The St. Louis Public Library's Artist Spotlight highlights the work of professional local artists who are making an impact on the St. Louis community.
Selected artists and their work will be featured online for two months, by invitation only.
Featured Artist: Gaucha Berlin
Gaucha Berlin earned her degree in Graphic Design at the Lette Verein in Berlin,Germany where she lived and worked for more than 20 years.
Her work has been featured in numerous publications and she has exhibited extensively in Berlin. She has created public works throughout her life that range from restaurant chalkboards in South Africa to storefront installations in Kreuzberg, the heart of Berlin.
In 2010, she relocated to the United States where she immediately landed on Cherokee Street in St. Louis, Mo.
It was there that she began her contribution to the local ART scene. Within six months of her arrival she was selected for the first solo exhibition at the SOHA gallery.
Gaucha Berlin finds inspiration for her work from everyday life as well as her journeys as a world traveler. Her love for nature arose at a very young age. This love originated through daily hikes in the forest with her father, who himself was a nature enthusiast and photographer.
On the first day of school, at the age of seven, she received a camera as a gift from her dad. A gift that would change her life.
Her current work as a photographer is an in-depth documentation of nature with a focus on botanicals. She finds great pleasure in an unrevealing world, hidden underneath the obvious.
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- September-October 2021: Marina Peng
- November-December 2021: Gonzalo Jove
- January-February 2022: Sarah Paulsen
- March-April 2022: Basil Kincaid
- May-June 2022: Metro Academic and Classical High School
- July-August 2022: Ilene Berman
- September-November 2022: Edo Rosenblith
- December 2022-February 2023: Misato Pang
- March-April, 2023: Tucker Pierce
- May-July, 2023: Evan & Stacey Smith
- August-September 2023: Metro Academic and Classical High School
- October 2023-January 2024: Bob Thomas
- February-March 2024: Neeka Allsup
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- June-July: Joshua Chapman
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