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1970 |
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born in Paderborn (DE) |
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1989 - 1992 |
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Berufskolleg für Design, Schmuck und Gerät, Pforzheim (DE) |
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1992 - 1996 |
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Hochschule für Gestaltung, Pforzheim (DE) |
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1997 - 1998 |
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Sandberg Insitute, Amsterdam, (NL)
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lives and works in Pforzheim (DE)
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Solo Exhibitions |
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| 2016 |
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Galerie Marzee, Nijmegen (NL) |
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Jewelers´ Werk, Washington D.C. (US) |
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| 2015 |
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Galerie Annick Zufferey, Carouge (CH) |
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| 2014 |
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CODA Museum, Apeldoorn (NL), with Ute Eitzenhöfer
Deutsches Goldschmiedehaus Hanau (DE), with Ute Eitzenhöfer |
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| 2013 |
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Schmuckmuseum Pforzheim (DE), mit Ute Eitzenhöfer |
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Galerie Marzee, Nijmegen (NL) |
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| 2012 |
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Jewelers´ Werk, Washington D.C. (US) |
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| 2011 |
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Galerie Rosemarie Jäger, Hochheim (DE) with Bettina Speckner |
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| 2010 |
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Galerie Marzee, Nijmegen (NL) |
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2009 |
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Tactile, Geneva (CH) with Bettina Speckner |
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2008 |
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Galerie Marzee, Nijmegen (NL) |
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Jeweler´s Werk, Washington D.C. (US) |
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Villa Bengel, Idar-Oberstein (DE) with Manuel Vilhena |
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2007 |
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Tactile, Geneva (CH) |
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2006 |
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Galerie Marzee, Nijmegen (NL) |
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Grover/Thurston Gallery, curator Sharon Campbell, Seattle (US) with Maria Phillips |
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2004 |
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Tactile, Geneva (CH)
Galerie Marzee, Nijmegen (NL)
Jewelers´ Werk, Washington D.C. (US) |
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2002 |
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Galerie Marzee, Nijmegen (NL) |
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2001 |
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Tactile, Geneva (CH) |
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2000 |
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Galerie Marzee, Nijmegen (NL) |
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Galerie Werner Hermsen, Wiesbaden (DE) with Ute Eitzenhöfer |
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1998 |
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Galerie Marzee, Nijmegen (NL) |
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Werkstattgalerie, Berlin (DE) |
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Galerie Ulrike Knab, Hannover (DE) with Thomas Dierks |
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Galerie Herta Zaunschirm, with Ute Eitzenhöfer and Andi Gut, Zürich-Zollikon (CH) |
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1997 |
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Galerie Marzee, Nijmegen (NL) |
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Group Exhibitions |
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| 2016 |
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Landesausstellung Kunsthandwerk Baden-Württemberg, Hällisch-Fränkisches Museum, Schwäbisch-Hall (DE) |
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| 2015 |
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International Jewelry Art Exhibition, Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology, Beijing (CN)
KORU5, Imatra Art Museum, Imatra (FI)
European Prize for Applied Arts, World Crafts Council-Europe, Mons (BE)
Zeitgenössischer Schmuck, 10 unterschiedliche Positionen, Stadtgalerie Klagenfurt (AT)
30 Jahre Erfurter Schmucksymposium, Deutsches Goldschmiedehaus Hanau (DE)
Omaggio a Donatello, Oratorio di San Rocco, Padua (IT))
"15", Anniversary exhibition, TESTA Gallery, Sofia (BG) |
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| 2014 |
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Schmuck, Handwerksmesse, Munich (DE)
30 Jahre Erfurter Schmucksymposium, Kulturhof zum Güldenen Krönbacken, Erfurt (DE) |
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| 2013 |
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Naturalienkabinette, Galerie Handwerk in der Bayerischen Staatssammlung für Paläontologie und Geologie, Munich (DE)
