Dao Droste (born 1952) is a Vietnamese-born artist living in Germany.
[1] Her large installation piece "Open-mindedness", which included 500 terra cotta faces, attracted international attention.
[1] As a Taoist, she explores the theme of mankind in harmony with nature in her art.
[2] Droste designed the statue for the One World Award which is sponsored by Rapunzel Naturkost and the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements.
[2] Her work is held in public and private collections, including the Carl Bosch Museum [de] in Heidelberg, the Federal Ministry of Education and Research in Berlin and the city of Eppelheim.