Charlotte Schleiffert

Tilburg, NL, 1967 Works and lives in Rotterdam

Various works

Charlotte Schleiffert lives and works in Rotterdam. Her work has featured in collections at institutions including Boijmans Van Beuningen, Museum Arnhem, Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, SCHUNCK Heerlen, Fries Museum and Centraal Museum Utrecht. She was awarded the Prix de Rome and the Jeanne Oosting Prize. Her work is represented by the Akinci Gallery in Amsterdam.

By Imke Ruigrok

We know Charlotte Schleiffert (born 1967, Tilburg) primarily for her impressive, colourful drawings of human figures with robust animal heads dressed in outfits resembling historical costumes. Using mixed media techniques comprising paint, chalk and paper, she creates towering shapes shrouded in masks and Victorian dresses. Despite their animalistic appearance, to Schleiffert the figures are real people. The animal heads give them status and character, making them strong and powerful figures. ‘I wanted to create a mix of eras and locations. My figures are not always happy with their lives, and dream of an alternative existence. They embody the desire for a different world.’