White for Japan, O-Jewel at Art Fair, Tokyo (JP)
Contemporary Art Jewelry, O-Jewel in Hankyu Umeda, Osaka (JP)
Crush II, Treasurer’s Gallery, Ivy Tech John Waldron Arts Center, Bloomington, IN (US)
The Wild Things. The so contemporary jewellery collection of Mrs. Wilde, Z33 House for contemporary art, Hasselt (BE)
Beijing International Jewelry Art Biennial, Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology, Beijing (CN)
Pushing Boundaries & Chasing Challenges, Tsinghua University, Contemporary Art Center of China Millennium Monument, Beijing (CN) |
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| 2012 |
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German Contemporary Metal Crafts , Gold Museum, New Taipei City (TW)
ONE_First Act, Mixed Media Foundation, Padua (IT)
Contemporary German Jewellery, TESTA Gallery, Sofia (BG)
Barocco, Museum of Arts & Crafts, Itami (JP)
Contemporary Art Jewelry, O-Jewel in Hankyu Umeda, Osaka (JP) |
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| 2011 |
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The Spirit of Stones, South Karelia Museum, Fortress, Lappeenranta (FI)
Seeds to silver, World Crafts Council, New Delhi (IN)
Dual, the private life of sculpture, Traver Gallery, Seattle (US)
Geography, SNAG Conference, Seattle (US)
13.Erfurter Schmucksymposium, Villa Bengel, Idar-Oberstein (DE), and
Alchimia, Florence (IT)
Kachofugetsu, O-Jewel, Tokyo (JP)
Barocco, Mori/Casa, Taipei (TW)
Open Mind, Sungkok Art Museum, Seoul (KR) |
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| 2010
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Cominelli Foundation Award, Palazzo Cominelli, Cisano di San Felice del Benaco (IT)
13.Erfurter Schmucksymposium, Kulturhof zum Güldenen Krönbacken, Erford (DE), and
Galerie Schmuckfrage, Berlin (DE)
Plastic Jewelry, Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco, (US)
Sieraden komen tot leven, The Marzee collection, CODA, Apeldoorn (NL)
Nishijn Brocade, Hosoo Kyoto, Tokyo (JP)
Nell's Bazar, Temporary Gallery Dr.Cornelie Ueding, Tübingen (DE)
18 Positionen zur zeitgenössischen Schmuck- und Gerätgestaltung, Deutsches Goldschmiedehaus,
Hanau (DE) |
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| 2009
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Schmuck, Handwerksmesse, München (DE), and RMIT Gallery, Melbourne (AU)
Lingam, Konstfack, Stockholm (SE), and Gallery Rob Koudijs, Amsterdam (NL)
KORU3, Imatra Art Museum, Imatra (FI)
Was bleibt ist Schmuck, Forum für angewandte Kunst Nürnberg, Neues Museum, Nuremberg (DE)
Ringvormen, Transfo, Zwevegem (BE)
Barocco, Zhuji fresh water pearl Center, Zhuji (CN)
ITAMI International Craft Exhibition, Museum of Arts & Crafts, Itami (JP)
Fife Contemporary Art & Craft, The Marzee collection, St Andrews, Scotland (UK)
Design Bazaar, Design Huis, Eindhoven (NL) |
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2008 |
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From hand to hand, Mudac, Lausanne, (CH) |
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As we like it, Schmuckmuseum, Pforzheim (DE) and Deutsches Goldschmiedehaus, Hanau (DE)
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Glory, Sienna Gallery, Lenox (US)
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2007 |
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Art is flowering, Schmuckmuseum, Pforzheim (DE) |
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Sparkle then Fade, Tacoma Art Musuem, Tacoma (US) |
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Fonds Permanent, Espace Solidor, Ville de Cagne-Sur-Mer (FR) |
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Kunst zum Tragen, Galerie Pilartz, Cologne (DE) |
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Tactile, exhibition with Esther Brinkmann and Philip Sajet, Geneva (CH) |
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The Crown Jewels, Salon 94 Freemans, New York (US) |
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Touching Warms the Art, Museum of Contemporary Craft, Portland (US) |
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2006 |
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Bijoux, cailloux..., Espace Solidor, Cagnes-sur-Mer (FR) |
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Collaboration, curator Sharon Campbell, Widney Moore Studio, Portland
(US) |
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Special exhibit, Deutsches Bernsteinmuseum, Ribnitz-Damgarten (DE) |
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2005 |
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Hanging in Balance, University of Texas, El Paso (US) |
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Jewelry, Schiedam´s Choice, curator Galerie Marzee, Stedelijk Museum,
Schiedam (NL) |
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2004 |
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International showcase, Contemporary Applied Arts, London (GB) |
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Kunsthandwerk Baden-Württemberg, BdK, Freiburg (DE) |
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Jewelry, the choice of the Europarliament, curator Galerie Marzee,
Europarliament, Brussels (BE) |
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2003 |
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Schmuck, Handwerksmesse, Munich (DE) |
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Valuables - Jewelry in the new millenium, Museum of Craft & Folk Arts,
San Francisco (US) |
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Jewelry, Roermond´s choice, curator Galerie Marzee, Stedelijk Museum,
Roermond (NL) |
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2002 |
