Mattis Richter (b. 2003, Germany) is a painter exploring nocturnal landscapes, mysterious encounters and imagined desert worlds.
His paintings combine atmospheric landscapes with symbolic figures, creating spaces between memory, myth and imagination.
Through fire, darkness and distant figures, his works evoke places that feel both ancient and unknown.

Mattis Richter

Born on February 18, 2003, in Großenhain, Germany

Lives and works in Dresden, Germany

Exhibitions

2026 - Group exhibition, Schlosskirche Jahnishausen, Saxony

2025 - Nominated artists exhibition, European Art Prize 2025, Haus der Stadtgeschichte, Offenbach am Main

2025 - Solo exhibition, Café Europa, Dresden

2024 - Solo exhibition Desert Nights, SKZ Albertreff Großenhain

2021 - Joint exhibition with Petra Rothe, City Library Großenhain

2020 - Participation in Stadt-Kunst-Fest, Großenhain

Awards

2025 - Finalist and nominee, European Art Prize 2025, Bernd and Gisela Rosenheim Foundation

Artistic Practice

2024 - Creation of the painting series Desert Nights

2024 - Beginning of architecture studies, TU Dresden

2018 - Focus on oil painting

2010 - Beginning of a ten-year participation in the painting circle SKZ Albertreff Großenhain

Study and Research Trips

2024 - Three-week study trip to Kyrgyzstan

2024 - Travel and artistic research in Morocco

2023 - Travel and artistic research in Morocco