SALOON Hamburg represents the vivid and brilliant fine art scene of the Nordic German city. It is a non-profit network for women identifying and non-binary art professionals, bringing together curators, artists, art historians, gallerists, academics and journalists. Through regular meetings — including studio and exhibition visits, panel discussions and public events — SALOON Hamburg fosters exchange, strengthens professional relationships, enhances visibility and supports the empowerment of its members, both locally and within the international SALOON Network.
Founded in 2018 by Dr. Franziska Storch and Charlotte Gaitzsch (board member in Hamburg from 2018–2023, Network Relations Team member since 2023), SALOON Hamburg will be led from 2026 onwards by a new board
consisting of Hannah Bode, Si-Ying Fung, Bärbel Praun and Andrea Richter. The board represents a diverse group of art and cultural practitioners working
across visual arts, art history, curatorial practice and journalism. Together, they are committed to continuing and further developing SALOON Hamburg as an inclusive, supportive and
intersectional network.
You can find out more on Instagram: instagram.com/saloonhamburg.
To apply for membership, please send a short cover letter outlining your motivation to join (What are you looking for? What could your contribution be? Max. half a page in German or English), your CV (max. one page), and — optionally — a website, Instagram profile or portfolio to [email protected].
Hannah Bode (she/her) is in the final stages of her master's degree in art history at the University of Hamburg. In her research focus on contemporary art and modernism, she is particularly interested in queer-feminist and postcolonial perspectives. She has been living in Hamburg since 2019 and has since worked in different areas of the arts and culture sector. In 2021, she worked for the Virtual Reality and Arts Festival Hamburg (VRHAM!), in 2021/22 at the heliumcowboy artspace gallery for the feminist exhibition "NATÜRLICH." and in 2025, through her support of curator Dr. Annabelle Görgen-Lammers in the extensive exhibition project "Rendezvous der Träume. Surrealismus und deutsche Romantik" at Hamburger Kunsthalle. Since 2022 she has been organising the programme of the Junge Freunde of the Freunde der Kunsthalle e. V. Additionally, she works for the POSITIONS Berlin Art Fair and where she was promoted to Head of Art Guides in 2024. She also volunteers at nachtspeicher23 e. V., an offspace gallery in St. Georg.
Si-Ying Fung (she/her) is a visual artist and art and culture mediator. In her objects, drawings, and installations, she explores the relationship between place and identity, belonging, labels, and categories, and their failure. The relationship between place and identity and the feeling of belonging are important topics to her. After studying Chinese studies and art history (University of Hamburg), illustration (HAW Hamburg), and fine arts (Muthesius University of Fine Arts and Design), and as a guest student at the China Academy of Art in Hangzhou, Si-Ying Fung (she/her) now lives and works as a visual artist and art and culture mediator in Hamburg. She was a scholarship holder of the DAAD, the Claussen-Simon Foundation, Artist in Residence at the Salzamt Linz (AUT), the Totatoga Cultural Cluster in Busan (KOR), and the Sasso Residency in Vairano (CHE).
Bärbel Praun (she/her) is a visual artist working at the intersection of photography, sculpture and installation. Her current bodies of work address the relationship between object, material and space, the value of our everyday material world and the visibility of process and time. Complex and often invisible issues such as climate change, resource exploitation, and ecological responsibility shape both the content and methodology of her work. Fragility and ephemerality are central to her process-oriented practice, alongside questions of balance, interdependence, and coexistence. Since 2020, she has been part of the Italian-German artist duo Celata & Praun. Recent exhibitions include: Kunstverein Wagenhalle Stuttgart (DE), Espaço Mira (PRT), La Biennale dello Stretto (IT), Galerie Heike Strelow (DE), and the XXIII Cerveira International Art Biennial (PRT). Praun was recently a scholarship holder and guest artist at the Bienal de Cerveira in Vila Nova de Cerveira (PRT), and Atelier Josepha in Ahrenshoop.
Andrea Richter (she/her) is a journalist, author and director specialising in visual arts and contemporary culture. She has been working for public broadcasters such as NDR and ARTE for many years, contributing to formats including NDR Kultur – Das Magazin, ttt – titel thesen temperamente and the ARTE culture magazine TWIST, where she serves as head author. She studied Visual Communication as well as Art Theory and History at the Hochschule für Bildende Künste Hamburg, graduating with distinction. Richter’s work combines art-historical expertise with strong visual and media literacy, focusing on contemporary artistic practices and cultural discourse. Since 2024, she has been pursuing a part-time Master’s degree in Digital Journalism at Hamburg Media School.
