Artist

"When looking at Wiebke Bader's works, one gets the impression that there is a strong curiosity, a true joy of experimentation. It seems like a desire to get to the bottom of things, to explore the materials, to discover their special qualities, and to develop them into a form. For the viewer, it is exciting to be swept along and infected by the artist's curiosity."
Ruth Hansmann, art historian

Link to the YouTube video “I think with my hands” (2:42 min), © www.benediktwalther.com

About

  • Raised in Bielefeld, Germany.
  • Apprenticeship as a carpenter. 1st prize for the journeyman's piece in the competition The good form.
  • Studied architecture at the Technical University of Braunschweig. Award for excellent academic achievements and admission to the German National Academic Foundation.
  • Architectural engineer.
  • Since 2014 freelance sculptor. Member of the Federal Association of Visual Artists.
  • 2021 Scholarship from the Kulturwerk Foundation
  • Lives and works in Swabia, Germany.
The artist, working on the clay model of the sculpture Moving.
Working on the sculpture Moving
The artist, working on the the sculpture Three round forms.
Working on the sculpture Tree round forms
The artist, working on the plaster model of the sculpture In Harmony.
Working on In Harmony

Upcoming exhibitions

großARTig – Generationen im Dialog, BEGE Galerien, Ulm, 27. Februar – 28. März 2026 (Beteiligung)

Sculpture Trail at the State Garden Show Ellwangen, April – October 2026 (participation)

Art container at the Ellwangen State Garden Show, May 11–17, 2026

Gmünd Art Association, Wiebke Bader - sculptures, Nov. 13, 2026 – Jan. 10, 2027

Would you like to be invited to exhibitions near you?
Just write an email to info@wiebke-bader.de with the subject “Please invite to exhibitions”.

Past exhibitions (Selection)

Bronze Skulpturen in der Mainzer Kunst Galerie 2023
Mainz Art Gallery 2023

Solo exhibitions:
2025 Aalen Town Hall Gallery (with Jessica Rühmann)
2024 Ostalbkreis district office, Aalen
2023 Kulturkreis Grafenau, Dätzingen Castle (with Ursula Donn)
2023 Galerie an der Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich (with Jaemin Lee)
2023 Mainz art gallery

Art fairs:
2026 Affordable Art Fair Brüssel, Belgien
2025 Art Karlsruhe, Germany
2025 Affordable Art Fair Brussels, Belgium
2023 Affordable Art Fair Hamburg
2023 KUNST RAI ART Amsterdam, Niederlande
2022 Affordable Art Fair Brussels, Belgium

International and other exhibitions:
2025 Gallery at the Harderbastei, Ingolstadt
2024 ArteQuadra, Arlon, Belgium
2024 Galerie JustBEE, Masevaux, France
2023 ArteQuadra, Belgium
2022 members only 04, BBK Ulm
2021 die NEUEN im BBK Westfalen, Dortmund
2021 Gmünd makes art, Schwäbisch Gmünd
2020 On being, Sculptors Alliance, New York (curated online exhibition)

Works in public ownership:
Art collection of the city of Aalen
Art Collection of the Ostalb District Office

Vision

Bow I in front of the Audimax of Aalen University

Wiebke Bader creates sculptures that are also models for larger works. Larger than life, they could stand in public spaces or set a highlight in spacious gardens.