Veronika Kellndorfer was born in Munich in 1962. She began her studies in 1982 at the University of Applied Art in Vienna and continued, from 1984 to 1988 at the University of Arts, West Berlin, under Johannes Gecelli and Armando. Further to which she studied art history and religious studies at the Free University of Berlin. She has been awarded numerous scholarships enabling her to spend periods abroad in places such as Los Angeles (Villa Aurora), Rome (Villa Massimo) and Kyoto, Japan. Kellndorfer lives and works in Berlin.