Alex Sadkowsky (16 January 1934 – 8 February 2025)[1] was a Swiss artist, painter, illustrator, graphic artist, photographer, performer, and author.

His father was a portraitist and restorer in Vienna, Zürich and Salzburg, like his mother before him.

As a young adult, Sadkowsky engaged in various occupations, including being a jazz musician, a traveling salesman, a Spanish teacher, a tap-dancer, an exterior painter, and a brief time as a boxer.

[2] Furthermore, his life includes diverse exhibitions, experiences and publications of writings.

[2] In 1986, Alex Sadkowsky emphasized:[3] «I paint not only against the death, but for life»