Petra Schott

 

 

 

Petra Schott is a German abstract painter based in Frankfurt. Working primarily in oil, her art explores the emotional undercurrents of daily life—particularly those shaped by memory, longing, and womanhood. Her paintings invite viewers into spaces of introspection and poetic resonance, blending lyrical abstraction with subtle figurative elements.

 

After earning her second law degree and serving as a lawyer and judge, Schott pursued a Fine Arts degree at the Art Academy in Kassel, Germany. Since leaving the legal profession in 2014, she has dedicated herself fully to painting. Her work has been widely exhibited across Germany, the UK, the US, France, and Belgium, and is held in numerous private collections worldwide.

 

Critics and curators have praised the emotional depth and quiet complexity of her paintings. As curator Nell Cardozo writes, “There is a generous intimacy in Schott’s use of color that coaxes out a subtle interplay between comfort and longing. Looking into them is like looking into a dream that belongs to some common consciousness.”

 

Schott is represented by several international galleries, including Tappan Collective (Los Angeles), Konsum163 (Munich), Mirena Art Gallery (Saint Paul de Vence), Hancock Gallery (Newcastle), Pryor Fine Art Gallery, Atlanta, and BelArt Gallery (Brussels). In 2023, she received the Jackson’s Painting Prize for non-representational art. Her work has been featured in publications such as Create! Magazine and Art Seen. In addition to her studio practice, she teaches an annual workshop at Kunstakademie Eigenart in Bad Heilbrunn, Germany.

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More information about her work at this video  by Jackson's Art: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nM6AYw7iMwc&t=175s