Biografie
1944
Born in Oranienburg near Berlin.
1963-69
Studies painting at the School of Fine Arts, Berlin.
1973
Establishes a permanent studio in Finland.
1975
Founding member of the international group >Systhema<.
1982
Fellowship by the Hand-Hollow-Foundation of George Rickey (East Chatham, New York), spends study period in the U.S.Grant from the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Commission). Participates in National Gallery’s, Berlin, exhibition ‘Homage to Barnett Newman’.
1984
Awarded TetraPak Art Prize. Receives grant from the Foundation for Art, Bonn. Receives the Prize for Fine Art from the citizens of Mülheim.
1985
Appointed professor at the University of the Arts in Berlin.
1989
Installs in the Synagogue in Oerlinghausen an ‘environment’, dedicated to Otto Freundlich.
1990
Participates in ‘Ambiente Berlin’ at the Venice Biennale.
1993
Elected Member of the Akademie der Künste, Berlin.
1997
Participates in the L.A. International Biennial, Los Angeles.
2003
Visiting Professor at the China Academy of Art, Hangzhou.
Lives and works in Berlin and Finland.
2007
Visiting Artist at the Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
