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Artist Bio


Nadine Meinicke Kleint (b. 1974) is a visual artist based in Copenhagen, working primarily in sculpture and painting. She studied Fine Arts at the Universität der Künste Berlin under Dieter Appelt and Ursula Neugebauer. Her work explores themes of transformation, the relationship between humans and the natural world, and how physical materials can express states of feeling or inner experience.

Nadine creates hybrid figures and organic forms that feel both familiar and strange, often drawing on memory, myth, and intuition. She has participated in residencies and workshops in Copenhagen and the United States, and holds degrees in both visual art and English literature.

Education & Residencies



  • 2018 – Residency, National Workshop for Arts, Copenhagen
  • 2017 – Workshop with Christina West, Alfred University, New York, USA
  • 2012–2014 – Referendariat, Berlin
  • 2002–2010 – English Language and Literature, Freie Universität Berlin
  • 2002–2004 – Visual Arts Studies, Prof. Ursula Neugebauer, Universität der Künste Berlin
  • 1999–2001 – Visual Arts Studies, Sculpture, Prof. Dieter Appelt, Universität der Künste Berlin

Artist Statement



My work explores the interplay of different organic lifeforms, drawing inspiration from natural evolution, mythological narratives, and scientific ideas. Through sculpture, I delve into the fluid boundaries of identity, transformation, and the subconscious.

Working primarily with glazed ceramics — and occasionally fabric or other tactile materials — I create hybrid figures and ambiguous forms that feel both familiar and strange. These shapes often suggest creatures, bodies, or fragments that resist easy classification, inhabiting a space where identity feels shifting, soft, or suspended.

I approach making as an intuitive, physical process. It’s a space where play, uncertainty, and instinct come together, and where meaning often emerges gradually through the act of shaping and handling materials. I’m drawn to the in-between — where softness meets tension, and where opposites can coexist.

My background in both fine art and literature informs a practice that is materially grounded and conceptually open. Narratives — personal, cultural, biological — often surface in the work, but not in a fixed or illustrative way. Instead, I aim to create a space where something quieter or less visible can take shape — something the viewer is invited to sense, rather than decode.