Dr. Kateryna Rietz-Rakul is the Head of the Representative Office of the Ukrainian Institute in Germany. She is an interpreter, translator, writer and cultural manager. Kateryna lives and works in Berlin, where she has been setting up and running the representative office of the Ukrainian Institute for the past two years.
Previously, she was a co-founder of APES, a curatorial collective in Berlin. Kateryna Rietz-Rakul has contributed to numerous international art magazines and published several books, including a guide to the Berlin cultural scene, Berlin Contemporary Art. As a cultural manager, Kateryna Rietz-Rakul is co-founder of KUL’TURA e.V., which promotes international cooperation between creatives from Ukraine and other countries. She studied English and American Studies in Lviv and Berlin and holds a PhD in contemporary literature.
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