Curriculum vitae 1953 born in Ibbenbüren, Germany 1970-1973 studied painting in Münster under Prof. Hans Griepentrog 1975 moved to the city of Hamburg Until 1981 jazz guitarrist Since 1981 focus on painting Exhibitions 1989 Steierischer Autumn, Graz, Austria 1991 Art Hamburg 1992 Art Hamburg 1994 Institut of Modern Art, Hamburg 1996 Gallery Curare, Hamburg 1999 Gallery Abrahams, Hamburg 2000 Antiqua, Berlin 2001 Gallery Abrahams, Hamburg 2002 Hamburg State Bank now HSH Nordbank, Hamburg    2002 Gallery Bellotto, Warsaw, Poland 2002 City Hall, City of Ibbenbüren, Germany 2002 Gallery Abrahams, Hamburg 2003 Lyseskil, Gallery Kennert Johansson, Sweden 2003 Motala, Gallery Kennert Johansson, Sweden 2003 Ulla Nöh, Osnabrück 2003 Ulla Nöh, Ibbenbüren 2004 Gallery Steinrötter, Münster 2004 Gallery Abrahams, Hamburg 2005 Gallery Kim Anstensen, Göteborg 2006 Gallery Abrahams, Hamburg 2008 Gallery Abrahams, Hamburg Literature Heinz Rolefs, Die Musik des Sehens. (The Music of Sight). Catalogue accompanying the Exhibition in der Galerie Abrahams, Hamburg, 11.10.-10.11.2001, including texts by Gerlinde Geffers, Heinz Rolefs and Hans-Dieter Sommer, published by Edition Sommer, Kiel 2001. Heinz Rolefs, Tanz der Farben. (Dancing colours). Oilpaintings and Watercolours, Catalogue to the Exhibition in the Hamburgische Landesbank.