ARTIST BIOGRAPHY
Contemporary artist Silas Schletterer creates portraits that feel instantly familiar yet impossible to place — cinematic figures suspended somewhere between memory, fashion imagery, and fiction. His paintings draw viewers in through stillness, atmosphere, and an unmistakable sense of presence.
Working with layered colour, soft distortion, and carefully constructed compositions, Schletterer builds faces from fragments of different models, creating entirely fictional characters with striking emotional depth. The result is work that feels deeply human without being tied to a specific identity or narrative.
Across his paintings, solitary figures, animals, and open landscapes exist in quiet conversation with one another. Nature is not simply a backdrop, but an active force within the work — amplifying mood, tension, intimacy, and wonder. Influenced by film and fashion photography, his compositions often unfold like scenes from an unseen story, inviting viewers to linger and create their own interpretation.
What makes Schletterer’s work so compelling is its balance of elegance and ambiguity. His portraits are undeniably beautiful, yet never superficial; emotionally charged, yet open-ended. The longer you look, the more the paintings reveal — subtle shifts in expression, traces of vulnerability, moments of calm, resilience, curiosity, or longing.
Alongside his solo practice, Schletterer was a member of the Dutch art collective Antistrot from 1997–2010, exhibiting internationally in cities including Tokyo, Miami, Dublin, New York, and San Francisco. Following the collective’s evolution into KAMP HORST, he continues to work across both studio painting and large-scale mural projects.
Solo Exhibitions
2025 Fernweh at Jaski gallery, Amsterdam
2023 Travallaz, 19 Karen Gallery, Mermaid Beach
2023 Human Visage, Jaski Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2020 Gentica, Jaski Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2017 Miose, Jaski Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2015 Descendenten, Walls Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2013 The Colorblindfold, Walls gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2012 While we wait for the sun to come, Walls Gallery, Netherlands
2011 New Relics, Blaak 10, Rotterdam, Netherlands
2013 Solo show at Glassworks, London, UK
2012 Solo show at Bijbels Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2000 – 2010 Solid Cold, Shooting Gallery, San Francisco, US
2000 – 2010 What we do is Secret, Sara Tecchia Gallery, New York, US
2000 – 2010 A/P/A/R/T at Nadiff, Tokyo, Japan
2000 – 2010 Threesome Hell, Winzavod, Moskou, Russia
2000 – 2010 Banners, Sergey Kuryukhin Cultural Foundation, Russia
2000 – 2010 Amateur Kaviar, Kabinetten Van De Vleeshallen, Netherlands
2000 – 2010 Commissioned Murals Antistrot
2000 – 2010 Shooting Gallery, San Francisco, US
2000 – 2010 Nadiff, Tokyo, Japan
2000 – 2010 Aqua Art, Art Basel Miami, Miami, US
2000 – 2010 3rd Ward, Brooklyn, NYC, US
2000 – 2010 Care of Milano
2000 – 2010 GEM Museum, Den Haag, Netherlands
2000 – 2010 Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
2009 & 2004 Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Group Exhibitions
2025 Summer show at Jaski gallery, Amsterdam
2023 Best of Jaski Group Show, One Wall Art Show, Bangkok, Thailand
2022 Imaginators a-go-go Group Show, Wow X Wow Gallery
2021 Summer Group Show, Jaski Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2017 Superstar, at Elizabeth Houston Gallery, New York, US
2017 Back Home, Jaski Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2017 Holland, TENT, Rotterdam, Netherlands
2016 Works on paper at Kallenbach gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2016 Studio Opening, The Penthouse, Rotterdam, Netherlands
2016 Studio Opening Group Show & Mural, The penthouse, Rotterdam, Netherlands
2015 Mural at Fluor, Amsersfoort, Netherlands
2015 Death & Sexuality Group Show, Schau Fenster, Berlin, Germany
2015 Death & Sexuality Group Show, FB69, Munster, Germany
2015 Return to the Wild, Auguste Clown Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
2015 Anus#2, KYAS Art Salon, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2015 Death & Sexuality, Schau Fenster, Berlin, Germany
2015 6 x 6 show, Auguste Clown Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
