(b. 1969 - Dresden, Germany) Trained as a painter, Lux creates imaginary portraits of children that are hybrids of paintings and photographs. Painting backgrounds to accompany her child subjects, she digitally inserts photographs of the children into her invented landscapes. States the artist, I always choose models that I can identify with, that remind me of my own childhood. What interests me about children is the mixture of vulnerability and pride, genuineness and leaned behavior, self awareness, and hidden knowledge. I am exploring the awakening of the self." Influenced by the great Italian and Spanish painters of the 17th and 18th centuries, Lux's portraits often refer to fairy tales and myths. The artist earned a degree in painting from the Akademie der Bildenden Kunste, Munich, in 1996 and has exhibited her work in Madrid, London and Munich since 1999 and in New York in 2003. Her work is included in such public collections as that of the Brooklyn Museum of Art and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, among others. 2003.332