Biography
2007 grants from 
Institute Francais Bremen,
Drexler Stiftung, Nuremberg
Kulturamt der Stadt, Nürnberg
2005/06 ---tbd---
2004 scholarship project, Frauenmuseum, Bremen
2003 guest professor ("visiting artist") 
at Cooper Union School of Art, New York City, USA
2002 artist in residency at Worpswede, Germany
scholarship of the Adenauer-Foundation, Berlin, Germany
2001  artist in residency, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
lecture about the project ART : HOME – LESS at the Columbia University, Cooper Union, NYC
2000  assistent proefessor at the Academy of Fine Arts, Nuremberg, Germany
scholarship of ARRI-Filmcompany, Munich, Germany
1999  artist in residency, Museum der Verbotenen Kunst and Kunstfabrik, Berlin, proejct ART : HOME – LESS 
1998  artist in residency, Kolodzei Foundation USA, in Moscow, Russia, project ART : HOME – LESS 
arist in residency, Triangle France, Marseille, project ART : HOME – LESS 
1997  DAAD scholarship of the Government of Germany, for New York City, project ART : HOME – LESS 
1996 Scholarship for young artists from the city of Fürth
1990-1995  Studies at the Academy of Fine Arts, Professor Werner Knaupp
1990-1993  Singing Studies at the Opera of Nuremberg , Wilhelm Teepe
1985-1990  Magister Artium: Art History, German Literatur, Universities Erlangen-Nuremberg, Bamberg
1982-1989  Studies for Contemporary German Literatur, for Contemporary Art History , Universities Erlangen-Nuremberg and Bamberg