Born in Düsseldorf in 1971. Lives and works in Berlin.
Education
1991-1993
Degree in education, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
1994-1999
Studied painting and graphics under Prof. Arno Rink and Neo Rauch, Academy of Visual Arts Leipzig
1999
Award for the diploma in painting and graphics at the Academy of Visual Arts Leipzig
1999-2001
Guest study of painting, class of Prof. Jan Dibbets, Düsseldorf Art Academy
1999-2001
Master studies with Prof. Arno Rink, graduating as a master student, Academy of Visual Arts Leipzig
Teaching activity
1999-2000
Academy of Visual Arts Leipzig (HGB), assistant in the evening academy
1999-2001
Leipzig University of Applied Sciences (HTWK), teaching assignment for architectural perspective
2001-2003
Berlin University of Art and Design (BTK), teaching assignment for illustration
2011
Dresden University of Fine Arts (HfBK), summer professorship for painting at the 14th International Summer Academy of Fine Arts in Dresden
Scholarships/Travel
1999-2001
Saxon state scholarship for graduates and master students, at the Academy of Visual Arts Leipzig
2001
Working stay in Kenya, East Africa, sponsored by the graduate scholarship
2005
Scholarship abroad in Columbus, Ohio, USA, sponsored by the Free State of Saxony, Germany and The Greater Columbus Arts Council (GCAC), Ohio, USA
2010
Scholarship abroad in Herzliya, Israel, sponsored by the Cultural Administration of the State of Berlin, organized by Schir in cooperation with Artists’ Residence Herzliya, Israel