curriculum vitae
| 1977 | born in Muellheim, Germany |
education |
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| 2002-03 | Master of Arts, Chelsea College of Art and Design London, England |
| 2000 | University of Derby, School of Art and Design, Derby, England |
1996-01 |
Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Kuenste Stuttgart, Germany |
awards and grants (selection) |
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| 2022 | 7 best books for young readers, Germany |
| Nomination, Catholic children’s and youth book prize, Germany | |
| 2021 | Troisdorf picture book prize, Germany |
| 2020 | IBBY honour List 2020 |
| 2019 | Collection of Outstanding Books for People with Disabilities, Toronto, Canada |
| 2014-19 | Losito•Kressmann-Zschach Foundation, Germany |
| 2014 | Artist in Residence, Taipei Artist Village, Taiwan |
| 2012 | Artist in Residence, Project Space Pilipinas, Manila, Philippines |
| 2010 | Artist in Residence, Geumcheon Art Space, Seoul, Korea |
| 2008 | Artist in Residence S-AIR, Sapporo, Japan |
| 2006 | Artist in Residence, National Goyang Art Studio, Korea |
| 2005 | Kunststiftung Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany |
| 2004 | Art Prize Ottobrunn, Germany |
| 2003 | Dedalo Award, Camaiore, Italy Artist in Residence, Mummelsee, Germany |
| 2002 | Welde Art Prize, Germany Art Prize GG-perspectiv, Germany Artist in Residence Laufenburg, Switzerland |
| 2001 | Xaver- Fuhr Art Prize |
| 2000 | Sokrates Scolarship, University of Derby, England |
teaching |
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| 2019-20 | AMD, Akademie für Mode und Design Berlin, department: Sustainability in Fashion |
| 2009 | Anhui University, Hefei, China |
| 2006 | College of Art and Design Bengbu, China |
solo exhibitions (selection) |
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| 2022 | Kunstmuseum Bonn, Germany Goethe-Institute Ramallah, Palestine |
| 2019 | Norphei Art Gallery Ulaanbaatar, in cooperation with Goethe-Institut Mongolia Goethe-Institut Accra, Ghana Museum Kunstpalast, studio, Germany |
| 2017 | Gellert Museum, Hainichen, Germany |
| 2016 | Alte Feuerwache Berlin, Germany Gallery Christel Wagner, Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
| 2015 | Puppet Theatre Museum Taipei, Taiwan Gmünder Kunstverein, Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany |
| 2014 | Artist Village Taipei, Taiwan Goethe-Institut Taiwan NLCY Seoul, Korea, in cooperation with Goethe-Institut Korea Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages, Kaohsiung, Taiwan Schloss Donzdorf, Germany |
| 2013 | Amrei Heyne Gallery, Stuttgart, Germany |
| 2012 | Goethe-Institut, Manila, Philippines Hiraya Gallery, Manila, Philippines Boston Gallery, Manila, Philippines |
| 2010 | Gallery Samuelis Baumgarte, Bielefeld, Germany Gallery Supper, Baden-Baden, Germany |
| 2008 | S-AIR, Sapporo, Japan |
| 2007 | Gallery Supper, Baden-Baden, Germany Gallery at University of Science and Technology Hefei, China |
| 2006 | Gallery Samuelis Baumgarte, Bielefeld, Germany |
2002 |
Museum of Gross Gerau, Germany |
exhibitions in cooperation with children and young adults (selection) |
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| 2019 | Stadtmuseum Berlin, Märkisches Museum, museum lab, Germany Museum Barockscheune Volkach, in cooperation with Deutsche Akademie für Kinder- und Jugendliteratur, Germany Stadtmuseum Erfurt, Germany |
| 2018 | Lindenmuseum, Stuttgart, Germany Altonaer Museum, Hamburg, Germany Museum Kunstpalast Düsseldorf, project space, Germany |
| 2017 | Landeszentrale für politische Bildung Brandenburg, in cooperation with Potsdam Museum, Germany Kulturhistorisches Museum Magdeburg, Germany Bilderbuchmuseum Schloss Wissem, Troisdorf, Germany Stadtmuseum Berlin, Ephrahim Palais, museum lab, Germany |
| 2016 | Stadtmuseum Berlin, Märkisches Museum, museum lab, Germany |
group exhibitions (selection) |
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| 2022 | NRW-Forum Düsseldorf, Germany |
