Barbara Kroll
Barbara Kroll
Barbara Kroll (date of birth unknown) is a prominent German painter and draftsman.
Biography
This artist has dedicated herself to making works in which she combines objects, funny motifs, and interesting colors.
She performed Art at an Academy of Fine Arts[4].
"My images have their roots in the real world, but they are by no means illustrations or portraits in the traditional sense, but rather symbolic images".
Barbara Kroll[5].
Barbara has been inspired by everyday life to mainly paint portraits and unusual objects in a semi-abstract style.
Her paintings demonstrate her attention to color and form.
She uses the techniques: acrylic on paper, colored pencil on paper, pencil on cardboard, acrylic on cardboard, collage on cardboard, pastel on cardboard, acrylic on canvas and chalk on cardboard[5].
Awards
(2018) Osten Biennal of Drawing- First Award for Painting on Paper- Skopje, North Macedonia; (2017) International Contemporary Art Competition Miami- 2.
Prize in Painting- Miami, United States; (2016) Luxembourg Art Prize - Nomination- Luxembourg, Luxembourg (2016) Derwent Art Prize, Parker Harris - Nomination- London, United Kingdom; (2016) Charly Smith Prize - Nominated- London, UK; (2016) Ashurst Emerging Artist Prize 2016 - Nomination- London, United Kingdom; (2016) National Portrait Gallery - Nomination- London, United Kingdom (2013) Palm Art Award - Nomination- Leipzig, Germany[5].
Individual exhibitions
(2018) Hinter der Skizze / Historisches Rathaus Hochstadt - Maintal / Hochstadt, Germany; (2018) short story / Galleri Korinth - Faaborg, Denmark; (2017) Hinter der Skizze / Galerie espace38 - Biel, Switzerland; (2017) Über die Gesichter der Frauen / Remise Galerie - Hanau, Germany[5].
Group exhibitions
(2019) FACE III / Gallery Morning - Kyoto, Japan (2019) Place / Gallery Morning - Kyoto, Japan (2019) Die Neuen 2018 / Galerie bbk - Frankfurt am Main, Germany (2019) Ausstellung / Green Kill Gallery - Kingston NY, United States (2018) Barbara Kroll & Susumu Ohira / Galerie 10 dence - Dordrecht, The Netherlands (2018) Multiply by Sharing IX / Werkplaats K - Kerkrade, The Netherlands (2018) Safrin + Kroll / Kommunale Galerie im Gutshaus Steglitz - Berlin, Germany (2017) Uferzonen / Kutschenwerkstatt - Gelsenkirchen, Germany (2017) Frauensicht auf Weiblichkeit / Neustädter Rathaus - Hanau, Germany (2016) Künstler der Remise / Hanauer Kulturverein - Hanau, Germany (2016) My Sex, My Self / Hornsey Town Hall Arts Center - London, UK; (2016) Finalists exhibition Derwent Art Prize / Trowbridge Town Hall - Trowbridge, United Kingdom[5].
Publications
(2018) ohne Author- OSTEN BIENNAL OF DRAWING 2018 (2018) sn- Ausstellung „Safrin + Kroll“ im Gutshaus Steglitz (2018) Johanna Ceglarz - Hinter der Skizze (2017) zvg- Farben rufen "Hier bin ich!" (2017) Christian Chur- »Über die Gesichter der Frauen«: Ausstellung von Barbara Kroll (2017) Muriel Badet- Quand le trait raconte tout (2017) Elisabeth Höving- Kutschenwerkstatt zeigt Menschenbilder an “Uferzonen” (2016) Andrea Pauly- Frauengesichter; (2016) Eleonor Botman- 11 Provocative Images By Women Artists Exploring Sexuality; (2016) ohne Author- My Sex, My Self - Women Artists exploring sexuality and sensuality through self portraits[5].
Residence
Permanent Collection
(2018) World Gallery of Drawings, North Macedonia[5].