2015 Death & Sexuality, FB69, Munster, Germany
2014 Group Show, Brisky Gallery, Miami, US
2014 End of Summer, Kallenbach Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2014 Miscellaneous the Summer Edition, Walls Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2014 Works on Paper, Kallenbach Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2014 Mural, Patronaat, Haarlem, Netherlands
2014 Miscellaneous the Winter Edition, Walls gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2014 De Aanschouw, De Schouw, Rotterdam, Netherlands
2013 Summer Collection, Walls Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2013 Mural at Frame, Copenhagen, Denmark
2013 Mural at Raaf, Rotterdam, Netherlands
2013 Art at The Warehouse, Rotterdam, Netherlands
2012 Mural at JWT, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2012 Identity Walls Group Show, Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2012 Mind Map Group Show, Venray, Netherlands
2012 Rotterdam Art Fair, Rotterdam, Netherlands
2012 Identity, Walls Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2012 Prints and The Revolution, De Pijp, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2011 The War on Drugs Group Show, Meneer Malash, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2011 Sturm und Drang Group Show, KUS gallery, Heerlen, Netherlands
2011 Metal Heart Group Show, Art Biennale Twente, Hengelo, Netherlands
2011 Metal Heart Group Show, Autocenter, Berlin, Germany
2000-2011 Prints and the revolution at Rokin, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2000-2011 LFTFLD at Chiellerie, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2000-2011 Fashion Radio at Studio 80, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2000-2011 Duo show at Tweede Kamer/VVD fractie, Den Haag, Netherlands
2000-2011 No Name at PUNCT, Tilburg, Netherlands
2000-2011 Fitzroy & Bruut, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2000-2011 Windkracht 13, Den Helder, Netherlands
Art Fairs
2025 PAN Amsterdam, represented by Jaski gallery
2025 Affordable Art Fair Amsterdam, represented by Jaski gallery
2024 PAN Amsterdam, represented by Jaski gallery
2024 St Hilda Art Festival, St Hilda’s School, Gold Coast, Australia
2024 Affordable Art Fair Amsterdam, represented by Jaski gallery
2023 PAN Amsterdam, represented by Jaski gallery
2022 PAN Amsterdam, represented by Jaski gallery
2017 Art Miami, represented by Jaski Gallery, Miami, US
2017 Aqua Art Miami, represented by Kallenbach Gallery, Miami, US
2016 Urban Art Fair Paris, represented by Kallenbach Gallery, New York, US
2015 Scope Art Miami, represented by Kallenbach Gallery, Miami, US
2015 Scope Art New York, represented by Kallenbach Gallery, New York, US
2014 Scope Art Miami, represented by Kallenbach gallery, Miami, US
2014 Bloom Art Fair, represented by Kallenbach Gallery, Cologne, Germany
2014 Affordable Art Fair, represented by Walls Gallery & Maijke Husstege Gallery, Netherlands
2013 Affordable Art Fair, represented by Walls Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2013 Art at the Warehouse, represented by Walls Gallery, Rotterdam, Netherlands
2013 Realisme Art Fair, represented by Walls Gallery & Maijke Husstege Gallery, Netherlands
Publications
2025 FERNWEH by Silas (published by Jaski gallery)
2021 Short Film, by Jorn Prinsen
2020 Interview, The Guide Artists
2017 Interview, Klassik Magazine
2017 Interview, artist of the month, The Guide Artists
2017 Interview, Luciano Benetton’s Imago Mundi
2017 Publication in the Art Book ‘Holland’
2017 Interview, It’s liquid.com
2015 The Dancing Wasteland, a book by Silas, selected works from 2013 – 2015
2015 Handsome Girl, Anus Art Magazine #2
2015 Descendenten Solo Show Review, Beautiful bizarre.net
2015 Interview, F.A.L.L. Magazine
2015 Magazine cover art, Art Alert Magazine
2105 Interview, Culture Magazine, Florida
2015 Interview, DJBroadcast.net
2013 The Colorblindfold, a book by Silas, selected works from 2003 – 2013
2013 Interview, Goldfished.nl
2013 Interview, Artworks Online
2012 Review and interview on Beyond the Streets, Parool Newspaper
2011 Review of New Relics Exhibition, NRC Newspaper
2010 200 Best Illustrators Worldwide, Art Book by Lurzer’s Publisher
2010 Jaarboek Kunstenaars, Stichting Kunstweek
2009 Review of mural at Shooting Gallery, SF Chronicle’s
2008 Interview, Blend Magazine
