Elke Denda lives in Düsseldorf and studied at the Kunstakademie under professor Fritz Schwegler. Selected solo and group exhibitions include; ‘Projection’, Josey, Norwich (2024); ‘We are stardust, we are golden. Women at Johnen + Schöttle since 1984’, Galerie Johnen + Schöttle, Köln (2008); Galerie Lindig in Paludetto, Nürnberg (2002); Salzburger Kunstverein, Salzburg (1997); ‘Humpty-Dumpty’s Kaleidoskop: A New Generation of German Artists’, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney (1992); ‘Anni Novanta’, Galleria Comunale di Arte Moderna, Bologna (1991); Galerie de Lege Ruimte, Brügge (1990); Museum Schloß Hardenberg, Velbert (1988); Museum Haus Esters, Krefeld (1988); Galerie Johnen & Schöttle, Köln (1985); Galerie Rüdiger Schöttle, München (1984)