| 2002 - 2008 | University of Applied Sciences, Graduation diploma |
| 2005 - 2006 | École supérieure des arts décoratifs de Strasbourg |
| 2007 - 2014 | Graphics department Gruner + Jahr |
| 2015 - 2022 | full-time freelance Illustrator and Visual Artist |
References
| ARTE Creative (F), Beams (JP), Büchergilde Gutenberg (GER), brand eins (GER), Brigitte (GER), Cross Company Tokyo (JP), Designers Digest (GB), Die Zeit (GER), Eclat (JP), EPOS (JP), GEO Magazin (GER), Google (USA), IDEE (JP), Isetan (JP), le monde diplomatique (F), Missy Magazin (GER), Mitsukoshi (JP), NTT (JP), Robert Bosch Stiftung (MK), Rolling Stone (GER), Süddeutsche Zeitung (GER), TAZ, Die Tageszeitung (GER), UNIQLO (JP), VOGUE (JP), Würth (GER), YOU Magazine (UK) |
References
ARTE Creative (F), Beams (JP), Büchergilde Gutenberg (GER), brand eins (GER), Brigitte (GER), Cross Company Tokyo (JP), Designers Digest (GB), Die Zeit (GER), Eclat (JP), EPOS (JP), GEO Magazin (GER), Google (USA), IDEE (JP), Isetan (JP), le monde diplomatique (F), Missy Magazin (GER), Mitsukoshi (JP), NTT (JP), Robert Bosch Stiftung (MK), Rolling Stone (GER), Süddeutsche Zeitung (GER), TAZ, Die Tageszeitung (GER), UNIQLO (JP), VOGUE (JP), Würth (GER), YOU Magazine (UK)
Solo Exhibitions (Selection)
| 2008 | Alles ist Zahl, Galerie LINDA e.V., Hamburg (GER) |
| 2012 | Superpower, Bries Space, Antwerp (BE) |
| 2012 | Time Travel, Calm & Punk Gallery, Tokyo (JP) |
| 2014 | LOST, Calm & Punk Gallery, Tokyo (JP) |
| 2015 | Ice Ice Baby, Freies Museum Berlin, Berlin (GER) |
| 2016 | Tutti Frutti, kulturreich, Hamburg (GER) |
| 2018 | TROPICANA, Calm&Punk Gallery, Tokyo (JP) |
| 2020 | Over the Rainbow, mairisch Verlag, Hamburg (GER) |
Group Exhibitions (Selection)
| Greetings from…, A creative postcard exhibition, Sunshine Studio, Tokyo (JP) | 2008 |
| Autopoiesis, Bongout Gallery, Berlin (GER) | 2009 |
| Comic and art festival, artzone gallery, Kyoto, (JP) | 2010 |
| Tasting Art Exhibition, Hankyu Department, Osaka (JP) | 2010 |
| Bildsprachen, Kunstverein Eisenturm, Mainz (GER) | 2011 |
| Spring Best of, Oberösterreichischer Kunstverein, Linz (AT) | 2011 |
| Comics and Cities, trance pop gallery, Kyoto (JP) | 2012 |
| Don´t wake Daddy, Feinkunst Krüger, Hamburg (GER) | 2012 |
| In 50 Comics um die Welt, Nextcomic Festival, Linz (AT) | 2013 |
| Island in the Sun festival, fanzine exhibition, Åland island (FL) | 2013 |
| Cartographers Delight, Hellion Gallery, Portland Oregon (USA) | 2013 |
| Wunderkammer, kulturreich, Hamburg (GER) | 2014 |
| TO USAGI, Kruzin, PMQ Gallery, Hong Kong (CHN) | 2015 |
| World Class Creators, Bank Gallery, Tokyo (JP) | 2016 |
| La grande Plakastrophe, giraffentoast, Hamburg (GER) | 2017 |
| Spring No.15, Arbeit, MFI, Berlin (GER) | 2018 |
| Bees, A-Gent Tokyo, The Bee’s Knees Gallery, Tokyo (JP) | 2019 |
| Spring No.18, Freiheit, frappant Galerie, Hamburg (GER) | 2021 |
| Spring No.19, Scheitern, Giraffentoast Galerie, Hamburg (GER) | 2022 |
Group Exhibitions (Selection)
| 2008 | Greetings from…, A creative postcard exhibition, Sunshine Studio, Tokyo (JP) |
| 2009 | Autopoiesis, Bongout Gallery, Berlin (GER) |
| 2010 | Comic and art festival, artzone gallery, Kyoto, (JP) |
| 2010 | Tasting Art Exhibition, Hankyu Department, Osaka (JP) |
| 2011 | Bildsprachen, Kunstverein Eisenturm, Mainz (GER) |
| 2011 | Spring Best of, Oberösterreichischer Kunstverein, Linz (AT) |
| 2012 | Comics and Cities, trance pop gallery, Kyoto (JP) |
| 2012 | Don´t wake Daddy, Feinkunst Krüger, Hamburg (GER) |
| 2013 | In 50 Comics um die Welt, Nextcomic Festival, Linz (AT) |
| 2013 | Island in the Sun festival, fanzine exhibition, Åland island (FL) |
| 2013 | Cartographers Delight, Hellion Gallery, Portland Oregon (USA) |
| 2014 | Wunderkammer, kulturreich, Hamburg (GER) |
| 2015 | TO USAGI, Kruzin, PMQ Gallery, Hong Kong (CHN) |
| 2016 | World Class Creators, Bank Gallery, Tokyo (JP) |
| 2017 | La grande Plakastrophe, giraffentoast, Hamburg (GER) |
| 2018 | Spring No.15, Arbeit, MFI, Berlin (GER) |
| 2019 | Bees, A-Gent Tokyo, The Bee’s Knees Gallery, Tokyo (JP) |
| 2021 | Spring No.18, Freiheit, frappant Galerie, Hamburg (GER) |
| 2022 | Spring No.19, Scheitern, Giraffentoast Galerie, Hamburg (GER) |
Academic Teachings
| 2016 | Workshop, creative storytelling, Germania mea, subsequent exhibition at the Art Museum in Cluj-Napoca, Supported by Centrul Cultural German Cluj-Napoca and Museum of European Cultures Berlin |
| 2018 | Workshop, applied Illustration, Animation Workshop Viborg, Denmark |
Grants and Awards
| 2020 | Longlist, Die Schönsten Deutschen Bücher 2020, for the children's book »Ich war spazieren auf 'nem Regenbogen – Wahr oder gelogen?« |
| 2021 | Zukunftsstipendium of the city of Hamburg for the book concept »ABC of Tokyo« |
Book Publications
| 2016 | Ice Ice Baby, One – Hit Wonders 1955 – 2015, avant – verlag |
| 2019 | Ich war spazieren auf 'nem Regenbogen, Wahr oder gelogen?, mairisch Verlag |
Presentation and Talks
| 2012 | HAW Hamburg, Department Design, Lecture about the group exhibition »MIT« at the ARTZONE gallery in Kyoto and the cooperation with the artists in Kyoto, Osaka and Tokyo |
| 2014 | BOOM! Festival, Kunsttempel Kassel, Spring – Ein Hamburger Comic-Magazin Lecture about the art and comic magazine Spring and the art collective Spring |
| 2015 | Festival Grafisches Erzählen, Kunsttempel Kassel, Ice Ice Baby – Eine Buchvorstellung mit musikalischer Unterstützung von Finn MacCormac |
| 2017 | pixelist, Filmfabrik Hamburg, lecture about my work |
| 2019 | Spezial Material, HAW Hamburg, lecture about Spring Magazine |