Eva Leitolf was born in 1966. When she is not travelling for her work, she lives in a farmhouse in the Bavarian Forest, Germany.
She studied at University GH Essen, gained her MFA at the California Institute of the Arts and now teaches regularly at international art schools and universities.
Her works have been shown at international institutions including the Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich, Frankfurter Kunstverein, Sprengel Museum Hannover, Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Fotomuseum Rotterdam and the Wallach Art Gallery in New York.
Eva’s work regularly features in the colour supplements of Süddeutsche Zeitung and Die Zeit.
Her publications include: Postcards from Europe 03/13 (2013), Deutsche Bilder – eine Spurensuche (2008) and Rostock Ritz (2004).