Sophia Kühn

Freelance artist
SHOWROOM: Roonstr. 37 – Herne, Germany

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Sophia Kühn – landscape painter from Herne (Germany) and Biscarrosse (France), born in Pyskowice (Poland)

In my works, I immerse myself in the boundless expanses of the sky and the sea, exploring the boundaries between reality and abstraction, guided by my intuition. My art is a journey through semi-abstract landscapes where the interplay of light and shadow, shapes, and colors unfolds.

Through the use of acrylic paints on canvas and the creation of digital artworks and animations, I craft my own world where emotions find expression in diverse ways. Every brushstroke, every line, and every hue contributes to creating an atmosphere that invites the viewer to immerse themselves in my world and discover their own emotions within it.

My art is more than just a visual experience – it is a journey of the soul, a means of exploring and expressing feelings and moods. It invites one to lose oneself and simultaneously find oneself in a landscape that is as fascinating as it is calming. Welcome to my world of intuitive semi-abstract landscapes, where the sky and the sea merge into infinite horizons, and emotions can flow freely.

Member of the Herner Künstlerbund

About:

“The focus of Sophia Kühn’s painting is the sea and the sky in their ever-changing appearance. At least, that’s how it seems at first glance.
A key aspect that distinguishes Sophia Kühn from many other artists dedicated to this theme is her sense of temporality. What is meant here is that Sophia Kühn brings to the canvas a perspective that could be called timeless. It’s not about capturing a singular, unique moment, as Hokusai did when he showed us the wave just before it breaks. Rather, she succeeds in using color and light to create an atmosphere that detaches itself from the motif. The sea we see now was just a moment ago something else and will continue to change before our eyes. But it is less reality that causes this change. It is the eye of the beholder, the gaze of the individual, who moves through the world with ever-changing emotions, creating their own realities.
Of course, this is no longer provocative, as it was in William Turner’s time, when he dared to break away from the motif and painted atmospheric landscapes bordering on abstraction. Yet these paintings, in which the interplay between the concrete and the abstract is constantly redefined, question the reality of the visible.
To call Sophia Kühn a landscape painter would therefore be too simplistic, as she continually explores the boundaries of this genre – sometimes with broad, gestural brushstrokes, sometimes with translucent layers of color. Here, a whirl of vibrant, broad brushstrokes evokes cloud formations or gusts of wind. There, it’s intersecting color fields that suggest sky and sea only because of a horizon delicately indicated with a fine line. In this way, her painting becomes a tool for exploring emotions.
Viewing the sea becomes a projection surface for the self, which cannot see itself but expresses its innermost being through the motif. What could be more fitting for this than the infinite vastness of the sea and sky, which remind humanity of its insignificance? After all, we are nothing more than a speck of dust in the universe. And yet, the vastness of the sea and sky always carries something comforting for us.”

Natalie Dilekli, Art Historian M.A.

Exhibitions

2026

Solo exhibition:
2026 vhs-GALERIE – Herne – Deutschland / Germany

2025

Solo exhibition:
26.09 – 31.12.2025 – Galerie im VestQuartier – Recklinghausen – Deutschland / Germany
18.07-26.07.2025 Biscarrosse –– France
23.05-15.06.2025 Kunstpunkt – Herne – Deutschland / Germany

Collective exhibition:
01. – 02.2025 – HealWeArt – across France– Frankreich / France
TBA Herner Künstlerbund

2024

Solo exhibition:
17.11- 08.12.2024 Der weite Himmel und das Meer – Zeche Scherlebeck – Herten – Solo exhibition – Deutschland / Germany
2024 KAZoptikum – Solo exhibition – Herne – Deutschland / Germany

