Oksana Bergen

Oksana Bergen is a self-taught artist whose work oscillates between sculpture and installation. She creates intimate spaces of sensory perceptions. Her works address upheavals and resistance.

Oksana Bergen’s inspiration primarily lies in her biography. She grew up in a small village in Russia that was once a Gulag. Surrounded by wild nature and the failed socialism of the 1980s, she developed a deep connection to art. Early on, she began experimenting with paper and natural materials.

In 2012, she undertook a trip to China, where she intensively studied traditional Chinese painting. Here, she also learned and developed new methods for her own work with paper.
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For her, the material is not just a medium, but a dialogue partner. Through cutting, embossing, and winding, paper can unfold, revealing its vulnerability and resilience, which for the artist stands as a metaphor for the human psyche. Her works are grouped into various series that not only showcase innovative techniques, such as wet winding, but also highlight the comparison between humans and paper in different ways.

Biography

The Unmasked Pleasure, 2019

Stone paper, 55 cm

The Caught Passion, 2019

Stone paper, 55 cm

The Greedy Expectation, 2019

Stone paper, 55 cm

Untitled, 2022

Stone paper, 30 x 30 cm

Untitled, 2022

Stone paper, 30 x 30 cm

Alive, 2019

Paper and acrylic on wood, 60 cm

Alive, 2020

Paper and acrylic on wood, 140 cm

Untitled, 2018

Stone paper, 13 x 10 cm

Untitled, 2021

Stone paper, 12 x 12 x 9 cm

Untitled, 2021

Stone paper, 12 x 5.5 cm

Fairs, Solo and Group Exhibitions (Selection)

2025
  • Paper Art, Luxembourg, LU
  • Popart Galerie, Lippstadt, DE
  • ARP Galerie, Hanau, DE
2024
  • Transience – Kreismuseum Wewelsburg, Wewelsburg, DE
  • Peace Art Festival – Raum für Kunst, Paderborn, DE
2023
  • Heirs of Wilhelm Morgner. Simplizissimus Prize 2023 – Wilhelm Morgner Museum, Soest, DE
  • Galerie to Hermes – Salzkotten, DE
2022
  • Emotions – Kunstverein Soest e. V., Soest, DE
  • Surprise – Kunstverein Lippstadt e. V., Lippstadt, DE
  • CODA Paper Art Biennale – Museum CODA, Apeldoorn, NL
  • 10 in 1 Exhibition – ARP Galerie, Hanau, DE
  • LUCCA Biennale – Lucca, IT
  • Paper Art Biennale – Haacht, BE
  • Discovery Art Fair – Cologne, DE
  • Discovery Art Fair – Frankfurt, DE
2021
  • Goosebump Effect and Perception – Mühle, Paderborn, DE
  • Museum Day – Kunstverein Paderborn e. V., Paderborn, DE
  • International Paper Art Triennial Paper Global 5, Deggendorf, DE
  • C.A.R. Contemporary Art Ruhr – Essen, DE
  • Larnaca Biennale – Larnaca, CYP
2020
  • Perception – KleppArt, Paderborn, DE
  • ARTIG Art Prize – Kempten, AUT
  • Christine X Art Gallery, MLT
  • Triennial Paper Art – Musée Charmey, Val de Charmey, CH
  • 25° Art 20 Charity Project – Kunstverein Paderborn e. V., Paderborn, DE
2019
  • Paper Worlds – Kulturräume, Stadthalle Gütersloh, DE
  • Paper Art Biennale, Shanghai, PRC
  • Nature – Human – St. Andreasberg, DE
  • Paper Positions – Berlin, DE
2018
  • Libori Galerie – Paderborn, DE
  • International Paper Art Triennial Paper Global 4 – Deggendorf, DE
  • Night Views – Lenkwerk, Bielefeld, DE
2017
  • Paper Worlds – Libori Galerie, Paderborn, DE
  • Paper Worlds – Raum für Kunst, Paderborn, DE
  • Painting and Paper – Libori Galerie, Paderborn, DE
  • Art Meets Garden – Paderborn, DE
  • ART TDK – Schloss Neuhaus, Paderborn, DE
2016
  • Paper Worlds – Private House, Paderborn, DE

1979 born in Kedrovy Shor, Komi Republic, Russia
1994 moved to Germany
2012 trip to China

Oksana Bergen lives and works in Paderborn, Germany.

Paper Art with Scalpel and Scissors | Workshop with Oksana Bergen

Paper Art with Scalpel and Scissors | Workshop with Oksana Bergen

19. December 2025 | Events
Opening of Our New Spaces & Exhibition Oksana Bergen

Opening of Our New Spaces & Exhibition Oksana Bergen

19. December 2025 | Gallery News
Aftermath | Oksana Bergen | December 12, 2025 – February 28, 2026

Aftermath | Oksana Bergen | December 12, 2025 – February 28, 2026

5. December 2025 | Exhibitions
Invitation to the Opening of Galerie Anna Probst & the Exhibition “Aftermath” by Oksana Bergen

Invitation to the Opening of Galerie Anna Probst & the Exhibition “Aftermath” by Oksana Bergen

5. December 2025 | Events
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