Born in Southern Germany, Zimmerman began her career as an art therapist in a psychiatric clinic, where she worked with patients to express their emotions and release their creativity through the medium of art. Now based in France, Zimmerman’s work has been exhibited widely across Europe. She also works as an art teacher at the German International School in Paris.

Sabine’s painting style is a world of multi-layered brush strokes, where gentle sweeps dance amongst soft curves and flowing rhythms, expressing her love of colour with strong contrasts and shades of spatial depth. An experimentalist at heart, Sabine always works in her garden (no matter the season) where she finds serenity and harmony in nature. Even in the depths of winter, she takes her canvas outside, where the paint freezes and ice flowers appear. The result is truly emotive paintings flooded with water and exposed to the elements, revealing a unique dialogue with nature. Water is poured, paint is splashed and sprayed wildly to mimic the unpredictable power of nature. Texture is key to Zimmerman’s work and she uses a combination of acrylic paint, self-cut stencils and natural materials (including sand, stones, salt and palm leaves).

Amongst the beautiful chaos of her work, streaks of colour and delicate glazes reveal themselves as floods of colour echo the movement of the natural world. Layered with experimental processes, Zimmerman captures the chance moments, where something slips away on the canvas. These magical pictorial spaces capture a moment in time.

Zimmerman’s latest project ‘One Day, One Stone’ took a year to create. “Every day, in a precious little moment of attention, I collected on stone and put the 365 stones together to form one big mandala. This daily ritual taught me mindfulness and gratitude” says Zimmerman.