CLAUDIA GRUTKE
Claudia Grutke was born 1966 in Germany, where she lived, worked and studied until 1996 when she immigrated to New Zealand. An interest in art started early. Drawing and painting was enjoyed as a pleasurable hobby for many years. While working professionally in primary healthcare, some private lessons were taken to explore drawing, painting and abstract art. Apart from these lessons she is mainly self-taught. Claudia decided to turn her passion for art into a profession while living through the sequence of earthquakes in Christchurch in 2010 and 2011.
After moving to the North Island of New Zealand in 2013, she now lives in Raglan and works from her studio at home. Very often she finds herself exploring the transition of land, sea and sky while using a variety of textures. As a result, abstract landscapes or seascapes emerge, the pacific ocean at her doorstep offers great inspiration for these paintings. Her art is part of private collections in USA, Europe and New Zealand. Winner of the “Artist of the Year” competition 2014 by Chroma “Little Treasures” International group exhibitions at Galleria De Marchi, Bologna in December 2015 and December 2016. “Women Essence Project” International group exhibition at Hernandez Gallery, Milan, April 2016 International group exhibition organised by Trevisan International Art at the Ateneo de Madrid, October 2016.