Born in Tacoma, Washington USA Studied music & art in NYC Works as interdisciplinary artist in the fields of art / film/ music/ literature/performance Co-founder of "Loveparade" Has exhibited at Zoo London Art Fair (England), Berliner Liste Art Fair () Cooperation with German Cultural Goethe Institute in Hong Kong, Milan, Rome, Tokyo, Berlin, Prague, Sarajevo, Mexico City

Book Publications by Danielle de Picciotto

"We Are Gypsies Now" Publisher: Amok Books, Los Angeles Release Date: August 13th 2015 "We Are Gypsies Now - Der Weg ins Ungewisse" Publisher: Metrolit Verlag, Berlin 2013 “The Beauty of Transgression” (a Berlin Memoir) Publisher: Die Gestalten Verlag, Berlin 2011

Films & Publications featuring Danielle de Picciotto

“Citiy of Exiles- Berlin from the Outside in” Stuart Brown, 2015 "Wendeklang" a Film about the fall of the wall & Berlin" von Felix Denk & Sven von Thülen, August 2014 "It's not only Rock'n'Roll : Sexe, drogues & sagesse du rock" by Catharine Viale & Matthias Moreau;Publisher:Laurent De Sutter 2014 "Berlin What?" Artpublication, Publisher: Uwe Neu & Oliver Thoben; Neonchocolate Gallery, 2013 “Der Klang der Familie” (Suhrkamp); Oral History of Techno in Berlin, by Felix Denk & Sven von Thülen 2012 “Künstlerische Transformationen” Artreviews, Publisher: Reimer Verlag; 2010 "Do You Love Me Like I Love You: Tender Prey" – Filmdocumentary on & the Bad Seeds & contemporaries by Iain Forsyth und Jane Pollard 2009 "SubBerlin" – Filmdocumentary about the legendary Berlin Techno-Club "Tresor" by Tilmann Künzel 2009 "In Berlin" – Berlin Filmdocumentary by Michael Ballhaus und Ciro Cappelari; 2009 „Disorientation-Art on the margin of Contemporary“ by Travis Jeppesen 2008 „The Upset“ 2008; Art publication; Publisher: Die Gestalten; Berlin „All Allure” 2006 Art Publication; Publisher: Die Gestalten; Berlin

2015 Music video direction/production for “SAFI” Tour through Germany with Gudrun Gut Tour through Germany with Trinity Serrat (Trixie Trainwreck) Music Tour through Canada & USA with solo album “Tacoma” and graphic novel release Release of English version of Graphic Novel Release of solo album "Tacoma"; Label: Moabit Records, Berlin Music tour through Europe with Jarboe Living, Helen Money and Film presentation of short film "Reflective Perspective" at Filmmuseum Frankfurt, Germany Film presentation of short film "Net of Mirrors" at European House of Art Upper Bavaria – Schafhof, Germany

2014 Release of Filmdocumentary " Not Junk Yet -The Art of Lary 7 at Anthology Filmarchives NYC Release of EP "Needle at Sea Bottom" together with Lary 7 & Alexander Hacke Release of album "Ministry of Wolves" together with Alexander Hacke, Music tour through Europe with "Ministry of Wolves" Theater music score for "Republik der Wölfe" at "Theater Dortmund " together with Alexander Hacke, Mick Harvey Live participation in theater piece "Republik der Wölfe" as musician Album cover designs for "Ministry of Wolves" Label: MUTE, England , "Tomahawk" and "The Unsemble" Label: IPECAC, Los Angeles Three music video productions for "Flora Camille" Music Video direction and production for "Die Sterne" "Töten" (Hamburg, Germany) with guest musician Alexander Hacke

