany

* 10/20-01/21, 2023
All You Can...