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Annegret Soltau

Annegret Soltau is known for her installations, performances, and photographs that address the relationship between the body and the urban landscape.

Soltau's works often explore the tension between individuality and conformity in modern society, and she frequently incorporates her own body into her works to create a connection between the artwork and the viewer.

Her works deal with issues such as sexuality, motherhood, bodily changes, and discrimination against women.

@Annegret Soltau / VG Bild-Kunst - Photo Jessica Schaefer

Biography

Annegret Soltau is a German visual artist born in Lueneburg on January 16, 1946.

She studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Hamburg and Vienna and received a DAAD scholarship to Milan. She has been a freelance artist since 1973, working in painting, graphics, actions, photography and video art.

She has received several awards and her work has been shown in exhibitions worldwide, including retrospectives and exhibitions focusing on the feminist avant-garde of the 1970s.

She has exhibited her work in numerous galleries and museums in Germany and internationally and is considered one of the leading artists of her generation.

@Annegret Soltau / VG Bild-Kunst

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