I must admit that my real name is Stefanie Krause, Alice Anders is my artist name. When I chose it, I had the German saying 'Alles anders' (Everything different) in mind. Indeed, I aim to do things differently than before. How I got into art? Even in my childhood, I painted and drew passionately. But at some point, I just stopped and didn't pick up a pen or brush for a long time. However, I believe that when you hear an inner voice telling you that you want or even need to paint, an inner voice that says: Create art! Then you carry it within you even in times when you're not doing anything – but you will surely find your way back eventually if you learn to trust yourself. Because this voice accompanies you, it urges you from within. Sometimes in the past, I felt a little guilty for not painting. It was as if I was suppressing something essential within me, not letting a part of me out. And then it bursted out of me again. It was a very emotional moment! I realized at that moment that a certain feeling towards the outside world had become too overwhelming to cope with using familiar strategies in everyday life. I needed a different form of expression to deal with it. I took a canvas and some colors and just started! It was raw, wild, impatient, and pure. I was surprised by the result because my inner voice was clearly speaking through the artwork. It guided my hand, no external form was significant that I wanted to mimic. In the past, I was striving to depict nature or an idea very figuratively. Since 2023 I paint abstractly. Through this artistic practice, I encounter myself and my feelings in a whole new way.
Everything different, says Alice Anders! #AllesAnders
Exhibitions:
2026/2027 64th Annual Exhibition of the salgitter-gruppe, Municipal Museum Schloss Salder, 29 November 2026 – 10 January 2027 (invited as a juried guest artist)
2026 MOSI Weekend / “Werft Orange”, group exhibition at the Museum of Superior Installation, Braunschweig, 31 October – 2 November 2026 (in preparation)
2026 Solo exhibition “intersection three”, Kunsttanker Leipzig, opening reception: 13 December 2026 (in preparation)
2026 Exhibition at Kim Schlicht, Goldschmiede Schlicht, at the Mönchehaus Museum Goslar, from 26 September 2026
2026 Open Studio Braunschweig, #kunsttour26, organised by bs-kunst, 3–4 October 2026
2026 Solo exhibition “Vorsicht Kunst” (“Caution: Art”), Alice Anders Gallery, Braunschweig, 2–23 May 2026
2025 Christmas exhibition marking the opening of my own gallery, Alice Anders, Braunschweig, 13–23 December 2025
2025 Solo exhibition “ALLES ANDERS – Stefanie Krause alias Alice Anders stellt aus” (“Everything Different – Stefanie Krause, aka Alice Anders, Exhibits”), foyer of Salzgitter Lebenstedt Town Hall, 20 June – 31 July 2025
2024 Open Studio and Exhibition, Greek Haus Restaurant, Braunschweig, #kunsttour24, organised by bs-kunst association, 7–9 June 2024