Personal Profile
1970
* 09/11/1970 in Erfurt
till 1989
Due to political actions and my own rejected membership in the SED, no secondary studies in the DDR were possible
till 1989
1989
Several departure requests were rejected due to political activities; after the wall came down I moved from Erfurt to Düsseldorf
1991
Beginning of my self employment as an entrepreneur
First paintings with watercolor
1991
1994 - 1999
Entrepreneur in a franchising system
Exhibits with different collages emerge
1999
C license – Rally-tours, organizing racing events (hobby)
Work with photography
1999
2000
Acrylic paintings in geometric art
2004
Images with structure pastes, mosaics, collages
2004
2006
Establishment of a transport company
Working with light and shadow
2007
Establishment of a creative advertising agency
2007
2011
Sales agency and transport company
Expansion of art activities
Several months in Venice as assistant in the construction of the biennial for architecture and art in Venice at Palazzo Bembo, Mora, European Cultural Centre
2016
Construction of own studio, itself produced traditional Italian terrazzo floor and light installation on the first floor
2016
Since 2017
Started work as art director and curator of the “Kreuzeskirche“ in Essen, managing several exhibitions of other artists
2017
Restoration of the portal mosaic of “Kreuzeskirche“ in Essen with original materials from Venice, after examination of historical materials
2017
NEW YORK 2016 - 2018
Studying at the Art Students League, New York (Manhattan, 57th Street, between Columbus Circle and 7th Ave). Working with professors such as Anthony Antonios or Rhoda Sherbell, sculptures with clay, plaster, wax/bronze, plasterline
Further work in the studio on the sculptures and statues made of various materials
2018
Art project ‘‘COAL • STEEL • DIAMOND“
together with the Düsseldorf
artist Georg Hornemann
in the “Kreuzeskirche“ in EssenVernissage 12/06/18, Kreuzeskirche Essen
Exhibiton 12/06-12/08/18, Kreuzeskirche Essen
Second part of exhibition on 12/20/18: Special receipt for ending of coal era2018
2019
Again studying at the Art Students League, New York, creating new objects in ceramic and clay
NEW YORK IN FEBRUARY 2019
First group exhibition,
“Phyllis Harriman Mason” Gallery, 215 West and 57th Street,
with sculptures “Circle Dance”
NEW YORK IN FEBRUARY 2019
NEW YORK IN MARCH 2019
Second group exhibition,
“Phyllis Harriman Mason“ Gallery,
with sculptures “Hope“ and “Terminator“
NEW YORK IN SEPTEMBER 2019
Again studying at the Art Students League – ceramic studies (sculpture below “Handsome”) with new technique, drawing with dancing figures
NEW YORK IN SEPTEMBER 2019
NEW YORK IN DECEMBER 2019
Since December 2019 full member at the Art Students League
2019/2020
Group exhibition „Kreuz 5“
with Natalia Koren Kropf,
Petra Maennersdoerfer, Alfred Kriege,
Marc De Bruijne and Heike Altmann
(11/29/2019-02/16/2020)2019/2020
2020/2021
Exhibition “Weisheit der Welt”
artist Steffen Hunder
(10/31/2020-01/31/2021)2022
Plaque for the project “Berliner Mauer”,
Kreuzeskirche Essen:
support as art director2022
2022