Natascha Frechen is a multidisciplinary artist based in Idar-Oberstein, Germany, born in 1990 in Jülich. She is known for creating sculptural jewellery using materials such as stone, metal, textile, and plant fibre, as well as abstract drawings combining watercolor, graphite, ink, and natural pigments. Her work focuses on exploring the inner self, transforming natural materials into meaningful artifacts that reflect the nature of adornment.
Natascha Frechen
Born in 1990 in Jülich, Germany
Resides and works in Idar-Oberstein, Germany
Education/training:
2020-2024: Master of fine arts, Trier University of applied science, Campus Idar-Oberstein, Idar-Oberstein, Germany
2016-2019: Bachelor of fine arts, Trier University of applied science, Campus Idar-Oberstein, Idar-Oberstein, Germany
Selected group exhibitions:
2024
Brooches in Dialogue – between past and avantgarde, Villa Bengel, Idar-Oberstein, Germany
BKV Preis, Bayrischer Kunstgewerbeverein, IHM, München, Germany
2023
Brooches in Dialogue – between past and avantgarde, Deutsches Goldschmiedehaus, Hanau, Germany
Rockstars, Diva Museum, Mons, Belgium
Broschen im Dialog, Deutsches Goldschmiedehaus, Hanau, Germany
Graduation Show, Galerie Marzee, Nijmegen, Netherlands
2023
Silbertriennale, Deutsches Goldschmiedehaus, Hanau, Germany
Silbertriennale, Inhorgenta Munich, Germany
Silbertriennale, Silberwarenmuseum Ott-Pausersche Fabrik, Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany
Silbertriennale, DIVA Museum voor Edelsmeedkunst, Juwelen en Diamant, Antwerpen, Belgium
Silbertriennale, Museum Zons/Dormagen, Germany
2022
Lithomania, Kunstgewerbe Museum Berlin, Germany
Let there be rock, Museum des Böhmischen Paradieses, Turnov, Czech Republic
2021 from the jauntiness of absence, Deutsches Goldschmiedehaus Hanau, Germany
2021 from the jauntiness of absence, A*Galerii Tallinn, Estonia
2020 ROCKStars, Schütt, Pforzheim, Germany
2020 Friedrich Becker Prize, Stadtmuseum Düsseldorf, Germany
2020 Friedrich Becker Prize, Deutsches Goldschmiedehaus Hanau, Germany
2020 from the jauntiness of absence, Atelier de Artist Paris, France
2019 ARENA, Gallery ChromXI, Idar-Oberstein, Germany
2020 Staats- und Förderpreis Rheinland-Pfalz, Trier, Mainz, Germany
2017 A Ring is a ring, London, United Kingdom
Awards and Residencies:
2025 Talente (finalist), Bayrischer Kunstgewerbeverein, München, Germany
2024 BKV Preis (finalist), Bayrischer Kunstgewerbeverein, München, Germany
2024 New Talents Award (winner), Klimt02, Spain
2022 20th Silver Triennal (finalist), Germany
2020 Friedrich Becker Preis (finalist), Germany
2020 Artist in Residence, dterra, ceramic and jewelry workshop, Sant Cugat del Vallès
Barcelona, Spain
2019 Dterra Award (winner), dterra, ceramic and jewelry workshop, Sant Cugat del Vallès
Barcelona, Spain
2019 Förderpreis für das Kunsthandwerk (winner), Handwerkskammer Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany