1959

Born in Munich, Germany

1969-76

Gymnasium (Grammar school), monastery Ettal

1976-80

Gymnasium (Grammar school), Munich

1980

Work in a stonemason’s workshop.           

1980-83  

Studied Law and Politics at the University of Munich

Studied drawing at evening classes

1984-89

Studied sculpture at the Academy of Fine Art, Munich

1989                        

Diploma received

1988-96

Studied at the Summer - Art - Academy Bildwerk, Frauenau

1993-95

Assistant teacher at Bildwerk, Frauenau     

1988-95

Worked as a self employed sculptor in Munich

1989

Worked with Peter Layton, London, Clifford Reney, London and at the Experimental Glass - Workshop, New York

1990-95

Taught sculpture at studio, Keferloh, Munich        

1992

Married to Carolyn Wroughton

1995

Opening of present studio

1996

Workshop  with Bertil Vallien, Lybster, Scotland

1997

Guest speaker at NEWI, College of Art and Design, Wrexham International Member of the Royal Society of British Sculptors Member of the Royal Society of British Sculptors1998    

1998

Second prize for sculpture at Munster, Sculpture show, Niedersachsen, German

1999

Member of the Oxford Art Society

Workshop with Tony Cragg at Lybster, Schottland

Teaching at NeW  Greenham Common Arts Center

2001

Guest teacher at Dartington, England for Contemporary Glass Soc.

Guest teacher for patients of Thornford Park

Commission for Prior’s Court School’s sculpture garden 

2002 

Guest teacher at Prior’s Court School, Newbury for autistic children

Workshop at New Greenham Common Arts Centre

Workshop at Prior’s Court School

Finished commission for Cushman & Wakefield, London

Finished commission for Prudential Corporation plc

Finished commission for Accel Venture Capital

2003

Commission for a public sculpture for Wantage in Oxfordshire Member of the Council of the Royal British Society of Sculptors

2004  

Fellow of the Royal British Society of Sculptors

Treasurer of the Royal British Society of Sculptors

Guest lecturer at the Arts Institute at Bournemouth

2005

Commission for a public sculpture from the town of Newbury Berks

Member of the “Deutsche Kuenstlerbund” Berlin

Guest lecturer at Christ Church University College, Canterbury

2006

Guest lecturer at Central St. Martin’s, London

2009

Commission of ‘Welcome Figure’ for Slater Centre at New Greenham Common

Sculpture ‘Mother and Child’ for the RBS exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Musuem, Cambridge

Election as President of the Royal British Society of Sculptors

2010 

Guest lecturer at Newbury College