Marlene Schanz

I live and work permanently in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

At the age of 25, I intuitively began to create my own artistic universe—one shaped by color and emotion. I consciously rejected traditional tools and continue to paint without brushes or easels, working directly with my hands on canvases placed on the floor. Guided by lived experience and inner states, this physical and instinctive approach remains central to my practice today.

My creative process is deeply emotional and intuitive. Inspiration arises from life in all its dimensions: past and present, intense emotions, dreams, nature, color, fleeting moments, and love. For me, painting is not a destination, but a journey—a continuous process of becoming. I seek to create works that speak to me personally while opening a space for the viewer’s own inner experience.

My paintings are characterized by strong, vibrant colors and exist in both large and intimate formats. They move between abstraction, expressionism, and surreal elements, always charged with tension and emotion. Rather than functioning as decorative compositions, my works create fields of emotional contrast—between melancholy and departure, clarity and cloudiness, stillness and movement.

My imagery moves betwe...

Artist featured in a Saatchiart collection

Since 2011 and present Artist in "Atelier 8" under guidance of Artist Helga Meier -Hofmann, Langen

2002 Graduatet Sport University, Bucharest.

01.2026 "Farbenprächtig" Exhibition Tiberius Gallery, Neu Isenburg/Frankfurt am Main
11.2021 Exhibition Tiberius Gallery, Neu Isenburg/Frankfurt am Main
01/02. 2020 Art-Int Istinct, Offenbach am Main, City Library
12.2019 Group Exhibition "Christmas Time", Tiberius Gallery, Neu Isenburg/Frankfurt am Main
09.2019 Group Exhibition "Malweiber", Tiberius Gallery, Neu Isenburg/Frankfurt am Main
08/2018 Art-Int Instinct, Kloster Arnsburg, Lich
12/2017 Winter Emotiones, Kunst Cafe Laumer, Frankfurt am Main

07/2017 Rumänische Kunst im Wandel der Zeiten, Galerie Tiberius, Neu Isenburg

06/2017 Child Wings benefit art exhibition, Ikonen Museum, Frankfurt am Main

03/2017 Einzelausstellung Liebe. Leben. Leidenschaft, Kulturhaus, Langen

11/2016 Rumänische Künstler aus Frankfurt, Matthäuskirche

06/2016 Solo Exhibition “ Epic Journey – Joie de Vivre -, Deutscher Wetterdienst, München

06/2015 Solo Exhibition “ Epic Journey“ , Deutscher Wetterdienst, Hamburg

10/2014 Solo Exibition „Between Dream and Emotion“, Deutscher Wetterdienst, Offenbach am Main

06/2014 Solo Exhibition „Drawing a life“, Galerie Tiberius, Neu Isenburg

12/2013 Office Opening, Römer, Frankfurt am Main

10/2012 Solo Exhibition „Solitude“ in Frankfurt am Main, St. Wendel...