BORN:

3 September 1962, 3:20 am, Chelmsford, Essex, Great Britain

ADDRESS:

August-Bebel-Straße 94, 33602 Bielefeld, Germany

TEL. / FAX:

+49 521 65964

E-Mail:

ARTatWORK2000@yahoo.com

EDUCATION

1980 - 81

– Foundation Course in Art, Braintree College, U.K.

1982 - 85

– B.A. Degree in Crafts combined Studies, Crewe & Alsager College, U.K.

1987 - 88

– Diploma in Therapeutic Massage, College of Holistic Medicine, London

1995 - 97

– Encounter Training, Humaniversity, Egmond aam Zee, Holland

1996 - 97

– Apprenticeship / Training as Carpenter, Bielefeld, Germany

TEACHING & PROFESSIONAL EXPERINCE

1980 - 81

- Sandon School, Evening Classes in Ceramics

1986

- Artist-in-Residence: Artists Unlimited e. V., Bielefeld

1990 - 97

- Coordinator Guest Studio at Artists Unlimited

1991 - 95

- Carpenter / Erector, R.S. Möbel, Furniture Shop, Bielefeld

1997

- Guest Artist, SOBI, Bielefeld

- Chairperson Artists Unlimited e. V.

- Guest Artist, Ravensberger Gymnasium, Herford

1998

- Professional performance artist

1999

- Stidendium Schieder-Schwalenberg

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

1991

– INVISIBLE SCULPTUES, Galerie Artists Unlimited, Bielefeld, Germany

1992

– EFFECTS OF THE SUN I, Alte Weberei, Gütersloh, Germany

– Exchange project, PORTES OUVERTES D`ATELIERS” Nancy, France

– OFFENE ATELIERS, Open Studios, Bielefeld, Germany

1993

– EFFECTS OF THE SUN II, Haus des Gastes, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany

– EFFECTS OF THE SUN III, Remise, Halle / Westfalen, Germany

– TOUCH DON`T TOUCH I Atelier Oliver Weber, Nancy, France

1994

– Artists from Bielefeld, Gallery U Jezuitow, Posnan, Poland

– SCHLAG AUF SCHLAG, Produzentengalerie, Kassel, Germany

– TOUCH DON`T TOUCH III, Kampnagel, Hamburg, Germany

1996

– REIN IN FLAMMEN, Chickenlegs & Poperdoms, Performance, Artists
Unlimited Bielefeld.

– OFFENE ATELIE, Nr. 5, Artists Unlimited, Bielefeld.

– WEIHNART, Galerie Artists Unlimited, Bielefeld.

– MOBILE RESEARCH LABORATORY II, Performance, Eigenart III,
München, Germany

– GENUG IST GENUG, Spring Garden Performance, In collaboration with
Barbara Buchholz and Janis Somerville, Artist Unlimited, Bielefeld

– STAYING ALIVE IV: Mapping The Violence, Performance / Discussions,
Podium Jahnplatz, Bielefeld, Germany

1997

– WALKABOUT, Offene Ateliers, Nr. 6, Performance in Collaboration with Pascale Ansu Gräbener, Pan Tausendgrün und Andreas Karling

– 60 ha: LEBEN oder STERBEN? / ALIVE OR DEAD?, Collaborative Performance Project with Janis Somerville, Das Viadukt, Bielefeld

– WEIHNART, Mix and Match, Galerie Artists Unlimited, Bielefeld

1998

– GIVE A HAND TO FREE TIBET, Interactive Performance Installation in
partnership with Janis Somerville, Place du Trochadéro, Paris; Jahnplatz
Bielefeld, Germany; Borge Fabrik, Bielefeld; Cleveland Public Theatre,
Ohio, USA; United Nations, Ralf Bunche, Peace Park; Bryant Park, New
York City, USA

– LEO 21, Agenda 21, Interactive Performance Installation in collaboration
with Janis Somerville and Team, Leopoldshöhe, Germany

– BEWEGUNG, Exhibition with Janis Somerville, mark 2, Bielefeld, Germany

– 10 acres an hour: DEAD OR ALIVE, Press Conference, Mall B, City
Centre Cleveland, Ohio, USA

– 10 acres an hour: DEAD or ALIVE, 9 Hour Interactive Performance
Installation in collaboration with Janis Somerville, Egdewater Park,
Cleveland,Ohio, USA

– Bibi, Femme Vitale, Group Installation, The Times Square Hotel, New York
City, USA

– FOOT PRINT, Traces To Tibet, Magazijn, Gent, Belgium

– GIVE A HAND TO FREE TIBET, Interactive Performance Installation, in
collaboration with Janis Somerville. Tsuglagkhang Temple, Dharamsala,
India

– FREE TIBET, Permanent Collaborative Installation, Camp 1, Choglamsar,
Ladakh, India

– GIVE A HAND, Interactive Performance Installations, in collaboration with
Janis Somerville. Melle, Georgsmarienhütt, Bad Essen, Osnabrück,
Wallenhorst, Neuenkirchen, Voltlage, Merzen, Bramsche, Nortrup,
Alfsee,Rieste, Fürstenau, Haselüne, Rheine, Nordhorn, Münster, Bad
Rothenfelde,Bohmte, Bielefeld & Borgholzhausen (Germany).
Hengelo(Netherlands).

