Biography

Biography
1971

Born in Potsdam

1994-2000

Diploma Studies of Artistic Photography at the Academy of Fine Arts Leipzig under Prof. Timm Rautert

2001-2003

Student of the Master Class (Fine Arts) from Prof. Timm Rautert at the Academy of Fine Arts Leipzig

2002

appointed member of the „Deutsche Fotografische Akademie“

2004-2009

Lecturer at the Alice-Salomon-Fachhochschule Berlin

since 2008

Member of „BerlinPhotoWorkshops“, initiator since 2012, from this time forward regular teaching in form of workshops

2009-2013

Lecturer in photography at the University of Potsdam

2010/2014

Lecturer in photography in the Department of Design at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam

since 2018

Lecturer at the Ostkreuzschule für Fotografie

 

Lives and works in Potsdam

 

Awards and grants (selection)

 

2000

First Award for Fine Arts of the „pro Brandenburg e.V.“

2000-2001

Awardee of the Barkenhoff-Stiftung, Worpswede

2001

Working scholarship of the Stiftung Kulturfonds

2002

Working scholarship of the Brandenburg Ministry  of Culture

2004

DAAD-grant for travelling through Eastern Europe

2012

Lotto Brandenburg Art Award

2013

Working scholarship of the Kunstfonds

2015

HannoverShots-Grant of the Hannover-Stiftung

2016

Residence in the „Künstlerhaus Lukas“, Ahrenshoop

2016-2017

Rom Prize of the „German Academy Villa Massimo“

2018

Brandenburg Art Award