Born:
1978, Saarbruecken, Germany
Training / Education:
- 2005-2009 University for Applied Sciences Pforzheim|Germany
Graduation - Jewellery and everyday objects (with honors)
- 2008/9 Konstfack - University College for Arts, Crafts and Design
Stockholm|Sweden
Work Experience:
- 2007/8 Internship with Warwick Freeman, Auckland|New Zealand
Jeweler Krack, apprenticeship and working period as goldsmith
Hamburg|Germany
Exhibitions (Solo & Group Shows):
- 2010 SOFA West Santa Fe, repr. by Charon Kransen Arts
- 2010 CONTEMPORARY JEWELRY + 10 Korean Craft Promotion Foundation Gallery Seoul |South Korea
- 2010 COLLECT London UK repr. by Gallery Marzee
- 2010 MINIMUM, group show, The Gallery of Art in Legnica Poland
- 2010 SOFA New York USA repr. by Charon Kransen Arts
- 2010 PLASTIC PEOPLE, Solo show, Art Window Karlsruhe Germany
- 2010 READY FOR TAKE OFF, group show, Handwerksform Hannover Germany
- 2010 SCHMUCK '10, Frame, Munich|Germany repr. by Gallery Marzee
- 2010 Brand New - New Brand, Inhorgenta Munich Germany
- 2009 DEBUT IM SCHMUCKMUSEUM, Jewelry Museum Pforzheim Germany
- 2009 KLUNKER FÜR USCHI, Group show, Karlsruhe Germany
- 2009 THE ART OF WALKING, Solo Show, Iiwii-Gallery Hamburg Germany
- 2009 Grassi Fair Leipzig Germany
- 2009 INTERNATIONAL GRADUATE SHOW 2009, Gallery Marzee Nijmegen Netherlands
- 2009 BKV-Prize, Handwerksmesse Munich Germany
- 2008 Art Fair Munich Germany
- 2008 CODA Museum Apeldoorn Netherlands
- 2008 TALENTE 2008, Handwerksmesse Munich Germany
- 2007 NEW TRADITIONAL JEWELLERY - Symbols of Faith, Amsterdam Netherlands
- 2007 ART IS FLOWERING, Jewelry Museum Pforzheim Germany
Awards / Grants:
- 2009 ISSP-Subsiding Award for Young Jewelry Artists Schmuckmuseum Pforzheim Germany
- 2009 MARZEE GRADUATE PRIZE, Gallery Marzee Nijmegen Netherlands
- 2007-2009 Scholarship holder, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Bonn Germany
Collections (Private & Museum):
- 2009 Schmuckmuseum Pforzheim Germany
- 2009 Private Collection Nijmegen Netherlands
Publications:
- 2009 International Graduate Show 2009 Exhibition catalog Gallery Marzee, Nijmegen Netherlands
- 2009 The "COMPENDIUM FINALE" of contemporary jewelry makers Darling Publications, Cologne New York
- 2008 TALENTS 2008, Exhibition catalog Munich Germany
- 2007 "Kunst treibt Blüten | Art is flowering" Arnoldsche Art Publishers, Stuttgart Germany
Artist Statement:
My hikes through nature inspire my jewelry pieces. These journeys are an integral part of my life when I feel exhilarated by the liberation from social restraints. The silence and the infinite variety of visual impressions allow me the opportunity to observe and discover. I am concerned with fundamental questions about life in a cultural environment and western society.
My answers and experiences offer a unique yet respectful way with unusual materials, resulting in astonishing new definitions of beauty. |
