Born Heidelberg, Germany
Lives and works in Brooklyn, New York and Leipzig, Germany

Education
2001 - 2003 MFA in Sculpture, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
1994 - 2000 Civic and Public Service Examination in Art Education and Physical Education (equivalent to M.Ed.) University of Leipzig, Germany
1997 - 1998 Fine Arts Scholarship, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio

Awards, Fellowships and Residencies

2008

Residence and Fellowship, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, Nebraska

2004/05

Studio Program, Smack Mellon, Brooklyn, New York
Smack Mellon Emerging Artist Fellowship, New York Community Trust, New York, New York

2003

Residence, MacDowell Colony, Peterborough, New Hampshire
Edith Fergus Gilmore Material Award, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

2002

Outstanding Student Achievement In Contemporary Sculpture Awards, International Sculpture Center, Publisher of Sculpture Magazine, Hamilton, New Jersey
Edith Fergus Gilmore Art Travel Award, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

2001/02

Ohio State University Fellowship, Columbus, Ohio

1997/98

Scholarship for Kent State University, Ohio, Akademisches Auslandsamt, Leipzig, Germany