Curriculum Vitae
- June 1965
- born in Bergneustadt;father was a Protestant vicar,mother a housewife
- October 1988
- Educational Studies at the Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf
- October 1989
- Arts Studies and Social Sciences to become a teacher for Secondary School level at the Berg. University/Polytech Wuppertal
- April 1990 until March 1992
- Member of the "Free Art Workshop at Flensburger Street,Solingen inc."(Freie Kunstwerkstatt);participation in 3 group exhibitions in the studio locations of the above mentioned assoziation as well as 2 exhibitions in the Communication Centre "Cobra" in Solingen;organising and managing painting courses for children (6 - 14 years old) in the studio facilities of the Freie Kunstwerkstatt
- October 1991
- Changing my studies of Pedagogical Arts to the Staatl. Kunstakademie Düsseldorf;main area Painting,class of Prof. Karin Rissa
- May 1992
- Exhibiting paintings at the Arts and Music Cafe Meyers in Solingen
- August 1993
- Exhibiting paintings and drawings in the Art Cafe "Em Salönke" in Düsseldorf;participating in various group exhibitions showing graphic works of the students from the Academy of Arts during the anual meeting of the music and arts Universities of North-Rhine Westphalia
- July 1994
- Exhibiting drawings in the Arts Museum at Tonhalle in Düsseldorf as being part of the Exhibition Series "Students of the Academy show Works on paper"
- June 1996
- Passed the First State Examination of "Master of Education" for Secondary Level (1 and 2) in the subjects Art and Social Science
- November 1996
- Exhibiting paintings and drawings in the gallery ART ECK in Solingen
- February 1997 until July 1997
- Admittance as probationary teacher as part of the Second State Examination
- since August 1997
- University lecturer in the areas Art and Creative further education at the Adult Education Centres Düsseldorf and Neuss as well as teaching Art at the Adult Education centre in Hilden - Haan (afternoon and evening classes for teenagers and adolescents in preparation for receiving secondary school qualifications)
- March 1999
- Individual exhibition at Ballhaus in the Northpark,Düsseldorf
- since 1999
- Regular participation in the "Kunstpunkte - events of the open studios" in Düsseldorf (organized by the Municipal Culture Office of Düsseldorf)
- September 2000
- Exhibition at the Dom-Business Hotel, Düsseldorf
- June 2001
- Participation in the Düsseldorf "Radschläger Art Project"
- since March 2002
- Practical painting/drawing courses on the premises my own studio
- June 2002
- Participation in the "Midsummernight"-Art project, Düsseldorf
- November 2002
- Exhibition in the Rolandsburg hotel, Düsseldorf
- since April 2003
- Substitute as teacher of Arts at the International School Düsseldorf;
- represented by VG Picture-Art,Bonn
- June 2003
- Participation in the Art Market in Hilden
- September 2003 until July 2004
- Participation in the projects regarding the painting of schoolyard for both "Regenbogen" and "St.Peter"-primary schools, Düsseldorf
- from April 2004 until March 2005
- Organising and participation in art exhibitions in the "Polsterhalle",Düsseldorf (look at "Ausstellungen" here)
- November 2004
- Exhibition in the Düsseldorf public swimming pool "Münstertherme"
- December 2004
- Participation in the "Große kunstausstellung NRW"(The art exhibition in North-Rhine Westphalia) in the MuseumArtPalace at Ehrenhof,Düsseldorf
- June 2005 until October 2006
- Participation in group exhibitions in the gallery "Bilderwelten" at the Kö-Gallery,Düsseldorf
- September 2005
- Participation in the Project "LÖWEN-STARK", Mannheim
- since July 2006
- Member of professional institution of Fine Arts ( Bundesverband bildender Künstlerinnen und Künstler, Bezirksverband Düsseldorf e.V.)
- July until October 2006
- Exhibition of paintings in the rooms of "future sports", Düsseldorf
- August 2006
- Participation in the 60th anniversary celebrations of North-Rhine Westphalia with a "come-along-and-paint"-venue on the Rheinufer promenade, Düsseldorf
- September 2006
- Participation in the Art Market "between the worlds",organised by Mosaik School, Grevenbroich
- January 2007
- Participation in the group exhibition "gross - net", Düsseldorf (look at "Ausstellungen" here)
- February,October and November 2007
- Participation in various exhibitions in the Kunstforum of the BBK,District Association Düsseldorf
