Vita english

born: 14th. of december 1978 in Engelskirchen / Köln, Germany


1998 – 2004 Study of Arts
at Alanus University of Arts and Social Science, Alfter
( Prof. Andreas Reichel, Prof. Uwe Battenberg )

2004 Study abroad „Arts Plastiques“ ,
Ecole Nationale des Arts, Dakar / Senegal

Since 2002 Art Projects and travels to 30 countries in Europe,

Central / Southamerica, Afrika, India, USA and Russia.

Scholarships and Awards:

- Scholarship for Painting and Installation
  at SOAK, Alanus University / Germany, 2010

- National Award of the Ergo Foundation, Hamburg, Germany
  ( Project “201X” in cooperation with Artmuseum Bonn and Update, 2010)

- Artist in residence scholarship, Kaljasin - Moskau / Russia, 2007

- Studio grant of Ecole Nationale des Arts, Dakar / Senegal, 2004

- Artist scholarship of 6 month at the Academy of Frauenmuseum
  in Bonn / Germany ( with Prof. Ulrike Rosenbach),
  supported by the European Social Fund and
  the federal state of Nordrhein Westfalen, 2003

- scholarship “ Kunstproject Berlin”, supported by NY Art Magazine
  and Art fair International, New York, 2003

- DAAD - grant / Artist exchange  „Language of Colors“
  Alfter / Bonn – German Islamic Dialogue, 2003


Lectorships:

- Lectorship for Art at Kunst Akademie Geras, Austria, since 2012

- University teaching position for Arts at the faculty of Design
  at Universidad del Azuay, Cuenca / Ecuador, 2007 - 2008

- University teaching position for Art in Dialogue
  at Alanus University of Arts and Social Science, Alfter / Germany
  2005 - 2007

- Lectorship at Art School Kaljazin / Moscu, Russia, 2007

- Assistant professor for Arts for the Start - Scholarship
  for giffted  students from abroad for the Start - Foundation,

  Frankfurt and Arthall Emden / Germany, since 2005

Projects abroad:

- 2016 / 2017, 2009 / 2010 residency in Santos / Sao Paulo, Brazil

- 2016, 2011 exibition and Artist in Residence at Karzcoówka, Poland

- 2015, 2006, 2005, 2001 social projects and study trips in India

- 2013 / 2014 study trip to Yucatan / Chichén Itzá, Mexico

- 2012 study trip to Luxor, Egypt
- 2011 exibition in Tunis - Dar Mima, Tunesia

- 2009 residency in Buenos Aires, Argentina and Montevideo, Urugay

- 2007 / 2008, 2009, 2011 residency and exibitions in  Cuenca /   
   Ecuador, Peru und Bolivia
- 2007 residency in Kaljazin, Moskau / Russia
- 2006 residency in New York, USA
- 2003, 2004, 2006 residency and exibitions in Senegal / Westafrika
- 2001, 2005, 2006 social project and study trips in India
- 2001, study trip in Tikal / Guatemala
- since  2000 several study trips and lectorships in artprojects in Europe
  (France, Swizerland Poland, Italy, Kroatia, Greece and Czech Republic)

Soloexibitions:

• YV Center, Bonn ( Germany ), 2017
• Mistura Fina, Bonn, 2015 / 2016

• Gallery Bintakies, Bremen ( Germany ), 2013
• Museo de Arte Moderno /  Cuenca ( Ecuador ), 2011
• Mistura Fina, Bonn ( Germany ), 2010 - 2011
• Woki - Filmpalast, Bonn ( Germany ), 2010
• Mistura Fina, Bonn ( Germany ) , 2009
• LVR-Industriemuseum / Leverkusen ( Germany ), 2007


Groupexibitions:

• Espace culturel de Rignac, Rignac ( France ),  2017
• BWA Ostrowiec Museum ( Poland ), 2016

• International Painting Plein Air, Karczówka / Kielce ( Poland ), 2016

• BWA Ostrowiec Museum ( Poland ), 2014

• Bügerzentrum Ehrenfeld, Köln ( Germany ), 2014

• Galeria de Arte, Ilhabela - Sao Paulo, ( Brasil ), 2014

• Flow to go - Performance, antiform, Gallery 1 , Königswinter ( Germany ), 2013

• International Painting Plein Air II / 12, BWA Gallery, Ostrowiec ( Poland ), 2012

• Gallery Bintakies, Bremen ( Germany ), 2012

• Studio null 73, Quartier am Hafen, Cologne ( Germany ), 2012

• Transit 66, Bonn (Germany ), 2012
• International Painting Plein Air, Karczówka / Kielce ( Poland ), 2011

• Cine Urbana , Bochum ( Germany ), 2011

• Dar Mima - Tunis ( Tunesia ), 2011
• Gallery Fine Arts - Auktionshaus / Leipzig ( Germany ), 2010
• Frauenmuseum, 20th. Art Fair / Bonn ( Germany ), 2010
• Centro Aleman / Cuenca ( Ecuador ), 2008
• Gallery  Fine Arts -  Auktionshaus /  Leipzig ( Germany), 2008
• Gallery  SYLA  ( Performance with Anja Bodanowitz ),
  Bonn ( Germany ), 2008
• Studiostage  Berlin ( Performance with Anja Bodanowitz ),
  ( Germany ), 2008
• Royal Gardenhouse, Bonn ( Germany ), 2008
• Gallery Wolff, Milano ( Italy ), 2007
• Gallery viktoria b / Bonn, ( Germany ), 2006
• Gallery viktoria b / Bonn ( Germany ), 2006
• Royal Gardenhouse / Bonn ( Germany ), 2006
• Arthall Douta Seck / Dakar ( Senegal ), 2006
• Frauenmuseum, 15th. Art Fair / Bonn ( Germany ), 2005
• African Art Gallery / Cologne ( Germany ) , 2005
• Artfair / Köln ( Germany ), 2005
• Kunsthalle Douta Seck  / Dakar ( Senegal ), 2004
• Gallery  grün der zeit  / Bonn ( Germany ), 2004
• Gallery Lubelsky / Berlin ( Germany ), 2003
• Frauenmuseum Bonn ( Germany ), 2003
• Kunstmuseum Bonn ( Germany ), 2003
• Gallery grün der zeit / Bonn ( Germany ), 2003
• IFAN -Museum / Poznan ( Poland ), 2002
• L.A. Galerie / Crown Plaza / Köln ( Germany ), 2002
• Kultur- Fabrik Huppertsberg /  Wuppertal ( Germany ), 2002
• Mannheim Palace ( Germany ), 2002
• Theater House Cologne ( Germany ), 2001
• Joseph Haydn-House / Bonn ( Germany ), 2001
• Centre d´Acceuil St. Yves / Perros – Guirec ( Francia) , 2000
• Casa Adula, Dangio / Tessin ( Swizerland), 1999