curriculum vitae

1977	born in Muellheim, Germany
education
2002-03	Master of Arts, Chelsea College of Art and Design London, England
2000	University of Derby, School of Art and Design, Derby, England
1996-01	Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste Stuttgart, Germany
awards and grants (selection)
2023	Comic Scholarship Berlin, Germany
	Environmental Book of the Month (Deutsche Akademie für Kinder- und Jugendliteratur)
2022	7 best books for young readers (Deutschlandfunk), Germany
	Nomination, Catholic children’s and youth book prize, Germany
2021	Troisdorf picture book prize, Germany
2020	IBBY honour List 2020
2019	Collection of Outstanding Books for People with Disabilities, Toronto, Canada
2014-19	Losito•Kressmann-Zschach Foundation, Germany
2014	Artist in Residence, Taipei Artist Village, Taiwan
2012	Artist in Residence, Project Space Pilipinas, Manila, Philippines
2010	Artist in Residence, Geumcheon Art Space, Seoul, Korea
2008	Artist in Residence S-AIR, Sapporo, Japan
2006	Artist in Residence, National Goyang Art Studio, Korea
2005	Kunststiftung Baden-Württemberg, Germany
2004	Art Prize Ottobrunn, Germany
2003	Dedalo Award, Camaiore, Italy Artist in Residence, Mummelsee, Germany
2002	Welde Art Prize, Germany Art Prize GG-perspectiv, Germany Artist in Residence Laufenburg, Switzerland
2001	Xaver- Fuhr Art Prize
2000	Sokrates Scolarship, University of Derby, England
teaching
2019-20	AMD, Akademie für Mode und Design Berlin, department: Sustainability in Fashion
2009	Anhui University, Hefei, China
2006	College of Art and Design Bengbu, China
solo exhibitions (selection)
2023	Edwin Scharff Museum, Neu-Ulm, Germany Goethe-Institut Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Goethe-Institut Addis Abeba, Ethiopia
2022	Kunstmuseum Bonn, Germany Goethe-Institute Ramallah, Palestine
2019	Norphei Art Gallery Ulaanbaatar, in cooperation with Goethe-Institut Mongolia Goethe-Institut Accra, Ghana Museum Kunstpalast, studio, Germany
2017	Gellert Museum, Hainichen, Germany
2016	Alte Feuerwache Berlin, Germany Gallery Christel Wagner, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
2015	Puppet Theatre Museum Taipei, Taiwan Gmünder Kunstverein, Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany
2014	Artist Village Taipei, Taiwan Goethe-Institut Taiwan NLCY Seoul, Korea, in cooperation with Goethe-Institut Korea Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages, Kaohsiung, Taiwan Schloss Donzdorf, Germany
2013	Amrei Heyne Gallery, Stuttgart, Germany
2012	Goethe-Institut, Manila, Philippines Hiraya Gallery, Manila, Philippines Boston Gallery, Manila, Philippines
2010	Gallery Samuelis Baumgarte, Bielefeld, Germany Gallery Supper, Baden-Baden, Germany
2008	S-AIR, Sapporo, Japan
2007	Gallery Supper, Baden-Baden, Germany Gallery at University of Science and Technology Hefei, China
2006	Gallery Samuelis Baumgarte, Bielefeld, Germany
2002	Museum of Gross Gerau, Germany
exhibitions in cooperation with children and young adults (selection)
2024	StadtPalais – Museum für Stuttgart, Germany
2019	Stadtmuseum Berlin, Märkisches Museum, museum lab, Germany Museum Barockscheune Volkach, in cooperation with Deutsche Akademie für Kinder- und Jugendliteratur, Germany Stadtmuseum Erfurt, Germany
2018	Lindenmuseum, Stuttgart, Germany Altonaer Museum, Hamburg, Germany Museum Kunstpalast Düsseldorf, project space, Germany
2017	Landeszentrale für politische Bildung Brandenburg, in cooperation with Potsdam Museum, Germany Kulturhistorisches Museum Magdeburg, Germany Bilderbuchmuseum Schloss Wissem, Troisdorf, Germany Stadtmuseum Berlin, Ephrahim Palais, museum lab, Germany
2016	Stadtmuseum Berlin, Märkisches Museum, museum lab, Germany
group exhibitions (selection)
2023	Museum für Kommunikation Berlin, Germany
2022	NRW-Forum Düsseldorf, Germany
2021	Bilderbuchmuseum Schloss Wissem, Troisdorf, Germany Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe, Junge Kunsthalle, Germany
2019	Grimmwelt Kassel, Germany Toronto Public Library, Canada Grassi Museum, Leipzig, Germany
