Painting and sculpture at an exhibition of the artist, Lenbachhaus, Munich (2021)
Michaela Eichwald (born 1967) is a German painter based in Berlin.[1] Her work mostly consists of abstract paintings using mixed media (including acrylic and oil paints, spray paint, wax, lacquer, paper) on different surfaces (pleather, fabrics).[2][3][4] Art critic Christopher Knight described her influences as, "Abstract Expressionism, Japanese Gutai and 1980s Neo-Expressionism, both German and American."[3] Eichwald's paintings have been shown at the Museum of Modern Art, Museum Brandhorst, the Rennes Biennial, dépendance,[2]Reena Spaulings Fine Art, Maureen Paley's gallery, and other art galleries.[4][5][6][7] Since 2006,[8] Eichwald has been running the blog uhutrust.com, where she shares photos and texts. Since the summer semester of 2021 she has held a professorship for abstract painting at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna.[9]
