Portrait painting "Frida 02" (2024) by Manuela Rathje

Manuela Rathje is an outstanding contemporary artist, whose impressive career is the result of remarkable self -discipline and passion. As a self -taught, she trained intensively in a personal studies with renowned artists and refined her painting technology and expressiveness. Today she masterfully expresses her creative vision by using acrylic paints on canvas. Her internationally valued works can be found not only in respected art galleries, but also in private collections around the world. With her art, Manuela Rathje sets a powerful sign of a socially responsible society that focuses on humanity. She uses her work to draw attention to endangered animal species and thus promotes fair cooperation with other living things. Manuela Rathje, born in 1962, lives and works in the picturesque surroundings of Kiel. Her art inspires not only by technical brilliance, but also by the deep social component that she conveys.