Anastasia Schneider

For me, art is about capturing the uniqueness and individuality in every person, in every moment, and the wildness of nature, and interpreting them for myself. During my studies, I specialised in figurative painting, and my artistic work explores the tension between closeness and distance that arises in human relationships. I observe social dynamics; I am interested in how authentically we present ourselves in the presence of others, and who we are when we are alone and no one is forcing us to change through norms and expectations. My artistic work explores ways of breaking free from the expectations, social and formal norms placed upon us as individuals and as artists.

Biography

* 2001 in Plauen

2020–2025 Studied at the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts

2021–2023 under Prof. Carl Emmanuel Wolff

2024–2025 with Prof. Anne Neukamp

Since October 2025 Master’s programme with Helen Verhoeven at the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts

Exhibitions and awards:



September 2023–March 2024 Solo exhibition at the Kunsthof Eibenstock

June 2024 Award ceremony at the Youth Art Biennale, followed by an exhibition of one work at the Freiheitshalle in Hof

November 2024 Exhibition of prize-winners from the e.O. Plauen Young Artists’ Competition for Hand Drawing at Forum K (Plauen, Vogtland)

February–June 2025 Exhibition at the Dresden Specialist Court Centre, a two-person exhibition with artist Annina Münch

July–September 2025 Graduation exhibition at the HfBK Dresden

January–February 2026 Group exhibition ‘Floating Through Fragments’ at the Drewes Galerie, Hamburg