Elisabeth Rütsche, born 1940 in Bern, Switzerland
She works in her own studio in the Bernese Oberland region of Bern in Switzerland
| 1954 | Attending convent school in St. Gallen, Switzerland First intensive interest in art and enhancement of her talent |
| 1955 | Formative contact with Ferdinand Gehr, who is internationally recognized as the most important Swiss church painter of the twentieth century. |
| 1957-60 | School of Arts and Design in Zurich, Switzerland Focus area: glass painting |
| 1968-72 | Universities of Zurich, Switzerland and Stuttgart, Germany. Degree in Psychology, specialty C.G. Jung. Engagement with the anthroposophical ideas of Rudolf Steiner. |
| 1974-80 | Psychological consultation and support of patients suffering from psychological disorders and addictions |
| 1980-84 | Working in the studio of a glass painting artist and close friend. |
| 1982-86 | Private commissions for the clients of two interior designers from Stuttgart, Germany |
| 1992-95 | Art lessons for the graduating classes at a high school in Memmingen, Germany Topic: Exploration of color and shape |
| 1995 | Private commissions |
| 1999-2004 | Studio in Finning at Lake Ammer, Bavaria, Germany |
| 2005 | Studio in Rodgau, Hesse, Germany |
| Seit 2010 | Living and working in Schüchtern, Hesse, Germany |
I am searching for ways to express emotions, feelings, events, contrasts, unity and balance with the help of shape and color. I find inspiration in nature, my travels, encounters with people and in artists such as Ferdinand Gehr, Giovanni Segantini, Paul Klee, Marc Chagall and Paul Gaugin.