 | 1967 | | Born in Kaufbeuren, Bavaria, Germany | | 1984 - 1987 | | Apprenticeship of goldsmith’s craft at the Vocational College for Glass and Jewelry in Neugablonz, Bavaria, Germany | | 1988 - 1989 | | Military service | | 1990 - 1991 | | College for Art and Design in Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany Graduation: Abitur for Art and Design | | 1991 - 1993 | | Goldsmith in Windhoek, Namibia | | 1994 - 1995 | | Goldsmith in Munich, Bavaria, Germany | | 1995 - 1996 | | Master Craftman’s School for Goldsmiths in Munich, Bavaria, Germany | | since 1997 | | Free-lance goldsmith in Landsberg am Lech, Bavaria, Germany | | since 1999 | | Recognition as free-lance artist by the Academy of Art in Munich, Bavaria, Germany | | since 2005 | | Teaching assignment at the College for Glass and Jewelry in Neugablonz, Bavaria, Germany | | | | | | | | Exibitions (selection) | | 1992 | | Jewellers Association of Namibia, Windhoek | | 1997 | | Gallery Jewelry and Arts, Landsberg | Jarosinski & Vaugoin ,Vienna, Austria | | 1998 | | Gallery Jewelry and Arts, Landsberg | Schmuckstücke´98, Munich, Germany | | 1999 | | Special exhibition “The Form”, Frankfurt Fair, Germany | Gallery Spandow, Berlin, Germany | Gallery Schmuckraum, Hannover, Germany | | 2000 | | Gallery Bijou Contemporain, Geneve, Swizerland | | 2001 | | Gallery Brodhag, Berlin, Germany | Schmuckstücke´01, Munich, Germany | SOFA art fair New York repr.by Charon Kransen Arts | SOFA art fair Chicago repr.by Charon Kransen Arts | | 2002 | | Gallery Brodhag, Berlin, Germany | Gallery Cajou,Brussels / Belgium | Gallery Hermsen, Wiesbaden, Germany | Gallery Kirsch, Bremen, Germany | Gallery Tactus, Copenhagen, Denmark | Bauhaus-Archiv Museum, Berlin, Germany | SOFA art fair New York repr.by Charon Kransen Arts | SOFA art fair Chicago repr.by Charon Kransen Arts | | 2003 | | Gallery Kath Libbert, Leeds, UK | Gallery Slavik, Vienna, Austria | Roger Billcliffe Gallery, Glasgow, UK | Gallery Essor, Biel, Swizerland | | 2004 | | Roger Billcliffe Gallery, Glasgow, UK | Gallery Essor, Biel, Swizerland | PalmBeachContemporary Fl. Repr.by Charon Kransen Arts | Schmuckstücke´04, Munich, Germany | | 2005 | | Friends Of Carlotta Gallery, Zürich, Swizerland | SOFA art fair New York and Chicago repr.by Charon Kransen | Int.Art+Design Fair NY, repr. by Charon Kransen | Inhorgenta jewellry fare, Munich, Germany | | 2006 | | Friends Of Carlotta Gallery, Zürich, Swizerland | SOFA art fair New York and Chicago repr.by Charon Kransen | Int.Art+Design Fair NY, repr. by Charon Kransen | Inhorgenta jewellry fare, Munich, Germany | | | | | | | | Awards / Grants | | 1999 2001 2002 | | “The Form”, Frankfurt Fair / Germany | | 2001 | | Schmuckstücke´01, Munich / Germany First price special show “EUROPA” | | 2007 | | Inhorgenta Inovations Award 2007 | |