vita

1975

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2005

2008

since 2010

since 2018

since 2019

since 2020

Born in Karl-Marx-Stadt | Germany

Studies at the Hochschule für bildende Künste Dresden under Prof. Monika Brandmeier and Prof. Lutz Dammbeck

Master of Fine Arts („Diplom“) | Postgraduate studies in Fine Arts („Meisterschülerstudium“) under Prof. Monika Brandmeier

Residency grants at the Künstlerhaus Lukas | Ahrenshoop and the Künstlerdorf Schöppingen

Lives and works in Meißen | Germany

Chairman of the board of directors of the Kunstverein Meißen

Member of the Art Commission for Art in Public Space of the state capital of Dresden

Member of the expert panel of judges on „Kunst am Bau“ for building measures in the Free State of Saxony

awards

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Second prize | Public Art Competition „Kunst am Bau“ | Saxon Police University Schneeberg

Residency grant | Ministry of the German-speaking Community of East Belgium

First prize | Public Art Competition „Kunst am Bau“ | MODULARE KITA-BAUTEN Berlin

Second prize | Public Art Competition „Kunst am Bau“ | Deutsches Luft- und Raumfahrtzentrum Dresden

Working scholarship from STIFTUNG KUNSTFONDS | NEUSTART KULTUR PLUS | together with Lisa Pahlke

Project funding from Bundesverband Bildender Künstler for PAPERDINX | together with Lisa Pahlke

Working scholarship from STIFTUNG KUNSTFONDS | NEUSTART KULTUR

First prize „Kunst am Bau“, Forstliche Ausbildungsstätte, Bad Reinboldsgrün

Catalogue funding for from the project PAPERDINX | the Office for Culture and Monument Protection of the state capital of Dresden | together with Lisa Pahlke

Working scholarship from the foundation of Kulturwerk VG Bild- Kunst | NEUSTART KULTUR

First prize „Kunst am Bau“ | Sächsischer Rechnungshof Döbeln 

Purchse through the Kulturstiftung by the State of Saxony for the Dresden State Art Collections

Grant from the state capital of Dresden | Bouncing Forward – Resilient Culture

Working scholarship from STIFTUNG KUNSTFONDS, NEUSTART KULTUR for PAPERWORKS

Working scholarship Denkzeit the Kulturstiftung by the State of Saxony

First prize „Kunst am Bau“ for SWITCH | Steuercampus München

Nomination for the Dresden Art and Science Prize 2017

First prize | Art in public space for 12 Uhr Mittags | Intraregionale 2016 – Landscape art in the Hanover region

First prize „Kunst am Bau“ for STREAM | membrane technology center | Forschungszentrum Jülich

First prize | Art in public space for Salz | as part of the event European Capital of Culture Wroclaw 2016 | Uferpark Görlitz

Winner in the ideas competition | Transformation des Wandbildes „Familie“ von Siegfried Schade | Freie Akademie Kunst + Bau e.V. |  Dresden

First prize „Kunst am Bau“ for Schattenriss, Secondary school Maron Dönhoff Wissen

First prize | Art in public space for the Tornado Monument Großenhain

First prize for Salz | via regia sculptura | art in public space | Görlitz

Project funding vor earth net art | Stiftung Künstlerdorf Schöppingen

First prize „Kunst am Bau“ for Es werde Licht | Spielscheune der Geschichten | Hamburg-Allermöhe

Residency grant | Künstlerdorf Schöppingen

Residency grant | Künstlerhaus Lukas | Ahrenshoop

Project funding for MySpace | the Office for Culture and Monument Protection of the state capital of Dresden

works in public places and collections

Modulare Kita-Bauten Berlin | 2024

Forstlichen Ausbildungsstätte Bad Reiboldsgrün | 2023

Sächsischer Rechnungshof Döbeln | 2023

purchase through the Kulturstiftung by the State of Saxony for the Dresden State Art Collections | 2021

Steuercampus Munich | 2018

Forschungszentrum Jülich | 2016

Technische Sammlungen Dresden | 2017

Uferpark Görlitz | 2016

Wasserstadt Limmer Hannover | 2016

Secondary school Maron Dönhoff Wissen | 2015

Island in the Big Pond Soest | 2010

Castle park Stammheim, Cologne | 2010

National park Nordeifel | 2010

Spielscheune Hamburg Allermöhe | 2009

Landschaftspark Bärwalder See | 2008

Brelinger Berg Hanover | 2008

Kulturgut Poggenhagen | 2007

Innere Neustadt | Ritterstraße Dresden | 2007

Stadtmuseum Pirna | 2005

Old Slaughterhouse Westport | New Zealand | 2004

Kulturní centrum Rhelovice | Czech Republic | 2003


jury participations

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"Kunst am Bau" | Technical University (TU) Chemnitz, sports center for the institute for Applied Human Movement Sciences | Free State of Saxony (jury chairman)

"Kunst am Bau" | Fraunhofer Research Center for Resource-Saving Energy Technologies (RESET) | Fraunhofer Research Center Dresden

Art in public space | Student competition "Your motif for your city" | Zentrum für Baukultur Sachsen and The state capital of Dresden

"Kunst am Bau" | new building Polizeirevier Döbeln | Free State of Saxony (jury chairman)

Residency grant | Kunstverein Meißen e.V.

"Kunst am Bau" | School location Freiberger Straße | The state capital of Dresden (jury chairman)

"Kunst am Bau" | Laboratory building University of Applied Sciences (HTW) Dresden | new building

Residency grant | Kunstverein Meißen e.V.

"Kunst am Bau" | new building Hochtechnologiezentrum Zwickau | Free State of Saxony

Art in public space | Moritzburger Platz roundabout | City of Meissen

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