Artist, Graphic-Designer and Lecturer
EDUCATION
Akademie voor Kunst en Industrie (ArteZ), Enschede / Netherlands
Edinburgh College of Art, Scotland / Great Britain
Graduated as Bachelor of Fine Arts from the ArteZ in 1993
WORK
1993 – 1999 Working for advertising agencies in Bremen, Germany:
Moskito and Hanke Werbeagentur (hmmh), Neuffer Design / Freiburg
1999 Independent Illustrator, Graphic Artist and Freelance artist
2010 Head of Department for Illustration for the Communications Association, Economic area Bremen e.V.
2014 Executive Board Communications Association, Economic area Bremen e.V.
2016 – 2017 Lecturer for Visual CommunicatioArt College Wandsbek Bremen, Germany
2017 Moved to Salt Lake City, UT, USA
2018 Move back to Germany
EXHIBITIONS (SELECTION)
1995 – Stedelijk Museum Alkmaar / Netherlands
1996 – Museum Villa Zebra, Rotterdam / Netherlands
1998 – Kunsuitleen, Rotterdam / Netherlands
2009 – Die Glocke das Bremer Konzerthaus / Germany
2011 – Wilhelm Wagenfeldhaus, Bremen / Germany
2012 – Industrie- und Handelskammer, Lüneburg-Wolfsburg / Germany
2013 – Querbeet / Produzentengalerie, Bremen / Germany
2014 – Solo Show – Logbuch / Linocuts, Bremen / Germany
2014 – Solo Show – Galerie Kaemena, Bremen / Germany
2014 – Kunsthalle Bremen / Germany
2014 – Galerie Zweig, Bremen / Germany
2015 – Solo Show – Gliss Cottage, Cologne / Germany
2016 – Solo Show – GfG / Gruppe für Gestaltung, Bremen / Germany
2017 – Solo Show – Anwaltskanzlei Meyer & van Nispen, Bremen / Germany
2017 – Kap-Hoorn ART – Kontraste, Bremen / Germany
2017 – Solo Show – Max-Planck-Institut für Bildungsforschung, Berlin / Germany
2017 – Querbeet / Produzentengalerie, Bremen / Germany
2017 – Awagami International Miniature Print Exhibition (AIMPE) 2017 / Japan
2018 – Art Acceess Gallery, Salt Lake City / USA
2018 Solo Show – Evolutionary Healthcare Galllery, Salt Lake City / USA
2018 Solo Show – ZGF Bremen / Frauenmuseum e.V., Bremen / Germany
2018 – Visiting Curators 2018 / Künstlerhaus Bremen / Deutschland
2018 – Villa Sponte zeitkultur e.V., Bremen / Deutschland
2019 – Kunstmix Bremen / Germany
2019 – Druckkunst Festival, Bremen / Germany
UPCOMING EXIBITIONS
2019 – Kimball Art Center, Park City / Utah / USA
2019 – Kap-Hoorn ART, Bremen / Germany
2020 – Kunsthalle Cloppenburg / Germany
AWARDS
2011 – Poster Competition / Battle of Print / Wilhelm Wagenfeldhaus, Bremen / Germany
2016 – Calendar Competition / Gregor International Calendar Award, Stuttgart / Deutschland
PUBLICATIONS
– Publisher Querido, Amsterdam / Netherlands
– Boekie Boekie Krant, Rotterdam / Netherlands
– Catalogue Linocuts 1, Bremen / Germany
– Weihnachtsfibel / Verlag Logbuch, Bremen / Germany
– Falkenberg Publishers / Kunstkrimi Bremen / Germany
– Year calendar 2016 / Müller-Ditzen GmbH, Bremerhaven / Germany
– Catalogue Linocuts 2, Bremen / Germany
– Refugee painting book / Stuerken-Albrecht – printing house, Bremen / Germany
– Catalogue / In between myself / Müller-Ditzen AG – printing house, Bremerhaven / Germany
ARTIST STATEMENT
In my work I combine traditional techniques with modern contents. One recurring
theme is the interaction of man and nature.
Since 2011 I focus on the traditional technique of Linocut. I made first experiences with this and other printing techniques during my time as a student at art colleges in The Netherlands and Great Britain.Linocut was established as an alternative to woodcut printing during the late European industrial revolution. The availability of Linoleum, it’s low price (used for flooring) and easy handling made the material attractive for many artists. One can find examples among various representatives of classic Modernism or the German Bauhaus in Dessau.
For my linoprints I use both, watercolors and oil-based colors. I appreciate the possibilities of mixing different tones through overlaying that one has with oil-based
colors. Watercolors give me the possibility to create gradients, the colors are brighter,
the surface is less shiny and reflecting.
Although I have access to a printing press I likes to do handprints as well (paper on top of the plate using a Japanese Baren). These require more craftsmanship but produce results of greater individuality. Just recently I started using the Japanese woodblock printing technique as well. Japanese woodblock printing is done with water-based colors on Washi paper.
Salt Lake City, May 2018