Hamburg based artist Johanna Hattner was born 1984 in Slovakia and immigrated to Germany only one year after her birth. Originally a scientist, Hattner left the scientific world, became a social worker and explored various arts after 2015. Since 2018 she focusses intensely on fine art, first in acrylics, then soon transitioned to oils. As a self-taught artist, Hattner blended her desire for humanities, research, and philosophy with her passion for arts, by combining her experiences into a cross-inspiring way of realistic painting. She's particularily inspired by the moving stories of the personalities she accompanies during her social work. She also finds her artistic inspiration in the seemingly ordinary and nature. 

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With an eye for the quiet beauty of the seemingly ordinary and a passion for biographical turns and stories - those of other people and her own – Hattner communicates not only through figurative works but also through narrative still lifes. Her work depicts the beauty of tranquility and the interplay of lights and shadows, thereby transforming them into everyday riddles, that are resolved throughout the painting process. Her work was exhibited in a group show for the 14th international women's day in Hamburg. Hattner is a member of Poets and Artists, International group.