Biography

Biography
1946

Born in Slovakia and raised in Dunajska-Streda

1960

First sculptural experiments with earthen mold

1962-66

Training at the School of Applied Arts in Bratislava, department of Wood Sculpture

1964

Encounter with graphic Jürgen Pansow

1966

Marriage with Pansow and move to East Berlin

1967-72

Studies at the Academy of Arts Berlin-Weissensee under Prof. Karlheinz Schamal and Arnd Wittich

1974-77

Meisterschülerin at the Academy of Arts of the GDR in L. Engelhardt

1975

Gustav-Weidanz-Award of the Academy of Industrial Design Halle, Giebichenstein

1977

Study in the USSR (Azerbaijan) with Malwine Hörisch, Lutz Friedel and Lusici

1985

Will-Lammert-Prize of the Academy of Arts (East Berlin)

1989

Art Prize of the trade unions; 1st Prize in the competition for design of the foyer of the Kleist Memorial Frankfurt / Oder

1991

Grant of the Senate for Culture, Berlin

1992

Grant of the Foundation Culture Fund

2012

List of life-size sculpture „The Great Palucca“ on the Garnisonkirchplatz (garrison church square) in Berlin-Mitte

 

Lives and works in Prenden (Brandenburg)