2018	Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
2017	Art Gallery, Union of Mongolian Artists, Ulaanbaatar, in cooperation with Goethe-Institut Mongolia Illustrators Corner, Abu Dhabi International Book Fair, United Arab Emirates
2016	Gallery Supper, Baden-Baden, Germany
2015	Gallery Samuelis Baumgarte, Bielefeld, Germany
2014	Artist Village Taipei, Taiwan One Year Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan Stadtgalerie Mannheim, Germany
2011	Rehmann Museum Laufenburg, Switzerland Amrei Heyne Gallery, Stuttgart, Germany
2010	Geumcheon Art Space, Seoul, Korea
2008	Eco Design Exhibition, Sapporo, Japan Kunstverein Leimen, Germany
2006	Gallery Christel Wagner, Frankfurt am Main, Germany National Goyang Art Studio, Korea
2005	Kunststiftung Baden-Wuerttemberg, Stuttgart, Germany
2002	Kunstverein Schwetzingen, Germany
biennales
2015	Pyeong Chang Biennale, Korea
2007	Incheon Women International Biennale, Korea
public collections
	Edwin Scharff Museum, Germany Kunstmuseum Bonn, Germany Grassi Museum für Angewandte Kunst, Leipzig, Germany Grimmwelt Kassel, Germany Kunstpalast Düsseldorf, Germany MAKK Museum für Angewandte Kunst Köln, Germany Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe, Germany
art and design projects with children and young people and adults (selection)
2023	Workshop „future“ at Goethe-Institut Ethiopia and Djibouti Workshop „future“ at Goethe-Institut Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Upcycling Workshop at Goethe-Institut Ukraine Performance PAPIERRAUSCH, Edwin Scharff Museum, Neu-Ulm, Germany Performance PAPIERRAUSCH, Grassi Museum, Leipzig, Germany
2022	Performance PAPIERRAUSCH, Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst, Cologne, Germany Comic Workshop „future“ at Literaturhaus Göttingen, Germany Comic Workshop „future“ at Forum Wissen Göttingen, Germany Comic workshop „human rights“ at Goethe-Institut Ramallah, Palestine Comic workshop „human rights“ at Goethe-Institut Sofia, Bulgaria Shadow theatre workshop with masks at Goethe-Institut Kazakhstan Workshop „future“ at Goethe-Institut Prague, Czech Republic Workshop „future“ at Goethe-Institut Ukraine Workshop „future“ at Literaturhaus Frankfurt, Germany Book project „fairytales of courage“ in cooperation with „Welt des Lesens e.V.“ and Büchergilde Gutenberg, Germany
2021	Fashion performance with newspaper dresses at Literaturhaus Stuttgart, Germany Comic Workshop „future“ at FUTURIUM, Berlin, Germany Comic workshop „future“ at Goethe-Institut Hanoi and Ho-Chi-Min-City, Vietnam Comic workshop „future“ at Goethe-Institut Manila, Philippines Comic workshop „future“ at Goethe-Institut Bucharest, Romania Workshop „textile- and fashion design“ Goethe-Institut Accra, Ghana Comic workshop „human rights“ at Goethe-Institut Mumbai, India Comic workshop „human rights“ at Goethe-Institut Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan Comic workshop „human rights“ at Goethe-Institut Ukraine Workshop „children's rights“ at Goethe-Institut Warsaw, Poland Workshop „children's rights“ at Goethe-Institut Prague, Czech Republic Upcycling fashion workshop at Ernst-Adolf-Eschke school for the deaf Berlin, in cooperation with UNICEF, Germany
2020	Comic workshop „green future“ at Goethe-Institut Paris, France Comic workshop „human rights“ at Goethe-Institut Mexico und Peru Comic workshop „online violence“ in cooperation with Save the Children at Goethe-Institut in Sri Lanka and India Workshop „children`s rights“ at Goethe-Institut Prague, Czech Republic Workshop „textile and fashion design“ at Goethe-Institut Accra, Ghana Upcycling fashion workshop at Goethe-Institut Bucharest, Romania Upcycling fashion workshop at AMD Akademie für Mode und Design, Düsseldorf and Hamburg, Germany Fashion performance at Grassi Museum Leipzig, Germany, with students of AMD Akademie für Mode und Design, Berlin, Germany Upcycling workshop at Grassi Museum, Leipzig, Germany Shadow theatre workshop, Literaturhaus Berlin, Germany
