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Artist Bio

Marina Susanne Hahn – An Artist with International Impact

Marina Susanne Hahn is an artist born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Her passion for painting emerged in childhood and continues to drive her work to this day. Through her art, Hahn combines her creative energy with her life experiences, imbuing her works with profound political, philosophical, and psychological dimensions. Her artistic repertoire encompasses abstract, semi-abstract, and figurative styles, which she skillfully merges into a fascinating spectrum of themes.

Her works in acrylic and oil are characterized by intricate narrative structures that draw viewers into symbolic, imaginative worlds. The use of vibrant colors gives her paintings a dynamic significance. Hahn draws artistic inspiration from the mark-making technique of Cy Twombly, which she uses as a connecting element between different styles. At the same time, she has developed her distinctive approach, which has been showcased in innovative works such as the “Talking Flowers” series and her installations on technological topics.

Since her professional debut in the art scene in 2021 with an exhibition at the Art Nou Mi-lenni Gallery in Barcelona, Hahn has participated in numerous physical and virtual group exhibitions across Europe and the USA. Highlights include presentations in Rome, London, New York, Miami, Basel, Venice, and, notably, in Bonn and Frankfurt am Main. In 2025, she is scheduled to participate in two group exhibitions in Frankfurt am Main and at ArtExpo New York.

Marina Susanne Hahn has received five art awards and is a member of the renowned Professional Association of Visual Artists (BBK) Frankfurt and the Frankfurt Artist Club. Her vision is to make her art accessible to a broader audience through international exhibitions and to showcase the full range of her impressive work in a solo exhibition.

Artist Statement

Marina Susanne Hahn

Through my art, I aim to spark awareness, curiosity, and self-reflection in the viewer. Depending on the topic, I seek to evoke empathy, motivation, or even a sense of hope. My goal is to create works that resonate with my values, engage the audience, and invite them to explore different perspectives. Some of my pieces are designed to entertain with humor, others to offer moments of stillness and reflection—a chance to pause and recharge. Above all, I strive to craft beauty with meaning.

My art is deeply rooted in my life experiences: a lifelong fascination with art, early inspiration from my grandfather’s creative endeavors, an enriching education, extensive travels, and a profound appreciation for cultural diversity. These experiences, alongside my love for people, animals, and nature, inform my artistic vision and creative process.

Art, to me, is as essential as oxygen. It is an obsession, a driving force, a connector, and a transformative power. It is both a return to my roots and a constant evolution. Influences range from formative encounters with an exceptional art teacher during my teenage years to the works of renowned artists like da Vinci, Bonnard, Matisse, Chagall, Picasso, Dali, Hopper, Twombly, Mondrian, Miro, Richter, Kiefer, af Klint, Frankenthaler, Walker, Emin, … Museum visits and critical perspectives from art critics such as Roberta Smith and Jerry Saltz have further shaped my outlook. While I acknowledge these influences, I strive to stay away from replicative thinking, challenging myself to forge a distinct path.

My practice embraces a variety of styles—abstract, semi-abstract, and figurative—unified by the expressive technique of mark-making. I work primarily with oil, acrylics, watercolors, and mixed media, each material offering unique possibilities. Oil provides rich depth and smooth transitions, acrylic enables spontaneity with its quick drying time, watercolors have an innate fluidity and unpredictability, and mixed media invites playful experimentation. Regardless of the medium, layering is a crucial part of my process, allowing my paintings to grow organically.

Over the years, my approach has evolved—from purely intuitive in my younger years, to a phase focused on concrete details, to my current balance of intuition and intentionality in creating meaningful art.

Artist CV

Marina Susanne Hahn

Shows

2025, USA / Artavita / WWA, ArtExpo New York, 3 – 6 Apr., groupshow, virtually.
2025, Germany / BBK - Professional Association of Visual Artists Frankfurt e. V.) Frankfurt, "Die Neuen 2024", 11 Mar. - 4 May, groupshow, on site.
2025, Germany / BBK - Professional Association of Visual Artists Frankfurt e. V.) Frankfurt, "What is Love?", 15 Feb. - 9 Mar., groupshow, on site.
2025, Germany / BBK - Professional Association of Visual Artists Frankfurt e. V.) Frankfurt, "Diversity Faces", 17 Jan. - 9 Feb., groupshow, on site.