2013

Interdisciplinary reading performances in Cologne, Berlin, Hamburg, Zürich, Basel, Oberhausen, Dortmund, Leipzig, Luzern Mural commission for Cypress Inn Café, Ridgewood, NY "Unsichtbar" Exhibition, Westwerke, Hamburg "My Icon" Exhibition, Neurotitan, Berlin Artist Residency at "The Guesthouse" in Cork , Ireland Release of Graphic Diary (in German) "We Are Gypsies Now - Der Weg ins Ungewisse" Australian Tour with "Crime & The City Solution" as background singer and creating/ mixing visuals live on stage. Produces & Directs five music videos for Crime & The City Solution: "Goddess", "", "Rivenman", "Beyond Good and Evil", "My Love Takes Me There" Directs & films In-studio Documentary of "Crime & The City Solution" for MUTE Records Designs & coverart for CD & Vinyl Album "American Twilight" by Crime & The City Solution Directs music video for Detroit band "American Mars" : "Satans Eye"

2012 Tour of interdisciplinary performance “The Glasshouse” with Alexander Hacke Participating guest musicians: (), Algis Kizys (Swans), The Nihilist Spasm Band,Steve Forker, Paul Browse (Clock DVA) Book promotion Performance at the MOCAD Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit Becomes member of band “Crime & The City Solution” records & documents new album "American Twilight" together with "Crime" Designs cover and inlay for album" A History of Crime & The City Solution" “Invisible” solo art exhibition at the “Hinterland Gallery” Denver, the “Twist Art “ Gallery, Nashville Neurotitanm Berlin “Guild of the Black Eagle” Group art exhibition , Fuse Gallery NYC Group Exhibition "Don't Wake Daddy VII", Feinkunst Krüger, Hamburg

2011 Exhibition at IMOCA Indianapolis Museum of Modern Art,USA, Two month book promotion tour through North America withreading performances at: London Museum of Art, Ontario,Goethe Institute Prague & Civilian Arts Project, Washington, DC (selection); Artists Residency at the Czech Cultural Institute “Meetfactory” Prague with exhibition in White Cube Gallery Presentation of short movie "Swing Low, Swing Low now" at Decelerator exhibition in Berlin/Budapest/NYC with curator Leo Kuelbs Art exhibition: “ My secret Diary” Neurotitan Gallery, Berlin Germany & Citarna Unijazzu Gallery, Prague Hitman's Heel tour through Europe "Burn Baby Burn" with: Alexander Hacke, Kid Congo, Julie Cruise, Khan. Artists Residency at "Brandshof", Hamburg

2010 Main character in Berlin film documentary “In Berlin” by filmmaker Michael Ballhaus & Cior Cappellari Exhibition "Feedback" at the Moussontrum Frankfurt Presentation of short movie "Sternentanz" at Rumanian film festival "NEXT" Presentation of new short movie "The Glasshouse " at Glow exhibition Berlin; Curator Adam Nankurvis Release of new album "Hitman's Heel" together with Alexander Hacke; European Record Release Concert Tour Release of Film Documentary /DVD: " How Long Is Now" Lecture " 20 Years of Berlin Culture" at Neurotitan Gallery, Berlin Solo exhibition "The Wild Side" at Femina Potens Gallery, San Francisco, USA

2009 The German Foreign Ministry in Berlin commissions Danielle de Picciotto to direct/produce a 10-minute art movie. The resulting short film/ animation "Sternentanz" is shown throughout Europe Release of DVD "How Long is Now" Performances of interdisciplinary project" The Ship Of Fools" in Istanbul, Helsinki, Montreal, Berlin andPrague with local guest musicians. Performance at Prague Filmfestival "MOFFOM" Performance at Montreal Festival "BERLIN MUR À MUR" Lecture "20 Years of Berlin Culture" at Uquam & Goethe Institute Montreal Tour through Poland with "Ship of Fools" „The Drawing Hand“ Exhibition Magda Danysz Gallery, Paris, France Exhibition and curation of group show "Feedback", Neurotitan, Berlin Lecture "Interdisciplinary Art" at HDK, Berlin

2008 „ Fairytales of Berlin“ - group show, Rähuset, Copenhagen, Denmark Solo Exhibition: „ Drawings“ Janine Bean Gallery, Berlin, Germany Curation & participitation of "Transgression" exhibition at Neurotitan , Berlin Production/Direction/Release of Film Documentray /DVD : "Ship Of Fools" Performances with live interdisciplinary project "Ship Of Fools" internationally Vocals for „ Cities and Girls“ in collaboration with Myra Davies

