1953
Born in East Berlin, Germany
1975-80
Studies graphic arts and painting at the Hochschule für Bildende Künste, Dresden, Germany
1980-84
Exhibition ban
1985
Work scholarship, Senat for Cultural Affairs, Berlin, Germany
1989
one year DAAD residency at PS1, New York, USA
1992
project grant from Kunstfonds Bonn, Germany – award winner at project fair "Mauer im Kopf", Stiftung Neue Kultur
1993
NUR – travel grant (tours Indonesia in 1994)
1994
Scholarship, Senate for Cultural Affairs, Berlin, Germany
1995
Scholarship for women`s advancement, Senat for Cultural Affairs, Berlin, Germany
1996
Work scholarship, Senat for Cultural Affairs, Berlin/Germany
1997
Workshop in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil, organized by the German-Brazilian Cultural Association
1998-99
Study trip to Hawaii, USA
2000
Fellow of the Sächsische Akademie der Künste, Dresden/Germany
2005
Professorship at the Kunstakademie Münster, Germany
2010
Scholarship holder at Künstlerhaus Lukas in Ahrenshoop, Germany
2016
Hannah Höch Award, Berlin