biography

1953	born in Greiz/Thüringen
1976 - 1980	studies of arts and sports at the University Paderborn
1979	three months in the USA (study visit)
1980 - 1982	student teacher
seit 1982	teaching activity at the Johanneum grammar school, Wadersloh
1993	marriage to Nicole Horvatic
1994	son Lasse born
1995 - 1997	teaching assignment for sculpture at the University Paderborn
1998	withdrawal from the German Artist's Association
	member of Art Association Beckum-Warendorf

awards, scholarships, projects, symposium

2011	"Altar Installation", protestant chapel community, diaconal church, Heidelberg
2010	"Altar Installation", St. Elisabeth Hospital, Beckum Editor of the book "project art", The head alone is not enough, A practical book for grades 5 - 12, Schöningh - Verlag, Paderborn. Funded by the Culture Secretariat of North Rhine-Westphalia, Gütersloh
2009	"Body Contact – Tree Of Men IV", Sculptors' symposium Wadersloh Artistic development of the oratory (parsonage), Iserlohn-Letmathe "Altar Installation", Sophie Cammann Haus, St. Johannisstift, Paderborn
2008	"Time Sculpture" (temporary work in the outside area), ZiF - Center for interdisciplinary research, Bielefeld
2006	1st exhibition in studio "Annual gift", Art Association, Gütersloh
2005	DVD project with the musician and composer Uli Lettermann "Wood in the hands of artists", Werner Schlegel/sculptor and Jan Koschinowski /designer, Ligna Fair, Hannover
2004	Art Award Paderborn
2003	Sculpture landescape "Vier- und Marschlande", Installation "Houses 1", Hamburg Sculpture parc Motzen, Installation "Houses 2", Motzen/Brandenburg
2002	Sculptors' symposium, Büttner & Associate Gallery, Berlin 2nd prize sculpture workshop at Gevelsberg
2002 - 2004	Project "Sculptura IV", exhibition of sculptures in urban surroundings, sculpture "Body Contact – Tree Of Men", Kevelaer (catalogue)
1999	Culture Award by "Westfalen-Blatt", daily paper in Bielefeld
1999	Project "Rent An Artist", Cultural Affairs Department NRW, Gütersloh (catalogue)
1997	Publisher of the book "Room For Art", ideas and examples forthe sixth form (grammar school) published by Schöningh, Paderborn
1995 - 1997	Project “Sculptura II”, exhibition of sculptures in urban surroundings, installation "spatial objects II" at Kevelaer (catalogue)
1995	Sponsorship by the state of NRW, Project "12 years of art at the Johanneum – The head alone is not enough for us" at the Abbey Liesborn Museum (catalogue)
1994	Scolarship for the art project 'Civitella d'Agliano – Communita, Italy
1993	Award of the art society for sculpture in Hürth

works in public property

Stephanus - chapel, Hardehausen
Wadersloh townhall
Municipal Museum Beckum
Collection Savings Bank Beckum
Collection Savings Bank Paderborn
Picture Library Lippstadt, Gütersloh, Paderborn, Bielefeld
Picture Library of the university of Bielefeld
Liesborn Abbey Museum at Wadersloh-Liesborn
Museum Siegerland, Siegen
Bentlage Monastery, Rheine
Neue Westfälische, Bielefeld
Emschertal Museum, Herne
Lemgo (City of Lemgo)
Gevelsberg (City of Gevelsberg)
Mönchehaus Museum of modern Art, Goslar
Heart- and Diabetes Center North Rhine-Westphalia, Bad Oeynhausen
Konrad-Martin-House, Paderborn
Oratory in parsonage, Iserlohn-Letmathe
Sophie Cammann House, St. Johannisstift, Paderborn
Protestant chapel community, diaconal church, Heidelberg