1965 born in Schotten/ Vogelsberg.
1986-1992 studies at the Städelschule, Frankfurt am Main
1996 scholarship from the Hessische Kulturstiftung (travel grant)
1997 Max Pechstein Advancement Award from the city of Zwickau
Kunstfonds Bonn (working grant)
1999 Ars Viva Prize, Cologne
2001 Hessische Kultur GmbH (working grant)
2004 Guest professor Kunsthochschule Kassel
2008/09 Guest lecturer Akademie für Bildende Künste Mainz
Lives and works in Frankfurt am Main.