1977 born in Bergen on the island Rügen, D (former GDR)

1997-1998 Studies of Philosophy and Art History at Freie Universität Berlin

1998-2004 Studies of Fine Arts at the Berlin University of Arts (UdK), class of Prof. Hans-Jürgen Diehl

2000-2001 Scholarship for painting by the Dorothea Konwiarz Foundation

2004 Final Degree, Berlin University of Arts

Scholarship Glasgow School of Arts, GB

2004-2005 MFA Painting, Berlin University of Arts

Master of Fine Arts at the Berlin University of Arts, class Prof. Diehl

2006-2007 NaföG, Young Artitsts Award of the City of Berlin

2008 Lucas-Cranach-Grant by the City of Wittenberg

2008-2010 Karl-Hofer-Scholarship

2009 Franz-Hecker-Grant (2nd prize)

Scholarship of the Käthe-Dorsch-and-Agnes-Straub-Foundation

2010 Art Award winner of the Dorothea-Konwiarz-Foundation

2014 Awardee 12th art prize Tempelhof/Schöneberg, Berlin

2014-17 Professorship for painting at the University of Applied Sciences, Hamburg

2019 Artist-in-Residence, Budapest Art Factory, HU