Sophie von Hellermann

Overview
Sophie von Hellermann

Sophie von Hellermann is a German painter known for her dreamy, evocative works that blend reality and fantasy. Her paintings feature loose brushwork, an ethereal color palette, and narrative ambiguity. She often portrays scenes that are both familiar and surreal, inviting audiences into a world dominated by imagination. Von Hellermann draws inspiration from literature, mythology, and personal experiences to create compositions that resonate emotionally and intellectually.

 

Sophie von Hellermann was born in 1975 in Munich. She lives and works in London, Karlsruhe and Margate. Von Hellermann is a Professor of Painting at the State Academy of Fine Arts in Karlsruhe.

 

Von Hellermann's works have been featured in solo exhibitions at Kunstverein Hannover, DE | Turner Contemporary in Margate, GB | Kunstforum Rottweil, DE | Neuer Aachener Kunstverein, DE | Kunstverein Constance, DE | Saatchi Gallery in London, GB. Additionally, her work has been included in group exhibitions at institutions such as Brücke Museum, Berlin, DE | Dortmunder Kunstverein, DE | Bonner Kunstverein, DE | Kunsthalle Bielefeld, DE | The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, US | Hayward Gallery, London, GB | Tate Britain, London, GB.

 

Her works are held in the collections of Glenbow Museum, Calgary, CA | Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, US | The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, US | Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase, New York, US | NY Rachofsky Collection, Dallas, US | Collection of Edison Cheng, HK | The Hall Collection, Derneburg, DE | Sammlung Wemhöner, Berlin, DE | Saatchi Collection, London, GB | Zabludowicz Collection, London, GB.

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Sophie von Hellermann – Schloss Freienwalde from WENTRUP on Vimeo.

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