Sophie von Hellermann (born 1975,

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) is an artist based in

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who gained a fine art degree at the

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. She went to art school in London, and stayed because "It's magical." She has been inspired by German Romanticism and

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. Von Hellermann has shown work internationally in exhibitions including "Dear Painter… Paint Me" at the

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, "On The Ground" at Vilma Gold in London, "Post Modern" at Greene Naftali in

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, and

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. She was part of 2011's "Spring of September" annual exhibition in

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. She also had solo exhibits "Cold as a Witch's Tit" at

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(2013), and "Play With Fire" at Vilma Gold (2015). One of her pieces is in the permanent collection of the Tak Room at Hudson Yards as of 2019. After the lockdown due to

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, she was part of a re-opening exhibit in

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in May 2020. In 2022, von Hellermann was commissioned by Oxford University's Jewish Country Houses Project and urKultur to create a site-specific artwork in Schloss Freienwalde, the former home of

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Sophie von Hellermann at Vilma Gold, London

Sophie von Hellermann at Greene Naftali

at

Kim Kim Gallery Kim Kim Gallery is a contemporary art gallery run by Gregory Maass & Nayoungim, a German-Korean artist duo. The Gallery was founded at the Market Gallery in Glasgow, Scotland, in 2008. It describes itself as "a non-profit organization, locative a ...

Sophie von Hellermann in Italy

Sophie von Hellermann
on LinkedIn 1975 births Living people German contemporary artists Alumni of the Royal College of Art {{Germany-artist-stub