Born in 1951 in Braunschweig, Germany
1971-1973 studies graphic arts with Malte Sartorius, Art Academy, Braunschweig, Germany
1973-1976 studies painting with Wilfried Ogilvie, Alanus University for Art and Social Sciences, Bonn/Alfter, Germany
1976-1978 first experimentation with transparent media and kiln formed glass in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
collaboration with Bout and Partners Institute, development of artistic practice in management training programs.
In 1978 he moves to France and arrives in Menton, French Riviera in 2010
German and French Citizen
WORKS IN PUBLIC, PRIVATE AND CORPORATE COLLECTIONS
2018 MUSVERRE MUSEUM, Sars Poteries, France
2016 PALM SPRINGS ART MUSEUM (KAPLAN-OSTERGAARD COLLECTION), Palm Springs CA, USA
2013 SEVEN BRIDGES FOUNDATION, Greenwich CT, USA
CAFESJIAN FOUNDATION, Minneapolis MN, USA
2012 SEVEN BRIDGES FOUNDATION, Greenwich CT, USA
2010 ALEXANDER TUTSEK FOUNDATION, Munich, Germany
2009 ERNSTING FOUNDATION – ALTER HOF MUSEUM, Coesfeld, Germany
2008 MUSVERRE MUSEUM, Sars-Poteries, France
2007 CONTEMPORARY ART FAIR ST’ART, Strasbourg, France
2006 COBURG ART MUSEUM, Coburg, Germany
ERNSTING FOUNDATION MUSEUM, Coesfeld, Germany
2005 ART MUSEUM Mobile, Alabama, USA
2002 MUSEO DEL VIDRE ALCORCON MUSEUM, Madrid, Spain
CITY OF STRASBOURG, Strasbourg, France
2001 MUSVERRE MUSEUM, Sars-Poteries, France
1998 ENTERGY COLLECTION, New Orleans, USA
1989 CITY OF ST JUST-ST RAMBERT, France
1988 REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION OF ALLIER, Moulins, France
1985 CONTEMPORARY ARTS COLLECTION FRAC HAUTE NORMANDIE , Rouen, France
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2022 Galerie Guillaume, Paris
2021 Latitude 43, avec Lise Braun Galerie, Saint Tropez Galerie Adrian Sassoon, London, Royaume Uni
2018 Capazza Gallery, Paris/Nançay (catalogue)
MusVerre Museum, Sars Poteries (catalogue)
2016 Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne IN, USA
Centre Minier, Faymoreau, France
2015 Yolenn White Gallery, Geneva, Switzerland
Contemporary Arts Center André Malraux, Colmar, France
2013 Habatat Galleries, Royal Oak MI, USA (catalogue)
2010 Ernsting Foundation Museum, Coesfeld-Munster, Germany
2008 International Stained Glass Museum, Chartres, France (catalogue)
Hélène Porée Gallery, Paris
2006 Hélène Porée Gallery, Paris
Complément d’Objet Gallery, Martot/Rouen, France
Mariska Dirkx Gallery, Roermond, The Netherlands
2004 Die Treppe Gallery, Nürtingen, Germany
2003 Espai Vidre Gallery, Barcelona, Spain
Nadir Gallery, Annecy, France
2001 Complément d’Objet Gallery, Rouen, France
Rosenhauer Gallery, Göttingen- Germany
1999 Art Museum, Roermond, The Netherlands
Mariska Dirkx Gallery, Roermond, The Netherlands
1998 Glassworks and Gallery ,New Orleans, USA
1997 Complément d’Objet Gallery, Rouen, France
1996 Lézard Gallery, Colmar, France
HONORS
2015 AWARD OF EXCELLENCE, Habatat Galleries, Royal Oak MI, USA
2009 KANAZAWA GLASS PRICE (Finalist), Kanazawa, Japon
2006 COBURG GLASS AWARD, Coburg, Allemagne
2003 GRAND PRIX NATIONAL SEMA, Paris
2001 PRIX LILIANE BETTENCOURT, Paris
GROUP SHOWS
2018 International Stained Glass Museum, Chartres France
Palm Springs Art Museum, Palm Springs CA, USA
2017 Capazza Gallery , Paris/Nançay, France
2016 Dovecot Gallery, Edimbourg, Great Britain
Ccontemporary Arts Fair ART ELYSEE Paris, with Capazza Gallery, Paris/Nançay
International Invitational, Habatat Galleries, Royal Oak MI,USA (catalogue)
COLLECT Art Fair London, with Adrian Sassoon Gallery, London
