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 Stipendium der Stiftung Kulturwerk
  • 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 and trade fairs

BBK Ingolstadt, June 7 – 28, 2025

Kapfenburg Castle Lauchheim, October 10th – 12th, 2025

Aalen Town Hall Gallery, October 31, 2025 – February 1, 2026,
Wiebke Bader and Jessica Rühmann

Would you like to be invited to exhibitions near you?
Schreiben Sie einfach eine Email an info@wiebke-bader.de with the subject “Please invite to exhibitions”.

Selection of past exhibitions

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

2025 Art Karlsruhe, Germany
2025 Affordable Art Fair Brussels, Belgium
2024 ArteQuadra, Arlon, Belgium
2024 Galerie JustBEE, Masevaux, France
2024 Ostalbkreis district office, Aalen (solo exhibition)
2023 Kulturkreis Grafenau, Castle Dätzingen: Wiebke Bader and Ursula Donn
2023 Galerie an der Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich (solo exhibition)
2023 Mainz art gallery (solo exhibition)
2023 ArteQuadra, Belgium
2023 Affordable Art Fair Hamburg
2023 KUNST RAI ART Amsterdam, Niederlande
2022 members only 04, BBK Ulm
2022 Affordable Art Fair Brussels, Belgium
2021 die NEUEN im BBK Westfalen, Dortmund
2021 Gmünd makes art, Schwäbisch Gmünd
2020 On being, Sculptors Alliance, New York

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.

Organisch-abstrakte Bronzeskulptur "Im Tanz" inmitten einer großen Wasserfläche in einem Park.
Dancing away (Photomontage)