Biografy
Antonia Eilers is a contemporary painter, born in 1983 in Hamburg, Germany, and currently residing in Schleswig-Holstein. She is known for her characteristic figurative language, which skillfully depicts figures, landscapes, and unconventional themes with subtle twists. Eilers primarily works on canvas and wooden panels, using oil and acrylic paints. Her works have been showcased in numerous solo and group exhibitions and are represented in various private collections worldwide. Additionally, Eilers has completed the Rosa Loy Masterclass at the Kunstakademie Bad Reichenhall.
At the heart of Eilers' artistic practice is the exploration of the relationship between living beings and their environment, addressing themes such as nature, the present, and Zeitgeist. Her works are snapshots that can completely transform in the next moment. They possess a narrative aspect and are never fully realized, both in meaning and artistic execution.
Eilers is particularly interested in the self-understanding of nature, which does not doubt but operates flawlessly in its complexity while exhibiting a fundamental immediacy. This contrasts with the reflective human, who often appears disoriented because this self-understanding has eluded them. Coming from a large patchwork family, she intensely engages with human relationships and social dynamics. In her paintings, she captures these themes almost playfully, incorporating a comic-like element, while always presenting an unresolved, mysterious aspect that makes her works often feel incompletely complete in their execution.
Resumé
Born in 1983 in Hamburg, Germany
Resides and works in Schleswig Holstein, Germany
Education/training:
2009-2011: Degree in fashion design, AMD, Hamburg, Germany
2018-2019: Absolvent, master course, Kunst Akademie, Bad Reichenhall, Germany
2014-2025: Student of Atelier Christian Scheefe, Alte Dosenfabrik, Hamburg
Selected exhibitions:
2017 Vacancy, (solo exhibition) Berlin-Charlottenburg
2018 Vacancy reloaded (solo exhibition), Berlin-Kreuzberg
2018 Treepresent (group exhibition)St.Pauli Lodge Gallery, Hamburg
2019 2 HH i. B (group exhibition), Mitte, Berlin
2019 T.d.o.A (solo exhibition), Altona, Hamburg