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  • 1968 born in Salzburg, Austria
  • 1987-90 student at the College of Education, Salzburg,
  • completed with a diploma
  • 1992-94 training as gold- and silversmith at the Institut Drobny Linz, Austria 
  • 2001-05 University of Art and Design, Textile Departement, Linz, Austria, Bakk.art
  • 2003 Studio Himbeer with Beatrix Kaufmann (www.himbeer.la)
  • 2007-09 University of Art and Design, Textile Departement, Linz, Austria, Master of Arts
  • 2006 Rietveld Academy, Amsterdam
  • since 2000 own studio in Linz
  • Teaching experiences at the Internationale Kunstakademie artico, 2007,
  • Curator of the exhibition „in addition. angewandt - zeitgenössisch - textil.“, National Museum of Upper Austria, 2008

  • Awards

  • Award of the Arts of the City of Linz, Austria, 2001
  • Judge´s Award, Museum of Arts and Crafts Itami, Japan, 2003
  • Scholarship of the Federal Chancellor, Vienna, 2003
  • Prize of the Gallery of Art in Lignitz, Poland, 2004
  • 3rd Prize, International Competition in Jewelry, Refinded Abundance, USA, 2008
  • 2nd Prize Installation Botanica, Flower Expo, Austria 2009

  • Exhibitions

  • 2010

  • Galerie Helene Poree, Paris
  • Schmuck Sonderschau HWK München, D
  • Stadtgalerie Traun, "Ein Nachmittag in Traun" together with Enrique Tomás, Austria
  • Burg Gmünd, together with c/o:K, Kaernten, Austria

    • 2009

  • Galerie V+V, The Extension Impulse (Solo), Vienna, A
  • Galerie X, Alternatives of Textile Jewellery and Zoom, Bratislava
  • Modepalast Wien, Screenprinting-Performance, Vienna
  • Presentation xtension Pixel Hotel Linz,
  • Botanica Flower Expo, Installation, Linz, A
  • Fantasmarama during Ars Electronica Linz
  • Design for Bags for Company EZA, Salzburg
  • RAIR, Expo in Rotterdam
  • Galerie Helene Poree,Paris

  • 2008

  • Texas National Gallery, Refinded Abundance, Nacogdoches, USA
  • CODA Museum, New Traditional Jewellery, Apeldoorn, NL
  • Galerie V+V, Eligius Schmuckpreis, Vienna, A
  • Galerie Zauner, Blossom, Linz, A
  • ThinkTank, Symposium for the Applied Arts, Gmunden, A
  • Galerie Pro Arte, Local Heros, Hallein, A
  • Galerie Zauner, screenprinting performance,
  • ausziehen-drucken-schmücken, A
  • Social Impact, Souvenirs by austrian Artists for the Cultural City of Linz, A

  • 2007

    • Galerie V+V, Leibtaschen, Vienna
  • Galerie Schloss Mondsee, ...u.a. weiße hemden
  • Galerie X, Bratislava
  • The Gallery of Art in Legnica, Beauty, Poland
  • Ars Ornata, Thread of Silk, Manchester, GB
  • Lentos Kunstmuseum, Linz,
  • Modezone Kunst Rai, NewTraditional Jewellery, Amsterdam
  • Galerie Trakl, Eligius Schmuckpreis, Salzburg

  • 2006

  • Sonderschau Schmuck´06, HWK Muenchen
  • Ecite Moment, Performance with dancer Larysa Venediktova, Haslach
  • Galerie Pro Arte, Atelier Himbeer & Gäste, Hallein

  • 2005

  • Botanical Garden, Installation, Linz Inhorgenta Muenchen,
  • Ursprung University of Art & Design, ziel_start, Linz Austria
    • Art Linz, Galerie Zauner

  • 2004

  • Galeria Sztuki, SMS Silver, Legnica
  • Cagliari, Sardinien, Exhibition with Sardinian Artists
  • Handwerksmuseum Deggendorf,
  • Ursprung Landesgalerie Linz,
  • Projekt Sehnsucht nach Kultur

  • 2003

  • Museum of Arts Crafts, Itami, Japan
  • Osaka Municipal Craft Park, Osaka, Japan
  • Linz AG, Austria Award of the Arts Exhibition
  • Galerie V+V, Echt Kunst-Stoff, Vienna
  • Velvet Da Vinci Gallery, Eleven Austrian Jewelers (Der Superschmuck), San Fransisco, USA

  • 2002

  • Galerie im Ursulinenhof, Textiles, Linz
  • University of Art & Design, Best Off, Linz
  • Galerie Zauner, Ursula Guttmann, Paula Paul, Helga Hofer, Linz

  • 2001

  • Art Vienna, Vienna
  • University of Art & Design, Tex- Mas Shopping Event, Linz

  • 2000

  • Künstlerhaus, Close to the body, Vienna

  • 1999

  • Talente ´99, Sonderschau, Handwerksmesse Munich

  • Publications:

  • Local Heroes, Galerie Pro Arte, A, 2008
  • Refinded Abundance, Texas National Gallery, USA, 2008
  • Thread of Silk, Katalog British Library, Manchester, 2007
  • Identity, Gallery of Legnica, Polen, 2007
  • Schmuck 2006,
  • Katalog Handwerkskammer München D, 2006 _
  • SMS, Short Message Silver, Gallery of Legnica, Polen, 2004
  • Made in Upper Austria, textile art & design, Katalog Kiwanis Club Linz,2004
  • Itami International Craft Exhibition, Katalog Craft Association, Japan 2003
  • Project: Textile Design – Fashion Design, Katalog University of Art & Design Linz, 2003
  • Kunst Hautnah, Katalog Künstlerhaus Wien, 2000
  • Aigner, Claudia, Quer durch Galerien. Wer spendet einen Sündenfall. in: Wiener Zeitung, Wien,1999
  • Talente 1999, Katalog Handwerkskammer München, 1999