Lisa Lutgen is a London based artist via Malaysia and Germany. Lutgen’s work explores identity, culture and feminism by playfully addressing experiences from her multicultural heritage, hence the alias Spicykraut*. She uses the female form in motion to capture her psyche, and combines serious topics peppered with uplifting commentary to inform audiences and spark meaningful, inquisitive dialogue.

Lutgen comes from a Media background, earning her degree in Communications & Film at the University of Nottingham. With a career in tech and advertising, she began her art practice in 2022. Lutgen is self-taught and has been drawing and painting since she can remember.

For portfolio, commissions and collaborations, contact: hi@spicykraut.co

*Spicykraut = Lutgen has personified the culinary essentials of her Malaysian-German roots. Malaysian food is rich in flavour and often spicy. “Kraut” is short for “sauerkraut” (sour cabbage), a popular German national dish, and a slur for German soldiers during the war.