1966 born in Detmold (Westphalia) / 1988 – 94 studied painting at the School of Fine Arts (HbK) in Kassel under Prof. Dorothee von Windheim and Prof. Urs Lüthi / 1996 – 2001 lives and works in Lima, Peru / 1999 lecturer in painting at the Escuela Nacional Superior Autónoma de Bellas Artes del Perú, Lima / 2008 Lecturer at the cultural agency Hangar21, Detmold / 2009 Lecturer at the University of Music, Detmold / since 2012 Lecturer in Painting, Summer Academy Schwalenberg / since 2016 Free workshop offers at AtelierPLÖGER, Detmold //