Katja Wickert is a visual artist who studied painting and graphics at the Free Academy of Fine Arts in Essen from 2001 to 2007, where she was a master student of Prof. Stephan P. Schneider. Since 2007, she has been working as a freelance artist, participating in both national and international solo and group exhibitions. She is also the co-founder of Kulturwerkstatt Ins Blaue e.V. in Remscheid and the founder of the non-profit Ins Blaue Art Gallery in Remscheid.
Katja Wickert’s art questions the relationship between material and object, inviting the audience into this dialogue. Drawing inspiration from everyday life and nature, she explores the meanings of materials through an experimental approach. In this interview, we discuss her artistic process, her connection with materials, and how audience interaction adds new dimensions to her work.