Born in Switzerland and raised in Germany. Ella Lugin learned classical and modern dance in Stuttgart and Munich. She danced mainly for TV shows in the 80s and 90s and worked as a model in DE, USA and IT. After the birth of her son in 1989 she worked mainly as a painter with her own studio. In the years 1990 to 2000 she exhibited in renowned galleries like Galerie Wehrli, Zurich, Galleria AAA Ascona, Telecom Germany, etc. A large work (3x3m) is exhibited since the 90s in the concert and cultural center Muffathalle in Munich. In 2000 Ella Lugin stopped painting and switched to digital photography. She works as a portrait photographer and developed her portfolio which led to video art in the summer of 2020.Since then she has been working as a video artist with various exhibitions.