Overview

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 in the collections of the Braunsfelder Family Collection, Cologne, DE | Espoo Museum of Modern Art, Espoo, FI | Glenbow Museum, Calgary, CA | Hall Art Foundation, Derneburg, DE and Vermont, CA | Jorge M. Pérez Collection, Miami, US | LACMA - Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, US | Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, US | Rachofsky Collection, Dallas, US | Sammlung Wemhöner, Berlin, DE | Shah Garg Foundation, New York, US | Sixi Museum, Nanjing, CN | Start Museum, Shanghai, CN | The Drawing Room Collection, London, UK | The Metropolitan Museum of Art (The MET), New York, US | X Museum, Beijing, CN | Zabludowicz Collection, London, UK, among others.

Works
  • Sophie von Hellermann, A Rex Race , 2024
    A Rex Race , 2024
  • Sophie von Hellermann, Das Marmorbild (Marble Statue), 2024
    Das Marmorbild (Marble Statue), 2024
  • Sophie von Hellermann, Passion, 2024
    Passion, 2024
  • Sophie von Hellermann, Peace , 2024
    Peace , 2024
  • Sophie von Hellermann, Tristania, 2023
    Tristania, 2023
  • Sophie von Hellermann, Haizuru, 2022
    Haizuru, 2022
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    Rosenkavalier, 2022
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    Schloss Freienwalde, 2022
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    All stars, 2021
  • SvH_M_92_MatthiasKolb
    Illusione, 2021
  • SvH_M_82a_OllieHarrop
    Hope and History, 2020
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    Phoenix, 2020
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    Bank Holiday Monday, 2019
  • SvH_M_12a_OllieHarrop
    Ghost Ride, 2019
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    It's cold out there mother bear, 2019
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    Timeless, 2019
  • SvH_M_16a_Ollie_Harrop-Montage
    Urania, 2019
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    Zentaur, 2019
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