Born 1994 in Riga, Latvia
Lives and works in Heilbronn, Germany
2017-21 Studium der Freien Bildenden Kunst (Diplom), FKAM, Mannheim
Evelina Klanikova is a contemporary painter based in Germany whose work explores movement, energy, nature and transformation.
Working primarily in oil on canvas and wood, she creates layered compositions that exist between the recognizable and the abstract. Forms appear to emerge, collide, dissolve and reconfigure, creating a sense of continuous movement within the stillness of the painted surface.
Her practice is concerned with the relationships between forms and the tension between order and unpredictability. Through colour, texture and carefully developed layers, Klanikova creates visual spaces that remain open to interpretation, balancing control with moments of spontaneity.
Klanikova studied Fine Art at the Freie Kunstakademie Mannheim, receiving her Diploma in 2021. In 2022, she was awarded the Perron Kunstpreis in Painting at Kunsthaus Frankenthal.
She works as a full-time freelance artist, creating original paintings, commissions and fine art prints.
Group exhibitions
2026 Verborgene Horizonte, Kunstgalerie Kuns(t)räume Grenzenlos, Bayerisch Eisenstein
2022 Kunstmesse, Frauenmuseum Bonn, Katalog
2022 Perron Kunstpreis in der Sparte Malerei, Kunsthaus Frankenthal
2022 Neue AnSichten, Raum S4, Mannheim, Katalog
2021 Strümpfe The Supper-Artclub, Mannheim
2021 Sommerausstellung der Studenten, FKAM Mannheim
2021 Ping Pong 15 Dialoge, Kunstverein Viernheim, Katalog
2021 Astratto o Informale?, Galleria ARTtime, Udine, Italien
2020 Coronale, Mannheimer Kunstverein
2020 Kunst vor der Tür - Student*innen der Freien Kunstakademie Mannheim (FKAM) bringen in der Zeit von Covid-19 ihre Werke nach draußen
2019 Das geschriebene Bild, vhs Singen
2019 70 Jahre Grundgesetz, Bildungszentrum der Bundeswehr (BIZ), Mannheim, Katalog