1970 born in Cologne, Germany
1997-03 Academy of Fine Arts Munich, Diplom with Honors
since 2011 founding of a program for color painting at Art Academy Bad Reichenhall
and Kolbermoor with Raimer Jochims and Jerry Zeniuk
2012 teaching at Hubei Institute of Fine Art, Wuhan, China
2017/2018/2020
3 Cooperations between the Philharmonical Orchestra and Art Academy Bad Reichenhall:
2017 „DAS GEHEIMNIS DER BÄUME”, 2018 „KLANGFARBE TOD”, 2020 „DIE TOTENINSEL“
Filmprensentation at Park-Kino Movie Theater, Bad Reichenhall in 2020
2023 Workshop „Colorpainting“, KUART, Beijing, China
2024 Workshop „Colorpainting“ KUART, Beijing, China
2024 teaching at China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, China
lives and works in Munich and Murnau
Prizes and Grants
2023 Artist in Residence Program of the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation, Bethany, Connecticut, USA
2019 Grant at Fundaziun Nairs, Switzerland
2011 Residency at the Virginia Center for Creative Arts, USA
2006 Prize „Bayerischer Kunstfoerderpreis“ (Bavarian Scholarship Prize)
2005 Grant „USA-Stipendium“ of the Bavarian State Ministry of Sciences,
Research and the Arts, NYC
2002 Printmaking symposium at Kuenstlerhaus Hohenossig, Leipzig
2000 TAFE NSW Arts & Design Prize Finalist, Sydney, Australia-images
and perceptions
One, Two and Three Person Shows (Selection)
2024 Color Painting Asia First Exhibition, Raimer Jochims, Jerry Zeniuk and Ingrid Floss
KennaXu Gallery, Shenzhen, China
2023 „To Open Eyes“, KennaXu Center for Contemporary Art, Shenzhen, China
„Fragile Intensity“, Braun Falco Gallery, Munich, Germany
2020 „Sur En”, Watercolors from Switzerland, Braun-Falco Galerie, Munich
„Die Toteninsel“, 3rd Cooperation between the Philharmonic Orchestra
and Art Academy, Bad Reichenhall
2019 IDFX & KOP, Breda, Netherlands, painting_drawing_printing
2018 „VON DER NACHT IN DEN MORGEN”, Kunstverein Rosenheim, (Catalog)
„ich nenne es malerisch”, Neue Galerie Landshut
„painterly painting”,Braun -Falco Galerie, Munich
2017 „Das Geheimnis der Bäume“ Cooperation between the Philharmonic Orchestra
and Art Academy Bad Reichenhall
2016 „Slow Painting“, Braun-Falco Gallery, Munich
and Smudajescheck Gallery, Ulm
2014 „STAY ON THIS ROAD FOR A LONG TIME“,
Kunstverein Reutlingen, (Catalog)
Braun-Falco Gallery, Munich
2013 „Round Paintings“, Orplid, Munich-Solln, (with Jerry Zeniuk)
2012 „Virginia Paintings“, Kunstverein Bamberg, (Catalog)
„Ein Diptychon“, Winter & Winter, Munich,
„Fly Color Fly“, Evelyn Drewes Galerie, Hamburg
2010 Art Karlsruhe, one person show, Galerie Degenhartt, Berlin
Galerie Rottloff, Karlsruhe
„Dialog in Color“ (with Jin Young Lee), Korean Center for Culture, Berlin (Catalog)
2009 „MADE IN MUNICH“, Galerie Degenhartt, Berlin
„Die Farbe zuerst“, Evelyn Drewes Galerie, Hamburg (Catalog)
„ALL ABOUT COLOR“, ars agenda, Munich (with Jerry Zeniuk)
„Dialog in Color“, Galerie Kalt, Munich (with Jin Young Lee, Catalog)
2007 Delta, Galerie und Kunstraum, Basel
„aufleuchtendes gruen“, Neue Galerie Dachau, (Catalog)
2006 Galerie Bergner + Job, Mainz (with Rudolf Kaltenbach)
2004 Recent Paintings, Galerie Klaus Lea, Munich
Group Exhibitions (Selection)
2024 Rationality within Turbulence
Jinghope Art Center I Sanya, Hainan, China
„Color_ without title“, Galerie Markt Bruckmühl, Germany
2022 Museum Altomünster, Germany
2020 Kunstmuseum im Marstall, Paderborn, Germany
2019 „DELTA II“, Kunstraum Basel, Switzerland
„CURRAINT D`AJER UTUON“, Fundaziun Nairs, Switzerland
2017 „Constructive White“, Braun-Falco Galerie, Munich, Germany
2016 Gratianus Foundation, Reutlingen, (Catalog)
2015 „Aus der Farbe- Out of Color“, 100 Jahre nach Adolf Hoelzel“, Neue Galerie Dachau
2013 „Junge Abstrakte“, Galerie Braun-Falco, Munich
Viktor, Zweigstelle Berlin u. Evelyn Drewes Galerie, Hamburg
2012 Hubei Institute of Fine Art, Wuhan China
2011 „Nachts allein im Atelier“, Evelyn Drewes Galerie, Hamburg
„HOW TO PAINT“, Katholische Akademie, Munich (Catalog)
2010 „druckreif“, Kunsthaus Hamburg, (Catalog)
2008 „orientated to paper“, Galerie Bergner + Job, Mainz
2007 open art: Kraft Werk Kunst, Sonderschau junge Kunst aus München
„Bayerischer Kunstfoerderpreis 06“, Galerie der Kuenstler, Munich
2005 „munich school?“, Museum Katharinenhof, Kranenburg
„munich school?“, Neuer Kunstverein Aschaffenburg, (Catalog)
„Universal Painting“, Kunstmuseum Guang Dong, (Catalog), Season Gallery,
Beijing, Doulun Museum, Shanghai, Exhibition Gallery of the Hubei Institute,
Wuhan, China
2004 „munich school?“, Kunstverein Aichach
2002 12. Saechsisches Printmaking-Symposion, Galerie der Universitaet Leipzig, (Catalog)
Public Collections
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlung, Munich
Zweckverband Dachauer Galerien und Museen, Dachau
Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou, China
Hubei Institute of Fine Arts, Wuhan, China
HEM, He Art Museum, Guangdong, China
Gratianus Stiftung, Reutlingen
Kreissparkasse Reutlingen
Allianz Kunstsammlung, Munich
Published Book:
„A Text for Color, Painting and Trees“
Kastner Publishing House, Wolnzach, published 2019