Follow The Blues, 2020

Gesa Reuter  

Abstract landscape artist Gesa Reuter lives and works in Detmold, Northern Germany. Throughout her adult life, she has enjoyed arts education (workshops, courses, artists in resident programs etc) by a variety of professional artists from the Berlin University of the Arts, the VBK Berlin, the Art Academy Augsburg, and the College of Art and Design (Petersburg).

Inspired by Mark Rothko, Gesa's colours are usually applied in many fluid layers with mixed media. The many layers forming the painting, are similar to life itself. Reuter: “Each layer of experiences, adds depth to our personality. Good or bad, light or shadow. Most of my abstract landscapes are connected to my inner feelings and emotions, along with landscapes I've experienced. Sometimes there are bright blue worlds, sometimes many grey shades. Regardless, you will find a trace of light in all my paintings., as that means hope and future to me."

Below an overview of Gesa's exhibitions over the last couple of years:

2019

- Spring Exhibition, Try it Art Gallery, Bragg Creek, AB (G)

- Taste of the World, Try it Art Gallery and Back to the Picture, San Francisco, CA (G)

- "Watercolor Art“, IWS World Exhibition, Zürich (Switzerland) (G)

- “Wider das Vergessen", Robert-Koepcke-Haus, Schwalenberg (G)

- “Dandy Dinner", Kunstverein Schwalenberg, Galerie Haus Bachrach, Schwalenberg (G)

- “Kunst Offen", Kunsthaus Stove, Verein f. Meerkultur e.V. (Solo)

2018

- "Reichlich Weiblich", Winter Exhibition of Lippian artists, Robert-Koepke-Haus, Schwalenberg/Germany, curated by Landesverband Westfalen-Lippe, Dr. Mayari Granados (G)

- "Magic of Watercolors", Mühle Malstedt, Malstedt, Members of GWS (G)

- "Kind of Art", Art Projekt, Galerie Schürmann, Kamp-Lintfort/Germany, curated (G)

- Huntenkunst, Ulft, Netherlands, curated (G)

- Kölner Liste, Discovery Art Fair, Köln with Gallery Unique (G)

2017

- Schwalenberger ARTvent, Schwalenberger Kunstverein, Schwalenberg (G)

- Altonale Kunstherbst Hamburg, curated (G)

- Art pu:l  Emmerich, PAN Museum,  Emmerich, curated (G)

- “Law & Poverty“, competition and exhibition, curated, Munich (G)

- Paper Art Festival, Sofia, Bulgaria, curated and nominated for art prize (G)

- “Blue Worlds“ in Detmold with Pro Familia (Solo)

Works in Public Collections

- Amateras Foundation, Sofia, Bulgaria

- Kita Wirbelwind, Kamp-Lintfort, Germany

Prizes and nominations

- Winner Baltic Sea Scholarship, Verein für Meerkultur e.V., Kunsthaus Stove, Germany (2018)

- Nominated for Sofia Paper Art Fest Prize, Amateras Foundation, Sofia, Bulgaria (2017 and 2019)

- Nominated for „Law & Poverty“ Art Prize, Munich, Germany (2017)

- Nominated for Kitz Art Award, Austria (2017).