– VISION HUNTING, Collaborative Performance with Janis Somerville,
Dorofee Molitor, Ketan Tepel and musicians, Osnabrück, Münster,
Bielefeld, Haselünne, Bad Rothenfelde & Bohmte.

– STAU DEN BAU, Interactive Performance Installation with Janis
Somerville, River Saale, Werkleitz, East Germany.

– BIELEFELDER BILDER, Interactive Performance Installation in
collaboration with Janis Somerville and Team, City Centre, Bielefeld

– ART at WORK: Schleusenausbau in Kleinmachnow Spreng alle
Dimensionen, Interactive Performance Installation in collaboration with
Janis Somerville, Berlin

- WAS KÖNNEN WIR FÜR DIE ERDE TUN?, Interactive Performance,
WDR Television, Bielefeld, Germany

- VISION HUNTING ON J-DAY, Interactive Street Performance, Münster,
Germany

- GIVE A HAND TO FREE TIBET, 1 week Interactive Performance
Installation, Lüneburger Heide, Germany

- VISION HUNTING, Interactive Street Performance, Bad Salzuflen,
Germany

- GIVE A HAND TO FREE TIBET, Interactive Performance for the
50^thAnniversary of the Declaration of Human Rights, City Square, Bonn,
Germany

1999

- GIVE A HAND TO FREE TIBET, Interactive Performance Installation,
Queen Street
Mall, Brisbane, Australia

- GIVE A HAND TO FREE TIBET, Interactive Performance Installation,
Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia

- Wieviel Platz brauchst du wirklich?/ How much space do you really
need?,One Week Collaborative Interactive Performance, Felix-Fechenbach
Gesamtschule, Leopoldshöhe, Germany

- GIVE A HAND TO FREE TIBET, Interactive Performance Installation,
Westminster Hall; Trafalgar Square, London

- VISION HUNTING, Interactive Performance Installation,
Wolfensbüttel,Germany

- CIRCLES FOR CHINA; 4 June Interactive Performance Installation with
Students
- 10^th Anniversary of The Tiananmen Square Massacre, Unihalle, Bielefeld
University
- WHAT CAN YOU SAY TO THE EARTH?, Artists Unlimited, Bielefeld.
- FIFTY WISHES FOR DANIEL, Artists Unlimited, Bielefeld

SELECTED AWARDS

1986

– Artist-In-Residence, Artists Unlimited, Bielefeld, Germany

COLLECTIONS

– Various Private Collections, Britain and Germany

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

Bopp, Martin

Bilder bis zum nächsten Regen, Umwelt-Info, Bielefeld, 2/1998

Fechner, Gerd

Tag der Bauherrenscheuche, Umweltschutz als Kunstaktion: 60 ha: Leben oder Sterben? am Obersee, StadtBlatt, 25 September, 1997

Fishman, Robert

Die Menschen ins Träumen bringen, StadtBlatt, 10 September, 1998

Gabriel, Matthias

Entscheidung über Bau einer Saalestaustufe derzeit noch offen, Volksstimme, 22 September, 1998

Ibid

Weltreisende im Dienste des Umweltschutzes, Volksstimme, 24 September, 1998

Hormes, Marcus

Visionen in bunten Bildern, Leopoldshöher Zeitung, Neue Westfälische, 27 April, 1998

Linßner, Thomas

Künstler und Umweltschützer protestierten gegen Saale-Ausbau und Schwarze Folien als Symbol für Staustufen, Volksstimme, 24 August, 1998

Ibid

Von Flußgeistern und vetriebenem Getier, Schönebecker General Anzeiger, 26 September, 1998

Luetgebrune

Tausend Hände für den Frieden, Lippische Landes-Zeitung, 24/2/99

Nordwald

Zukunftsträume auf grauem Straßenpflaster. Neue Westfälische, 14 September, 1998

Prignitz

Hand in Hand als Zeichen der Solidarität, Neue Westfälische, 24 Feb.’99

Ibid

Weniger Platz für Häuser, Neue Westfälische, 27 February, 1999

Reimer, Nick

Vogelscheuchen gegen Wissmann, Die Tageszeitung Berlin, 17 September, 1998

Schimmang, Wolf

Die Gewalt aufzeichnen, Neue Westfälische, 7 June 1997

Ibid

Einsicht in den Ernst der Lage, Neue Westfälische,3 September, 1997

ibid.

Die Erde heilen, Aktion "60 Hektar" in der Johannisbachaue, 27/9/97

ibid.

Eine Performance - was bleibt?, Neue Westfälische, 22 October, 1997

ibid.

Mit Herz und Hand, Neue Westfälische, 7 March, 1998

ibid.

Auf nach Amerika, Neue Westfälische, 1 May, 1998

ibid.

Die Leute zusammenbringen, Neue Westfälische, 12 August, 1998

ibid

Bielefelder Bilder, Nue Westfälische,10 September, 1998

Helfende Hände, Ultimo, April, 1998

Vormbrock, Reinert

Hoffnung aufs Pflaster gemalt, Lippische Landeszeitung, 27 April, 1998