Ziba Sharareh Ahghari (Artist, Art Educator, Systemic Coach)
Susanne Alm-Hanke (Art Teacher, Art Educator)
Sevil Amini (Artist, painting, www.sevilamini.eu)
Angela Anzi (Artist, performing installation, angelaanzi.allyou.net)
Lara Bader (Art historian, co-founder and co-head of Das Kurativ, www.daskurativ.de )
Sonja Baer (Art historian and freelance author, www.artinfivesenses.com)
Monika Baum (Cultural Studies and Education, Shareholder of the altonale, www.altonale.de )
Marie Becker (Gallery owner, 14a, www.14a14a.com)
Gaby Bergmann (Artist, visual poetry, www.handtoeye.de)
Melike Bilir (Gallery owner, Gallery Melike Bilir, www.melikebilir.com/de/)
Anna Bochkova (artist, installation / drawing / sculpture, art educator, part of TFR research collective, www.annabochkova.com)
Hannah Bode (Art Historian / Freelance Art Mediator / Programme Manager Young Members of Freunde der Kunsthalle, freunde-der-kunsthalle.de)
Dr. Dorothee Böhm (Art historian, freelance curator, author, lecturer, exhibition/collection/project manager)
Elisabeth Bonse (Art historian, expert liaison at Sotheby´s Hamburg, www.sothebys.com )
Birgit Bornemann (Artist, photography / film / installation art, www.birgit-bornemann.de)
Josephin Böttger (Artist, Video, www.josephinboettger.com)
Marcia Breuer (artist, photography / drawing, www.marciabreuer.de, www.mehrmütterfürdiekunst.net)
Christine Brey (visual artist, drawing, object, installation, curator, founder of Inside Draftswomen, www.christinebrey.com)
Dr. Kerstin Bruchhäuser (Artist, textile, www.kerstinbruchhaeuser.com)
Dorothee Daphi (Artist, painting, www.ddaphi.de, and curator, Frappant e.V., www.frappant.org)
Nathalie David (Artist, film / photography / drawing, www.nathalie-david.de)
Mela Dávila-Freire (Author / Advisor / Dozens / Curator, Art Archives, Artists’ Publications, www.artfile.es)
Isabel Deimel (Art Historian, gallery manager Galerie Herold, www.galerie-herold.de)
Prof. Dr. Burcu Dogramaci (Professor for Art History, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, kunstgeschichte.uni-muenchen.de)
Vera Drebusch (Artist, installation / photography, www.veradrebusch.de )
Larissa Dudek (Freelance writer, journalist, NDR, www.ndr.de)
Antje Egizzi (Artist, Founder of Kunstpol, www.kunstpol.de)
Astrid Ehlers (Artist, drawing, www.gamma-cas.de)
Carla Erdmann (Photo Journalist, Writer about Photography, Editor Leica Fotografie International (LFI) & LFI online as well as curator)
Elena Greta Falcini (Artist, sculpture, installation, www.site.elenagretafalcini.com)
Judith Fell-Zeller (Journalist, board of directors of „Neue Kunst in Hamburg e.V.“, www.neuekunstinhamburg.de)
Antje Flotho (Artist, Thread Drawings, www.antjeflotho.de)
Bettina Freimann (Curator, Manager of Triennale der Photographie Hamburg, phototriennale.de)
Marejke Fries (Event management / programme coordination, Hamburger Kunsthalle, www.hamburger-kunsthalle.de)
Si-Ying Fung (Artist, painting, www.siyingfung.com)
Charlotte Gaitzsch (art historian / art mediator / writer / art estate consultant / gallery assistant www.st-gertrude.de)
Dr. Belinda Grace Gardner (Art theorist, freelance art critic, author, university teacher, and independent curator, www.belindagracegardner.de)
Anna Genger (Artist, painting & sculpture, www.annagenger.com, initiator & founder of l'apotheque, @lapotheque)
Rahel Gorten (Founder, leikela Fine Art Online, www.leikela.net)
Lara Gorski (Art Historian, Writer)
Sarah Gramotke (Photo Historian, Assistant Curator of exhibitions at the House of Photography, Deichtorhallen Hamburg, www.deichtorhallen.de)
