Artist Biography / Artist Statement:

Born in Austria, Xela's artistic journey has been shaped by travel and cultural encounters. Australia awakened her desire to paint, while six months dedicated to her artistic practice in Cape Town inspired her African Series and marked the beginning of her international exhibition career.

More than two decades of living in Amsterdam further shaped her distinctive visual language, where symbolism, imagination, and cosmic imagery converge.

Through her ongoing body of work, Cosmic Surrealism — Between Worlds, Xela explores consciousness, transformation, and the connection between the earthly and the cosmic. Her symbolic paintings invite viewers into spaces where archetypal forms, dreamlike landscapes, and unseen realities become intertwined.

Her work has been exhibited internationally, including in New York, Miami during Art Basel Week, Paris, Barcelona, Cape Town, and Chongqing, China.

List of Previous Exhibitions:

Selected Previous Exhibitions

2026 — MvVO ART SHOW, Waldorf Astoria New York, New York City, USA (September 21–27, 2026; Digital Presentation)

2026 — New Visions for a New Audience, Hongyi Jiuzhou International Culture & Art Centre, Chongqing, China

2024 — Red Dot Miami, Miami Art Week, Miami, USA

2024 — Continuity, Artifact Projects, New York City, USA

2024 — ARTEXPO Paris, Galerie Agnès Nord, Paris, France (Digital Presentation)

2019 — Swiss Art Expo, Zurich, Switzerland

2014 — Carrousel du Louvre, Paris, France

2014 — RAW Artists – Panorama, The Cutting Room, New York City, USA

2014 — Times Square Billboard Presentation, New York City, USA

2013 — Angel Orensanz Foundation for the Arts, New York City, USA

2013 — SCOPE Miami, Projection Presentation, Miami Beach, USA

2005 — ArtExpo, Ahoy Rotterdam, The Netherlands

2003 — Art in Progress, Kortrijk, Belgium