CURRICULUM VITAE
June 13, 1979 born in Leipzig/ former GDR
1986-1990 Primary School (89. POS Werner-Seelenbinder, Leipzig-Grünau)
1990-1998 High School (Evangelisches Schulzentrum Leipzig)
1997-1999 Photographer for the Youth and Culture columns of Leipziger Volkszeitung
since 2007 lives and works as a freelance artist in Berlin and Leipzig
Part-time work as art educator (photography) in high schools and as a social worker for physically and mentally handicapped Children, workshop leader for painting and drawing ( Wedding Campus Berlin, Summer Academy Libken)
EDUCATION
1999-2007 Fine Arts at the Academy of Visual Arts Leipzig, Germany
from 2002 enrolled in the Fine Art Photography class of Prof. Timm Rautert
2003/04 University of Fine Arts Cuenca, Spain
2005 MA in Fine Arts
2005 - 2007 „Meisterschülerin“ (postgraduate course) of Prof. Timm Rautert (Academy of Visual Arts Leipzig) and Prof. Erwin Wurm (University of Applied Arts Vienna, Austria)
PRIZES/ GRANTS
2004 Kodak-Scholarship Award
2006 Artist-in-residence at Goethe-Institute in Helsinki/ Finland, Marion-Ermer-Prize, Postgraduate Grant of the Ministry of Culture Saxony
2006/07 DAAD-Working Grant in Vienna/ Austria
2008 Working Grant of the Ministry of Culture Berlin
2009 Artist-in-residence at Deutsche Akademie Rom, Olevano Romano/ Italy
2013 Artist-in-residence, Schloß Balmoral, Bad Ems/ Germany
2014 Working Grant by The Pollock-Krasner-Foundation New York/ USA
2015 Working Grant, Stiftung Kunstfonds Bonn/ Germany
2018 Artist-in-residence BS PROJECTS, Brunswick/ Germany
2019 Artist-in-residence Gleis 70, Zurich/ Switzerland
COLLABORATIONS
2003-2018 member of the artist collective VIP (with Lysann Buschbeck and Kathrin Pohlmann)
since 2010 editor, designer and publisher of the art and literature magazine
DIE STREICHELWURST (with Claudia Gülzow and Pauline Recke)
SHOWS(selection, group = (g), solo = (s), catalogue = (c))
2018
"Works On Paper", Gussglashalle Berlin (g)
"RIP LOUNGE", Galerie b2_ Leipzig (g)
"Lesbisches Sehen", Schwules Museum Berlin (g)
"Ins Offene", Kunstmuseum Moritzburg Halle (g)(c)
"Palmenbingo", Galerie ASPN Leipzig (g)
„NOTHING ALWAYS BODY“, Braunschweig University of Art, Brunswick/ Germany (g)
2017
"INSIDE", with VIP, Galerie Stephanie Kelly, Dresden (g)
"The Human Aspect", Galerie Ursula Walter, Dresden (g)
"Pornosphie", Potemka Galerie, Leipzig (g)
"The Human Aspect", Barlach Halle K, Hamburg (g)
"Von (Ab)wesenheiten", Kunsthalle der Sparkasse Leipzig (g)(c)
2016
„Mein Leben als Schrank“, fiebach, minninger, Cologne, Germany (s)
"Bingo", with Toni Schmale, Galerie ASPN, Leipzig, Germany (s)
"Hängung 5", G2 Kunsthalle, Leipzig, Germany (g)
"Das Blaue Auge", with Nadja Bournonville, LORIZA, Berlin, Germany (s)
2015
„Gruppenbild mit Palme“, Galerie ASPN Leipzig, Germany (s)
„Vom Großen und Ganzen“, Herbert Gerisch Stiftung, Neumünster, Germany (g)
„Travestie für Fortgeschrittene“, Galerie für Zeitgenössische Kunst, Leipzig, Germany (g)(c)
„Redemption Jokes“, Neue Gesellschaft für Bildende Kunst, Berlin, Germany (g)(c)
„Gruppenbild mit Palme II“, abc Art Fair Berlin, Germany (s)
"Today I will say what I think", Pasinger Fabrik, Munich, Germany (g)
2014
„Mensch, werde wesentlich“, Kunstverein Freunde Aktueller Kunst e.V. Zwickau, Germany (g)
„Die Nackten“, Volta 10, Art Fair Basel, Switzerland (s)
„Simon & Simone“, with Claudia Gülzow, Galerie St. St., Berlin, Germany (s)
2013
„Unceasing“, kim? Contemporary Art Centre, Riga, Latvia (g)
„Gegenwartskunst. Aus dem Kunstfonds“, Kunsthalle Lipsiusbau, Dresden, Germany (g)
„Totaler Absturz“, DuMont-Carre, Galerie Fiebach-Minninger, Cologne, Germany (s)
„JETZT NOCH BESSER II“, Galerie ASPN, Leipzig, Germany (s)
„Ortsbestimmung. Zeitgenössische Kunst aus Sachsen“, Kulturhistorisches Museum Görlitz, Germany (g)(c)
2012
„Der Mensch und seine Objekte“, Museum Folkwang Essen, Germany (g)
„PORTRAIT“, Galerie ASPN, Leipzig, Germany (g)
2011
„Leipzig. Fotografie seit 1839“, Museum der bildenden Künste Leipzig, Germany (g)(c)
„All in Line“, Resy Muijsers Contemporary Art, Tilburg, Netherlands (g)
„Leistungsschau“, Galerie ASPN, Leipzig, Germany (g)
„Endliche Zeit“, Parotta Contemporary Art, Stuttgart, Germany (g)
2010
„Fotografie und Individuum“, Museum Folkwang Essen,Germany (g)
„Ein Floß treibt über den Pazifik“, Galerie ASPN, Leipzig, Germany (s)
„Gendershow“, Goethe-Institut Athen, Greece (g)(c)
„La Nouvelle Generation des Peintres de l’Ecole de Leipzig“, Galerie Monica de Champfleury, Paris, France (g)
„F-Stop“, 4th International Festival of Photography, Leipzig, Germany (g)(c)
2009
„Selected Artists“, Neue Gesellschaft für Bildende Kunst Berlin, Germany (g)(c)
„Nude in Nature“, Galerie Fiebach-Minninger, Cologne, Germany (s)
„Queer Gaze“, Fontanelle Gallery, Portland, USA (g)
„ganz neue Mädchen“, Centre d’Art Passerelle, Brest, France (s)
„First Service“, Schwules Museum Berlin, Germany (g)
2008
„Schön Stillhalten“, Kunsthaus Essen, Germany (s)
„Zornzart“, Resy Muijsers Contemporary Art, Tilburg, Netherlands (g)
„keine Angst“, „Förderkoje“ ArtCologne, Cologne, Germany (s)
„Vom Himmel gefallen“, Duve Galerie Berlin, Germany (s)
„Querköpfe“, Kunstverein Tiergarten, Berlin, Germany (g)
2007
„Beauty is the Glamour of Truth“, Ileana Tounta Gallery Athen, Greece (g)(c)
„No Hope No Fear“, Hala Balanta, Sibiu, Romania (g)
„A Show That Took Place On A Star“, Showroom Ottakring, Vienna, Austria (g)
„Ich alter Sack, was nun?“, Galerie ASPN, Leipzig, Germany (s)
„+10/2007“, Columbus Art Foundation, Ravensburg, Germany (g)(c)
„Yeah“, Galerie Fiebach & Minninger, Cologne, Germany (s)