Cosima Grosser (Curator, art historian and cultural manager)
Laura Harlaß (Art Historian, Art Advisor, Writer & Speaker)
Tanja Hehmann (Artist, painting, www.tanjahehmann.de)
Carolyn Heinz (Gallery owner, Gallery Carolyn Heinz, www.carolynheinz.de)
Gabriele Himmelmann (Art Historian & Art Mediator)
Linda Hollkott (Artist, installations, www.linda-hollkott.com)
Angela Holzhauer (Gallery owner, Gallery Holzhauer Hamburg, www.holzhauerhamburg.de)
Ann-Kathrin Hubrich (Art Historian and Curator)
Suse Itzel (Artist, Video and Installation, www.suse-itzel.info)
Dr. des. Ina Jessen (Art Historian, Postdoc Researcher, Curator, Lecturer / University of Hamburg, www.inajessen.de)
Hannimari Jokinen (Visual artist, curator, author, www.kupla.de)
Hiroko Kameda (Artist, Painting und Installation, www.hirokokameda.de)
Simone Karl (Artist, collage / installation, www.simoneka.com)
Lucia Kaufmann (Galerist, www.galeriehyle.de)
Simone Kessler (Artist, sculpture, photography, simonekessler.de)
Petra Kilian (Artist, textiles, www.petrakilian.com)
Anne Simone Kiesiel (Freelance Art Historian)
Dr. Nana Kintz (Art Historian and Programm Coordinator at Hamburger Volkshochschule)
Berit Kröner (artist, photo collages / installation, objects, founding member of die brachiale, www.beritkroener.de, www.diebrachiale.de)
Nina Maria Küchler (Artist, drawings, installation, film, www.ninamariakuechler.de)
Britta Kuhlmann (Artist, Painting, www.instagram.com/britta_kuhlmann)
Gesa Lange (Artist, drawing/installation, www.gesalange.de)
Juliane Laitzsch (Artist, Mixed Media, www.julianelaitzsch.de)
Barbara Lang (Translator, cultural manager, belang.de)
Clara Langenbach (Artist, sculpture, www.claralenalangenbach.com)
Anik Lazar (Artist, Painting and Sculpture, www.aniklazar.de)
Sabrina Lemcke (Managing Director, Gallery and Publishing House St. Gertrude, www.st-gertrude.de)
Stefanie Lüdeking (Managing Director, Bucerius Kunst Club, www.buceriuskunstforum.de)
Svenja Maaß (Artist, Painting, www.svenjamaass.de)
Isa Maschewski (Artistic and Managing Director, Kunstverein Jesteburg, www.kunsthaus-jesteburg.de)
Chantal Maquet (Artist, Painting, www.chantal-maquet.com)
Anne Meerpohl (Artist, painting + installation, writer, curator, co-founder of Cake&Cash Curatorial Collective, annemeerpohl.com)
Julia Metropolit (Artist, Sculpture, www.juliametropolit.net)
Vivian Michalski (art historian, exhibition & project manager, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg, www.mkg-hamburg.de)
PD Dr. Karen Michels (Founder and director, Agentur für Kunstverstand, www.kunstverstand.de)
Anna Mieves (Artist, Sculpture, www.annamieves.com)
Barbara-Kathrin Möbius (Artist, Drawing and Painting, www.bkmöbius.de)
Elisabeth Moch (Artist, Painting and Sculpture)
Andrea Möller (Cultural mediator / editor of “Kunstflâneur”, www.kunstflaneur.de )
Katharina Mokross (Art agent, www.katharina-mokross.com)
Penny Monogiou (Artist, Painting, www.pennymonogiou.com)
Inga Müller (Consultant, Department Art & Culture, Stiftungen der Sparkasse Holstein, www.stiftungen-sparkasse-holstein.de)
Bianca Müllner (Artist, Painting, www.biancamuellner.de)
Franziska Nast (Artist, book designer, www.franziskanast.de)
Bisrat Negassi (Author, Curator, Fashion designer, Director collection fashion & textile, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, negassi.com, mkg-hamburg.de)
Lena Oehmsen (Artist, installations, photography, lenaoehmsen.com)
Franziska Opel (Artist, Installations, www.franziskaopel.de)
