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Biography
Layla Reg , Multidisciplinary artist
Born in 1982 in vibrant Tunis, Tunisia, Layla Reg is a multidisciplinary versatile and compelling contemporary artist based in Düsseldorf, Germany. Her academic journey began at the prestigious University of the Sorbonne in Paris, France, igniting her focus on feminist art, Women I-dentities. She passionately dissects the societal roles imposed upon women, from her conservative upbringing to the broader European context.
Layla's distinctiveness extends to her innovative use of materials. Renowned for sewing, she boldly addresses women's experiences in installations like "My Red Thread(t)" (2019-), sewing on unconventional materials, such as sanitary napkins. "I'm Scare" (2003) sees her sew fake skins, unveiling concealed layers of emotion and identity.
Her art embodies a universal visual language grounded in conceptual thought, centre around themes of injustice, taboos, and acceptance. Layla's thought-provoking installations and ink works, titled "Ink Anchored to My Thoughts," offer an unfiltered glimpse into her inner world.In the realm of neo-expressionism, her portraits defy societal norms, illuminating human desires while narrating the intimate stories of her subjects. Her art is a personal catharsis and a profound exploration of the unspoken and concealed aspects of existence.
Influenced by modern and contemporary artists, Layla's art journey continues to evolve, drawing inspiration from Romanticism, Neo-Expressionism, Existentialism, and Conceptualism. Her works grace exhibitions across Germany and adorn private art collections worldwide, resonating across France, Germany, and Tunisia.
Additional education:
Mosaic workshop in Tunisia, led by the mosaic artist Najiba Maamer-2023
Exhibitions and Projects:
2016 - Open Studio Day Tatort at the artist Eva Koch's studio - Ratingen, Germany
2020 - Talk with the artist Ksenia Dalnova Poncet and Veronica Perreyra Carillo (lecturer and feminist communicator) - Women's Art for Human Rights - Layla Reguiaï - YouTube
2021 - Participation in the Break Out Project. A project about the right to be and the right to difference and acceptance - break-out.nu
2022 - Female in Focus, with the photographer Alina Dietrich - Park Kulture, Düsseldorf, Germany-Female in Focus
2023 - Art'Artist.co Artists' Salon featuring nearly 320 artists - exhibitions of works with the Zoom group and Artteam directed by the artist and curator Ralf Buchholz, Düsseldorf, Germany Artartist.co
2023 - Free Art Speech, Gemeinsamkeit, with Heiko Jäkel - Bauwagen der Demokratie, Düsseldorf, Germany- Gemeinsankeit
2023 - Kunstpunkte 2023 with the artist Ksenia Poncet, the photographers Hendrik Lohmann, and Klaus Jackeln –Kunstpunkte 2023
2024 - January- September Artist Residency Bonner Straße 117 - Düsseldorf Süd
2024 - Intermezzo group exhibition curated by the artists Sabine Jansen and Eyal Dinar, Artist Residency Bonner Straße , Düsseldorf, Germany
2024 - Art'Artist.co Artists' Salon featuring nearly 400 artists - exhibitions of works with the Art Together Team curated by Ralf Buchholz, Düsseldorf, Germany Artartist.co
2024 - Art Studio Open Days , Düsseldorf, Germany
2024 - My Red Thread (T) , Bauwagen der Demokratie, Düsseldorf, Germany
2024 - Die Neuen-Part I , Bundesverband für Bildende Künstler ( BBK) - Federal Association for Visual Artists, Düsseldorf , Germany
2024 - Elected as member president of the BBK, Düsseldorf, Germany
2024 – Kunstpunkte 2024 in the Artist Residency Bonnerstraße– Düsseldorf Süd, Germany
2025 –
31.01- 31.03 Women I-Dentities – Kom!ma, verein für Frauenkommunikation e.V.
Düsseldorf, Germany
11.04-13.04 Art Fair Artartist with the Art Group SeVen,
21.09-22.09.2025 –– Kunstpunkte 2025, Kirschfelderstraße studio collective, Düsseldorf, Germany
07.06-29.06– Aura , Kunstverein Duisburg, Germany
30.10-16.11– Wo ich atme, Photo exhibition -BBK Düsseldorf , Germany
2026 –
04.03- 22.03 ‘Blood Sisters’ Feminist tribute, Raum installation, display window with Aurora Garcia Lecue, Maribel Medina Rodriguez as part of the 47th Duisburger Akzent festival at Lokal Harmonie , Duisburg, Germany
17.04- 19.04 Art Fair Artartist with the Art Group ES 365 ,
16.05- 29.05 Kreis Klever KulTourtage 2026 Ausstellung "Krieg + Frieden" Geldern, Germany
CURATING EXPERIENCES
2024 – Inversion von Form und Farbe - BBK, Düsseldorf, Germany
2025- Beein -Druckt - BBK , Düsseldorf, Germany
2025 – Alice in Wundenlicht , Ich im jetzt, BBK, Düsseldorf, Deutschland
COLLECTIONS
Private collections – Layla Reg’s work is being collected in various national and international private collections.
PRESS
2023 –Interview with the Art association Re:Act based in Düsseldorf for the STREAM D Radio
2024 – Interview with the Art association Re:Act based in Düsseldorf for the STREAM D Radio about Art & Peace
2025 –Online Magazine Visit Düssledorf.de für die Ausstellung Women I-dentities
2025- Wir Frauen
2025- Kunstpunkte
2026- Duisburger Akzent