Background Sarah Kofman
Artistic Background
- Born in 1988 in Hamburg
- Drawing since early childhood
- Realistic drawing course at VHS Elmshorn, 2009
- Two alla prima painting courses with artist Rose Adrian-Trienen, 2018 and 2020
- Participating in workshops at Kunsthaus Schenefeld led by Siegrun Roemmling since 2023
Exhibitions
- March 2024: “Sillhouetten am Meer” at Forum Baltikum Dittchenbühne e.V., Elmshorn (group exhibition with artist Ingrid Günther)
- February 2025: “Sillhouetten am Meer” at Barmstedt Town Hall (group exhibition with Ingrid Günther)
- November 2025: “Sillhouetten am Meer” at Forum Baltikum Dittchenbühne e.V., Elmshorn (group exhibition with Ingrid Günther)
Awards
- Finalist Award, Galerie Teravarna, November 2025
- Honourable mention from the Megalopolitan Art Gallery for ‘Girl with a Hood’, May 2026
In my work, I seek out those spaces where pain and hope quietly meet and mingle. Where sorrow and hope gently intertwine.
Portraits are at the core of my artistic journey — faces drawn freely, without models, each one telling its own unique story. These portraits emerge from intuition, mirroring lived experiences and deep desires. Through a diverse use of materials.
Through the use of different materials, I create images that both unsettle and awaken, yet also comfort and touch. My aim is to bring into the light what often stays hidden: discrimination, exclusion, and the destruction of our environment. My art invites viewers to pause, reflect on society, and consider their own place within it.
For me, art is a living dialogue — protest, invitation, and a ray of light.
And a glimmer of light Hope? all at once. It gives voice to what is often silenced
It names what is often concealed
and reminds us that there is always hope.
Artistic Background
- Born in 1988 in Hamburg
- Drawing since early childhood
- Realistic drawing course at VHS Elmshorn, 2009
- Two alla prima painting courses with artist Rose Adrian-Trienen, 2018 and 2020
- Participating in workshops at Kunsthaus Schenefeld led by Siegrun Roemmling since 2023
Exhibitions
- March 2024: “Sillhouetten am Meer” at Forum Baltikum Dittchenbühne e.V., Elmshorn (group exhibition with artist Ingrid Günther)
- February 2025: “Sillhouetten am Meer” at Barmstedt Town Hall (group exhibition with Ingrid Günther)
- November 2025: “Sillhouetten am Meer” at Forum Baltikum Dittchenbühne e.V., Elmshorn (group exhibition with Ingrid Günther)
Awards
- Finalist Award, Galerie Teravarna, November 2025
- Honourable mention from the Megalopolitan Art Gallery for ‘Girl with a Hood’, May 2026
In my work, I seek out those spaces where pain and hope quietly meet and mingle. Where sorrow and hope gently intertwine.
Portraits are at the core of my artistic journey — faces drawn freely, without models, each one telling its own unique story. These portraits emerge from intuition, mirroring lived experiences and deep desires. Through a diverse use of materials.
Through the use of different materials, I create images that both unsettle and awaken, yet also comfort and touch. My aim is to bring into the light what often stays hidden: discrimination, exclusion, and the destruction of our environment. My art invites viewers to pause, reflect on society, and consider their own place within it.
For me, art is a living dialogue — protest, invitation, and a ray of light.
And a glimmer of light Hope? all at once. It gives voice to what is often silenced
It names what is often concealed
and reminds us that there is always hope.