Fides Linien, a Fine Artist with a Master Class degree from the Dresden University of Fine Arts, specialises in hand papermaking and hand screen printing. Her Fibre Art and Paper Couture, which she refers to as 'CartaStaminea', are created using a variety of self-made papers and inlays of yarn. This technique, developed by Fides Linien, combines these materials to produce translucent, one-of-a-kind works of art. Fine Art, commissioned artworks by Fides Linien are available upon request.​ 

 

Trained by the premium fashion brand Escada, Fides is also a visual merchandiser and a marketing expert with more than ten years’ experience working for global premium and high-end fashion labels. ​

 

In 2018, Fides founded the ‘Fancy Pads' initiative in Uganda and continues to manage the same. This women empowerment project emanated from an educational papermaking and self–help project. It was initiated as a Corporate Social Responsibility project by The Xsabo Foundation and the artist. Fides invented disposable, biodegradable sanitary pads to enable school girls to stop missing school during their menstrual period. ​Fides is a Director of The Xsabo Foundation and President of the International Association of Hand Papermakers and Paper Artists (IAPMA) e.V. She holds a Certificate in Foundation Management from the renowned ‘German Academy for Foundations’ (‘Deutsche Stiftungsakademie’, DSA). 

 

Within the fields Fides is experienced in, she provides customized Interdisciplinary Art Consulting which comprises of e.g., workshops, lectures, collaboration in interdisciplinary and innovative projects or tailored marketing solutions through Graphic Design.