2019	Fashion performance at Kunstpalast Düsseldorf with students of AMD Akademie für Mode und Design, Düsseldorf, Germany Recycling fashion workshop at AMD Akademie für Mode und Design, Düsseldorf, Germany Shadow theatre performance / workshop at Goethe-Institut Shanghai, China Shadow theatre performance / workshop at Goethe-Institut Accra, Ghana Shadow theatre performance / workshop at Goethe-Institut Hanoi and Ho-Chi-Minh-City Illustration workshop at University of Arts and Culture, Ulaanbaatar, in cooperation with Goethe-Institut Mongolia Recycling fashion workshop at Kunstpalast Düsseldorf, Germany Kunstmuseum Bonn, museum mile festival, Germany
2018	Shadow theatre performance / workshop at Goethe-Institut Pune, India Shadow theatre performance / workshop at Grimmwelt Kassel, Germany Shadow theatre performance / workshop at Kleines Theater Kammerspiele Landshut, Germany
2017	Illustration workshop “linguistic landscaping” at the Goethe-Institut Warsaw, Poland Shadow theatre performance and workshop at the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair, in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut Gulf-Region Shadow theatre workshop for “The sea of culture foundation”, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates Illustration workshop, University of Arts and Culture, Ulaanbaatar, in cooperation with Goethe-Institut Mongolia Exhibition “Berlin with all senses” with blind and deaf children, Berliner Stadtmuseum, Germany Exhibition „Arabian Nights – The power of words“ in selected libraries of Berlin, Germany
2016	Exhibition “Welcome to Germany”, Stadtmuseum Berlin, Germany Publication “Welcome to Germany”, by Jacoby&Stuart, Berlin, Germany Shadow theatre performance/workshop, Konzerthaus Berlin (education programme)
2015	Shadow theatre performance/workshop , Puppet Museum Taipei, Taiwan, in cooperation with Goethe-Institut Taiwan Shadow theatre performance/workshop, Children`s Cultural Center, Paju Book City, in cooperation with Goethe-Institut Korea Shadow theatre workshop, National Library for Children and Young Adults, Seoul, in cooperation with Goethe-Institut Korea Exhibition “A world trip in Berlin”, in selected libraries of Berlin, Germany Shadow theatre workshop, Hongik University Seoul, Korea, in cooperation with Goethe-Institut Korea
2014	Shadow theatre workshop, Goethe-Institut Taiwan Shadow theatre workshop, Hongik University Seoul, Korea, in cooperation with Goethe-Institut Korea Shadow theatre workshop, Keimyung University Deagu, Korea, in cooperation with Goethe-Institut Korea Shadow theatre workshop, Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages, Kaohsiung, Taiwan Book workshop “Wonderland” National Library for Children and Young Adults, Seoul, in cooperation with Goethe-Institut Korea Book project “A world trip in Berlin”, in cooperation with “Stadtteilmütter und Stadtteilväter in Kreuzberg”
2013	Book workshop “Little Longnose” with „Erzählzeit“
2012	“Märchen goes facebook”, design/production of costumes and stage set with recycled materials for the theatre production “Hansel and Gretel”, Goethe-Institut Philippinen Recycling book project “Aufgetischt”, in cooperation with “KATE e.V.”
2008	Recycling design workshop, Bunka Fashion College Sapporo, Japan
since 2021	Education programme, Humboldt Forum, Berlin, Germany
since 2020	Cooperations with Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Germany
since 2020	Educational trainings for teachers in cooperation with the Educational Training Institute Berlin-Brandenburg, Germany
since 2019	Educational trainings for teachers in cooperation with Center for Political Education Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
since 2019	Projects for Literaturhaus Berlin, Germany
since 2016	Cooperations with the Centers for Political Education in Baden-Württemberg, Berlin, Brandenburg, Hamburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Sachsen-Anhalt and Thüringen.
since 2015	Education programme, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Germany