Born in 1951 in Petersaurach in Upper Franconia, the artist attended the Kunsthochschule Kassel from 1970 to 1976, where he studied painting, design, printmaking and ceramics. He has worked as a freelance artist since 2003. From 2009 onwards, alongside painting, he has also been producing installations, mobiles and sculptures that engage with the themes of balance, weightlessness and infinity. Kuno Vollet lives and works in Kassel.