| 2021 | Bilderbuchmuseum Schloss Wissem, Troisdorf, Germany Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe, Junge Kunsthalle, Germany |
| 2019 | Grimmwelt Kassel, Germany Toronto Public Library, Canada Grassi Museum, Leipzig, Germany |
| 2018 | Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
| 2017 | Art Gallery, Union of Mongolian Artists, Ulaanbaatar, in cooperation with Goethe-Institut Mongolia Illustrators Corner, Abu Dhabi International Book Fair, United Arab Emirates |
| 2016 | Gallery Supper, Baden-Baden, Germany |
| 2015 | Gallery Samuelis Baumgarte, Bielefeld, Germany |
| 2014 | Artist Village Taipei, Taiwan One Year Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan Stadtgalerie Mannheim, Germany |
| 2011 | Rehmann Museum Laufenburg, Switzerland Amrei Heyne Gallery, Stuttgart, Germany |
| 2010 | Geumcheon Art Space, Seoul, Korea |
| 2008 | Eco Design Exhibition, Sapporo, Japan Kunstverein Leimen, Germany |
| 2006 | Gallery Christel Wagner, Frankfurt am Main, Germany National Goyang Art Studio, Korea |
| 2005 | Kunststiftung Baden-Wuerttemberg, Stuttgart, Germany |
2002 |
Kunstverein Schwetzingen, Germany |
biennales |
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| 2015 | Pyeong Chang Biennale, Korea |
| 2007 | Incheon Women International Biennale, Korea |
public collections |
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| Kunstmuseum Bonn, Germany Grassi Museum für Angewandte Kunst, Leipzig, Germany Grimmwelt Kassel, Germany Kunstpalast Düsseldorf, Germany MAKK Museum für Angewandte Kunst Köln, Germany Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe, Germany |
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art and design projects with children and young people and adults (selection) |
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| 2022 | Comic workshop „human rights“ at Goethe-Institut Ramallah, Palestine Comic workshop „human rights“ at Goethe-Institut Sofia, Bulgaria Shadow theatre workshop with masks at Goethe-Institut Kazakhstan Workshop „future“ at Goethe-Institut Prague, Czech Republic Workshop „future“ at Goethe-Institut Ukraine Workshop „future“ at Literaturhaus Frankfurt, Germany Book project „fairytales of courage“ in cooperation with „Welt des Lesens e.V.“ and Büchergilde Gutenberg, Germany |
| 2021 | Fashion performance with newspaper dresses at Literaturhaus Stuttgart, Germany Comic Workshop „future“ at FUTURIUM, Berlin, Germany Comic workshop „future“ at Goethe-Institut Hanoi and Ho-Chi-Min-City, Vietnam Comic workshop „future“ at Goethe-Institut Manila, Philippines Comic workshop „future“ at Goethe-Institut Bucharest, Romania Workshop „textile- and fashion design“ Goethe-Institut Accra, Ghana Comic workshop „human rights“ at Goethe-Institut Mumbai, India Comic workshop „human rights“ at Goethe-Institut Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan Comic workshop „human rights“ at Goethe-Institut Ukraine Workshop „children's rights“ at Goethe-Institut Warsaw, Poland Workshop „children's rights“ at Goethe-Institut Prague, Czech Republic Upcycling fashion workshop at Ernst-Adolf-Eschke school for the deaf Berlin, in cooperation with UNICEF, Germany |
| 2020 | Comic workshop „green future“ at Goethe-Institut Paris, France Comic workshop „human rights“ at Goethe-Institut Mexico und Peru Comic workshop „online violence“ in cooperation with Save the Children at Goethe-Institut in Sri Lanka and India Workshop „children`s rights“ at Goethe-Institut Prague, Czech Republic Workshop „textile and fashion design“ at Goethe-Institut Accra, Ghana Upcycling fashion workshop at Goethe-Institut Bucharest, Romania Upcycling fashion workshop at AMD Akademie für Mode und Design, Düsseldorf and Hamburg, Germany Fashion performance at Grassi Museum Leipzig, Germany, with students of AMD Akademie für Mode und Design, Berlin, Germany Upcycling workshop at Grassi Museum, Leipzig, Germany Shadow theatre workshop, Literaturhaus Berlin, Germany |
