Ingrid Saalfeld, Colors float – shapes appear – the imagination lives

Born in Gelsenkirchen-Buer in 1955. She moved to Dorsten in 1982. Since 2001 she has been working with watercolor in the atelier of Slavica van der Schors. In the years from 2012 to 2020 she studied at IBKK Centre for Art and Design and in 2020 she earned a diploma from Prof. Ph. D. Qi Yang. Her works have been exhibited frequently in German galleries. 

Brigitte Stüwe, NATUR_NAH

Born in 1963 in Bielefeld. In 1982 she graduated High School with a specialty in Landscape Gardening. She studied in Essen and Bonn. In Cologne she was working for an advertising agency. Since 1996 she has been an independent artist and designer in Dorsten. Since 2018 she’s been a member of the Art Council of the Gelsenkirchen Association. She has been an author of solo exhibitions and a collaborator of group exhibitions.

Slavica van der Schors

Slavica was born in 1949 in Serbia. She discovered painting in her youth. She studied painting in Luxemburg from Prof. Calteux, who later became Minister of Culture. For over 20 years, she has been teaching the techniques of watercolor, oil painting and acrylic painting in adult education centers in Wesel, Dorsten, Günne and Marl. She concentrates on people in her work. In the past 30 years she took part in many solo and group exhibitions in Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, Luxemburg, France, England, Serbia and Romania.

Tanja Nowak, from the cycle Figurativ – Woman on chair

Born in Gelsenkirchen in 1974. She studied painting and graphics at IBKK Bochum. She took masterclasses from Prof. Piotr Sonnewend. In 2016 she earned a diploma in painting and graphics. She’s a member of the board of the Art Association VirtuellVisuell e.V as well as the International Artists Association e.V. BIK. She manages the place of artistic meetings for youth and children T.O.T. Lembecka. Tanja bases her work on old photographs from family albums, in want of giving a new meaning to what is forgotten.

Doris Gerhard, Kule

Born in Düren in 1952. Her artistic path led through studying textile design and working with materials, then painting and finally photography, in which she earned a diploma in 2014. Working in education and her experiences in the field of painting form her current view of art. For over 20 years she has been displaying her works at solo and group exhibitions.

Alex Fichtner, Survival in a tent: The Khero family in the Sheikhan Camp

Born in 1979 in Hersten. He was raised in the Ruhr region. He studied fine art and photography at FAdBK in Essen. He graduated with the title of Master of Arts from Prof. Stephen Paul Schneider. He studied journalism at FH Gelsenkirchen. He works for the press, for organizations and as an independent photographer, journalist and artist.

Claudia Schnitzler, To not remember

Born in Mettmann in 1970. She studied geography and sculpture in Bonn. She’s a member of the board of the Art Association VirtuellVisuell e.V. In her objects and installations she uses everyday materials, coming from the idea that even the most unnoticed mass product should be appreciated because it’s a result of creativity and Earth’s precious resources.

Frank Hesse, Spatial object-based play of light | Cosmic laboratories

Born in Essen in 1955. He studied architecture at TH in Dortmund and at Architekturführung mit Klaus Reymann in Krefeld. Professionally, he designs residential and commercial buildings, as well as hospitals. Since 2001 he has run his architectural design studio. He’s a certified therapist, and since 2021 a General Manager of Dorstener Kunstverein e. V.