Claudia Hendzel

I make things slowly.

In my studio, I print, draw and write by hand, drawn to old ways of making images — to carved lines, scratched plates, ink, paper and the traces left by the process. Mezzotint, with its deep blacks and patient, almost obsessive craftsmanship, holds a particular magic for me.

Old books, forgotten images, folklore, history and philosophy feed my imagination. I am interested in what survives through time: stories, symbols, fears, beauty and the strange things we carry with us.

Animals and curious figures often enter my work, somewhere between memory and invention, tenderness and darkness.

I don’t want to explain everything. I like an image to keep a little of its mystery — and to leave the door open for another story.

Expo’s

• Print Exchange 2025 — International printmaking exhibition curated by Sally Caston Printmaker (2025) — featuring the intaglio print “Sweet as on the Inside”.
• Restriction — Group exhibition by Coupee Collage Collective, Stedelijke Kunstacademie Waregem, Belgium (22 April – 6 May 2026)
• Cabin Art — Sint-Idesbald, Belgium (30 May – 13 September 2026)
• Gift Shop Expo — C-mine, Genk, Belgium (20 June – 20 September 2026) — an intergalactic-themed group exhibition featuring more than 200 artworks exploring how to welcome someone new to planet Earth.
• Print Exchange 2026— International printmaking exhibition curated by Sally Caston Printmaker (2026) — featuring the lino print Catfish confidence
• August 2026 — Poster Competition Exhibition, Cathedral of Our Lady, Antwerp, Belgium — selected artwork expo - linocut
• September 2026 — Wings, Birds and Flights, No. 35 Gallery, London, UK (online group exhibition) — Borrowed Flight, selected artwork (drypoint)