The art of rediscovering connection.
Human. Animal. Presence.
About – Angelika Weinekötter
Angelika Weinekötter is a contemporary realist painter based in Germany. Her figurative oil paintings explore encounters between humans and animals, not as decorative scenes or sentimental narratives, but as concentrated moments of presence.
Animals in her work are not accessories to the human figure. They appear as equal counterparts, carrying their own weight, silence and force. The paintings often focus on the unstable threshold between contact and distance, instinct and consciousness, observation and recognition.
Weinekötter works in oil on linen, canvas and panel. Her process is slow and layered, using glazes and controlled tonal structures to create depth, surface tension and a strong sense of physical presence. Skin, fur, feathers, fabric and light are treated as active parts of the image, not as decorative detail.
Her realism is not intended as simple description. It functions as a direct visual language, allowing the viewer to enter the image intuitively while the psychological and symbolic layers remain open.
Weinekötters Instagram account not only shares finished works but also offers behind-the-scenes insights into her artistic process.
Her work has been exhibited internationally and is represented in private and public collections. She has shown with galleries and platforms connected to contemporary realism and figurative painting in Europe and the United States.
Artist Bio
Angelika Weinekötter
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August - September 2026: “Five and Under”, Arcadia Contemporary Gallery, New York
August 2026 - January 2027: “WOMAN 2026”, James Baird Gallery, Canada
April - Mai 2026: Stadtmuseum Hattingen
April - December 2026: “The New Realism”, 33 Contemporary Gallery on Artsy
November - December 2025: “Coexistence/Koexistenz” / Solo Exhibition Kunstverein Hattingen, Germany
August - September 2025: Poetic Response, 33 Contemporary Gallery Palm Beach, Florida
Juli - August 2025: The Portrait Show 13: Magic, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco
März - April 2025: IWD (International Women´s Day) 33 Contemporary Gallery Palm Beach, Florida
März - April 2025: Finalistenausstellug Kunstpreis Perspektive - Retrospektive Kulturstiftung Sparkasse Karlsruhe
Januar - Februar 2025: BFF Group Show, 33 Contemporary Gallery on Artsy
Dezember 2024: Gewinnerin Woman United Art Prize 2024 / Ausstellung
November - Dezember: “Bodies of Water” Group Show 33 Contemporary Gallery Palm Beach, Florida
Juli - Dezember 2024: Summer Show 33Contemporary Gallery Palm Beach, Florida
Mai 2024: Ausstellung und Hauptpreis beim „Kunstpreis 2024 Bad Zwischenahn e.V."
März 2024: Finalistenausstellung Kunstpreis Kulturstiftung Sparkasse Karlsruhe
Dez 2023: Finalistin (Short List) Women United Art Prize 2023, USA
Okt 2023: Finalistin (Short List) FIKVA International Art Competition 2023, Belgien
Mai 2023 - Juni 2023: Finalistenausstellung Kunstpreis Kulturstiftung Sparkasse Karlsruhe
Apr 2023 - Juni 2023: Ausstellung „Blau machen“, BBK Westfalen BIG Gallery, Dortmund
Jan 2023 - März 2023: Finalistenausstellung Suhrborg-Kunstpreis Städtisches Museum Wesel
Nov 2022 - Jan 2023: Jubiläumsausstellung „Ten years after“ Dortmunder Künstlerverbände, BIG Gallery
Nov 2022 - Jan 2023: Landeskunstausstellung NRW 2022 „Klare Kante“ Museum Ostwall, Dortmunder U
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März 2025 Finalistin Perspektive - Retrospektive Kulturstiftung Sparkasse Karlsruhe
Dezember 2024 Gewinnerin Woman United Art Prize 2024 | USA
Mai 2024 Gewinnerin/Hauptpreis des “Kunstpreis 2024 Bad Zwischenahn”
März 2024 Finalistin Kunstpreis Kulturstiftung Sparkasse Karlsruhe
Dezember 2023 Finalistin (Short List) Women United Art Prize 2023 Vereinigte Staaten
Oktober 2023 Finalistin (Short List) FIVKA International Art Competition 2023 Belgien
Mai 2023 Finalistin Kunstpreis Kulturstiftung Sparkasse Karlsruhe
März 2023 Finalistin Suhrborg-Kunstpreis Städtisches Museum Wesel
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Studium am IBKK Bochum (Institut für Ausbildung in bildender Kunst) Malerei und Grafik | Meisterklasse
Seit 2021: Workshops und jährliche Seminare | Retreats in Florenz, Italien bei verschiedenen internationalen Künstlern, u.a.
Costa Dvorezky | Brad Kunkle | Mary-Jane Ansell | Michael Carson | Ron Hicks
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BBK Berufsverband Bildender Künstler Westfalen, Dortmund
IGBK Internationale Gesellschaft der bildenden Künste, Berlin
The paintings are ready to hang, stretched on wooden stretcher bars..
