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Gabriela Hirt is based in Victoria, BC, Canada, and Berlin, Germany

Meet the Artist

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  • Artist

    Gabriela Hirt is a self-taught German-Canadian artist whose work explores the origins of disconnection—to self, among people, and with nature, which she perceives as the key sources of human suffering. Born in Munich, Germany, Hirt spent the first half of her creative life working as a journalist and author, before relocating to Victoria, BC, Canada, on the traditional territory of the Lekwungen-speaking people.

    Hirt's passion for visual art was sparked during a year sailing the Mediterranean with her partner and their two children in 2013/14. At the heart of her dynamic experimental practice are abstract paintings that integrate human figures, expanded through associated sculptures, performance, and video—often realised in interdisciplinary collaborations.

    Notable exhibitions include her solo shows Storied Bodies at Gibson’s Public Art Gallery, BC, 2023, and Gage Gallery, Victoria, BC, 2022. Her first solo exhibition, The Indelible Mark— Legacy of a German Upbringing (Victoria, BC, 2021) also underscores her consistent exploration of social issues through art. In 2024, Hirt presented Erinnerungskörper—The Body as a Memory Keeper in Berlin, Germany, a solo exhibition and dance performance developed during a three-month residency with SomoS Art Space and fully funded by the Canada Council for the Arts. A related short film, shot in Berlin, is currently in production.

    She holds a Master of Arts in Political Science.

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