Exhibition by Katja Tomzig

7 September – 6 October 2025
Vernissage | 7 September 2025 | 8 p.m.
Full Moon Gallery
Free admission

Dresden-based painter Katja Tomzig knew even as a child that there is much more to the world than meets the eye. ‘When Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince came out 20 years ago, I naturally read it cover to cover over the weekend,’ she recalls. ‘And when I walked past a sheet of paper in my room, completely exhausted, covered in paint stains, I discovered that all kinds of creatures were romping around on it. I quickly grabbed my coloured pencils and prevented them from disappearing, because I didn’t know how long this window would remain open.’ Her concern was unfounded, because since then this portal has remained open and she can hardly look at a crumbling wall, marble slab or even stains of any kind without their inhabitants appearing. And no, no drug use is necessary.

Since 2019, Katja Tomzig has been painting mainly in this style – preferably with egg tempera, watercolour pencils and paint, coffee or tea on Finnboard and various types of paper. The painter calls her ever-growing collection of fantastical images with great narrative potential FACETTEN DER SCHÖPFUNG (FACETS OF CREATION), which – charged with love – are primarily intended to bring joy to the world. The latest works from this series will be on display from 7 September to 6 October 2025 at the FULL MOON GALLERY – the art space of the Jugend- & Kulturprojekt e.V. at Hechtstraße 17 – seven days a week, 24 hours a day in the large shop windows.

www.katja-tomzig.de | www.full-moon-gallery.de

Katja Tomzig studied in Dresden and Cologne, where she lived for 11 years before returning home in 2021. The freelance artist has exhibited works from her FACETTEN DER SCHÖPFUNG (FACETS OF CREATION) series in various group and solo exhibitions, at art fairs and in documentaries in Europe and the USA. Young designer Haz Sam had her motifs printed on fabric and embroidered to create a breathtaking gown that caused a sensation at Berlin Fashion Week 2023. In another project, she is devising new plants that help solve social problems.