Beach Scene Screenprint 21st century "Three bathers with a fly" Limited Edition

In her artistic work, Engeln explores multifaceted themes inspired by travel observations, which she captures in her paintings and prints. She examines the tension between balance and disruption, highlighting the beauty and vulnerability of our world. Since 2012, she has been complementing her paintings with multicolored woodcuts and screen prints, creating playful and associative collages of various motifs.

Skadi Engeln studied sculpture under Robert van de Laar and painting under Michael Kohr and Hermanus Westendorp at FH Ottersberg from 1990 to 1995. She lives and works in Berlin and France. From 1995 to 1997, she worked as a freelance painter and sculptor in Bochum and Essen. Since 1995, she has operated a summer studio in La Grande Preugne/St. Jeanvrin, Berry, France, and has been working as a freelance painter in Berlin since 1998.

In 2004, she founded and directed the Galerie Ephemer in Berlin-Wuppertal. Since 2008, she has been a member of BKK Berlin and from 2009 to 2011, she directed the Galerie Frenhofer in Berlin. From 2011 to 2013, she had a studio in Paris Belleville and in 2012, she was awarded the Prix Boesner, aab, Paris. In 2017, she founded the "Kunstsalon am Weißen See" and in 2021, the "Kunstsalon am Berg im Tal". Additionally, she is a member of the Kunstverein Ottobrunn.

In her artistic work, Engeln focuses on multifaceted, travel-inspired paintings that explore the tension between balance and disruption, and thematize the beauty and vulnerability of our world. Since 2012, she has complemented her paintings with multi-colored woodcuts and screen prints, which allow her to create playful and associative collages of various motifs, finding their way back into her paintings.