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Marie-Therese Heublein | Painting

2025, “She Says!”, A dialogue of European Female Artists, Beijing

08.11.2025 – 03.12.2025

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Installation views | All images are courtesy of Areté Space

Female storytelling in contemporary art often emerges from a deeply personal and multifaceted space, challenging traditional narratives and expanding the boundaries of identity, vulnerability, and power. While male artists have long dominated the canon with grand historical, political, or conceptual statements, many female artists offer intimate perspectives that question societal norms and spotlight lived experiences—especially those historically marginalized or silenced. Despite a growing recognition of women’s contributions to the art world, female artists remain underrepresented in galleries, museum collections, and auction houses. However, this imbalance is gradually shifting, thanks to increased advocacy, shifting cultural awareness, and the powerful impact of female voices shaping the future of art. Female storytelling in European contemporary art often reflects a long history of institutional exclusion and a recent surge of reclamation. European women artists frequently engage with themes of identity, memory, and resistance, shaped by the continent’s complex socio-political past—from colonialism to post-war reconstruction and the feminist movements of the 20th century. Their narratives often challenge the traditional Western canon, using irony, conceptual strategies, and historical critique to subvert dominant narratives. We have gathered a group of European female artists, aged 30 to 85. That’s not just a demographic—it’s a span of lived time, of shifting cultural landscapes, of personal and political change. The glue isn’t style. It’s not medium. It’s the fact that each artist is working from inside her own skin, her own history, her own moment. And yet, when you put them together, something happens. It’s like tuning into different radio stations, all playing music from the same continent, but across decades. Some are raw, some refined. Some are haunted, some playful. But they all carry traces of being a woman in Europe—whether that means reckoning with silence, pushing against tradition, or simply refusing to be categorized. The mix of styles? It’s not a mix. It’s a constellation. Each artist is a point of light. Some burn hot, some flicker quietly. But when you stand back, you see a shape. Not a theme. Not a narrative. Just a presence. A collective presence that says: we’re here, we’ve been here, and we’re not done yet. No slogans. No labels. Just the work, and the women behind it. It’s a chorus of women who each speak from a different place in time, geography, and psyche. Some are maximalists, some minimalists. Some whisper, some roar. But they all share a kind of interiority—a commitment to expressing something felt, not just seen. Together, they form a landscape of female consciousness across generations. Not a manifesto. Not a movement. Just a gathering of minds that refuse to flatten themselves into trends. Marie-Therese Heublein (b.1997, Germany) is an artist who bridges the digital and physical realms. With a BA from the University of Applied Sciences,Munich, and an MA from the University of the Arts London, her work exploreshow digital technology influences our perception of the human body. Her paintings blend the digital and physical, presenting the body as a malleablesurface. Influenced by Baroque pathos and virtual environments, she combines digital 3D modeling and traditional oil  painting. Her art reflects a dynamic interplay of dissolution and growth, offering a fragmented yet cohesive view of contemporary existence. Despite uncertainties about the environment and future, Heublein’s work remains optimistic, suggesting alternative futures with imagination and curiosity. Her first solo exhibition was held in 2024 at Swanfall Art in London.

Exhibited Work

欧鬅“喪艺术坅瓮霠

开堶ㄩ2025.10.08 15:00

Opening:15:00,08 Nov,2025

 

礜屪ㄩ暕昈蒱 蟭阳区798 艺术区东妎 侚值厗间

Add: ARETE SPACE, East Street, 798 Art District, Beijing

Curated by ImageChaser

2022 – 2026

Selected Exhibitions

Installation views

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2025, "She Says!!"

Areté Space, Beijing

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2025, "Art021"

Art Fair, Shanghai

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2025, "Ritan Cup Art"

Ritan Park, Beijing

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2025, "Bella Italia"

Museum, Heroldsberg

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2025, "33x37 - the fourth"
Yuan Art Museum, Beijing

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2025, "Chez Moi"

Swanfall x Gallery 46, London

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2024, "Transform"

Swanfall x Bond Street, London

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2023, "4 IN 1"

Cornerstone Studios, London

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2022, "Chruch/Factory"

UAL x Copeland Gallery, London

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