Ute Hillenbrand, born in Dortmund, Germany. Ute`s launchpad into fine art was the impressive position she held as Creative Director of top tier advertising agencies in Germany. Breaking out as a professional painter in 1998 Ute founded her own studio which she later relocated to the exclusive island of Sylt. Sylt seasonally receives over 400,000 visitors including high profile politicians and celebrities, many of whom have now become avid collectors of Ute´s work.

She chooses steel over canvas as she enjoys the feel of connecting to the substrate as she uses her pastels. The popularity of Ute´s iconic imagery earns her multiple exhibitions each year and she is represented by no less than 25 galleries throughout Germany.

Appropriately for the international flavor of her pieces, she has had prominent exhibits in landmark institutions in Cologne, Frankfurt, Strasbourg, and Stateside the Times Square Building in New York.
Ute is an esteemed member of "Artists for Dalai Lama".