Adrienne Goehler holds a degree in psychology. She studied German, Romance studies and psychology, in Freiburg, Grenoble and Hamburg. In 1989 she was appointed president of the University of Fine Arts in Hamburg and was re-elected in 1995. In 2001-2002, Goehler, who has no party affiliation, was Senator for Science, Research and Culture in the red-green transitional government of the state of Berlin. Between 2002 and 2006, Adrienne Goehler was curator of the Capital Cultural Fund. Since 2006, she has worked as a freelance publicist, curator, and author, as well as a theorist and activist for an unconditional basic income. From 2010 to 2015, she was the moderator of „Utopiestationen“ at the National Theater Mannheim. Since 2010, she has been the initiator and artistic director of the traveling exhibition „ZUR NACHAHMUNG EMPFOHLEN!“ on expeditions in aesthetics and sustainability. She is active in several scientific and cultural institutions.