Minu Freitag

Minu Freitag - Wellington

Minu Freitag is a writer, illustrator, and maker based in Wellington. Her current focus is on traditional printmaking, paintings on recycled wood, and paper mache sculptures.

Drawing from her experience in commercial design in Germany, Minu now lives and works as an independent artist and maker in New Zealand. She sells her artwork, limited edition prints and plush objects in selected galleries and online.

Minu’s often anthropomorphic characters and scenes seemed to emerge from forgotten tales of lonely wanderers, fantastical creatures, and woodland spirits. Her creations are caught in a juxtaposition between light and dark, melancholy and hope—shifting their shapes, revealing inner worlds, or living in symbioses with other beings. 

Minu lives with her partner, tugged away in the hills overlooking the Wellington Harbour.