Heidrun Rathgeb, Die Ruderin, Torcello, 2024
Reduction woodcut, 27 x 22cm, edition of 5
Heidrun Rathgeb’s practice celebrates - in her words - ‘moments that feel like daily epiphanies’. Whether drawing from the dramatic landscape surrounding her home or capturing intimate moments within domesticity, Heidrun’s small-scale unique and limited edition prints explore ‘states of being’ within today’s often frenetic world.
Heidrun works using a range of traditional and contemporary printmaking techniques including woodcut, etching and monoprint. Hand-printed outside the confines of a commercial studio, each individual print is characterised by unique variations inherent in the fluidity of the printing process.
This new, unframed reduction woodcut print is being shown for the first time by Oliver Projects at the 2025 London Art Fair. Printed in a small limited edition of five, the reduction woodcut technique is labour-intensive. Heidrun always draws when she travels and this print originated from sketches the artist made on a recent trip to Torcello, an island near Venice. Here, the lagoon’s rippling water appears lilac in colour, lit by the setting sun, contrasting with the rower’s vibrant yellow sweater.
Heidrun was born in Germany but moved to London in 1993 to study at the Byam Shaw School of Art followed by the Slade School of Fine Art, London. Her work has been exhibited in regular solo and group exhibitions in the UK and internationally. She has undertaken artistic residencies in Norway, Denmark, France, Scotland, Spain, Italy and India. Oliver Projects exhibited Heidrun’s prints at the Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair every year since 2021. John Martin Gallery, London, presented the first solo exhibition of her paintings in the UK. A solo exhibition of Heidrun’s work was presented by 532 Gallery Thomas Jaeckel in New York, USA (March 2023); a solo exhibition of paintings followed in Sydney, Australia, at Day 01 Gallery (August 2024). Most recently, her work was on show at Paul Smith’s flagship store in London as part of a group exhibition.
Heidrun currently lives and works in rural South Germany, with views from her home of Lake Constance and the Alps.
Reduction woodcut, 27 x 22cm, edition of 5
Heidrun Rathgeb’s practice celebrates - in her words - ‘moments that feel like daily epiphanies’. Whether drawing from the dramatic landscape surrounding her home or capturing intimate moments within domesticity, Heidrun’s small-scale unique and limited edition prints explore ‘states of being’ within today’s often frenetic world.
Heidrun works using a range of traditional and contemporary printmaking techniques including woodcut, etching and monoprint. Hand-printed outside the confines of a commercial studio, each individual print is characterised by unique variations inherent in the fluidity of the printing process.
This new, unframed reduction woodcut print is being shown for the first time by Oliver Projects at the 2025 London Art Fair. Printed in a small limited edition of five, the reduction woodcut technique is labour-intensive. Heidrun always draws when she travels and this print originated from sketches the artist made on a recent trip to Torcello, an island near Venice. Here, the lagoon’s rippling water appears lilac in colour, lit by the setting sun, contrasting with the rower’s vibrant yellow sweater.
Heidrun was born in Germany but moved to London in 1993 to study at the Byam Shaw School of Art followed by the Slade School of Fine Art, London. Her work has been exhibited in regular solo and group exhibitions in the UK and internationally. She has undertaken artistic residencies in Norway, Denmark, France, Scotland, Spain, Italy and India. Oliver Projects exhibited Heidrun’s prints at the Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair every year since 2021. John Martin Gallery, London, presented the first solo exhibition of her paintings in the UK. A solo exhibition of Heidrun’s work was presented by 532 Gallery Thomas Jaeckel in New York, USA (March 2023); a solo exhibition of paintings followed in Sydney, Australia, at Day 01 Gallery (August 2024). Most recently, her work was on show at Paul Smith’s flagship store in London as part of a group exhibition.
Heidrun currently lives and works in rural South Germany, with views from her home of Lake Constance and the Alps.
Reduction woodcut, 27 x 22cm, edition of 5
Heidrun Rathgeb’s practice celebrates - in her words - ‘moments that feel like daily epiphanies’. Whether drawing from the dramatic landscape surrounding her home or capturing intimate moments within domesticity, Heidrun’s small-scale unique and limited edition prints explore ‘states of being’ within today’s often frenetic world.
Heidrun works using a range of traditional and contemporary printmaking techniques including woodcut, etching and monoprint. Hand-printed outside the confines of a commercial studio, each individual print is characterised by unique variations inherent in the fluidity of the printing process.
This new, unframed reduction woodcut print is being shown for the first time by Oliver Projects at the 2025 London Art Fair. Printed in a small limited edition of five, the reduction woodcut technique is labour-intensive. Heidrun always draws when she travels and this print originated from sketches the artist made on a recent trip to Torcello, an island near Venice. Here, the lagoon’s rippling water appears lilac in colour, lit by the setting sun, contrasting with the rower’s vibrant yellow sweater.
Heidrun was born in Germany but moved to London in 1993 to study at the Byam Shaw School of Art followed by the Slade School of Fine Art, London. Her work has been exhibited in regular solo and group exhibitions in the UK and internationally. She has undertaken artistic residencies in Norway, Denmark, France, Scotland, Spain, Italy and India. Oliver Projects exhibited Heidrun’s prints at the Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair every year since 2021. John Martin Gallery, London, presented the first solo exhibition of her paintings in the UK. A solo exhibition of Heidrun’s work was presented by 532 Gallery Thomas Jaeckel in New York, USA (March 2023); a solo exhibition of paintings followed in Sydney, Australia, at Day 01 Gallery (August 2024). Most recently, her work was on show at Paul Smith’s flagship store in London as part of a group exhibition.
Heidrun currently lives and works in rural South Germany, with views from her home of Lake Constance and the Alps.