2015 International Invitational, Habatat Galleries, Royal Oak, Michigen USA (catalogue)
- Les Peintres et le Vitrail, Centre International du Vitrail, Chartres (catalogue)
- Salon Art + Design, New York, USA, avec Adrian Sassoon Gallery, London, GB
- Chagall, Soulages, Benzaken … Vitrail Français Contemporain, Cité de L'Architecture/Patrimoine, Paris (catalogue)
2014 Europeen Glass Art Price, Coburg, Germany (catalogue)
- 42nd International Invitational, Habatat Galleries, Roal Oak MI, USA (catalogue)
- Collect Art Fair London, with Adrian Sassoon Gallery, London
- Masterpiece Art Fair London, with Adrian Sassoon Gallery, London
- SOFA Design and Art Fair, Chicago, with Habatat Galleries, Royal Oak, MI-USA
2013 41st International Invitational, Habatat Galleries, Royal Oak MI, USA (catalogue)
- Collect Art Fair London, with Adrian Sassoon Gallery, London
- Pavillion Art and Design London, with Galerie Adrian Sassoon, London
- SOFA Art Fair, Chicago, with Habatat Galleries, Roal Oak MI, USA
- ART Miami, USA, with Galerie Adrian Sassoon, London
2012 SOFA Art Fair, Chicago, with Habatat Galleries, Royal Oak MI, USA
ART Miami, USA, with Adrian Sassoon Gallery, London
Europeen Glass Context, Art Museum Bornholm, Danmark (catalogue)
2011 Wurth Contemporary Art Museum, Strasbourg/Erstein, France
- Sculpture Biennale, LaHaye/Kijkduin, The Netherlands (catalogue)
2010 Forre Fine Arts, Aspen Co, USA
- Collect Art Fair, London, with Adrian Sassoon Gallery, London
- Design Art London, with Adrian Sassoon Gallery, London
2009 Europeen Masters, Connections 2009, Prague, République Tchèque
- French Design, with Ateliers d'Arts de France, Abou Dhabi
2008 Adrian Sassoon Gallery, London
- SOFA Art Fair, Chicago, USA, with Galerie Adrian Sassoon, London
2007 Foire d’Art Contemporain St’ART, Strasbourg, with Galerie Hélène Porée, Paris
- Collect Art Fair London, with Adrian Sassoon Gallery, London
- Galerie Rosenhauer, Göttingen, Allemagne
2006 Coburg Price for Contemporary Glass sculpture, Coburg, Allemagne (catalogue)
- ART Prague, Prague,Répubique Tchèque , with Galerie Mariska Dirkx, Roermond, The Netherlands
- SOFA Art Fair, Chicago, Etats Unis, with Galerie Collection AAF, Paris
2005 Foire d’Art Contemporain ST’ART, Strasbourg, with Galerie Collection AAF, Paris
- 'Lumières Contemporaines', Centre International du Vitrail, Chartres, France (catalogue)
2004 Foire d’Art Contemporain START,Strasbourg , with Galerie Mariska Dirkx, Roermond, The Netherlands
- Galerie Mariska Dirkx,Roermond, The Netherlands
- Musée Municpal , Roermond, The Netherlands
2002 Lauréats du Prix L. Bettencourt, Karlsruhe, Germany
- Vitrail et Architecture Français Contemporain, Krakovie, Poland (catalogue)
2001 Galerie Espai Vidre, Barcelona, Spain
- Foire d’Art Contemporain, Barcelona, avec Galerie Espai Vidre, Barcelona, Spain
- Galerie Mariska Dirk, Roermond, The Netherlands
2000 Lumières en Eclat (Art et Espace de lumière du 21e siècle), Chartres, France (catalogue)
- Musée des Beaux Arts, Lisbonne, Portugal
1999 Contemporary Arts Fair St’art, Strasbourg, France
1997 Quesnel Morinière Museum, Coutance, Normandie, France
- Centre International du Vitrail, Chartres, France
1996 Foire d’Art Contemporain Start’96, Strasbourg, with Galerie JC Chapelotte, Luxembourg
- Galerie J.C.Chapelotte, Luxembourg
1994 Centre International du Vitrail, Chartres, France
1991 Verre – Lumière, Landesmuseum, Darmstadt, Germany (catalogue)
1987 Royal Institute of British Architects, London