Homage to Niki. Niki de Saint Phalle (Catherine Marie-Agnès Fal de Saint Phalle * October 29, 1930 in Neuilly-sur-Seine near Paris; † May 21, 2002 in San Diego) was a French-Swiss painter and internationally known modern sculptor. In Germany she became known as an artist for everything through her "Nana" figures, which were set up in 1974 in Hanover on Leibnizufer, today part of the sculpture mile.