Born in 1960 in Wr. Neustadt/Austria/studied commercial sciences/University of Economics Vienna/since 1998 intensive involvement with oil and acrylic painting in the studio in Zwettl/Lower Austria/since 2001 exhibition activity in Austria and internationally, including solo and group exhibitions as well as participation in trade fairs Working method: initially realistic/over time abstracted to abstract/use of a strong colour palette/partly impasto application of paint Current works "Abstractures": abstract or abstract representation of various motifs in a highly structured style of expression Inspiration: from plants with structured leaves and woody plants, as well as from draperies of antique sculptures and Old Master paintings, and the resulting interplay of light and shadow Exhibitions and fairs (selection): ITY GALLERY VIENNA, Austria, 2022 / LDXArtodrome Gallery, Bad Mergentheim, Germany, 2022/ART BEIJING, Beijing, China, 2018 and 2019 / REDDOT MIAMI, USA, 2019 / ENIGMATIC REALISM, exhibition at the Rocca Paolina, Perugia, Italy, 2018 / LDXArtodrome Gallery, Berlin, Germany, 2017 and. 2019 / L'ART GERMANIQUE Á PARIS, France, 2011 / ART INNSBRUCK, Austria, 2007 / KUNSTMESSE SALZBURG, Austria, 2005, 2007, 2008 / HORIZONS, exhibition at Villa Medici La Ferdinanda, Artimino, Italy, 2006 / EMOTIONS IN MOTION, exhibition at Castello Estense, Ferrara, Italy, 2005 / NEW CENTURY GALLERY, New York, USA, 2005 /INTERNATIONAL ART FESTIVAL, Ginza, Tokyo, Japan, 2005 / GALERIA SALA BARNA, Barcelona, Spain, 2004 u. 2005
