Petra Kaltenbach is an artist, video and graphic designer, and curator. Born in 1962 in Duisburg, Germany, she began her career as a graphic designer and was managing director and partner of an advertising agency from 1991 to 2002. In 2004, she moved to Dubai, witnessing its rapid urban transformation. Since 2015, she has dedicated herself fully to art, blending painting with technology such as QR codes and NFTs.  

In 2016, she was nominated for the International Emerging Artist Award, and in 2018, her video art was displayed on the façade of the Burj Khalifa. That same year, she was named the best UAE-resident artist at World Art Dubai. Canon supported her with a one-year sponsorship, and she continues to collaborate with them on UV printing technology. Since 2019, she has been part of the curatorial team at World Art Dubai.  

Transformation is the central theme of her work. She explores how people can break free from mental structures and find freedom. In a digitized world that creates uncertainty, she incorporates structures and patterns to provide stability and a sense of belonging. Her symbol for transformation is the pomegranate, representing love, beauty, health, and wealth.  

Technology plays a key role in her art: she integrates QR codes, augmented reality, and UV printing to create interactive, multi-layered works. Her NFT series *NFT_LOVE LETTERS* merges physical and digital art into visual love poems. She also works with mirrored stainless steel to add layers of reflection and shift perspectives. In collaboration with the fashion brand *ROXX-Fashion*, she has created wearable art in the project *The Couture of Art*.