Johanna Seidel’s painting is figurative, fantastical yet realistic, and occasionally incorporates naive elements. Her preferred subjects are narrative scenes and scenic portraits featuring young people, predominantly women. Her subjects often resemble dreamlike images, even though they are based on quasi-everyday scenes. At times, one might think one recognises real-life settings, such as the Elbe floodplains or the façades of historic buildings. The artist frequently draws on mythology and art history.
»I am constantly seeking a balance between naïve and realistic figuration and a very basic delight in colours and my painting materials.«
Johanna Seidel was born in Sebnitz in 1993. From 2014 to 2021, she studied at the HfBK Dresden, initially in Peter Bömmels’ class until 2018 and subsequently under Anton Henning. She was a master’s student under Anne Neukamp until 2024. She lives and works in Dresden; amongst other things, she has participated in a project at the Produzentengalerie Stephanie Kelly and is represented by Galerie Laetitia Gorsy in Leipzig. In recent years, her works have been shown at exhibitions in New York, London, Vienna, Beijing and Istanbul.
Exhibition dates
Sitting on the Fence
Art talk with Johanna Seidel
With Johanna Seidel and Dr Johannes Schmidt
- Museum admission