Throughout her illustrious artistic career, Bettina Mauel has been unwavering in her pursuit of a singular and inexhaustible theme: the portrayal of the transitory movements within our constantly evolving world. Her work delves into the intricate relationship between perception and impermanence. Born in 1959, Bettina Mauel is a German artist who had the privilege of studying under the guidance of Gerhard Richter, one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, during her time at the Düsseldorf Art Academy.
In 1984, Mauel was commissioned by the city of Wuppertal to paint scenes of the dance theater of Pina Bausch, an experience that had a profound influence on the selection of themes in her art. Rather than focusing on spectacular poses, she pays careful attention to the spontaneous movements in-between, capturing a resonating rush of color and form. Her impromptu paintings combine a long tradition of Eastern scroll painting, expressionist sketching, and fashion illustration.
With a career marked by significant milestones, Bettina has achieved early recognition on an international scale. In 1985, her work was acquired by the renowned Deutsche Bank Collection in Germany, followed by a prestigious acquisition by the Rheinisches Landesmuseum in Bonn, Germany, in 1987. After numerous prestigious private and public acquisitions, her fame was revalidated in 2011, as she achieved a notable prize at the Florence Biennale. These public acquisitions and accolades underscore the enduring allure and impact of her art, captivating audiences and art enthusiasts worldwide.
Mauel expresses dynamism and sensuality in her paintings. “I paint what I experience,” she articulates. “This includes landscapes, flowers, and people in motion, capturing them at a particular moment in time.” Whether the subject be dancers, cityscapes, landscapes, or pure expressionistic brushstrokes, Mauel has exemplified herself as an expert in the acute perception of ephemeral moments.
Mauel is primarily interested in movement sequences in nature, but also in stylized patterns in a wide variety of dynamic processes. Her sensitivity to movement goes so far that she even includes the viewer's eye movement in her pictorial conception. In her brightly colored artworks, the act of painting remains clearly visible.
Mauel's brightly colored artworks reveal the act of painting itself, and she has received numerous prestigious art prizes for her work. Her art has been featured in exhibitions throughout Europe, North America, and Asia and has been acquired by a long list of notable public institutions.
EXHIBITIONS
2023 Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA
2022 Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA
2020 Galerie Partout, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
Art Karlsruhe, Galerie Lauth, Germany
2019 Discovery art fair, Frankfurt
Artspace Warehouse Los Angeles, CA, USA
2018 AAF Hong Kong
AAF New York, NY, USA
Artspace Warehouse Los Angeles, CA, USA
2017 AAF Hong Kong
Artspace Warehouse Los Angeles, CA, USA
Kunstwarenhaus Zurich, Switzerland
AAF Kunstmesse, London
2016 AAF New York, NY, USA
AAF Hong Kong
Art Stage Singapore
Contemporary Art Houston/Mexico
2015 Los Angeles Art Show, CA, USA
AAF New York, NY, USA
Love Art Fair Toronto, Canada
AAF Singapore
2014 AAF New York (Artspace Warehouse), NY, USA
Love Art Fair Toronto (Artspace Warehouse), Canada
Houston Fine Art Fair, TX, USA
2013 Kunstwarenhaus, Zürich, Switzerland
Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, USA
2011 Messmer Kunsthalle, Riegel, Germany
2009 Badisches Kunstforum, Ebringen, Germany
2007 Künstler der Galerie, Galerie Nordmann, Bad Kreuznach
2006 Galerie Kunstturm e. v, Ratingen
2004 Galerie, Schloss Oberhausen, Germany
2003 Galerie Peveling, Köln, Germany
2002 Wissenschaftspark, Gelsenkirchen, Germany
2001 Galerie Vostry, Erfurt, Germany
1999 Hans-Thoma-Museum, Bernau, Germany
1995 le rhin de waal, rheinisches Landesmuseum, Bonn
1993 Galerie Michele Hensel, Agrippawerft Köln, Germany
1991 Kunsthalle Barmen, Wuppertal, Germany
1990 Gut Opherdicke, Unna, Germany
1988 Goethe-Institut, London, UK
1986 Famagusta Gate, Nicosia, Cyprus
1984 Charlottenburger Schloß, Berlin, Germany
1983 Akademie München, Germany
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2020 alles bewegt, Galerie Berghout, Frankfurt
2019 Galerie K, Bad Kreuznach, Germany
2018 Galerie van Almsik, Epe- Gronau, Germany
2017 Alte Pumpstation, Haan, Germany
2016 Palmengarten Frankfurt, Germany
2015 Schloss Paffendorf, Galerie Bergheim, Germany
2013 Galerie Lauth, Ludwigshafen, Germany
2012 Kunst in der Villa, Waldshut-Tiengen, Germany
2010 Oberlandesgericht, Köln, Germany
2008 ces Wasserprojekt, Damaskus, Syria
2007 kleine Rathausgalerie Odenthal, Germany
2006 tanzende Bilder, Galerie Peveling, Köln
2005 Icon-Institut, Köln, Germany
2004 Ferme Heremance, Switzerland
2003 Fishhall, Chicago, USA
2002 Galerie der Universität Köln, Germany
2000 Galerie Luley, Wuppertal, Germany
Kulturhaus Llyz, Siegen , Germany
1999 Stadtwerke Troisdorf, Germany
1998 Ingenieurkammer– Bau NRW, Essen, Germany
1997 Ka De We, Berlin, Germany
Markgrafenhaus, Berlin, Germany
1996 Art Frankfurt, Galerie Peveling, Germany
1995 Galerie Hensel und Wiegers, Köln, Germany
1994 Galerie Peveling, Vence, France
1993 Galerie Grashey, Konstanz, Germany
1992 Kunstverein Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany
1990 Kunstverein Schwelm, Schloß Martfeld , Germany
1989 Galerie Ruth Leuchter, Düsseldorf, Germany
1988 Galerie 2 well, Holland
1987 Simultanhalle, Köln, Germany
1986 Thyssengas, Verwaltungsgebäude, Duisburg, Germany
1985 Galerie Hermeyer, München, Germany
1984 von der Heydt-Museum, Wuppertal, Germany
Regionalmuseum, Xanten, Germany
PUBLICATIONS
2024 The Wall Street Journal
SCHOLARSHIPS AND PRIZES
2011 Premio Internazionale Lorenzo il Magnifico VIII
Edizione-Biennale Florenz
1991 Publikumspreis
Klingen-Museum, Solingen
1988 1. Preis:
Großstadtimpressionen,
Auseinandersetzung mit Großstadtimpressionen
Galerie Kunst und Leben, Düsseldorf
1. Preis: Standort Wesseling, Kunstkreis
Wesseling
1987 von-der-Heydt-Preis,
Wuppertal
Unterwasserbilder, entstanden nach einem
Studienaufenthalt in Sizilien
1985 Max-Ernst-Stipendium,
Brühl
PUBLIC ACQUISITIONS
2011
Sammlung Ströher
2007
Kaufmännische Schulen, Oberberg
2004
Hauptverwaltung
der Barmenia Versicherung Wuppertal
2001
Portraitauftrag emeritierter Rektor, Uni
Köln
1999 Stadtwerke Troisdorf,
Germany
1997 Sammlung van der Grinten, Schloß Moyland, Goch, Germany
1996 Hertie-Stiftung,
Frankfurt, Germany
1994 Technologiezentrum
Wuppertal, Germany
1991 Stadtsparkasse Solingen,
Köln, Germany
Oberpostdirektion Düsseldorf, Germany
1989 Portraitauftrag
emeritierter Rektor, Uni Köln, Germany
1987 Rheinisches Landesmuseum,
Bonn, Germany
1985 Deutsche Bank, Frankfurt,
Düsseldorf, Köln, Germany
1984 Kultusministerium
Düsseldorf, Germany
TV & FILM
Minx, HBO
Iconoclast
