Claudia Kaak was born in 1987 in Heppenheim, Germany, where she lives and works. In 2015, she graduated from Goethe University Frankfurt (a.M.). Her first solo show was held at Galerie Pack of Patches in Jena (Germany), and her group exhibitions include shows for Art Innsbruck (Austria), Gallery Ewa Helena in Hamburg, Ludwiggalerie Schloss in Oberhausen and the Grand Salon in Bad Säckingen (Germany), RJD Gallery in New York, Zhou B Art Center in Chicago, Gormleys Fine Art in Dublin, Principle Gallery in Alexandria, Flinders Lane Gallery in Melbourne, Wasau Museum of Contemporary Art in Wasau and Museo Europeo de Arte Moderno in Barcelona. She has been a finalist for the 13th, 14th and 16th Annual ARC competition and has been awarded by the International Guild of Realism (2019) and the Grand Salon (2020). Claudia’s work has been featured in American Art Collector, PoetsArtists, MilionArt Kaleidoscope, The Guide Artists, Revista Ophelia and an online exclusive exhibition with International Guild of Realism, Arizona.

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SOLO EXHIBITIONS

 

2023               ‘Claudia Kaak‘, Museum of art, Essen

2021               ‘Unvollständig‘. la petite galerie,  Heppenheim (Bergstraße)

2020               ‘Gefühlte Welten. Momente im Sein‘, GOLDROTSCHWARTZ German Arthouse,  Den Haag

2018               ‘Introspektion‘, Gallery Ewa Helena, Hamburg

2017               ‘Ecce homo‘, Gallery pack of patches, Jena

 

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GROUP EXHIBITIONS

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2023              17th Annual International IGOR Juried Exhibition at the Sugarman - Peterson Gallery in Santa Fe,

                       New Mexico

2023              'ModPortrait 2022', MEAM - Museo Europeo de Arte Moderno, Barcelona

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2022              IGOR Fall Salon Online Juried Exhibition, International Guild of Realism, Scottsdale, Arizona

2022              'Painting the Fgure Now 2022', Wasau Museum of Contemporary Art, Wasau

2022              'Pandemic', SolArt Gallery, Dublin

2022              'Ophelia', Crucible Gallery

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2021              'The Portrait', 33 Contemporary, Chicago, Illinois

2021              IGOR Fall Salon Online Exhibition, International Guild of Realism, Scottsdale, Arizona

2021              Online Exclusive Exhibition, 'Florals', 33 Contemporary, Chicago, Illinois

2021              IGOR Spring Salon Online Exhibition, International Guild of Realism, Scottsdale, Arizona

2021              'International Women's Day 2021 Exhibition', MEAM - Museo Europeo de Arte Moderno, Barcelona

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2020              30th Miniature Show', Abend Gallery, Denver, Colorado

2020              Von Helden und anderen Menschen', Galerie Kunstforum im Alten Haus, Seligenstadt

2020              'International Guild of Realism 15th Annual Juried Exhibition',

                       Principle Gallery, Charleston, SC

2020              Online Exclusive Exhibition, 'Shelter', 33 Contemporary, Chicago, Illinois

2020              'Shades of Light', RJD Gallery, Bridgehampton, New York

2020              IGOR Spring Salon Online Exhibition, International Guild of Realism, Scottsdale, Arizona

2020              'Story Tellers', Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne

2020              'Colours', Grand Salon, Villa Berberich, Bad Säckingen

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2019              ‘International Guild of Realism 14th Annual Juried Exhibition',

                       Principle Gallery, Alexandria, VA

2019              ‘Go Wild!', Gormleys Fine Art, Dublin and Belfast, Ireland

2019              'Secondary Meanings - Figural Diptychs', Zhou B Art Center, Chicago, Illinois

2019              'We Believe', RJD Gallery, Bridgehampton, New York

2019              IGOR Winter Salon Online Exhibition, International Guild of Realism, Scottsdale, Arizona

2019              'Adorn Me', Zhou B Art Center, Chicago, Illinois

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2018              'Figurative Realism', Zhou B Art Center, Chicago, Illinois

