In other Words | Ute Bertog

This September Rosalux Gallery presents In Other Words, a new exhibition by Ute Bertog. The exhibition will showcase her characteristically vibrant abstract paintings alongside new ceramic objects and text-based projects to explore the tenuous relationship between abstraction and language. She is particularly interested in abstraction as a language, or more to the point a foreign language, defined by its non-representational nature, where instead of immediate comprehension there is not-knowing and uncertainty, awkward silences and mumbling along. How then do we bridge the divide and renegotiate meaning without a map for guidance?

About the Artist:
Born in Germany, Ute Bertog came to the US in 1999. She holds degrees from Philipps-University Marburg, Germany and the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN. Past solo exhibitions include the Kiehle Gallery at St. Cloud State University, MN and the Rochester Art Center in Rochester, MN. Group shows include The Painting Center in New York City, NY, National Galleries of Scotland in Edinburgh, Scotland, and the Plains Art Museum in Fargo, ND. She currently lives and works in St. Paul, MN.

Gallery Hours:
Saturdays and Sundays: 12-4 PM

Image: In other Words (The Beginning), 2026, oil on canvas over board 24 x 18”