Biography and Accomplishments

Born 1971 Braunschweig, Germany

2005-2017 Nyack, New York, USA

since 2017 Freiburg, Germany

Education

1992 Hochschule für Bildende Künste, Braunschweig Painting/Drawing, Prof. Hartmut Neumann

1997 CA- Universität Kiel, Prof. Barbara Camilla Tucholsky; State Examination

2003 Muthesius Kunsthochschule, Kiel, Painting/Drawing, Prof. Elisabeth Wagner, Prof. Peter Nagel, Diploma

Teaching assignments

2003-2005 Muthesius Kunsthochschule, Kiel, Painting

2001-2005 Art Education, Kunsthalle Kiel

One Person Exhibitions

2023 Kunsthalle Nexus, Saalfelden, Österreich; Kunstverein Weil a. Rhein

2022 Galerie Ines Schulz, Dresden (C)

2021 Galerie im Tor, Emmendingen

2020 Galerie im Rathaus, Aalen

2019 Städtisches Museum, Engen (C)

2018 Galerie Borchardt, Hamburg, with Bodo Korsig (C)

2017 Kenise Barnes Fine Art, Larchmont, New York

2016 Susan Eley Fine Art, New York

2009 Galerie Borchardt, Hamburg (C); Rockland Center for the Arts, Nyack, New York

2007 Galerie Borchardt, Hamburg; Kunstverein Wolfenbüttel

2006 Kunstverein Flensburg

2005 Weltbekannt eV, Hamburg; Foyer für junge Kunst, Flensburg

2003 Galerie Wonneberger, Kiel

1999 Kunstraum Helle Zelle, Kiel

Group Exhibitions

2022 Kunstverein Barsinghausen; Freiburg Art Fair, Freiburg

2021 Stadtgalerie, Kiel; Galerie Ines Schulz, Dresden; Freiburg Art Fair, Freiburg

2020 Freiburg Art Fair, Freiburg; Galerie Ines Schulz, Dresden

2019 Kunstpreis FBZ, Ruhr Universität, Bochum

2017 West Village Gallery, Jersey City, New Jersey

2016 Susan Eley Fine Art, New York

2015 Art Toronto, Susan Eley Fine Art, New York, Toronto; Edward Hopper House, Nyack, New York; Greanselandutsillingen, Sonderborg

2014 Art Miami Context, Susan Eley Fine Arts New York, Miami, Florida; Art San Francisco SV, Susan Eley Fine Arts New York, Silicon Valley, California; Edward Hopper House, Nyack, New York

2013 Kenise Barnes Fine Art, Larchmont, New York; Feature Inc. Gallery, New York; Edward Hopper House, Nyack, New York

2011 Feature Inc.Gallery, New York

2010 Velada Santa Lucia, Santa Lucia; Shikaoi, Hokaido; Feature Inc. Gallery, New York

2008 Art Zurich 08, Gallery Borchardt, Hamburg; Darmstädter Sezession, Darmstadt (C)

2007 Art Karlsruhe 07, Galerie Borchardt , Hamburg; Kunstverein Linda, Hamburg; Art Zurich 07, Galerie Borchardt, Hamburg

2006 Kunstverein Rügen, Putbus (C); Artists Space, New York; Art Cologne 06, Galerie Borchardt, Hamburg

2005 Schleswig-Holsteinisches Künstlerhaus, Eckernförde; Kunstflecken Preis, Neumünster; Gottfried Brockmann Preis, Stadtgalerie, Kiel (C)

2004 Kulturreferat, Lüneburg; Landesschau Schleswig-Holstein, Ernst-Barlach-Museum, Wedel (C)

2003 Gottfried Brockmann Preis, Stadtgalerie, Kiel (C); Kunstpreis Junger Westen, Kunsthalle, Recklinghausen (C)

2001 Produzenten Galerie Prima Kunst, Kiel

2000 Palazzo Picolomini, Pienza

C = Catalogue

2005 Scholarship of Schleswig-Holstein, Künstlerhaus Eckernförde

Public Collections Montefiori Medical Center, New York; Grais & Ellsworth LLP, New York; Kultusministerium Schleswig-Holstein; Hypo Vereinsbank, Städtisches Museum Engen, Regierungspräsidium Freiburg

Selected Bibliography:

2022 Hannah Eckstein, ‘SOUL MATES’; exhibition catalogue “SOUL MATES”, Galerie Ines Schulz, Dresden

2019 Christian Schüle, 'Contemporary Man’; Dr. Velten Wagner, 'An Austere Magic’, exhibition catalogue "DASEIN", Museum Engen; Rainer Haarmann, 'Paper and Poetry', artist book ‘Vivian Kahra, Encore03’, Edition Longplay

2009 Dr. Wolf Jahn, Vivian Kahra, 'Tempo Giusto', exhibition catalogue, Galerie Borchardt, Hamburg; 'Kritische Masse', exhibition catalogue, Darmstadt Secession, Darmstadt

2007 Arne Rautenberg, exhibition text, Wolfenbüttel, Germany

2006 'Freeze', exhibition catalogue, Kunstverein Rügen, Putbus, Germany; Axel Feuss, exhibition text, 'Objects in mirror are closer than they appear'; Kunstverein Kunst & Co, Flensburg, Germany

2005 , Gottfried Brockmann Prize ', exhibition catalogue, City Gallery, Kiel, Germany; Nina Jaenisch, exhibition text, 'What we believe in, we believe', Foyer for Young Art, Flensburg, Germany

2004, 'Landesschau Schleswig-Holstein', exhibition catalogue, Ernst-Barlach-Museum, Wedel, Germany

2003 Art Prize 'Junger Westen', exhibition catalog, Kunsthalle Recklinghausen, Germany; Gottfried Brockmann Prize ', exhibition catalogue, Stadtgalerie, Kiel, Germany