1952

  

Born in Wattenscheid, Germany

 until1975

  

Tertiary education (B. Ed.) in Bonn,

since 1976

  

Ceramic crafts apprenticeship (Westerwald)

1978

  

Establishment of studio with Michael Sälzer in Bonn

1980

  

Relocation to Kaub

from1981

  

Revival of traditional clay-glazed stoneware in theory and practice

1982

  

Qualification as Master Potter in Höhr Grenzhausen

since 1985

  

Starts working with porcelain

since 1989

  

Development of porcelain designs

1992

  

Participation at 1st International Porcelain Symposium in Kahla/Thuringia
Starts working as a ceramic sculptress and artist

1995

  

Commissioned with a sculpture for a church in the Rhineland-Palatinate

1996

  

Creation a sculpture garden in Kaub

1999

  

Establishment of a second studio “in the Gascogne (southwest France),
Membership in “RAGE”, a French artists group

2000

  

Curatorship of “Terre”, a series of the exhibition series with French artists in her own gallery in Kaub

2006

  

Commissioned with ceramic works for the Kulturhaus and Minorite monastery in Oberwesel

2008

  

Invitation as Artist in Residency to Fuping (China)

2008

  

Commissioned with a sculpture for a church in the Rheingau

2009

  

Demonstration and lectoring at the Bandol/France Spring Ceramic Festival

2010

  

Lectoring at “TonRaum” Keramik-Museum Westerwald/Germany

2011   Admission to the International Academy of Ceramics (AIC / IAC) as a personal member
     
    Exhibitions - Competitions

1982

  

Westerwaldpreis-Ausstellung, Höhr-Grenzhausen

1984

  

Galerie Dürr, Ludwigsburg (solo)

1985

  

Wilhelm Hack Museum, Ludwigshafen (solo)

1986

  

Museum für Deutsche Volkskunde, Berlin
Muffendorfer Galerie, Bonn (solo);   Koblenz;   Hemsbach

1987

  

Hetjens - Museum, Düsseldorf, 
Norddeutsches Landesmuseum, Hamburg;  Mainz, Bielefeld (solo)

1988

  

Zeitgenössische Keramik, Offenburg
Galerie Ulla Hensellek,  Friedberg

1989

  

Staatspreis Rhl.-Pfalz, Worms;  Forum des Nordens, Wahlstedt (solo),
Westerwaldmuseum, Höhr-Grenzhausen

1990

  

Form (Angewandte Kunst), Frankfurt

1992

  

Wanderausstellung Deutsches Kunsthandwerk, Tokio, Paris, Erfurt

1993

  

Museum für angewandte Kunst, Gera;  Porzellanmuseum, Hohenberg

1994

  

Werkausstellung Korzilius, Mogendorf (solo)

1995

  

Stadt-Museum, Lorch: (solo)

1997

  

Galerie Rosenthal, Hamburg;   KIZ, Kaiserslautern

1998

  

Galerie Klee, Darmstadt:

1999

  

Schloss Liebig, Kobern- Gondorf (solo)
Kunst Im Turm, Oberwesel (solo)

2000

  

Westerwaldpreis-Ausstellung, Höhr-Grenzhausen

2001

  

Galerie Keramik Erlangen, Erlangen (solo)

2002

  

Salzbrand, Koblenz;   Landesmuseum, Mainz;
Galerie du Chateau, Ile de Noé (F);  Höhr-Grenzhausen

2003

  

Auch (F) ;   Altach (A) ;

2004

  

Galerie Septentrion ;  Marcq-en-Baroeul (F) (solo)
Kunst Direkt, Mainz:

2005

  

Galerie Fusion, Toulouse (F) (solo),
Villach (A)

2006

  

Galerie Heller, Heidelberg;    Kunst Direkt, Mainz
Musée de la Ceramique, Giroussens (F) ;   Kulturhaus, Oberwesel (solo)

2007

  

Westerwaldpreis-Ausstellung, Höhr-Grenzhausen

2008

  

Galerie Blaues Haus, Frankfurt: (solo);  Kunstmesse Kunst Direkt, Mainz
Stipendium Flicam, Fuping/China;  Galerie Septentrion, Marcq-en-Baroeul

2009

  

Galerie Gloria Hasse, Darmstadt ;  Grassi-Museum, Leipzig;
Deutsche Keramik „Printemps des Potiers“, Bandol (F) 
Westerwaldpreis-Ausstellung, Höhr-Grenzhausen

2010

  

Danmarks Keramikmuseum, Middelfart (DK);   ArtFair, Mainz
Kammerhof-Museum, Gmunden (A)
Purchases
  

 

 

 

Grassi-Museum, Leipzig; Hetjens-Museum, Düsseldorf;
Kulturmuseum, Oberwesel; Westerwald-Museum, Höhr-Grenzhausen;
Rosenthal Collection, Hamburg; Rheinisches Landesmuseum, Mainz; 
Sammlung Veste Coburg;  Museum für Deutsche Volkskunde, Berlin
Flicam Deutsches Museum, Fuping/China

 

  

 
    Works in public and private collections.
Journalistic activity for the international trade press
Publications: Neue Keramik 2001,
Stateaward 1998 (Commendation  Min.-Präsid. Rheinl.-Pfalz)