Paris — New York

Ursula von Rydingsvard

Sculptor

Ursula von Rydingsvard was born in 1942 in Deensen, Germany. She lives and works in New York.

Biography

Ursula von Rydingsvard was born in Germany in 1942. Until the age of 8, she comes and goes from a refugees camp to another along with her family. In 1950, the familly settles in Plainville, Connecticut. She passes a Master of Fine Arts degree in the Columbia University in 1975. In 2000, she receives the second prize for the best exhibition in a gallery, awarded by the International Art Critique Association. In 1984, she receives the Guggenheim fellowship.

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