| 2019 | Fashion performance at Kunstpalast Düsseldorf with students of AMD Akademie für Mode und Design, Düsseldorf, Germany Recycling fashion workshop at AMD Akademie für Mode und Design, Düsseldorf, Germany |
| 2018 | Shadow theatre performance / workshop at Goethe-Institut Pune, India Shadow theatre performance / workshop at Grimmwelt Kassel, Germany Shadow theatre performance / workshop at Kleines Theater Kammerspiele Landshut, Germany |
| 2017 | Illustration workshop “linguistic landscaping” at the Goethe-Institut Warsaw, Poland Shadow theatre performance and workshop at the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair, in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut Gulf-Region Shadow theatre workshop for “The sea of culture foundation”, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates Illustration workshop, University of Arts and Culture, Ulaanbaatar, in cooperation with Goethe-Institut Mongolia Exhibition “Berlin with all senses” with blind and deaf children, Berliner Stadtmuseum, Germany Exhibition „Arabian Nights – The power of words“ in selected libraries of Berlin, Germany |
| 2016 | Exhibition “Welcome to Germany”, Stadtmuseum Berlin, Germany Publication “Welcome to Germany”, by Jacoby&Stuart, Berlin, Germany Shadow theatre performance/workshop, Konzerthaus Berlin (education programme) |
| 2015 | Shadow theatre performance/workshop , Puppet Museum Taipei, Taiwan, in cooperation with Goethe-Institut Taiwan Shadow theatre performance/workshop, Children`s Cultural Center, Paju Book City, in cooperation with Goethe-Institut Korea Shadow theatre workshop, National Library for Children and Young Adults, Seoul, in cooperation with Goethe-Institut Korea Exhibition “A world trip in Berlin”, in selected libraries of Berlin, Germany Shadow theatre workshop, Hongik University Seoul, Korea, in cooperation with Goethe-Institut Korea |
| 2014 | Shadow theatre workshop, Goethe-Institut Taiwan Shadow theatre workshop, Hongik University Seoul, Korea, in cooperation with Goethe-Institut Korea Shadow theatre workshop, Keimyung University Deagu, Korea, in cooperation with Goethe-Institut Korea Shadow theatre workshop, Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages, Kaohsiung, Taiwan Book workshop “Wonderland” National Library for Children and Young Adults, Seoul, in cooperation with Goethe-Institut Korea Book project “A world trip in Berlin”, in cooperation with “Stadtteilmütter und Stadtteilväter in Kreuzberg” |
| 2013 | Book workshop “Little Longnose” with „Erzählzeit“ |
| 2012 | “Märchen goes facebook”, design/production of costumes and stage set with recycled materials for the theatre production “Hansel and Gretel”, Goethe-Institut Philippinen Recycling book project “Aufgetischt”, in cooperation with “KATE e.V.” |
| 2008 | Recycling design workshop, Bunka Fashion College Sapporo, Japan |
| since 2021 | Education programme, Humboldt Forum, Berlin, Germany |
| since 2020 | Cooperations with Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Germany |
| since 2020 | Educational trainings for teachers in cooperation with the Educational Training Institute Berlin-Brandenburg, Germany |
| since 2019 | Educational trainings for teachers in cooperation with Center for Political Education Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany |
| since 2019 | Projects for Literaturhaus Berlin, Germany |
| since 2016 | Cooperations with the Centers for Political Education in Baden-Württemberg, Berlin, Brandenburg, Hamburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Sachsen-Anhalt and Thüringen. |
| since 2015 | Education programme, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Germany |
| since 2014 | Art- and design projects with young people for “Schlesische 27 Jugend und Kulturzentrum” (www.schlesische27.de) |
| since 2012 | Art- and design projects with children and young people for „Jugend im Museum“ (www.jugend-im-museum.de) |
since 2011 |
Art- and design projects with children and young people for „Die Gelbe Villa“ (www.die-gelbe-villa.de) |