Profile
Born
and raised in the small town of Oberhausen, Baden in southwest
Germany, I enjoyed growing up in an artistic family environment.
My father operated a decorative arts and design business during
his younger years. He was a skilled watercolourist, sign painter
and calligrapher. The creative side of my mother was expressed
in her keen eye for detail and design in everything she did,
from floral arrangements to crafts of any kind. One of my
brothers is a renowned mixed-media artist with an extensive
exhibition record and numerous publications.
When I was in my early twenties, I chose to make Canada my
new home. After a few years of immersing myself into the Canadian
culture, I decided to further my art education at the Ontario
College of Art in Toronto, where I graduated with honors in
1988 with a specialist in Drawing and Painting. After completing
a B.A. at the University of Toronto (’90) and B.Ed.
at Nipissing University (’91), I have worked as artist
and educator in Toronto, Canada.
My artwork can be found in private and corporate collections
in Canada, Germany and the US. The Chest of Hope torso sculptures
were featured on Breakfast Television, CityTV, Toronto (October
2007) and Rogers Television ‘In Toronto’, with
Host Veronica Chail (May 2008).
Over the past 20 years, I have produced figurative work and
still life compositions on canvas, paper and wood. In recent
years, I have developed a passion for mosaic sculpture, which
was fuelled by my love for surface texture and pattern.
In the fall of 2006, I brought to life the CHEST OF HOPE Torso
Art Project to raise funds for breast cancer research and
breast health advocacy. It involves the creation of unique
torso sculptures cast on volunteer models, some of whom are
breast cancer survivors. This has been the most rewarding
art project I have undertaken to date, as it allows me to
engage in social activism in a time when the concept of ‘Hope’
provides much needed encouragement for many.
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