Early Life, Family and Training Christa Dichgans was born in Berlin, Germany, on 6 April 1940. Her formative years in the German capital provided the backdrop for a rigorous artistic education. She pursued the study of painting at the Hochschule der Künste in Berlin, where she refined her technical foundations. During this period, she studied under Fred Thieler, a mentorship that helped shape her early approach to the canvas. Her acad…