Born and raised in the small town of Oberhausen/Baden, southwest Germany, I enjoyed growing up in an artistic family environment. My father operated a decorative arts and design business during his younger years. He was a skilled watercolourist, sign painter and calligrapher. The creative side of my mother was expressed in her keen eye for detail and design in everything she did, from floral arrangements to crafts of any kind. One of my brothers is a renowned mixed-media artist with an extensive exhibition record and numerous publications.

When I was in my early twenties, I chose to make Canada my new home. After a few years of immersing myself into the Canadian culture, I decided to further my art education at the Ontario College of Art in Toronto, where I graduated with honors in 1988 with a specialist in Drawing and Painting. After completing a B.A. at the University of Toronto (’90) and B.Ed. at Nipissing University (’91), I have worked as artist and educator in Toronto, Canada. 

My artwork can be found in private and corporate collections in Canada, Germany and the US.

Over the past 20 years, I have produced figurative work and still life compositions on canvas, paper and wood. In recent years, I have developed a passion for mosaic sculpture, which was fuelled by my love for surface texture and pattern.