Roland Fischer was born in Saarbrücken, Germany, in 1958. Having divided his time between Los Angeles and Munich during the 1990s, he presently lives and works in Munich and frequently travels to Asia and the United States.

Recently named one of Germany’s top ten photographers by Photo Technik International Fischer has earned a reputation as a key figure in contemporary German art. His work has been the subject of many national and international exhibitions including a 2003 retrospective at the Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich and is included in numerous public collections, such as at the Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen, Munich; Fonds National d'Art Contemporain, Paris (FNAC); Fondation Musée d'Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean, Luxembourg; Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids; Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris; Musée d'Art Moderne et Contemporain, Strasbourg; Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst, Antwerp; Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Castilla y Leon (MUSAC); Saarland Museum, Saarbrücken; Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus, Munich; Sammlung Thyssen-Bornemisza, Salzburg.