About the Artist Abel Auer

Abel Auer (b. 1974 in Munich) is one of the most singular voices in contemporary painting. His visual language brings together the painterly strategies of the classical avant-garde and the do-it-yourself spirit of 1980s punk and skateboard culture. Landscape sits at its centre, which he develops into dreamlike, often visionary worlds of peculiar colour. Raised in Stuttgart, Auer studied at the Hochschule für bildende Künste in Hamburg, where he co-founded the artist group Akademie Isotrop and has himself taught as a professor since 2019. Beyond painting, he writes on art and music, designs record covers and occasionally curates. His work is shown above all in England and Belgium.