Collective exhibition:
11.24 – 01.24 JA Herner Künstlerbund Rathaus – Collective exhibition – Herne – Deutschland / Germany
01.09 – 29.09.2024 Kunstpunkt – Herne – Collective exhibition – Deutschland / Germany
2024 Odyssey Global Media ” The Blue Planet” – Collective exhibition
2024 NFT.NYC – Collective exhibition – New York – United States
2024 Kunst und die Welt der NFTs – VHS Herne – Vortrag – Deutschland / Germany
2024 Women in Tech 2024 Showcase + Times Square Billboard – Collective exhibition – NYC
2024 Collective exhibition
MUCH TECH / Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico / EVENT EXHIBITION : Jan 19th – 23rd, 2024 / INDEFINITE EXHIBITION : Jan 24th
NOX Gallery Party / NoDO Art Bar, San Cristobal De las Casas Chiapas, Mexico / PARTY EXHIBITION : Jan 27th, 2024
NOX Gallery EBISU Exhibition / Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan / EXHIBITION : Jan 24th, 2024
Metaverse Exhibition / Jan 19th – 27th, 2024
Die Ausstellung wird auch dauerhaft im Museum Chiapas de Ciencia y Tecnología (MUCH) Mexiko zu sehen sein

2023

Solo exhibition:
2023 KunstKlangGenuss – Solo exhibition – Bayer. Staatsbad Bad Reichenhall – Deutschland / Germany
2023 Envie de Mer – Solo exhibition – Biscarrosse – France
2023 Kunstverein „KunstVest“ Große-Kreul KG – Einzelausstellung – Castrop-Rauxel – Deutschland / Germany
2023 Die bobiennale 2023 – Offenes Atelier – Einführung in Welt der NFTs / Digitale Zertifikate – Herne – Deutschland / Germany
2023 KAZoptikum – Solo exhibition – Herne – Deutschland

Collective exhibition:
2023 Bring Your Own Beamer – Collective exhibition – Künstlerzeche Herne – Deutschland / Germany
2023/2024 ART.Vent – Collective exhibition – Recklinghausen – Deutschland / Germany
2023/2024 Herner Künstlerbund Rathaus – Collective exhibition – Herne – Deutschland / Germany
2023 Grand Opening of Museum & Art Gallery @nua.casa – Collective exhibition – São Paulo, Brasilien
2023 DAS artitUP Z!MMER – Collective exhibition – Bochum – Deutschland / Germany
2023 Artbox.Project Zürich 5.0 – Collective exhibition – Zürich – Schweiz
2023 888 Inner Circle X Mrs Toolip – Collective exhibition – Barcelona – Spanien
2023 NFT Tallinn – Collective exhibition – Tallinn – Estonia
2023 A New Way to See Dreams – Collective exhibition – Barcelona – Spanien
2023 NFT.NYC – Collective exhibition – New York – United States
2023 Spuren 3 – Collective exhibition – Herne – Deutschland / Germany

2022

Solo exhibition:
2022 Kreativ.Quartier Wanne – Landschaftsmalerei und NFTs – Solo exhibition – Herne – Deutschland / Germany

Collective exhibition:
2022 Collective exhibition – Schollbrockhaus Galerie Herne – Deutschland / Germany
2022 Sichtbar bleiben – Collective exhibition – Flottmannhallen Herne – Deutschland / Germany

2021

Solo exhibition:
2021 Wildrose Herne – Solo exhibition – Deutschland / Germany
2021 Bürgerhaus-Galerie Castrop-Rauxel – Solo exhibition – Deutschland / Germany

2020

Solo exhibition:
2020/2021 Haranni Clinic Herne – Solo exhibition – Deutschland / Germany

Collective exhibition:
2020 Gemeinschaftsausstellung – Schollbrockhaus Galerie Herne – Deutschland / Germany

2019

Solo exhibition:
2019 Restaurant Fontäne – Solo exhibition – Herne – Deutschland / Germany
2019 Affenhack – Solo exhibition – Herne – Deutschland / Germany
2019 Kanzlei Vielhauer – Solo exhibition – Herne – Deutschland / Germany

Collective exhibition:
2019 Kurfürstenkunst, Herbsttage – Collective exhibition – Recklinghausen – Deutschland / Germany

Online:

Women in Tech Showcase 2024
A New Way to See Dreams
Women In Tech 2023 Showcase
4th STAMINA Exhibition by @artsiesco
NFT-Painters-Gallery Fer Curates
Oncyber.io 6529 Museum District
Spatial.io ArtSophiaKuehn
Oncyber.io ArtSophiaKuehn

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