Biography

Michelle NZE was born November 10th , 1973 in Libreville / Gabon.
As a child, Michelle was very much interested in painting, but the passion and her future as an artist awakes through an initiation rite of the Fang ethnic group in 1993.

An artistic instruction in Niamey (Niger) and experiences during several voyages on the African continent lead her finally to the profession of a painter in 1997.

After numerous exhibitions, the Ministry for Economic Affairs in Gabon invites her to represent her country at the World Exposition Expo 2000 Hanover, where Michelle NZE also wins the Nelson Mandela contest of the “Nelson Mandela Children Fund”.

Her desire to conquer Europe as an artist and to show the German and worldwide audience more about her traditional African roots, inspire her to settle down in Germany.

Michelle NZE lives in Berlin, where she is working at her own art studio at Friedrichstraße near “Checkpoint Charlie”. Since November 2003 one of her works of art is also part of the art collection of the Lower house of the German Parliament.