Born: 1977 in Bergen on the island of Rügen, Germany
Media: Painting on canvas and paper
Education: Berlin University of the Arts, Class of Prof. Hans Jürgen Diehl; Meisterschüler
Artistic Position
Andrea Damp’s paintings move between representation and abstraction, memory and imagination. Her works evolve through a slow, multilayered process. Fluid acrylics, glazes, overpainting and finely developed oil painting combine to create pictorial spaces in which figures, landscapes and enigmatic scenes emerge.
The artist’s childhood on the island of Rügen and her profound experience of water, sky, light and nature form the biographical foundation of her work. At the same time, Damp engages with the formal achievements of abstract painting and Art Informel. Her paintings do not follow a single narrative. Instead, they open spaces in which perception, memory and imagination intersect.
Selected Highlights
- Studied Fine Art at the Berlin University of the Arts under Prof. Hans Jürgen Diehl.
- Scholarship at the Glasgow School of Art as well as support from the Dorothea Konwiarz Foundation and the Karl Hofer Scholarship.
- Works are included in the Art Collection of the German Bundestag, Museumsberg Flensburg, the Museum of Contemporary Art and the Hurrle Collection.
The janinebeangallery has presented Andrea Damp’s work for many years in both solo and group exhibitions. Alongside large scale paintings, the gallery also presents selected small format works and paintings from different phases of her artistic practice. Her solo exhibition Call of the Void was presented in 2025, followed by Glimmer as part of Berlin Art Week in 2026.