Born in Zurich Roberto Abt studied besides his professional life as an economist autodidactically all classic styles of painting: figurative, impressionist, pointilist, expressionist and abstract. In the beginning he did landscapes and developped a colorful style using intense mediterranean coulours and applied an expressive stroke. It is important to him to create works with a positive and constructive appearance. First exhibitions started in 1980 and continued for the next 40 years.