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| *born 1976, Rudolstadt/Germany | |
| Education | |
| 2006-2008 | Meisterschüler(MA), Prof. Monika Brandmeier |
| 2003-2004 | Faculdade das Belas Artes, Porto, Portugal |
| 2000-2006 | Fine Arts at HfBK Dresden, in the sculpture class of M. Brandmeier |
| 1997-2000 | studies of Applied Arts, wood carving |
| Grants | |
| 2003 | Erasmusgrant |
| 2004 | Leonardogrant |
| 2005 | Sculpture Award Wehlen, 2. Prize |
| 2009 | Nominee/Participant of the 5th "Transnaturale" |
| 2010 | Nominated for the Grant "Märkisches Stipendium" and the "Office Experts Award" |
| 2011 | Nominated for the Funkhaus Art Prize 2011/Sculpture |
| 2011 | Nominated for Kunstpreis Junger Westen 2011/Sculpture |
| 2012 | Projectgrant for Sculpture Workshop Malmö/Sweden, awarded by Künstlerhaus Lukas and das Land Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
| Exhibitions | |
| 2012 | "Amateur Standard"Kunstpavillon Innsbruck, AUS(S) "TERRA BLIZZA", Gallery B2, Leipzig, with Bastian Muhr(S) "Form from Function", REH Kunst, Berlin, curated by Christopher Sage(G) "Potenzial", Gallery Rothamel, Erfurt(G)
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| 2011 | Kunstpreis Junger Westen 2011/Sculpture, Kunsthalle Recklinghausen Kunsthof Jena(G) Berliner Kunstsalon(G,C) "SchwarzRotGelb", De Fabriek, Eindhoven, NL(G) Funkhaus Berlin, Nominees for the Sculpture Art Prize 2011(G) Tape Modern, Berlin(G) "Defilècour Ekstra", Runde Ecke/Motorenhalle, Dresden(G) Gallery "Die Schöne Stadt", Halle(G)
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| 2010 | Gallery "Oel-Früh", Hamburg(G) 5th Anniversary "Städtische Galerie" Iserlohn, Nominees for the grant "Märkisches Stipendium 2011"(G) "Kopf an Kopf", "Galerie Mitte", Dresden(G) "Dresden deine Musennester", Gallery Rothamel, Erfurt(G) Art Amsterdam "Black Matters", Gallery Marthouse, Amsterdam(S)
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| 2009 | "H E N K", Gallery "Oel-Früh", Hamburg(S) 5th "TransNATURALE", light and sound Festival(G) Westerdok Amsterdam(G)
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| 2008 | "H E N K", Gallery Doppel DE, Dresden(S) "Mandy", Gallery Plan D, Düsseldorf(G) "Okrilla", Gallery Mandy, Leipzig(S) "Go", Gallery Mandy, Leipzig(G)
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| 2007 | "Sail", Gallery Mandy, Leipzig(G) "Reizen", Gallery Rothamel, Frankfurt a. M.(G) "Preview", Gallery Mandy, Leipzig(G) Kunstsalon Berlin "Christian Henkel", Gallery Gerken, Berlin(S) "Art Figura", Castle Schwarzenberg(G, C) |
| 2006 | "Brandklassemeier", Künstlerhaus Dortmund(G, C) Finalshow(Diploma), HfBK Dresden(G, C) "Im Nu", Gallery Doppel DE, Dresden(G) |
| 2005 | "Equiep Spaxxx", Gallery Doppel DE(G) |
| 2004 | Casa Fernando Pesoa, Porto, Portugal(G, C) |