Silke Raetze is a Sydney based artist. She completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the National Art School and by the following year was awarded a residency at Arthur Boyd’s Bundanon.

Represented by Michael Reid at Elizabeth Bay since 2007, she also continues to be an active participant in curated exhibitions and art awards throughout Australia.

In 2009 Raetze travelled to the remote Aboriginal painting community of Peppimenarti, Northern Territory to undertake a painting workshop alongside artists such as Regina Wilson and Patsy Marfura.

Whilst 2010 saw her pursuing a love of natural history as Artist in Residence at the Australian Museum, Sydney.

Formally trained in Painting, Raetze’s practice now encompasses a variety of different mediums and techniques demonstrating her breadth as an artist. She continues to explore the undercurrents of love and lust and in so doing leads us on a visual journey through her world of dreams, hopes and desires.

Portrait by Stuart Spence.

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