Curriculum Vitae
Born in Germany, lives and works in Toronto, Canada
Education:
‘Meisterschülerin’ of Prof. Udo Scheel, Academy of Fine Arts, Münster, Germany
Master of Fine Arts (graduated with distinction), Master of Art Education
Professional Experience:
Art teacher (grades 5-12), Christian-Dietrich-Grabbe-High School Detmold, Germany and German International School, Toronto, Canada
Program Director for Art Studies and Instructor for art teachers, ZfsL Paderborn, Germany
Other: director of gifted specialized program classes in visual arts
Curator of art exhibitions
Curriculum development for art programs in schools, museums, public art projects, workshops
Guest speaker at conferences on professional development for art teachers, e.g. Paderborn University, Germany
2013 relocation to Toronto
Artist in residence with studio in Toronto
2018 - 2019 at the Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto with AKIN Studio Program
2020 at Collision Gallery with AKIN Studio Program, Commerce Court Toronto
2021 - 2023 at Auto Bldg. Toronto with AKIN Studio Program
Selected Group and Solo Exhibitions up to 2023:
Canada:
2023 Love in All Forms, Blitz Gallery, Toronto
Annual Open Juried Exhibition, Colour and Form Society, Toronto
2022 Clark Centre for the Arts, Toronto
2021 Open Juried Exhibition, Ontario Society of Artists
2020 Collision Gallery, Commerce Court, Toronto
2019 An Index, Artists from the Akin Studio Program,
Museum of Contemporary Art, Toronto
2019 Open house Studio Tour, Museum of Contemporary Art, Toronto
2018 Rana Khaled Real Estate, Toronto
2018 Open house Studio Tour, Museum of Contemporary Art, Toronto
2018 Desire Lines, Steamwhistle Gallery, Toronto
2017 The Painting Show, Gerrard Art Square, Toronto
2015 A New Experience (solo), Cobalt Gallery, Toronto
2014 Open Studio, Lyall Avenue, Toronto
Europe:
Mindmapping, Winter Gallery Grabbe-Gymnasium, Detmold, Germany
Bilder-Reise, Cultural-Centre Hasselt, Belgium (catalogue)
Offene Ateliers, Studio Gallery, Mühlenstraße, Detmold
Verdichtungen, VHS-Gallery, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany
Echt Scheel?, Burg Vondern, Oberhausen, Germany
Gallery Fischer, Minden, Germany
Gallery Artefakt (solo), Bad Oeynhausen, Germany
Gallery Ms (solo), Münster, Germany
Dresdner Bank, Leverkusen, Germany
Konfigurationen, City Hall Gallery Everswinkel, Germany
Forum Liesborn, Museum Abtei Liesborn, Germany (curated by Dr. Bennie Priddy) (catalogue)
Gallery Leisten und Thiesen, Münster, Germany
Art for Europe, European Community, Brussels, Belgium (catalogue)
Collections:
Contemporary Art Collection, European Community, Brussels, Belgium
Private Collection, Detmold, Germany
Munich Reinsurance Company of Canada (Munich Re), Toronto, Corporate Art
Awards and Grants:
Residency in Liguria/ Italy (artist-in-residence-program), Academy of Fine Arts, Münster, Germany)
First Place Award Art for Europe (art award European Community, Brussels, Belgium)
AKIN Studio Program: selected as artist-in-residence at the Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto as part of the inaugural Akin Studio Program at MOCA