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Gabriele Rinkleff, born on November 12, 1948, in Bad Salzdetfurth, graduated from the Marienschule Hildesheim in 1967 and subsequently completed a teaching degree with a focus on Fine Arts. After passing her First State Examination in 1970 and her Second State Examination in 1973, she began her career in the school service. In the same year, 1970, she got married; her two children were born in 1972 and 1974. After her retirement in 2006, Gabriele Rinkleff dedicated herself more intensively to watercolor painting. In the same year, she founded the project "Art for Children" as part of the Association for Craft and Design e.V. Meyenfeld, which she was a member of from 1978 to 2013. In 2010, she opened her own studio, the GRi – Culture Workshop Meyenfeld. From 2008 to 2015, she was also active in the Lions Painting Studio Hannover. Since 2013, she has been a member of the German Watercolor Society. Her artistic development has been shaped by numerous workshops and courses, including those with Parvin Rezvanpour, Alireza Omumi, Nigel Packham, Ekkehardt Hofmann, Bernhard Vogel, Rainer Grunwald, Engelbert Rieger, Andreas Mattern, Iain Stuart, Lambert von Bommel, Ingrid Buchthal, Werner Maier, Albrecht Rissler, Slawa Prischetko, Niko von der Assen, and Andreas W. Gortan. Works by Gabriele Rinkleff are present in public spaces, including the International Watercolor Museum in Fabriano, the Garbsen Town Hall, the permanent exhibition at Dr. Offenborn's practice in Hannover, the Hotel Perl in Otternhagen, and the Landhaus am See in Garbsen.

Zarah Shah Ali was born in Tehran, Iran. In 1993, she began her studies at the Academy of Fine Arts at the University of Tehran. After moving to Germany, she continued her artistic education and graduated in 2004 with a diploma in Visual Communication and Free Graphics with a focus on Multimedia from the Hanover University of Applied Sciences and Arts. Today, Zarah Shah Ali works as a self-employed freelance painter and graphic designer. Her studio is located in Hannover. Her works have been presented in numerous exhibitions both nationally and internationally. A particular focus of her work is on bronze sculptures and plastic works, which she primarily develops from reused materials and found objects—things that would otherwise be discarded as trash. Her artistic repertoire is complemented by photography and painting. Since 2020, Zarah Shah Ali has been a member of the BBK.

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