About

Julia Kalkbrenner is a contemporary oil painter. Born in Brussels (Belgium) to German parents, she spent her childhood years growing up in Germany and the United States. Julia graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1989, moving back to Germany where she spent the following 22 years working as a commercial photographer before committing herself to full-time painting in 1993. In 2012 she moved back to the United States where spends her time between California and New Mexico. Her work can be found in private and corporate collections throughout Europe and the United States.

Artist statement

I’ve explored a very wide range of themes and styles in my growth as a painter. This exploration is fueled by a continuous search for how to best express the world I perceive at any given moment. Moving between impressionistic form and expressive gesture my work represents extracts of a reality nurtured by an inner dialog and endless studies of light, color, shape and composition. 

Curriculum Vitae

1967 born in Brussels (Belgium)
1970 – 78 McLean, Virginia (USA)
1978-84 Bad Honnef (Germany)
1985-89  Rhode Island School of Design (USA)
1989 Graduated with BFA in Illustration from the Rhode Island School of Design (USA)
1989 – 2013 Bad Honnef (Germany)
1994 – 2011  Associate Member of National Art Guild, Berufsverband Bildender Künstler (BBK), Rheinland-Pfalz (Germany)
2012 move to the USA

Selected Exhibitions

2010 – Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH, Frankfurt (Germany)
2009 – Management Engineers GmbH & Co. KG, Düsseldorf (Germany)
2006 – “Found Objects”, Gallery 408, Carrizozo New Mexico (USA)
2001 – DELTA MANAGEMENT Consultants GmbH, Frankfurt (Germany)
1998 – “WORKS”, Atelier am Rhein, Linz (Germany)
1996 – “Landschaften”, Gallerie “Idea & Art”, Bad Honnef (Germany)
1994 – “XYZ”, Galerie im Sternenhof, Bonn (Germany)
1992 – “Mexican Windows”, Künstlerkeller “Zur Kerze”, Bonn (Germany)

Selected Group Exhibitions

2014 – Invitational Exhibition #8, Graton Gallery, Graton, California (USA)
2009 – Fördergemeinschaft Junge Kunst, Bad Honnef (Germany)
1997 – Kristallfabrik, Ahrbrück (Germany)
1993 – Ausbildungstätte Auswertiges Amt (Germany)
1991 – Postakademie, Bad Honnef (Germany)

Residencies

2006 – Gallery 408 Carrizozo, New Mexico (USA)

Gallery Representation

2017 – present    Gallery 408 Carrizozo, New Mexico (USA)