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Extrakt, Bauhaus-Archiv/Museum für Gestaltung, Berlin (DE) |
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Pièce à conviction, Tactile, Geneva (CH) |
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Nadeln, Schöner Verlag, Königsbach-Stein (DE) |
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2001 |
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Mikromegas, Kurator Otto Künzli, Galerie für angewandte Kunst, Munich
(DE)
traveling exhibition until 2004 |
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Schmuck, Handwerksmesse, Munich (DE) |
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Hat & Art, Centrum voor Beeldende Kunst, Rotterdam (NL) |
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Standpunkt Berlin, Werkstattgalerie, Berlin (DE) |
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Schmuck lebt, Schmuckmuseum, Pforzheim (DE) |
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2000 |
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Schmuckgestaltung in Pforzheim, Schmuckmuseum, Pforzheim (DE) |
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Ringe(L)spiel, Schöner Verlag, Königsbach-Stein (DE) |
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Kunsthandwerk Baden-Württemberg, Hällisch-Fränkisches Museum,
Schwäbisch-Hall (DE) |
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Ornaments from there, ornaments from here, incidence, coincidence ?, |
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Musée de design et d´arts appliqués contemporains, Lausanne (CH) |
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1999 |
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Wie es euch gefällt, Galerie Industria, Wuppertal (DE) |
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Schmuck, Handwerksmesse, Munich (DE) |
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Jewelry Arnhem´s choice, curator Galerie Marzee, Museum voor Moderne
Kunst, Arnhem (NL) |
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Jewelry Zwolle´s choice, curator Galerie Marzee, Stedelijk Museum,
Zwolle (NL) |
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Mind seduction, Tarbekunstimuuseum, Tallin (EE) |
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Rund um den Hals, Schöner Verlag, Königsbach-Stein (DE) |
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1998 |
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Jewelry Nijmegen´s choice, Galerie Marzee, Nijmegen (NL) |
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Schmucktriebe, Deutsches Goldschmiedehaus, Hanau (DE) |
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1997 |
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Jewelry Amersfoort´s choice, curator Galerie Marzee, de Zonnehof,
Amersfoort (NL) |
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Schmuck, Handwerksmesse, Munich (DE) |
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Future Schmuck 2000, Galerie Werner Hermsen, Wiesbaden (DE) |
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Precious, Fortpoint Gallery, Boston (US) |
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1996 |
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International Graduate Show, Galerie Marzee, Nijmegen (NL)
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Schmuckstücke, Reithalle Munich (DE) |
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| 1993
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Reliquien, Hallmackenreuther, Cologne (DE) |
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| 1992
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Menschheitsdämmerung, Künstlerhaus Göttingen (DE) und Galerie Cebra, Düsseldorf (DE) |
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Work in Public Collections |
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Alice and Louis Koch Collection, Basel (CH)
China Academy of Art, Hangzhou (CN)
CODA Museum, Apeldoorn (NL)
Espace Solidor, Ville de Cagnes-sur-Mer (FR)
Marzee Collection, Nijmegen (NL)
Museum voor Moderne Kunst, Arnhem (NL)
New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM (US)
Rotasa Trust Collection, Mill Valley, CA (US)
Sammlung der Goldschmiedeschule mit Uhrmacherschule, Pforzheim (DE)
Schmuckmuseum, Pforzheim (DE)
Stedelijk Museum, Françoise van den Bosch Foundation, Amsterdam (NL) |
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Prizes, awards and grants |
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| 2016 |
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state award of Baden-Württemberg 2016 and prize oft the city Schwäbisch Hall (DE) |
| 2014 |
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Herbert Hofmann Prize, Gesellschaft für Handwerksmessen, Munich (DE) |
| 2010
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Cominelli Foundation Award, 1. Prize, Cisano di San Felice del Benaco (IT)
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2001 |
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Marzee Prize, Galerie Marzee, Nijmegen (NL)
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1999 + 2002 |
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award with raw minerals, 2.prize, Schöner Verlag, Königsbach-Stein (DE) |
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1999 |
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Junge Schmuckkunst im Museum, ISSP, Pforzheim (DE) |
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1997 - 1998 |
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DAAD grant, Sandberg Insitute, Amsterdam (NL)
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1995 |
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CDG grant, Providence (US)
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| 1992 |
