Nina Römer, née Tangian, 1978 in Moscow, Russia.[2] Both studied painting at the Staatliche Kunstakademie (State Art Academy) Düsseldorf under A. R. Penck[2] and both were his "Meisterschüler" (master students). Nina Römer is the granddaughter of the Soviet-era writer Yury Trifonov and the great-granddaughter of the Ukrainian-Russian-Soviet painter Amshey Nurenberg. 1996 Torsten Römer received a travel grant from the Kunstverein Düsseldorf (Society of Arts).