1950
Born in Düsseldorf, Germany

1968 - 71
Studied music and art education

1973
Started teaching

1979 - 86
Studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, Düsseldorf

from 1980
Studied with Prof. Klaus Rinke,
Graduation: Master Degree 1986

since 1980
traveling and working on five continents

1988
Winner of the »Eduard von der Heydt-Förderpreis/award«, Wuppertal

2015
Winner of the »Viola Award«, Flagstaff, Arizona

2019
Doku/portrait »Dialogue Earth«
by Hank Levine, USA/D 2019, 74 min

Film Festival participation:
• Noida, New Delhi, India
• Chicago, independentfilm and TV film festival, USA
• Docutah, St. George, Utah, USA
• Five contiments international film festival, Venezuela
• Elba film fesival, Marciana Marina, Italy
• Terra Editzione GEO Filmfestival, Italy
• Fünf seen film festival, Starnberg, Germany
• Europeans Art cinema Day, Santiago de Chile
• Aricanativa, Chile
• Alpinfilmfestival, Rumania