Education

2010 Master of Fine Arts in Photography, Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), Providence, RI, USA
2007 Diploma in Photo Design, Department of Design, University of Applied Sciences, Munich, Germany

Workshops and Internships

2010 Eddie Adams Workshop XXIII, Jeffersonville, NY, USA
2007 Workshop with Photographer, Writer, and Critic Alan Cohen, University of Applied Sciences, Munich, Germany
2005 Independent Photographic Project, Calcutta, India
2002 Design Intern - Waechter & Waechter, Munich, Germany

Group Exhibitions 2010

2010 BunDang International Art Show (BIAS),
Museum in Seong Nam Art Center, Sunae Dong, South Korea
Feeling Nature: 7th Gongju International Art Festival,
Limlip Art Museum, Gongju, South Korea
RISD 2010 Photography MFA Graduate Show,
Gallery Kayafas, Boston, MA,
Danziger Projects, New York, NY, USA
Gwanghwamoon International Art Festival 2010,
Sejong Culture Center, Seoul, South Korea
Rhode Island School of Design Annual Graduate Thesis Exhibition,
Convention Center, Providence, RI, USA
Face on the Bar Room Floor - The Humor Show,
Gelman Gallery at the Chace Center, Providence, RI, USA
Five by Seven: MFA Photography Biennial,
Sol Koffler Gallery, Providence, RI, USA
Carnival,
Gelman Gallery at the Chace Center, Providence, RI, USA

Group Exhibitions 2009

2009 Heimat auf Zeit, Fotografien aus den Rummelsberger Anstalten,
German Society of Christian Art Gallery, Munich, Germany
Mountain – Water – Human: 6th Gongju International Art Festival,
LimlipArtMuseum, Gongju, South Korea
EXPOSURE: The 14th Annual PRC Juried Exhibition,
Photographic Resource Center, Boston, MA, USA
Everything is Fine / The Market is Fine,
RISTIE'S Gallery, Providence, RI, USA
Facing Expectations,
Dwelling Places,
Sol Koffler Gallery, Providence, RI, USA
North American Graduate Art Survey,
Nash Gallery, Minneapolis, MN, USA

Group Exhibitions 2007-2008

2008 Photo Triennial Exhibition,
Woods-Gerry Gallery, Providence, RI, USA
Graduate Photography Student Show,
Red Eye Gallery, Providence, RI, USA
Beam me up,
House of Presence Süddeutsche Zeitung, Munich, Germany
2007-2008 Europäer in München,
team exhibition on behalf of the City of Munich, Germany
Mein Lieblingsplatz / My Favorite Place,
Bundeskunsthalle, Bonn, Germany - Vhs-Photogalerie, Stuttgart, Germany - Architekturzentrum im Kulturbahnhof, Kassel, Germany - Photokina Cologne, Germany - Goethe-Institut, Singapore
2007 Megobrebi! Searching for the Future,
University of Applied Sciences, Munich, Germany

Group Exhibitions 2003-2006

2003-2006 Schau mich an, Regarde-moi,
Studentenwerk and University of Applied Sciences, Munich, Germany, Crous de Lyon, and Ecole de Condé de Lyon, France
2006 Umherschweifen und wildern,
School of Art and Design, Zurich, Switzerland
2005 Das eigene Sehen – fotografische Empfindungen,
Technikzentrum University of Applied Sciences, Munich, Germany
Ich mag es wenn das Licht angeht,
Kulturzentrum Giesinger Bahnhof, Munich, Germany
2003 Nymphenburger Strasse,
Geschichtswerkstatt und Kulturreferat, Munich, Germany

Publications

2010 Love and Water Blog, Photography Spotlight
Jennifer’s Family, Book, Self-Published
2009 Gongju International Art Festival Catalogue, Limlip Art Museum, South Korea
American Photography 25 Book, Amilus, Inc. Publisher, New York, USA
Megobrebi! Searching for the Future, Book, Self-Published
2007 Diplom 2007 - Annual Exhibition Catalogue, University of Applied Sciences Munich, Germany
Mein Lieblingsplatz / My Favorite Place, Avedition Publisher, Berlin, Germany
2006 Schau mich an, Regarde-moi, Herbert Utz Publisher, Munich, Germany
Süddeutsche Zeitung, October 4th, Süddeutscher Verlag, Munich, Germany
2002 Impressionen der Nymphenburger Strasse, Book, Self-Published

Awards and Nominations

2010 Lens Culture International Exposure Awards, 3rd Prize Portfolio Category
Prix Pictet, Nomination
2009 PhotoEspaña, International Festival of Photography and Visual Arts
T.C. Colley Scholarship Award for Excellence in Photography, RISD, Providence, RI
2008 Graduate Fellowship, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, USA, 2008
2007 Mein Lieblingsplatz / My Favorite Place, European Architecture Photography Award 2007
Schau mich an, Regarde-moi, International Kodak Photo Calendar Award 2007, Stuttgart, Germany
Schau mich an, Regarde-moi, German Book Award 2006 / 2007