Willehad Eilers, known professionally as Waynehorse, is a German contemporary artist based in Amsterdam.
Willehad Eilers was born in 1981 in Peine, Germany. [1] He graduated from the Gerrit Rietveld Academie [2] and completed a residency at Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten in Amsterdam. [3]
Eilers produces multidisciplinary projects that combine graffiti, animation, and installation, often presenting figurative and narrative elements. [4] [5] He has exhibited internationally, including at Harlan Levey Projects, IDFA, Unruly Gallery, [6] Mediamatic [7] and This is Mama (Kunsthal Rotterdam). [8] In 2007, he presented the work Elefant Boy at the Impakt Festival, which incorporated animation and storytelling techniques. Eilers has presented work in solo exhibitions, including Happy Holidays Forever (2018) [9] and Alter Senator (2016). [10] His work is held in collections such as the Lisser Art Museum, [11] Green Family Collection, Völklinger Hütte [12] and Colección SOLO.
Eilers’ film Alter Senator was featured in the 2016 International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA).
References to Eilers’ work appear in art magazines, [13] exhibition catalogues, and festival descriptions. His show Love Boat at Galerie Droste (2021) is listed in Monopol Magazin, [14] and his participation in Surreale Malerei II is referenced in Kunstforum International, Band 302 (2025).
Institutional press lists and gallery announcements indicate ongoing critical engagement with his work across Europe. [15] Listings include coverage of Art is a Serious Game (2024) and an article titled La morale d’une orgie monstrueuse [16] in La Libre (2023).