Birgit Huttemann-Holz

In the studio of  her uncle Werner Holz, an outstanding German artist, Birgit Hüttemann-Holz was exposed to Imaginary Realism/ Phantastische Malerei from early age on. Intrigued by the contradictions of the human psyche she first started to write poetry.

While working as a Physical Therapist, she went to study literature, philosophy and education at the University of Karlsruhe, as well as German literature, philosophy and media science at the Philipps-University in Marburg, Germany.

A sudden move to the US triggered an end to her writings. A universal language was needed- a visual form that moved her words beyond the limitations of translations and geography. It was'nt long before she discovered the ancient Greek practice of encaustic painting.

Her work is deeply rooted in mystical and mythological themes in order to portray the past and the course of human culture and history.

Birgit Huttemann-Holz's work is exhibited nationwide and internationally. She lives and works as a fine artist in the Greater Detroit Area. 


Awards:

Best of Show. Uban Edge, Grosse Pointe Art Center, Grosse Pointe, MI, Juried, 2012
Best Of Show. Our Rivers Our Lakes, Grosse Pointe Art Center, Grosse Pointe, MI, Juried, 2011

Artslant Showcase Winner. Sixth round/November, 2011

Artslant Showcase Winner. Forth round/July, 2011

Finalist of the International Portrait Competition, 2011. Society for Art of the Imagination, UK, London, Juried, 2011

Stipend Recipient. “Stand in the Place Where you Live” Collective enterprise of Chelsea Center for the Arts& Legacy Land Conservancy, 2011
Artslant Showcase Winner. Third round/May, 2011
Third Place. Fire and Ice, Grosse Pointe Art Center GP, MI, Juried, 2011
Artslant Showcase Winner. Second round/March, 2011
Second Place. The Green Show, Grosse Pointe Art Center, GP, MI, Juried, 2011
Honorable Mention. Resolution, Grosse Pointe Art Center, Grosse Pointe, MI. Juried, 2011
Artslant Showcase Winner. (5th round/September), 2010
Second Place. Humor Me. Grosse Pointe Art Center, Grosse Pointe, MI. Juried, 2010
Artslant Showcase Winner. (2nd round/February), 2010
Talentseekers Top 100. Place 27 out of 4500 artists from 85 countries, 2009/2010 , http://www.talentseekers.net/awards2009_2010.php
Third Place. The Green Show, Grosse Pointe Art Center, Grosse Pointe, MI. Juried, 2010
Honorable Mention. World Art Expo 09, Master Competition, Brea, CA. Juried, 2009
Honorable Mention. The Body Eclectic, Lawrence Street Gallery, Ferndale, MI. Juried, 2008
Second Place. Michigan State Fair, Detroit, MI. Juried, 2006


Solo Exhibitions:

2011 "Affairs with Serpants and HeroINES, Nov 12- Dec 31, (3 women show), River's Edge Gallery, Wyandotte, MI
2009 "Wherever you are", encaustic paintings,  Gallery at the Unitarian Church Birmingham Bloomfield, M
2008 "Come Away with Me" encaustic paintings, GPAC (Grosse Pointe Art Center), Grosse Pointe, MI 
2007 Paintings in oil and encaustic, Doan Residency, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI


Selected Group Exhibitions: 

2012

Hommage. Feb 17, River's Edge Gallery, Wyandotte, Mi (invitational) 

Urban Edge, Jan 20- Feb 25, Grosse Pointe Art Center, MI (juried) Best of Show

2011

Stand in the Place Where you Live, Nov 8- Jan 6, Chelsea Center for the Arts, Chelsea, MI (juried)
Affairs with Serpents and HeroINES, Nov 12-Dec 31, (3 women show), River's Edge Gallery, Wyandotte, MI (invitational)

Our Rivers Our Lakes, July 22- August 27, Grosse Pointe Art Center, MI (juried) Best of Show

4731 Gallery, June 25- July 2, Ric Geyer Invitational, Detroit, MI                                                                                         

Word Play, May 30- July 4,GPAC, Grosse Pointe, MI (juried)
4731 Gallery, April 30, Detroit, Mi (invitational)
Fire and Ice, April 15- May 24, Grosse Pointe Art Center, MI, (juried) Third Place
Artexpo New York 2011, March 25-27, New York City, NY
The Green Show, March 10- April 2, Grosse Pointe Art Center, Grosse Pointe, MI (juried) Second Place

