About Angelika

My artistic journey began as a very young child, and it is still a passionate journey. I am German born, but grew up in Australia. After studying for an associate diploma in Art and Craft at TAFE in Adelaide in 1983, I began teaching painting, drawing and ceramics at TAFE in Adelaide. As well as conducting private classes.

I established myself mainly as a portrait artist, but I also had several solo and group shows there before moving to Sydney in 1995. I painted many prominent people, including Dame Roma Mitchell, politicians and jockeys, and famous race horses. It was a portrait of Colin Hayes the horse trainer, with his favourite horse that won the Packer’s award at the Archibald Exhibition in 1993. That painting is now hanging in Lindsay Park.

I like to travel and paint in different environments, and sometimes I will simply be inspired by music or an emotion that I wish to express.

Because my background is in portraiture and life drawing, often the landscape impressions will meld with figures and faces, layering images to give meaning to a painting.

Colour is very important to me, I believe it influences our lives on many levels. I have studied colour in many ways over the years and this allows me to work intuitively with colour and the concepts of yin and yang, which are echoed in the strong relationship contrasts in my work.

I constantly explore watercolours, pastels, oils, acrylics and mixed media, and enjoy them all, exhibiting regularly in Sydney as well as in Adelaide. My work has been featured in the Artist’s Palette magazine. I have won over 50 prizes in various art shows since 1983, 21 of these were 1st prizes, including the Packer’s award at the Archibald in 1993

I began teaching at the Castle Hill Art Society in 1997, and like to introduce various media to my students.

I still enjoy doing figurative work and drawing but also like to move toward abstraction from time to time, and my travels have provided me with inspiration for landscape and other subjects. I live and work in Sydney, and also have a retreat with studio at Hill End and find the area inspirational for painting as well as having an annual workshop there.

I regularly conduct workshops and demonstrations in and around Sydney as well as interstate and overseas.

I take portrait and other commissions.