Dennis Scholl
Biography
Through his lush and intricate oil paintings and drawings, Dennis Scholl (b. 1980, lives and works in Berlin) creates an enigmatic worldview where human and non-human beings oscillate between brutality and beauty, violence and tenderness. Referencing Christian pictorial traditions, religious rituals, and mythological motifs, the subject matters in his works metamorphose into ritual offerings that capture the psychological turmoils arising from the everchanging tensions between sacrifice, vulnerability, and sanctuary. His recent solo exhibitions include PODIUM, Hong Kong (2025), M+B, Los Angeles (2024), Kunstverein Göttingen (2024), DSC Gallery, Prague (2022), Museum Modern Art, Hünfeld (2022), and Bark Berlin Gallery, Berlin (2021). He also participated in group exhibitions at Cologne Art Association (2024), Migrant Bird Space, Berlin (2023), Kunstverein Gera, Gera (2022), Delphian Gallery, London (2021), Galerie Droste, Paris (2021), and Albertz Benda, New York (2020). His works are collected by Bundeskunstsammlung, Bonn; Burger Collection, Hong Kong; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg; Olbricht Collection, Berlin, and Robert Runták Collection, Olomouc. Scholl graduated from the University of Fine Arts of Hamburg.
Works
Dennis Scholl
The Fire that Called our Names
2025
Oil on canvas
170 x 130 x 4 cm | 66.9 x 51.2 x 1.6 in
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The Fire that Called our Names
2025
Oil on canvas
170 x 130 x 4 cm | 66.9 x 51.2 x 1.6 in
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Young Saints, Shining Cherubim, Flaming Seraphim, Praise Be to You
2025
Oil on canvas
170 x 130 x 4 cm | 66.9 x 51.2 x 1.6 in
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From Now on We Will Only Speak of The Light
2025
Oil on canvas
155 x 190 x 4 cm | 61 x 74.8 x 1.6 in
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The Great Relief
2025
Oil on canvas
140 x 115 x 4 cm | 55.1 x 45.3 x 1.6 in
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A Shattering
2025
Oil on canvas
115 x 140 x 4 cm | 45.3 x 55.1 x 1.6 in
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The Last Morning
2025
Oil on canvas
95 x 65 x 3 cm | 37.4 x 25.6 x 1.2 in
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A Vessel of Perception
2025
Oil on canvas
95 x 65 x 3 cm | 37.4 x 25.6 x 1.2 in
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A Reflection of Humility
2025
Oil on canvas
80 x 50 x 3 cm | 31.5 x 19.7 x 1.2 in
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The Evil One and His Flowers
2025
Oil on canvas
80 x 60 x 3 cm | 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 in
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Pastures of Time
2025
Oil and pastel on canvas
57 x 67 x 4 cm | 22.4 x 26.4 x 1.6 in (framed)
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To Become as Small as One Can Become - to Be Silent, to Cease One’s Cries and Weeping
2025
Oil on canvas mounted on wood
67.5 x 52 x 4 cm | 26.6 x 20.5 x 1.6 in (framed)
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Permeability - The Sleep of the Adolescent
2025
Oil on wood
52 x 40 x 4 cm | 20.5 x 15.7 x 1.6 in (framed)
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Proximity to Light
2025
Oil on wood
34 x 28 x 4 cm | 13.4 x 11 x 1.6 in (framed)
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A Tear in The Fabric of The Sky
2025
Oil on wood
36 x 27 x 4 cm | 14.2 x 10.6 x 1.6 in (framed)
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The Power of His Intonation
2025
Oil on canvas mounted on wood
42 x 32 x 4 cm | 16.5 x 12.6 x 1.6 in (framed)
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Dennis Scholl
The Intake of What Was Lost2025
Oil on canvas mounted on wood
65.5 x 49 x 4 cm | 25.8 x 19.3 x 1.6 in (framed)
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A Wanderer’s Convictions
2025
Sanguine on paper
37.5 x 28 cm | 14.8 x 11 in
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An Undearable Proximity
2025
Sanguine on paper
41 x 29.5 cm | 16.1 x 11.6 in
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A Quiet Threshold
2025
Sanguine on paper
41 x 29.5 cm | 16.1 x 11.6 in
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Transformation
2025
Sanguine on paper
41 x 29.5 cm | 16.1 x 11.6 in
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The Shepherd’s Song
2025
Sanguine on paper
41 x 29.5 cm | 16.1 x 11.6 in
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A Halting of Their Restless Dance
2025
Sanguine on paper
41 x 29.5 cm | 16.1 x 11.6 in
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A Question of Fate and Devotion
2025
Sanguine on paper
37.8 x 28 cm | 14.9 x 11 in
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Becoming and Ceasing
2025
Sanguine on paper
41 x 29.5 cm | 16.1 x 11.6 in
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Dennis Scholl
Anfang und Öffnung (twilight version)
2024
Oil on canvas
95 x 75 cm | 37.4 x 29.5 in
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Anfang und Öffnung (twilight version)
2024
Oil on canvas
95 x 75 cm | 37.4 x 29.5 in
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Exhibitions
Artist: Dennis Scholl
Hong Kong
29 November 2025—28 February 2026
Artists: Dew Kim, Dennis Scholl, Tseng Chien-Ying, Wang Pei, Hannah Woo
Hong Kong
28 September—23 November 2024
News
25 July 2024