Constance Renken was born south of Hamburg, Germany in 1974. Since 1993, she has created more than 150 paintings with acrylic on canvas and paper. Her early works include figurative paintings such as hearts and flowers as well as portraits and nudes. Bright colors reflecting enthusiasm and joy are characteristic for Constance's paintings. She receives the inspiration for her colorful art through cosmopolitan impressions and the emotions of her inner life. She lived and worked in New York City for almost five years. In 2012 she moved back to Hamburg, Germany, where she currently works. Constance's paintings depict abstract images of nature. Her work has been shown in many group exhibitions in New York, including Ceres Gallery (Chelsea), Artists Space Gallery (SoHo) and Alpan Gallery (Long Island) among others. Her work was also exhibited at Poster Galerie and Farbpalette in Hamburg, Germany. Major solo exhibitions include Deutsche Bank VIP Lounge at Volkswagen Arena in Wolfsburg, Germany and Lambert in Hamburg, Germany. 

SOLO EXHIBITIONS:

2004          SQUARES – Lambert, Hamburg, Germany

2003          NACKT – Deutsche Bank VIP Lounge, Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg, Germany

2003          A LA C-ART-E – Lambert, Hamburg, Germany

2003          LANDSCHAFTEN – Deutsche Bank VIP Lounge, Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg, Germany

2002          ANSTOSS – Deutsche Bank VIP Lounge, Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg, Germany

2002          A LA C-ART-E – Lambert, Hamburg, Germany

GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

2017           KÜNSTLERINNEN SEHEN BUXTEHUDE – Marschtorzwinger, Buxtehude, Germany

2017           FRIENDS EXHIBITION – Ceres Gallery, New York, NY

2006          LOOKING IN LOOKING OUT – Ceres Gallery, New York, NY

2006          NOHO NEW YORK ART WALK – Blick Art Materials, New York, NY 

2005          DECEMBER 2005 – Alpan Gallery, Huntington, NY

2005          NIGHT OF 1000 DRAWINGS – Artists Space Gallery, New York, NY

2005          THE SQUARE SHOW – Ceres Gallery, New York, NY

2005          GALLERY ARTISTS – Alpan Gallery, Huntington, NY

2005          TIMING – Ceres Gallery, New York, NY

2005          ABSTRACT ART – Lambert, Hamburg, Germany

2004          NIGHT OF 1000 DRAWINGS – Artists Space Gallery, New York, NY

2004          ABSTRACT ART – Lambert, Hamburg, Germany

2004          SINGS OF CHANCE – Ceres Gallery, New York, NY

2002          EMOTIONALE ABSTRAKTIONEN – Molkenthin & Partner, Hamburg, Germany

2002          ART GOES EPPENDORF – Farbpalette, Hamburg, Germany

2001          ABSTRAKTE MALEREI – Poster Galerie, Hamburg, Germany

ART FAIRS:

2017           ALTONALE KUNSTHERBST 2017 - Cruise Center Altona, Hamburg, Germany

CORPORATE AND INSTITUTIONAL COLLECTIONS:

2007          Man Group, New York, NY

2003          Deutsche Bank AG, Wolfsburg, Germany 

PUBLICATIONS/MEDIA:

2017           HAMBURG-MAGAZIN.DE - 360° Geliebte Stadt - altonale KUNSTHERBST - Cruise Center Altona, September 2017

2006          ART NOW - Gallery Guide New York - Chelsea - Ceres Gallery, “Looking In, Looking Out", Edition June - August 2006

2006          NoHo New York Business Improvement District, “NOHO NY ARTWALK”, April 2006

2006          The New York Times - Arts & Entertainment, “With a Little Artistic License”, Art Review, Helen A. Harrison, January 8th, 2006

2005          Alpan Gallery Online, www.alpangallery.com, “December 2005”, December 2005

2005          The New York Art World Online, www.thenewyorkartworld.com, “Alpan Gallery: December 2005”, December 2005

2005          ART NOW - Gallery Guide New York - Chelsea - Ceres Gallery, “The Square Show” , Edition December 2005

2005          Direct Art Magazine, Volume 12, “Constance Renken”, Edition Fall/Winter 2005

2005          ART NOW - Gallery Guide New York - Chelsea - Ceres Gallery, “Timing” , Edition June - August 2005

2005          Alpan Gallery Online, www.alpangallery.com, “Selection 2005”, June 2005

2004          Creative Thriftshop, “Cause for Celebration - A Review of Night of 1,000 Drawings”, Lynn delSol, November 11th, 2004

2004          ART NOW - Gallery Guide New York - Chelsea - Ceres Gallery, “Signs of Change” , Edition June - August 2004

2004          Krzysztof Nowak-Stiftung Online, www.nowak-stiftung.de, „Kunst für einen guten Zweck - Farbenfrohe Akzente zur Förderung

                    der Krzysztof Nowak-Stiftung“, Januar 2004

2003          Jacques’, „Kunst - Kunst - Kunst: Constance Renken wieder im Lambert“, 05. November 2003

2002          Wolfsburger Nachrichten, „Spenden durch Kicken und Kunst – VfL gegen Bayern München: Erlöse fließen in die Krzysztof-       

                    Nowak-Stiftung”,  28. Dezember 2002

2002          Hanse Journal, „Kunst über 3 Etagen in Volksdorf“, 13. Dezember 2002

2002          Eppendorfer Wochenblatt, „Kunst für einen guten Zweck”, 13. November 2002

2002          Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf Online, www.uke.uni-hamburg.de, „Kunstaktion Art goes Eppendorf unterstützt die      

                    Eltern-Baby-Tagesklinik des UKE, 26. August 2002

1999           Harburger Anzeigen und Nachrichten, „Leinwand wird zum Tagebuch“, 27. November 1999