BIOGRAPHY

1942
Born in Heidelberg

1943-1962
Upbringing in Heidelberg, New Jersey and Hamburg

1962-1963
Reads art history, romance studies and oriental languages at the Freie Universität Berlin

1968
Studies photography at the Academy of Fine Arts, Hamburg
Starts working as freelance photographer, specializing in contemporary fine art and portraits of artists

1969
Shows her photographs in a solo exhibition Künstler sind auch nur Menschen at the artists space „Die Insel“, Hamburg

1971-1972

Works as freelance journalist; contributor to the Kunst als Ware, part of the economic section of the weekly newspaper DIE ZEIT, Hamburg

1972-1976

Manages the Gallery Gunter Sachs for contemporary art, Hamburg

1976-1997

Moves to Paris; works as head of advertising and communications department in industrial companies

1997

Resumes work as a portrait photographer

1998
Publishes the monograph Platen Artists-No photos please and and numerous other publications to date

Since 1998
Shows her photographs in solo and group exhibitions

Since 2000

Angelika Platen works in France and Berlin