Christiane Opitz (Cultural Studies / writer / curator)
Justine Otto (Artist, Painting, www.justineotto.de, and Curator, www.polarraum.de)
Michaela Pens (Freelance Art Mediation and Librarian, Library of the Hamburger Kunsthalle, www.hamburger-kunsthalle.de)
Bärbel Praun (Artist, photography / sculpture, www.baerbelpraun.de)
Dr. Nanna Preußners (Gallery owner, Gallery Nanna Preußners, www.nannapreussners.de)
Catharina Rahlff-Mackeprang (Gallery director, Produzentengalerie, www.produzentengalerie.com)
Dr. Kathrin Reeckman (Gallery director, Gallery Stern-Wywiol, www.stern-wywiol-galerie.de)
Christine Rehders (artist, sculpture / installation, www.christinerehders.fr)
Anne Reiter (Artist, textile + installation, www.annereiter.com)
Nilofar Rezai (Artist, video / installation, www.nilofarrezai.com)
Andrea Richter (Cultural Journalist, www.andrearichter.net)
Esther
Sairally (Founder and director, Drawing Room, www.drawingroom-hamburg.com)
Janina SantaMarina (Artist, Sculptor, www.janinasantamarina.com)
Larissa Scheckenbach (Art Historian and Artist, www.l-scheckenbach.de)
Lina Scheewe (Freelance Art Historian and Art Mediator)
Mirja Schellbach (artist, photography / installation, founding member of die brachiale, www.mirjaschellbach.de, www.diebrachiale.de)
Maren Schimmer (Artist, drawings/paintings, www.marenschimmer.de)
Dr. Katharina Schlüter (Director of the department Art & Culture, Stiftungen der Sparkasse Holstein, www.stiftungen-sparkasse-holstein.de)
Katja Schroeder (Co-Director, Arthur Boskamp Stiftung, www.m1-hohenlockstedt.de)
Dr. Anna Schwan (Founder and Chairwoman, MeetFrida Foundation, www.meetfrida.art , www.meetfrida.foundation)
Wiebke Schwarzhans (Artist / PhD Candidate of HFBK Hamburg, Artistic Research, www.wiebkeschwarzhans.de )
Anja Sieber (Artist, painting, www.anjasieber.com)
Laura Sigrüner (Artist, Sculptor)
Silke Silkeborg (Artist, painting and installation, www.silke-silkeborg.de)
Annika Sprünker (Book and Art Dealer at Felix Jud, and Art Mediatior, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, felix-jud.de, mkg-hamburg.de)
Adriane Steckhan (Artist, photography/installation art www.adrianesteckhan.de)
Annette Streyl (Artist, sculpture, www.streyl.net)
Ifee Tack (Art Historian, Freelance Author and Project Manager, Curatorial / Research Assistant at Hamburger Kunsthalle, www.hamburger-kunsthalle.de)
Anna Tautfest (Artist, Photography, www.aesthetikendesvirtuellen.de/en/members/anna-tautfest)
Xiyu Tomorrow (Artist, Drawing, xiyutomorrow.com)
Annika Unterburg (visual artist, painting, drawing, color research, www.unterburg.com)
Nina Venus (Artist, Painting, www.ninavenus.de, Curator, e.g. OFF-Triennale 2018, www.off-triennale.de)
Nicola Verstl (Foundation management, Hamburger Kunstsammlungen, shk-museum.de & Stiftung Kulturglück, stiftung-kulturglueck.de)
Andrea Völker (Art Historian & Art Mediator/ PhD Candidate at Hamburger Kunsthalle, Museum History, 19th Century Art, www.andreavoelker.de)
Talia Walther (Art Historian, Curator, Writer)
Alexandra Waligorski (Art Historian, Cultural Scientist and Islamic Scholar, Freelance Curator)
Annegret Weitkämpfer-Krug (Art Consultant, Art Adviser, www.artadviser.de)
Daniela Wesenberg (Artist, drawing/installation, www.daniela-wesenberg.de)
Gesa Wieczorek (Art historian, event-manager)
Rena Wiekhorst (Art historian, art education, membership support, Freunde der Kunsthalle e.V., Hamburg, freunde-der-kunsthalle.de)
Anne Wilhelm (Artist and Art Educator, Mixed Media)
Katja Windau (Artist, sculpture / installation / performance, www.katjawindau.de)
