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until 04.04. | #4928ARTatBerlin | Galerie mutare shows from Saturday, 31. January 2026 the exhibition “Malerei, Grafik und Objekte” by the artist Erika Stürmer-Alex.
Erika Stürmer-Alex (signature EST), born in Wriezen/Oderbruch in 1938, studied painting, graphic design and architectural art at the Berlin-Weißensee Art Academy from 1958 to 1963. She then moved to Woltersdorf near Erkner. She travelled to countries in the Eastern Bloc as well as Paris and Venice, and after the fall of the Berlin Wall, to Naxos, Brazil, London and New York. Since 1982, she has lived near Frankfurt/Oder, where she established the Kunsthof Lietzen. Here, EST continued the art courses she had been giving at the Kulturhaus Rüdersdorf since 1969. In 1991, she co-founded the artists’ association ‘Endmoräne’. In 1992, she received the Brandenburg State Sponsorship Award. In 1994, she was a guest of honour at Villa Massimo in Rome. In 2015, she was honoured with the Brandenburg Art Prize for her life’s work. Since 1990, her works have also been featured in international exhibitions. Works by Erika Stürmer-Alex can be found in the following collections, among others:
Berlin State Museums/Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, Museum Barberini, Potsdam; Minsk, the Kunsthaus Potsdam; National Gallery; Brandenburg Art Collections Cottbus; Dresden State Art Collections; Galerie Junge Kunst Frankfurt/Oder; Museum of Fine Arts Leipzig; Schwerin State Museums and many more.
Courtesy of Galerie mutare, Erika Stürmer-Alex
Her catalogue raisonné was published in 2018.
EST is a highly versatile artist. Thanks to her love of experimentation, curiosity and imagination, she has succeeded in developing a playful approach to various styles of the 20th century. After completing her studies, she initially devoted herself to expressionist, mostly abstract colour field painting under the influence of the classical avant-garde – Ernst Barlach, Max Beckmann, Kandinsky, Klee, Matisse, Joan Miró, Henry Moore, Picasso. From the 1970s onwards, she moved on to expressive figurative art, before arriving at a cryptic, associative formal language. She was inspired by Informel, Nouveaux Réalisme, A. R. Penck, Niki de Saint Phalle and Cy Tombly. She also drew inspiration from theatre, literature and music. From 1972 onwards, she created colourfully painted sculptures, assemblages and installations, working with unusual materials such as fabric, polystyrene, silicone, cardboard and plywood. Even during the GDR era, she received commissions for art in public spaces. From 1979 onwards, she became more intensively involved with collage and printmaking. Her work also includes thematic series, including music and literature.
Courtesy of Galerie mutare, Erika Stürmer-Alex
The Mutare Gallery has represented EST since 2017.
Cabinet: Erika Stürmer Alex, Caro Stark, Oskar Manigk
Undercover Showroom: Christine Schlegel, Hans Scheib
Midissage at Charlottenwalk: Friday, 13. March 2026, 6 – 8 pm.
Charlottenwalk: Saturday, 14. March 2026, 12 – 6 pm.
Exhibition dates: Saturday, 31. January to Saturday, 04. April 2026
To the gallery
Title image caption: Courtesy of Galerie mutare, Erika Stürmer-Alex
Exhibition Erika Stürmer-Alex – Galerie Mutare | Zeitgenössische Kunst in Berlin | Contemporary Art | Exhibitions Berlin Galleries | ART at Berlin