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School award, Goldschmiedeschule mit Uhrmacherschule, Pforzheim (DE) |
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Teaching, lectures and workshops |
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| 16.12.2015 |
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Beijing Design Week, Institute of Fashion Technology, Beijing (CN) |
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Lecture:Silence |
| 17.12.2015 |
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Conference: Jewelry Design education |
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| 01.04.2015 |
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SUNY, New Paltz (US)
Lecture: Silence
Single critique Masterclass |
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| since 09.2014 |
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Teacher at the Berufskolleg für Design, Schmuck und Gerät, Goldschmiedeschule mit
Uhrmacherschule, Pforzheim (DE) |
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| Summer |
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Hochschule für Gestaltung, Fachbereich Schmuck und Objekte der Alltagskultur, Pforzheim (DE) |
| 2014 |
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Teaching: Über das Fassen von Gedanken und Material |
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| 28.11.2013 |
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Schmuckmuseum Pforzheim (DE)
Lecture: Silence |
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| 22.-26.4.2013 |
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Konstfack, University College of Arts, Crafts and Design, Stockholm (SE)
Metaldepartment, Master I
Workshop: inbetween. dimensions and decisions
Lecture: Sillence |
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Summer
2012 |
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Pforzheim University/School of Design, Jewellery and Everyday Objects, Pforzheim (DE)
Teaching: free project in collaboration with Prof. Andi Gut |
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| 23.4.2012 |
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Maine College of Art, Portland (US)
Critique Bachelor works
Lecture: Silence |
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| 25.-27.04.12 |
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Rhode Island School of Design, Providence (US)
Class: Beyond description, language and drawing
Single critique Masterclass and final critique Bachelor works
Lecture: Silence |
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| 18.-21.09.12 |
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Oslo National Academy of the Arts, Oslo (NO)
HOTWEEK
Workshop: Links
Lecture: Silence |
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| 06.-08.04.11 |
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University of Ulster, School of Art and Design, Belfast (GB) |
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Applied Art Masterclass |
| 07.04.2011 |
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Ulster Museum, Belfast (GB) |
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Lecture: Silence |
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| 17.-31.07.10 |
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13. Erfurter Schmucksymposium, Erford (DE) |
| 31.07.2010 |
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Colloquium, Lecture: Silence |
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| 20.-31.07.09 |
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Alchimia, Florence, (IT) |
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Summer workshop: inbetween. dimensions and decisions |
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| 09.10.2008 |
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Corcoran College of Art + Design, Washington D.C. (US)
Lecture: Silence |
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Winter
2007/2008 |
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Fachhochschule Trier, Fachbereich Gestaltung, Edelstein- und Schmuckdesign, Idar-Oberstein (DE)
Teaching: The form of happiness |
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| 23.05.2007 |
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Symposium 'SchmuckDENKEN 3', Idar-Oberstein (DE)
Lecture: Silence |
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| 03.-06.11.06 |
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Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle (US)
Workshop: Time machines - Time travel – Think a universe
Lecture |
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| 29.09.2004 |
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Massachusetts College of Art, Boston (US)
Workshop: Material Sketches
Lecture |
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| 27.09.2004 |
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Museumschool, Boston (US)
Student critique
Lecture |
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| 21.09.2004 |
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University of Texas El Paso, El Paso (US)
Workshop: Material Sketches
Lecture |
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| 20.09.2004 |
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New Mexico State University, Las Cruces (US)
Workshop: Material Sketches
Lecture |
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Summer
2004 |
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Pforzheim University/School of Design, Jewellery and Everyday Objects, Pforzheim (DE)
Teaching: Cosmos |
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| 30.04.2001 |
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Haute école d´arts appliqués, Geneva (CH)
Lecture |