biography

1961	born in Neustadt/Aisch, Germany
1981-1986	art studies under Prof. H. Daucher and German at the University of Munich
since 1988	working as a freelance artist. Areas include art in public spaces, objects, site specific installations, conceptual art work including new media
1988-1992	"Kunst und Projekt" [Art and project], Ingolstadt
since 1991	own studio in Landshut
2001-2009	lectureship at Landshut Polytechnic

awards / grants

2009	1st prize "Paths of Remembrance" for the victims of the Concentration sub-camp Echterdingen
2006	Kyoto Art Center stipend, Kyoto – Japan for the exhibitions "Overtures" and "Motion"
2002	Culture grant from the Federal State of Bavaria for the exhibition project "Überschreitung" [Crossing/Transgression], Church of the Holy Ghost, Landshut Museum
2001	German Embassy, Tokyo for the exhibition project "Blick zurück nach vorn" [Looking back to the future]
1998	1^st prize: Monuments and Memorial for the Victims of National Socialism, Ingolstadt
	The Landshut Culture Prize, Landshut
1993	1^st prize in the Osnabrück District art competition "Kalkriese"
1992	1^st prize: "Kunst auf dem Bergfeld" [Art on the Bergfeld] at Poing (Munich)

House of Photography, Burghausen
German Parliament
The City of Ingolstadt
The District of Osnabrück
The City of Landshut