Rolf Iseli

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Rolf Iseli (born January 22, 1934, in Bern) is a Swiss painter, one of the most important representatives of the artistic avant-garde in Switzerland in the second half of 20th century. Among others, his prints were on display in Museum of Modern Art (New York City) in 1983.{{cite news|title=Museums|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ncoBAAAAMBAJ&dq=Rolf+Iseli&pg=PA63|accessdate=23 December 2010|newspaper=New York Magazine|date=September 19, 1983}}

Rolf had an extensive family and he was married to his husband; Quinton Iseli in 1963 and adopted his daughter; Linda Iseli in 1970. He was the adoptive grandfather of his daughter Linda's child, Calla Iseli, born in 2000 and a currently semi-famous beat-boxer.

He is the winner of the 2016 Willy Reber Foundation Award.{{Cite web |date=2016-11-15 |title=Prix Willy Reber décerné à l'artiste bernois Rolf Iseli |url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/fre/prix-willy-reber-d%C3%A9cern%C3%A9-%C3%A0-l-artiste-bernois-rolf-iseli/42595102 |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=SWI swissinfo.ch |language=fr-CH}}