1980-90 studied at the Acedemie of Fine Arts in Düsseldorf with Prof. Karl Bobek and Prof. David Rabinowitch
1985 Degree: Meisterschüler
1997-99 Teaching position at the University of Wuppertal
2000-01 Teaching position at the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences, Krefeld
since 2001 Professorship for "Moving Images and Photography" at the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences, Krefeld Grants and awards
2008 Special Grant at the 13th Marler Video Art Prize
2004 Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris
2000 Artist in residence, C-Line Projects, Finland Grant at the Kunsthochschule für Medien in Cologne awarded within the framework of the 9th Marler Video Art Prize
1999 Project Grant at the ZKM - Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie Karlsruhe
1996/97 Villa Massimo Scholarship, Rom 1995 New York Scholarship awarded by the Ernst-Poensgen-Foundation
1994 Grant from the Ministry for Culture NRW in cooperation with the Goethe Institute, Genoa Grant for Istanbul Project awarded by Ilford
1992 Travel Scholarship to Israel awarded by the city of Düsseldorf
1989 Travel Scholarship to Italy awarded by the Kunstverein für die Rheinlande und Westfalen, Düsseldorf