2024 / Germany / The Stage Gallery, Bonn, 29 Nov. - 21 Dec., groupshow, on site.
2024 / Germany / Frankfurter Künstlerclub, Frankfurt/M., 25 Oct. – 17 Nov., groupshow, on site.
2024 / Netherlands / Circle Foundation of the Arts, EuropArtFair, Amsterdam, 6 - 8 Sep., groupshow, virtually.
2024 / Italy / Artbox.Project, Biennale Venice 2.0, 10 - 22 Apr., groupshow, virtually.
2024 / USA / Artavita / WWA, ArtExpo New York, 4 – 7 Apr., groupshow, virtually.

2023 / Germany / Fair Made in FFM, Frankfurt/M., 9 -10 Dec., on site.
2023 / Germany / Frankfurter Künstlerclub, Frankfurt/M., 27 Oct. – 19 Nov., groupshow, on site.
2023 / Italy / Galleria della Biblioteca Angelica, Rome, 5 – 17 Sep., on site.
2023 / Germany / The Stage Gallery, Bonn, 7 Jul. - 5 Aug., groupshow, on site.
2023 / Switzerland / Artbox.Project, Basel 2.0, 15 – 18 Jun., groupshow, virtually.
2023 / USA / Artbox.Project, New York 2.0, 17 – 26 Apr., groupshow, virtually.

2022 / Greece / The Holy Art Gallery, Athens, 10 - 19 Mar. groupshow, virtually.
2022 / USA / Art Basel Art Weeks Miami, Artbox.Project Miami 3.0, 28 Nov. - 10 Dec., groupshow, virtually.
2022 / Germany / Frankfurter Künstlerclub, Frankfurt/M., 4 - 20 Nov., groupshow, on site.
2022 / UK, The Holy Art Gallery, London, 23 - 29 Jun., groupshow, virtually.
2022 / UK / The Holy Art Gallery, London, 5 - 11 Jun., groupshow, virtually.

2021 / Spain / Art Nou Mi-lenni Gallery, Barcelona, 16 - 30 Dec, groupshow, on site.

2020 on-going / Germany / Lorber the Store, Frankfurt/M., since 2020 on-going.

1987 / Germany / Café Gegenwart, Frankfurt/M., Oct. – Nov., groupshow, on site.

Art Prizes / Awards

Circle Foundation for the Arts: Creative Excellence Award. April 2025.
Circle Foundation for the Arts: Finalist Award New York ArtExpo 2025. November 2024.
Circle Foundation for the Arts: Masterful Mind Award. Oktober 2024.
Circle Foundation for the Arts: Creative Excellence Award. May 2024.
Circle Foundation for the Arts: "Personal Art Book-Contest" Finalist. November 2023.
Circle Foundation for the Arts: Exhibition "Miami-Contest" Finalist. July 2023.
Circle Foundation for the Arts / Art/DEAL Magazine Cover Contest Finalist. June 2023.
Circle Foundation of the Arts / Spotlight Magazine Cover Contest Artistic Excellence Award 2023.
Contemporary Art Collectors & Contemporary Art Curator Magazine / Collectors Art Prize 2023.
Contemporary Art Station / Contemporary Expressions Award 2023: "Honourable Mentions" (one of three second places).
Thomson Gallery, Zug, CH, 2022.

Print

Art Leaders of Tomorrow: Defining the Future of Art. Contemporary Art Curator Magazine, Issue March (27th) 2025.
SPOTLIGHT Issue 10, 2025.
Masterful Minds. Digital Art Magazine Edition November 2024.
ArtistCloseup. Contemporary Art Magazine

Edition May 2024.

Artisti di Oggi e di Domani / Artists of Today and Tomorrow. Rome, Dec. 2023.
SPOTLIGHT Issue 34, 2023.
SPOTLIGHT Issue 33, 2023.

Memberships

Professional Association of Visual Artists Frankfurt e. V., Germany (Berufsverband Bildender Künstlerinnen und Künstler Frankfurt e. V. (BBK))
Frankfurt Artists Club (Frankfurter Künstlerclub)

Art Magazine "SPOTLIGHT" #40 2025