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Katrin Ciaffa (born Katrin Krollpfeiffer) is an artist, writer and musician.

Self-taught, self-deprecating, and unable to choose only one form of creative expression, Katrin has finally surrendered to doing what brings her joy.
Aside from making art in various formats, that includes working in the nonprofit world, hoping to have a positive impact on her community.

Originally from Hamburg, Germany, Katrin has lived in Sonoma County, California, since 1995.

  • Born in Hamburg, 1968
  • Moved to Sonoma County, California, in 1995
  • Master’s Degree in Psychology (Dipl.-Psych.) University of Hamburg, 1995
  • Post Master’s Certificate in Art Therapy, Sonoma State University, 2004
  • 1995 – 2020: Mental Health Counselor, Program Director, Development Director for Buckelew Programs, a nonprofit offering behavioral health and supported housing services
  • 2020- current: Regional Director for 10,000 Degrees, a nonprofit supporting students from low-income backgrounds to and through college

    • Book Publications:

  • Author: Auf der Suche nach ekstatischer Erfahrung: Erfahrungen mit Ecstasy (Reihe Ethnomedizin und Bewusstseinsforschung = Series Ethnomedicine and the study of consciousness) (German Edition); VWB-Verlag für Wissenschaft und Bildung, 1995
  • Translator: We Lived in Berlin. A Story about the End of the War; by Hannelore Krollpfeiffer (Author), Katrin Ciaffa (Translator); independently published, 2022

    • Art shows

  • 2020 – current: group shows at Santa Rosa Art Center, Santa Rosa, California