2007 „Don´t wake Daddy“; Gallery Feinkunst Krüger; Hamburg „Kings and Queens and Childhood Dreams“ Gallery Strychnine, London „Nomi“ ,Gallery AU18 Milano, Italy „Female Signs“ , Janine Bean, Berlin „A collection of friends“, Young Blood Gallery, Atlanta, USA „Papier Tiger“ ,Gallery Deck, Stuttgart „Mohnblumen“ , Moussonturm, Frankfurt Music collaboration with BAGIO: "Hin Versus Her" released on www.bagio.com Production & Filming of "Jewels" Filmdocumentation of Einstürzende Neubauten (Supporter DVD) Direction & Production of interdisciplinary performance of: "Ship of Fools" with Alexander Hacke Premiere of "The Ship of Fools "at Radial System (Performance Space of Sasha Waltz), Berlin Filmdocumentation of "Throbbing Gristle" at the Volksbühne 31.12.

2006 International tour with "Mountains Of Madness" International tour with "History of Electricity" with performance at Campi Magnetici, Venedig during Biennale Soloexhibition: "Misfit Carnelvale", Gallery Neurotitan, Berlin Group exhibition: "Papier Tiger", Galerie Engler, Berlin Artists residency at the Funny Farm in Ontario Canada supervised by Gordon Monahan.

2005 Direction /production/ visuals for interdisciplinary performance "Mountains of Madness" together with: Alexander Hacke & Production, direction of video trailor for album "Sanctuary" by Alexander Hacke Curation/ particpation of group exhibition: "Kunst oder Königin", Magazin, Arena , Berlin Vocals/ composition of "Nackte Hunde" for "Bleib Gold Mädchen" , Mer Mer records

2004 Direction /Production of filmdocumentation/ DVD: "On tour with neubauten.org - Einstürzende Neubauten" Camera, filmproduction of Einstürzende Neubauten concert in Palast der Republik, Berlin for "GRUNDSTÜCK" Conception /Production of Interdisciplinary performance piece: "History of Electricity" together with: Alexander Hacke for "Regional Museum Oldenburg" Interdiscipliary Filminstallation "Durchmachen" together with Alexander Hacke, Berlin Acadamy Solo exhibition: "The Taboo Tableaux", Münzsalon, Berlin Solo exhibition: "Tattooed tales" Saint Georges, Berlin Lecture and performance tour thorugh Bosnia with Goethe Institute

2003 Musicvideo for "Electrocute" : "Kleiner Dicker Junge" Musicvideo for "Martin Dean": "Roll On" Musicvideo for "Fuzzy Love" Curation of Group exhibition: "Kunst oder König" Maria, Berlin Solo exhibition:"Von Musen und Medusen", Galerie Moq, Berlin Group show: "40 Jahre Haus am Lützowplatz" with: Dorothy Ianone, Betty Stürmer, Astrid Cüver, Emmett Williams, Berlin Art collectors group show with Warhol, Lichtenstein at Galerie Bleibtreu, Berlin Groupshow: "Pet shop" together with Lillian Mousli, Neurotitan , Berlin

2002 Musicvideo for Fred Alpi "John Massis" Curation of group exhibition and event: "Kunst oder König"with: Dr Motte, Jim Avignon, Rechenzentrum, Dag, Alexander Hacke, Radio Berlin, Daniel Ginelli; Brandenburg an der Havel Video & Super 8 loop installations for: DR MOTTES PRAXXIS, August 2001 - July 2002; Casino Berlin

2001 Stage set for "FLEISCH WUCHERT RUM" Theater homage to Rolf Dieter Brinkmann together with: ,Volksbühne, Berlin Curation of exhibition & Event: "Kunst oder König" with: Dr Motte, Jim Avignon, Andrew Unruh, Dag, Alexander Hacke, Radio Berlin, Daniel Ginelli; Brandenburg an der Havel Curation for Berlin Club art performances and installations for Goethe Institute in Rom & Milano Permanent artinstallation of five bronze statues and 50 small drawings at the "Elblounge", Hamburg Lecture " Interdisciplinary art and event management" at Goethe Institute Berlin

