CV

1971 born in Munich, Germany
since 2009 lives and works in Nuremberg, Germany
consultant and faculty member at the
"Pakistan Institute of Fashion and Design", Lahore, Pakistan
lectures in Germany and abroad
2008 university teaching position at the College of Fine Arts
"Akademie der Bildenden Künste" in Nuremberg,
class for art and public space
since 2006 studio in Nuremberg
2005 "Meisterschüler", master's student
2000-2006 study of jewellery design at the College of Fine Arts in Nuremberg,
class for gold- and silversmithing, Professor Ulla Mayer
1997-2000 freelance work as a goldsmith in Munich
1994-1997 apprenticeship as a goldsmith at the national training college
"Staatliche Berufsfachschule für Glas und Schmuck",
Neugablonz, Germany

Selected exhibitions and awards

2011-2012 "Hochdosiert" (catalogue),
Craft museum "Handwerksmuseum" Deggendorf, Germany
2010-2012 "16th Silver Triennial International" (catalogue),
Deutsches Goldschmiedehaus, Hanau, Germany
Messe Ambiente, Frankfurt, Germany
Museum Kunstgewerbesammlung Huelsmann, Bielefeld, Germany
Zilvermuseum Sterckshof, Antwerpen, Belgium
KreisMuseum Zons, Dormagen, Germany
Wasserschloss Klaffenbach, Chemnitz, Germany
2009 "Rare Animals and the Missing Link - evolution in jewellery",
solo exhibition in Galerie Metal, Copenhagen, Denmark
2008 "CRAP - Verteilungskämpfe der Zukunft",
Kunstbunker Hintereingang, Nuremberg
Akademiegalerie, Nuremberg
"Vertrautes Terrain - aktuelle Kunst in und über Deutschland" (catalogue),
with "CRAP" and "Raumtaktik", ZKM, Center for Art and Media, Karlsruhe, Germany
since 2007 studio promotion of the city of Nuremberg
2007 "Non tutto è oro ciò che luccica", Galleria Alternatives, Rome, Italy
"Alchemists 2007: May I Have Your Order?", Jang Restaurant Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
2006 "Silber-Sommer-Galerie", International Fair Inhorgenta, Munich
"Auf die Plätze, fertig", graduate exhibition of the class for
gold-and silversmithing, exhibition hall of the College of Fine Arts in Nuremberg
"Es ist nicht alles Gold, was glänzt", Kohlenhof Kunstverein, Nuremberg
2004 1st price "Klasseninterner Dannerpreis"
2003 "Handgepäck" (catalogue),
Korean Craft Promotion Foundation, Seoul, South Korea
Bayerischer Kunstgewerbeverein, Munich