Biography of Antje Duis
- 1943
Born in Gotha, Germany
- 1960-1964
Studies at the Art School for Handicrafts in Offenbach am Main (Book illustration, Offset printing, Graphic design)
- 1964-1966
Studies at the STAEDEL Art Academy in Frankfurt am Main with Prof. Heinz Battke (Painting and drawing)
- 1967-1972
Teacher of handicrafts and art at a state school in Drochtersen near Hamburg
- 1972-1983
Teacher of art at a private school in Bern, Switzerland
- Since 1983
Free-lance artist based in Thessaloniki, Greece
- 1992
Co-founds the “AMALGAMA” artist’ colony
- 1997
Involvement in the POLYTECHNON workshop as part of “Thessaloniki – Cultural Capital of Europe 1997”
- Since 1972
Works of Antje Duis
The way Antje Duis perceives nature is strongly influenced by Zen theory, karate-do ethics and the philosophy of the Indians. This means that nature is not merely a source of “matter and form”, but also a bearer of “spirit and soul”, which turns it into a “vector of energy”. Artist Antje Duis is striving to portray exactly this link through various forms of artistic expression she uses.