Leif Trenkler
Leif Trenkler was born in Wiesbaden in 1960. From 1984 to 1986, he studied at the Städelschule in Frankfurt am Main. He then moved to the Düsseldorf Art Academy for a year. After graduating in 1990, Leif Trenkler received a scholarship from the "Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes" (German National Academic Foundation) and travelled to Italy.
The Cologne painter is one of the first representatives of the "New Figuration" movement of the 1990s in Germany. His paintings are steeped in the discourse of our time, but at the same time seem to be indebted to the pictorial ideas of Romanticism. In his most recent works, Leif Trenkler, who always paints in oil on wood, explores the natural space.
In Trenkler's work, the encounter between man and landscape is integrated into harmoniously balanced compositions and depicts the longing for harmony and tranquillity in harmony with nature. In their captured and preserved momentariness, the pictures are surrounded by a touch of melancholy and melancholy, due to the knowledge of the unreliability of lasting bliss and the transience and fleetingness of the here and now through the constantly advancing time. Again and again, the contrast between organically grown nature and man-made technical construction is revealed, as can be seen in the architecture and pool landscapes of the chic glass bungalows and their well-off, appearance-conscious residents. Nature, perceived as a unity, is contrasted with artificiality in the course of its reclamation by man. Nature is cultivated in parks and avenues, domesticated and staged according to plans.1
Since 2006, Leif Trenkler has had solo exhibitions at the Kunsthalle Bremerhaven, the Kunstverein Augsburg and the Kunstverein Wolfenbüttel. In addition to numerous solo exhibitions, Leif Trenkler has also taken part in several group exhibitions, including at the Kunsthalle der HypoKulturstiftung, Munich.
In recent years, Leif Trenkler has presented his work in Zurich, Leipzig, Wiesbaden and in our gallery in Munich.
In 2005, the catalogue "Leif Trenkler - ... In der Zeitschleudermaschine", published by DuMont, Cologne. In spring 2009, the comprehensive catalogue "I love your long eyes" was published by Prestel Verlag, Munich. A further publication on Leif Trenkler is planned for 2021 by Hirmer Verlag, Munich.
Leif Trenkler lives and works in Cologne.
1 https://www.galeriejahn.com/de/ausstellung/leif-trenkler-nov-2019
Solo exhibitions
Yellow Haze, Galerie Sechzig, Feldkirch, AT
Coloured World, Buchheim Museum, Bernried, DE
Sehnsucht, Galerie Wolfgang Jahn, München, DE
art gallery wiesbaden, Wiesbaden, DE
Galerie Sechzig, Feldkirch, AT
Galerie Von&Von, Nürnberg, DE
Hommage a Karl Pfefferle, Galerie Karl Pfefferle, München, DE
Alles neu macht der Mai, Galerie Michael Heufelder, München, DE
Intergradient Elements, Galerie Von & Von, Nürnberg, DE
Gegenständler, Siegfried Anzinger, Dejan Spasovski, Leif Trenkler, Jagla Ausstellungsraum, Köln, DE
PRIVACY, 40 Jahre Galerie Elisabeth & Klaus Thoman, Galerie Elisabeth & Klaus Thoman, Wien, AT
Wahnsinn,Kunstgruppe Köln, Köln, DE
Contradictions, Galerie Miro, Prag, CZ
Idylle 2, Galerie Ralf Lake, Oldenburg, DE
11 in 4, Galerie VON & VON, Nürnberg, DE
La Bonaccia, Galerie Karl Pfefferle, München, DE
Swinging Planet, Galerie Jochen Hempel, Leipzig, DE
Weekend, Art Gallery, Wiesbaden, DE
Indian Sky, Katz Contemporary, Zürich, CH
Opal colour day, Galerie Karl Pfefferle, München, DE
Possible à chaque instant, Galerie Karl Pfefferle, München, DE
L'heure bleue, Katz Contemporary, Zürich, CH
Leif Trenkler. Neue Arbeiten, Art Gallery, Wiesbaden, DE
Leif Trenkler. Bilder, Dogenhaus Galerie, Leipzig, DE
Tit for Tat, Thomas Rehbein Galerie, Köln, DE
Ich liebe deine langen Augen, Galerie Karl Pfefferle, München, DE
Vivarium, Galerie Karl Pfefferle, München, DE
Hula-Hoop, Gallery Dirimart, Istanbul, TR
be all eyes, Galerie Wüthrich, Basel, CH
Leve de Schilderkunst, Kunsthalle Rotterdam, NL
Leif Trenkler, Galerie Patrick Ebensperger, Graz, AT
drolling days, Kunstverein Augsburg, DE
