Akelei Sell
born in Germany in 1941; 1967 Diploma in Russian and French at the Institute for interpreters of the Univ. Heidelberg; worked as translator and interpreter in Germany and Russia; 1979 School of Visual Arts/Graphics, N.Y; 1980-81 University of Applied Arts/Stage Costume, Vienna; freelance artist in Vienna since 1982 with a focus on objects, drawing and photography; 1992-94 working stay in Berlin; 2004 Artist-in-Residence in Nanjing/China; 2008/09 teaching position in Shaoxing/China; solo and group exhibitions in Berlin, Belgrade, Lviv, Moscow, Shanghai, Singapore, Vienna, Yogyakarta.