Ninu, a.k.a Alina Elsasser, was born in Wynental, Switzerland, in 1998.
I still live and work in my favourite glacier valley.
Everything else is listed below, neatly organised.
since 2023
(until 2026)
Bachelor of Fine Arts
HSLU DFK Emmenbrücke
2025
Artist Residency
in Beja, Portugal
2023
Winning of the prize „GIA Top Window Award“
Best window for the global competition, small company category
since 2020
Permanent part-time position – marketing, web design & secretarial work
in our family business
2019 – 2020
Journalism Internship
Online editorial department at Netzmedien in Zurich
2016 – 2019
Apprenticeship as Commercial Employee
in Lucerne
2015 – 2016
Job training as goldsmith
in Lucerne, terminated due to illness
2014 – 2015
Foundation Course in Art and Design
SfGA Aarau
2014
Completion of secondary school
2013
Language stay with acquisition of ‚General English – C1‘ diploma
in Brighton, GB
For anyone who would like to take a look behind the scenes… here is my personal essay. But be warned, I always have an incredible amount going on in my head – which means I need two or three words to describe my personality.