Das Nichtkühl, Kunstverein Bremerhaven, DE
Leif Trenkler, Nassauischer Kunstverein, Wiesbaden, DE
Galerie Karl Pfefferle, München, DE
Hülle und Idylle, Galerie Gabriele Rivet, Köln, DE
Thomas Rehbein Galerie, Köln, DE
Galerie Leuchter, Düsseldorf, DE
La folie de la rue, Galerie Karl Pfefferle, München, DE
Galerie DWLV, Vevey, CH
Travelogie, Galerie Karl Pfefferle, München, DE
Thomas Rehbein Galerie, Köln, DE
Galerie Carola Weber, Wiesbaden, DE
Galerie François Rivier, Vevey, CH
Future Perfect, Galerie Karl Pfefferle, München, DE
Galerie Jan Mot & Oscar van den Boogaard, Brüssel, BE
Über Malerei, Galerie Karl Pfefferle, München, DE
Galerie Wüthrich, Basel, CH
Thomas Rehbein Galerie, Köln, DE
Galerie Leuchter, Düsseldorf, DE
Galerie Wüthrich, Basel, CH
Thomas Rehbein Galerie, Köln, DE
Galerie Jan Mot & Oscar van den Boogaard, Bruxelles, BE
Tafelbilder, Thomas Rehbein Galerie, Köln, DE
Galería Leyendecker, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, ES
Thomas Rehbein Galerie, Köln, DE
Group exhibitions
4 Seasons, Galerie Von&Von, Nürnberg, DE
Hunger nach Bildern, Thomas Rehbein Galerie, Köln, DE
Eine Hommage an Karl Pfefferle, Galerie Pfefferle, München, DE
Die Temperatur des Bildes, Galerie Altes Feuerhaus, Bad Reichenhall, DE
Alles neu macht der Mai, Galerie Heufelder + Koos, München, DE
From Painting with Love, Galerie Brennecke, Berlin, DE
Avanti, Jagla Ausstellungsraum, Köln, DE
Galerie Sechzig, Feldkirch, AT
Galerie Von&Von, Nürnberg, DE
Hommage a Karl Pfefferle, Galerie Karl Pfefferle, München, DE
Alles neu macht der Mai, Galerie Michael Heufelder, München, DE
Intergradient Elements, Galerie Von & Von, Nürnberg, DE
Gegenständler, Siegfried Anzinger, Dejan Spasovski, Leif Trenkler, Jagla Ausstellungsraum, Köln, DE
PRIVACY, 40 Jahre Galerie Elisabeth & Klaus Thoman, Galerie Elisabeth & Klaus Thoman, Wien, AT
Wahnsinn,Kunstgruppe Köln, Köln, DE
Contradictions, Galerie Miro, Prag, CZ
Idylle 2, Galerie Ralf Lake, Oldenburg, DE
11 in 4, Galerie VON & VON, Nürnberg, DE
La Bonaccia, Galerie Karl Pfefferle, München, DE
Swinging Planet, Galerie Jochen Hempel, Leipzig, DE
Weekend, Art Gallery, Wiesbaden, DE
Indian Sky, Katz Contemporary, Zürich, CH
Opal colour day, Galerie Karl Pfefferle, München, DE
Possible à chaque instant, Galerie Karl Pfefferle, München, DE
L'heure bleue, Katz Contemporary, Zürich, CH
Leif Trenkler. Neue Arbeiten, Art Gallery, Wiesbaden, DE
Leif Trenkler. Bilder, Dogenhaus Galerie, Leipzig, DE
Tit for Tat, Thomas Rehbein Galerie, Köln, DE
Ich liebe deine langen Augen, Galerie Karl Pfefferle, München, DE
Vivarium, Galerie Karl Pfefferle, München, DE
Hula-Hoop, Gallery Dirimart, Istanbul, TR
be all eyes, Galerie Wüthrich, Basel, CH
Leve de Schilderkunst, Kunsthalle Rotterdam, NL
Leif Trenkler, Galerie Patrick Ebensperger, Graz, AT
drolling days, Kunstverein Augsburg, DE
Das Nichtkühl, Kunstverein Bremerhaven, DE
Leif Trenkler, Nassauischer Kunstverein, Wiesbaden, DE
Galerie Karl Pfefferle, München, DE
Hülle und Idylle, Galerie Gabriele Rivet, Köln, DE
Thomas Rehbein Galerie, Köln, DE
Galerie Leuchter, Düsseldorf, DE
La folie de la rue, Galerie Karl Pfefferle, München, DE
Galerie DWLV, Vevey, CH
Travelogie, Galerie Karl Pfefferle, München, DE
Thomas Rehbein Galerie, Köln, DE
Galerie Carola Weber, Wiesbaden, DE
Galerie François Rivier, Vevey, CH
Future Perfect, Galerie Karl Pfefferle, München, DE
Galerie Jan Mot & Oscar van den Boogaard, Brüssel, BE
Über Malerei, Galerie Karl Pfefferle, München, DE
Galerie Wüthrich, Basel, CH
Thomas Rehbein Galerie, Köln, DE
Galerie Leuchter, Düsseldorf, DE
Galerie Wüthrich, Basel, CH
Thomas Rehbein Galerie, Köln, DE
Galerie Jan Mot & Oscar van den Boogaard, Bruxelles, BE
Tafelbilder, Thomas Rehbein Galerie, Köln, DE
Galería Leyendecker, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, ES
Thomas Rehbein Galerie, Köln, DE
Selected works Enquire about available works
Rocky Mountain High
Sunset Delight
Yellow Haze
Keith out of House
Villa des Trois Palmes
Drei Seerosen
Big Mountain Ray
The Light of The South
Watergarden