Artexpo Istanbul, March, Istanbul, Turkey

Playing with Fire, March 18- May 1, Tubac Center for the Arts, Tubac, AZ (juried)
Resolution, Jan 21-Feb 26, Grosse Pointe Art Center, Grosse Pointe, MI (juried) Honorable Mention

2010


Balance, Holland Area Arts Council, Holland, Mi
Ray Johnson & A Book About Death, SAL Gallery ,CW Post Campus, LIU, Brooksville, NY
Balance, The Reflection Gallery, Finnlandia University, Hancock, MI,
Balance, River's Edge Gallery, Wyandotte, MI
Humor Me, Grosse Pointe Art Center, MI (juried) Second Place
Balance, The Duderstadt Gallery, Universtity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Exploring the Triptych, National Encaustic Exhibition, LUX Center for the Arts, Lincoln, NE (juried)
Fifty Years Fantastic, La Galleria Pall Mall, Trafalgar Square, London, UK (juried)
All American Tour, Las Vegas, NV (invitational)
The Green Show, Grosse Pointe Art Center, Grosse Pointe, MI (juried) Third Place
Opening Exhibition of the International Art Center, Istanbul, Turkey (invitational)
The Body Eclectic, Lawrence Street Gallery, Ferndale MI (juried)


2009

All American Tour, Miranda Galleries, Laguna Beach, CA (invitational)
Ben Franklin Project, 555 Gallery @4731 Gallery, Detroit, MI
Divine, Chalk Farm Gallery, Santa FE, NM (invitational)
Imagine, National Encaustic Exhibition, Elderstreet Gallery, Houston, TX (invitational)
Embedded Light, National Encaustic Exhibition, GPAC, Grosse Pointe, MI (juried)
A Book about Death, Emily Harvey Foundation Gallery, New York City, NY (invitational)
Small Show, DAM Detroit Artist Market, MI (invitational)
Modern Art Gallery, Karlsruhe, Germany
World Art Expo, Brae, CA (invitational) Honorable Mention
Home, Gallery at the Duderstadt Center, Ann Arbor, MI (juried)
Wherever you are, encaustic paintings, Solo exhibition, Gallery at the Unitarian Church Birmingham Bloomfield, MI
The Body Eclectic, Lawrence Street Gallery, Ferndale MI (juried)
Art On the Move, GPAC, Grosse Pointe, MI (juried)

2008

Come away with me, featured artist, GPAC (Grosse Pointe Art Center), Grosse Pointe, MI
Students of Clinton Snyder, BBAC (Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center), MI (invitational)
Our Rivers Our Lakes, GPAC, MI (juried)
Ben Franklin Project, Gallery 555, Detroit, MI (juried)
The Body Eclectic, Lawrence Street Gallery, Ferndale, MI (juried), Honorable Mention

2007/2006


Continued Education, CCS College for Creative Studies, Detroit (juried)
The September Event, Gallery 555, Detroit (invitational)
Avantgarde, GPAC, Grosse Pointe (juried)
Golden Medal, Athletic Club, Detroit, (juried)
Golden Medal, Scarab Club, Detroit (juried)
Our Rivers Our Lakes, GPAC, Grosse Pointe (juried)
Michigan State Fair, Detroit (juried), Second Place

Continued Education 2005-2008

CCS College for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI, USA
BBAC Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, Birmingham, MI, USA

Studies abroad 2010
Summer Academy for the Arts, Marburg, Germany, Prof. Andras Enszt, Hungary


Publications:

Interview with Birgit Huttemann-Holz, Feb.2011, Neoconartist blogspot.com, 2011http://theneoconartist.blogspot.com/2011/02/interview-with-birgit-huttemann-holz.html
Musetouch, Feb 2011, featured artist, online fine art magazine, 2011 http://musetouch.net/blog/2011/02/13/musetouch-visual-arts-magazine-issue-7-published/
Whoople, Feb 2011, artist interview, fine art blog, 2011
Collaboration for fine art set decor with Next Films, Inc. of New York City, NY, 2010
Cover Art for: I broke up with my Haiku, Craig Boehman, and ISBN 10: 1450545491, 2010
"Who is who 2010", Domain Verlag, Leipzig , Germany, ISBN 978-3-9813474-1-8, 2010
"Worldartfoundation Masters", Umbrella Publishing, Orange County, CA, 2009 WAF Masters,page 61-65

TV Appearances:

"Art and Design", Birgit Huttemann- Holz, WMTV5, Nov.19 and 22, 2009
"The John Proust Show ", Birgit Huttemann- Holz& Bonnie Delsener, GPAC, WMTV5, Oct.6, 2009