C.V. (Short Version)
Art Historian, curator and art critic
Lives and works in Düsseldorf and Chemnitz, Germany
Professional Experience (Short Version)
2019
Curator of exhibitions and collection (painting and sculpture 20/21th century), Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz
2015 – 2019
Independent Curator and Art Critic
2013 – 2014
Curator of modern and contemporary at Kunsthalle Bremen, Bremen,
2012
Independent Curator
2007 – 2011
Curator of Contemporary Art at Museum Folkwang, Essen
2009/2010
Co-Curator of the public art project Residual. Intervenciones artísticas an la ciudad in Mexico City (charged by UNAM, Mexico and Goethe-Institute, Mexico)
2002 – 2007
Curator of Collections and Exhibitons at Wilhelm Lehmbruck Foundation, Duisburg (Department: Painting, Drawing, Photography and New Media of the 20th century)
2002
Staff member of the “Educational Team”, Documenta11 at Kassel
2001
Curator of Time/Space/History, Media Art Exhibition in the context of Otto der Große – Magdeburg und Europa, Kulturhistorisches Museum, Magdeburg
2000
Founding – Curator at Edith-Ruß-Haus for Media Art, Oldenburg, Germany
Project Curator of Nightdreams/TimeSpaces at the Art Academy of Bremen and the Cathedral in Bremen
11/1999
Exchange Programme Courants in Paris (invitation by the french ministery of culture)
1997 – 1999
Curator at Kunsthalle Bremen
Asssistent curator of the big retrosepectice: Nam June Paik. Fluxus/Video at Kunsthalle Bremen (together with Prof. Wulf Herzogenrath)
1994 – 1997
Journalist for printmedia and radio
Travel Guide for „Studiosus“, Munich
1992- 1994
Curator and Press Officer at Künstlerdorf Schöppingen, NRW (a fellowship residency for artists and writers)
Education (Short Version)
1997 PHD Doctoral Thesis
The public monuments of Eduardo Chillida
(Doctoral Adviser: Prof. Jürg Meyer zur Capellen, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Münster, Second Adviser: Prof. Walter Grasskamp) (Grade: Summa cum laude)
1998 Special Award for the Doctoral Thesis from the University of Münster
2000 Publication of the Doctoral Thesis at Chorus-Verlag Munich (with financial support of VG-Wort, Munich)
1994 – 1996 Doctoral Fellowship of the Konrad-Adenauer-Foundatio
1994 – 1996 Post-Graduate Research in Spain (based in Barcelona)
1992 M.A. (Magister )
Reiner Ruthenbeck – Issues of his works. A Cataloge of Works (Thesis), Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Münster
1990 – 02/92
Student research assistant at the Art History Institute of the Westfälische-Wilhelms-Universität, Münster
Research and Language Study Courses in Italy (Perugia) and Spain (Santander)
1986 – 1992
Study of Art History, Music History, German Literature and partly Philosophy at the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Münster/ guest student at Universität Bochum