Christina Oberhäuser
Zeitgenössische Künstlerin
About Me.
t the heart of my work lies figurative painting with a particular focus on female figures. I am interested in how ideals of beauty and expectation are shaped within our contemporary visual culture and how social media amplifies them. In my paintings, I search for the subtle in-between spaces: for moments in which fragility and resistance are allowed to coexist.
EDUCATION.
2004-2016
Freie Waldorfschule
Bonn
My years at the Waldorf school shaped my creative development. Even as a student, I worked across disciplines in a hands-on way. Early steps in painting, ceramics, and the performing arts laid the foundation for my current practice.
2017-2018
Alanushochschule für
Kunst und Gesellschaft
Alfter
Between 2016 and 2017, I completed a portfolio course at Alanus University in Alfter (Campus II) that focused on materials and techniques in painting and on developing an artistic application portfolio. Alongside this, I produced studies on form, color, and pictorial space, tested various painting supports and binders, and documented the process in sketches and series.
2020-2023
Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) with distinction, University of Fine Arts (HBK), Essen
From 2020 to 2023, I studied Painting and Graphic Art at HBK Essen, graduating with distinction. My work centered on deepening my visual language, color theory, and composition, alongside material-based experimentation (oil, acrylic, mixed media, printmaking). In parallel , I took seminars in art studies, aesthetics/philosophy of art, and art history to critically reflect on my practice. Through colloquia and critiques I developed series and large scale works, explored etching, screen printing, and linocut, and worked partly across media. I documented projects and processes systematically in text, photography, and video.
EXHIBITIONS.
2022
Insta(h)lation
Cologne South
WOGA Wuppertaler Galerien und Ateliers
Wuppertal
2023
Galerie Kellermann — Academy Selection
Düsseldorf
Künstlerforum Remagen e.V.
Remagen
Degree Show, HBK Essen
Essen
Kunsthaus Mettmann e.V.
Mettmann
WOGA Wuppertaler Galerien und Ateliers
Wuppertal
2024
M.a.sh — Modern Art Showroom
Remagen
KÜFO Remagen
Remagen
Art Artist
Düsseldorf
2025
Revierkunst - LWL - Museum Henrichshütte
Hattingen
Rome Future Week - Rossocinabro Gallery
Rome
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