Silke Otto-Knapp
Silke Otto-Knapp (1970–2022) was a German artist. Her work was shown at numerous galleries and shows including the Bienal de São Paulo. The Istanbul Biennial and the Liverpool Biennial.
Silke Otto-Knapp
- Name
- Silke Otto-Knapp
- Born
- 1970
- Birthplace
- Germany
- Died
- 2022
- Nationality
- Germany.
- Occupation
- painter, artist and university teacher.
- Education
- Chelsea College of Art and Design and University of Hildesheim.
- Languages
- German and English.
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Biography
Biography
Silke Otto-Knapp studied at Chelsea College of Art and Design and University of Hildesheim. The recorded working language is German and English. The field of work recorded is painting, art of drawing and etching. Employment is recorded with University of California, Los Angeles and Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. Work by Silke Otto-Knapp is recorded in the collections of Belvedere, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Museum of Modern Art, Buffalo AKG Art Museum and Dallas Museum of Art.
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Key facts
• Name — Silke Otto-Knapp • Birth Name — Silke Otto-Knapp • Born — 1970 • Birthplace — Germany • Died — 2022
Documentary record
Silke Otto-Knapp, a painter, was born in 1970 in Osnabrück and died in 2022. Both events are recorded by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
Education and career
Education and career
Otto-Knapp attended the university of Hildesheim and received her MFA from Chelsea College of Art and Design in London. Her landscape paintings are known for being based on historical documentation of stage designs and performances. Her laying watercolor only to wash them down and then apply them anew resulted in a body of work conspicuous for establishing the coexistence of conflicting spaces which give rise to an intrinsic tension. Her work was relatable in many different types of aspects.
Exhibitions (selection)
Exhibitions (selection)
Otto-Knapp has held solo exhibitions at the Renaissance Society, Chicago (2020); the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto (2015); the Kunsthalle Wien and the Camden Arts Centre, London (2014); the Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen (2013); the Kunstverein Munich (2010); and the Tate Britain, London (2005). She died in October 2022 of ovarian cancer.
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Osnabrück.
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Pasadena.
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- 1.Silke Otto-Knapp, Galerie Buchholz.
- 2.Silke Otto-Knapp, greengrassi, London.
- 3.Silke OTTO-KNAPP.
- 4.Silke Otto-Knapp, Painter of Moonlit Landscapes and Spectral Dancers, Dies at 52. 9 October 2022.
- 5.Silke Otto-Knapp dies at 52: L.A. Artist turned everyday movement into ephemeral painting. Los Angeles Times. 9 October 2022.
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