2000 Stage set for "FLEISCH WUCHERT RUM" Theater homage to Rolf Dieter Brinkmann with: Blixa Bargeld,Centro Petralata, Rome Stage set for performance at Volksbühne Berlin Curation of exhibition & event "Kunst oder König " at the Festival of Lights with: Terranova, Dag, Skudi Optix; Hong Kong Production of art charity event for NORDOFF ROBINS Vocals for "Tiger" on album "Brain Confusion" by Cornelius Perino Group art charity at Gallery Haus am Lützowplatz, Berlin Unicef art charity event, Berlin

1999 Curation of "KUNST ODER KÖNIG" Club Culture Party/exhibition with: Jim Avignon, Dag, Cornelius Perino, Betty Stürmer, Evelin Höhne Schloß Senske, Senske "Unsere Stars" exhibition with Kiddy Citney, Europa Center, Berlin

1998 Organization /participation of art charity SCHÖNE NEUE WELT together with: Dr Motte /Loveparade in Museum Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, Stuttgart Curation of group exhibition / event "BERLINAPOLI" together with: Gio Di Sera & the Goethe Institut, Napels, Italy Solo exhibition: "Crime, War, Corruption" Gallery Haus am Lützowplatz, Berlin

1997 Vocals for song "No Go" for "" "Spring" album Group exhibition "POP 2000 - Berlin Factory", Postfuhramt, Berlin Curation of Gallery : Institute", Berlin Solo exhibition: "Dornröschen Lacht", Institute Berlin

1996 Curation of Gallery : Institute", Berlin Composition and vocals for "Ambition" & "Pearl" for "Ocean Club" in collaboration with Gudrun Gut Stage set & costumes EROTIC ART ENERGIS, Pyro Space Ballet, Metropol, Berlin

1995 Stage set & costumes for SID UND NANCY by with: , Alexander Hacke, Meret Becker, Ex und Pop, Berlin Curation of Gallery Aurora in the Tresor, Berlin Clubinstallation "Romantik", CU Club, Berlin Guest particpation in multimedia project Miasma in collaboration with: Gudrun Gut & Myra Davies, Berlin

1994 Stage set & Costumes; for TV : UNITED UNSINNsat 1 (kurzfilm), Magazin, 10 Folgen, Berlin Composition & vocals for " Stars" on "Divamania- best Women in the house" Compilation

1993 Costumes for "BELADEN MIT 1000 PFERD" ; Rathaus Schöeneberg, Berlin Soloexhibition "Angry Women" during Angry Women Festival at Tempodrom, Berlin with: Gudrun Gut, Theater Costumes for "ZEITFREIHEIT" Rimbaud, Ballhaus, Berlin Release of Space Cowboy single "Terrorist" Founding of "The Ocean Club" together with Gudrun Gut

1992 Participation as violinist on "Malaria" Album "Cheerio" with Gudrun Gut, Bettina Cöstner Eorpeantour with Space Cowboys

1991 Release of Space Cowboy album "Locked n Loaded"

1990 Becomes member (vocalist) of Berlin band "Space Cowboys" Release of single "2 Hi" with Space Cowboys

1989 Costumes for "ANTONIN ARTAUD" Katakomben Theater, Berlin Costumes for "SALOME", Ballett, "Ave Maria " Art Installation at Loulou Lasard Gallery, Berlin

1988 - 1992 Super 8 filmloop club installations in "Ex n Pop", "Madonna", "Turbine Rosenheim", 90°, "Tresor", "E-Werk", "Maria am Ostbahnhof", Berlin

1987 Costume designer for Meire Meire, Cologne 1983 - 86 Design/Illustration at F.I.T & Parsons , NYC 1981 - 82 Artschool; Alanus Kunsthochschule, Bonn

started playing piano at the age of four, violin at the age of twelve