Ariel Auslender
Ariel Auslender: was born in Argentina on December 1959. He began his art studies in Argentina. In 1982, he moved to Italy were he continued his education at the school of art in Carrara. This was followed by further studies in Munich, Germany in 1988. His academic career began as Assistant Professor in the Department of Sculptural Design at the School of Architecture in the Technische Universität, Darmstadt, Germany in 1989. He has been Head of the department since 2002 and is presently full Professor at the university. He was elected by his peers to the position of Dean of the School of Architecture, a role that he kept from 2012 to 2018. Parallel to this productive academic career, he remains a prolific successful sculpture and painter, with several of his works in private collections and public spaces.