During his entire life the German born artist was always involved with music and art.
He studied in Florence in the class of Silvio Loffredo at the Accademia di Belle Arti and after graduating 1978 was teaching for two years art of color and painting techniques at the Istituto per l'Arte e il Restauro at the Palazzo Spinelli in the Renaissance town.
1990 he emigrated to the USA, where he lives and works in Marin County /Mt.Tamalpais, California
1977-2010 Solo exhibitions in Germany, Switzerland, USA, Mexico, the Museum Popol Vuh in Guatemala and El Salvador.
Since 1993, his works are on permanent exhibit at the Jain Marunouchi Gallery, New York.
International exhibitions: Grand Palais, Paris, France, Artexpo New York, USA, ACAF Australian Contemporary Art Fair, Melbourne, Australia, Los Angeles International Art Fair, USA, Yokohama NICAF Nippon Contemporary Art Fair, Japan, Tokyo NICAF Contemporary Art Fair, Japan , Osaka Art Festival, Sony Tower, Japan, Lineart Flanders Expo, Ghent, Belgium, Europ'art, Geneva, Switzerland,San Francisco International Art Fair,USA, International Art Fair Shanghai,China
Publications: ARTnews, Art and Asia Pacific, Art and Asia