*1973 Erfurt, D education 1989–1993 apprenticeship as goldsmith at the workshop of Rolf Lindner 1995–1997 Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam in the departments foundation year and Edelsmeeden with Ruudt Peters 1997–2003 Akademie der Bildenden Künste München with Prof. Otto Künzli 2000 guest student at the EPIAR Villa Arson, Nizza 2001 guest student at the school of applied arts Ecole Duperré, Paris teaching since 2003 teacher for jewellery design at the technical school for jewellery sbbs Arnstadt solo exhibitions 1999 "Hübsch ist bestimmt zuviel gesagt" Angermuseum, Erfurt 2002 "Introducing" Galerie des Verbandes Bildender Künstler Thüringen Erfurt 2002 "Souvenirs du XXéme siècle" Galerie OONA, Berlin 2005 "für eine handvoll dollar" Galerie OONA, Berlin 2006 Galerie Louise Smit, Art Amsterdam KunstRAI, Amsterdam group exhibitions (a selection) 1991 Configura Projekt "Citta Alchimia-Stadt", Galerie am Fischmarkt, Erfurt 1995 "Herbei, herbei, was Löffel sei ..." the spoon collection Hermann Jünger, Pöring/ München, Deutsches Klingen Museum Solingen 1998 "Holiday", Ultraschall, München 2000 "The world of Jewelry", Haus der Kunst, München 2001 "Micromegas", München, New York, Geneva, Tokio, Sydney, Perth, Padua 2001 "Kinderüberraschnug", Galerie OONA, Berlin 2002 "Salon des Refusés", together with P. Bauhuis, D. Bielander, Ch. Fšrster, A. Gut, and N. Weber, München 2003 "3x5" Schmuck2, Roter Pavillon , Bad Doberan 2003 "Experiment Schmuck" Schmuck Museum Pforzheim 2004 "Gold" Galerie OONA, Berlin 2005 Galerie Louise Smit, Amsterdam prizes 1994 Carl Duisberg Gesellschaft scholarship, workshop of L. Atgé, Joaillier Créateur, Castres 2000 Deutsch–Französisches Jugendwerk scholarship, guest student at the EPIAR Villa Arson, Nizza 2002 Stadtgoldschmied of the city Erfurt, scholarship by the Kulturdirektion der Stadt Erfurt, participating at the X. erfurter schmucksymposium