Thursday, 8/27, 5:30 - 8PM
ONE UNION STREET (@ Front)
San Francisco
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Monday, August 3, 2009
New Gallery
I am now showing my work at
Come on by and take a look!
Here's an excerpt from their great website:
"HANG ART is fresh art. We scour the San Francisco Bay Area to find exceptional artists—giving you access to a wide variety of the best quality original artwork being produced today. Whether you like abstract art or landscapes—painting or sculpture—art for your home or for a business space, you'll find a large selection of fine art on the hangart.com web site or at our gallery in the Union Square area of San Francisco—whether on display or in our inventory room. (...)"
Bio July 2009
Upon moving to San Francisco from Duesseldorf, Germany, Katja Leibenath began compiling a detailed photographic diary of her surroundings; her paintings are often based on these studies. As reflections of her daily life and regional explorations, they are responses to her new environment and create a sense of place while allowing her to investigate the edges of this new-found civilization.
While exploring and photographing the environs, Leibenath noticed that the essence of California ― the abundance of its spectacular sights ― was easily lost under a haze of familiarity. In response, her paintings look for the noteworthy in the everyday, and beauty in the seemingly mundane; she is in love with every aspect of this region.
Elevating the image to another level by reproducing it in a different format, Leibenath chooses oil and canvas as her preferred medium. Her process is fluid; her paintings morph under multitudes of layers adding depth and dimension. Working with the painting over an extended period and bringing to it multiple perspectives, she imbues it with a poetic beauty that unfolds over time. Leibenath frequently works on series of related pieces and occasionally begins them Plein Air hidden under a large sun hat and working on a carefully perched easel.
Leibenath earned a Bachelor's degree in Interior Architecture from the Peter Behrens' School Of Architecture in Duesseldorf, Germany. She has a background in fine woodworking and holds a Letter of Journeymanship in furniture making. Her technical skills were acquired through regular Summer Studio School classes at the Academie Europeenne Des Beaux-Art in Trier, Germany.
Leibenath has been painting in San Francisco since 2006. Her work as been showcased at venues throughout the Bay Area including Hang Gallery, SomArts Gallery, Artist X-Change Gallery, The Lab, and Liquid Spaces.
Sunday, August 2, 2009
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