About me

I’m Katja Jungwirth, a self-taught artist based in Munich, Germany. I paint to explore those quiet places: emotion, memory, identity, and the soft tension between tradition and choice. I never studied Fine Art in a formal sense. Instead, I found my own way...through intuition, curiosity, and a deep need to express what I couldn’t always articulate. Inspiration comes from stories...my own and those I imagine behind the materials I work with. I use paint, thread, textiles, and found objects to create pieces that feel intimate and layered. My recent work focuses on the complexities of marriage and womanhood...subjects loaded with history, ideals, and expectations. I’m not interested in glorifying or rejecting them, but in asking questions: What do we carry? What do we inherit? And what might it look like to choose for ourselves? I don’t work in a separate studio...my art lives with me. The canvases lean against the walls, the wedding dresses drape across chairs, fabric gathers in corners. There’s no strict line between life and art. I like it that way. I believe in quiet strength, soft rebellion, and the kind of tenderness that can shift everything...gently.