1965 Born in Ravensburg. Stonecutter apprenticeship. 1990–1993 Sculpture studies at Academy of Fine Arts Nuremberg. 1993–1997 Studies at Academy of Art Berlin Weißensee. Degree and master student with Prof Berndt Wilde at Academy of Art Berlin Weißensee. Since 1997 Freelancer. Numerous scholarships and awards. 2003/04 Guest lecturer for plastic art and spatial fundamentals at Academy of Art Berlin Weißensee; teacher in the Sculpture/Plastic Arts department there and at Caspar-David-Friedrich-Institut Greifswald. Since 2015 Professor at BURG, Art Faculty. Solo and group exhibitions in Germany and abroad. 2018 to 2022 Pro-rector at BURG.