Loretta Lux

Loretta Lux
Born	1969 Dresden, East Germany
Nationality	German
Education	Academy of Visual Arts
Known for	Photography

Loretta Lux (born 1969) was born in Dresden, East Germany and is a fine art photographer known for her surreal portraits of young children. She lives and works in Ireland.

Lux has received the Infinity Award for Art from the International Center of Photography. Her work is exhibited widely and held in public collections.

Lux graduated from the Academy of Visual Arts in Munich in the 1990s, and debuted at the Yossi Milo gallery, New York City in 2004.

Lux executes her compositions using a combination of photography, painting and digital manipulation. Her work usually features young children. She trained as a painter at Munich Academy of Art, and is influenced by painters such as Agnolo Bronzino, Diego Velázquez, Phillip Otto Runge.

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