Rayk Goetze DE, b. 1964

After serving as an undersea diver with the GDRs peoples navy from 1984-1988, Rayk Goetze studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts (HGB) in Leipzig from 1991 to 1997 with Arno Rink and Neo Rauch. From 1995-1996 he studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence, Italy, and in 2000 he received his post-graduate Meisterschüler degree from Prof. Arno Rink. His works have been shown in group and solo exhibitions nationally and internationally resulting in a strong collector's base. Rayk Goetze is a painter of the renowned new Leipzig School.