2018              'Women Painting Women | Men Painting Men: Voices with Vision',   

                       RJD Gallery, Bridgehampton, New York

2018              ‘Die Geste', Ludwiggalerie, Schloss Oberhausen

2018               ‘Neue Entdeckungen und etablierte Talente, eine Auswahl',

                       Gallery Ewa Helena in Fabrik der Künste, Hamburg

2018              ‘Grand Salon‘, Villa Berberich, Bad Säckingen

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2017               Women Painting Women: 'A Voice with Vision', RJD Gallery,

                       Bridgehampton, New York

2017              ‘Summer of art', Levantehaus, Galerie Ewa Helena, Hamburg

2017              ‘Grand Salon‘, Villa Berberich, Bad Säckingen

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2016              ‘Art-Shopping‘, Canne Cc

2016              ‘Art Innsbruck 2016‘, Gallery Dikmayer Berlin Mitte

2016              ‘Art-Shopping‘, Carrousel du Louvre, Paris

2016              ‘Media-Art Show‘, Gallery Ewa Helena, Hamburg

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HONORS

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2022               Finalist, 2022, 16th International ARC Salon, Art Renewal Center

2021              Preselected,  'Figurativas 2021', MEAM

2020              Visitor's prize, Grand Salon 2020, 'Colours'

2019               Finalist, 2019, 14th International ARC Salon, Art Renewal Center

2019               Best Portrait Award, International Guild of Realism

2018               Best of The Guide Artists 2018

2018               Finalist, 2018, 13th International ARC Salon, Art Renewal Center

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MEMBERSHIPS

 

International Guild of Realism, International group

Poets and Artists, International group

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PRESS

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2022               American Art Collector - March issue 2022

2020              Realism Today: Breaking Taboos / September 22, 2020

2019               GOSS183: Issue 107 / October2019

2019               American Art Collector - October issue 2019

2019               14th International ARC Salon Catalog - issue 14 / 2019

2019               Poets and Artists: Variety Issue - issue 105 / July 2019

2019               Revista Ophelia: Entrevistas de collección - issue 3 / Mai 2019

2019               Poets and Artists: Secondary Meanings - Figural Diptychs - issue 102 / April 2019

2019               Poets and Artists: Adorn Me - issue 101 / February 2019

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2018               Poets and Artists: Figurative Realism - issue 100 / December 2018

2018               Zeitzeichen - 12/2018: Bestattungskultur - Gesten der Trauer

2018               Buffalo Queen Press: Vol. 1 - issue 1 / August 2018

2018               Poets and Artists: Eros Gaze - issue 93 / May 2018

2018               13th International ARC Salon Catalog - issue 13 / May 2018

2018               Poets and Artists: 10th Anniversary Issue - Oranges & Sardines - issue 92 / March 2018

2018               The Guide Artists - issue 12 / February 2018

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2017              Tango - Das Lifestyle & People Magazin / August 2017

2017              Poets and Artists: Kloosterboer on Kaak - Claudia Kaak's Quest for Inner Peace               

2017               MilionArt Kaleidoscope - 2.17: Independence - Tradition, Erbe oder Autonomie?

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PUBLICATIONS

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Artlibre Arte y Libertad XVI Yearbook, 2021.

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ModPortrait 2020 Special Edition Catalog.

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Artlibre Arte y Libertad XV Yearbook, 2020.

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Vogt, Christine: DIE GESTE - Kunst zwischen Jubel, Dank und Nachdenklichkeit. Meisterwerke

aus der Sammlung Peter und Irene Ludwig von der Antike über Albrecht Dürer bis Roy Lichtenstein.

Bielefeld: Kerber Verlag, 2018.

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Galerie Ewa Helena: Introspektion. Claudia Kaak. Hamburg, 2018.