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Born: 1984 in Providence, RI
- State Academy of Fine Art, Karlsruhe (D)
Diploma Candidate 2010
Fine Art & Painting with Prof. Marijke van Wammerdam 2008-2010
Fine Art & Sculpture with Prof. John Bock 2005-2008 - Royal Danish Academy of Fine Art Feb-Sep. 2009 (DK)
Department of Time-based Media with Prof. Gerard Byrne - Ruprecht-Karls University Heidelberg 2004-2005 (D)
European Art History & Romance Languages - University of California at Berkeley 2002-2003 (USA)
Fine Art & Theatre Studie - San Jose High Academy 2002 (USA)
International Baccalaureate Diploma
Lives and works in Karlsruhe & London
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EDUCATION
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PAST EXHIBITIONS
2009
• Lieblingswerke, Kunstverein Heidelberg, April 24th - May 3rd 2009, Heidelberg (D)
• European Media Arts Festival, April 22nd - May 12th 2009, Osnabrück Germany (D)
• Jacob Taekker - Selene States, Co-Lab, April 17th- May 16th 2009, Copenhagen Denmark (DK)
2008
• Solo Show at the Kunstverein Rastatt, September 2008, Rastatt (D)
2007
• Kartoffeln oder Sushi?-Potatoes or Sushi? U7 Gallery, June-August 2007, Frankfurt a.M. (D)
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GRANTS & PRIZES
•2010 Class Valedictorian, State Academy of Fine Art Karlsruhe (D)
• 2009 Annual Show Prize at the State Academy of Fine Art Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe (D)
• 2007 Prize Most Accomplished Video Work at the Annual Show of the State Academy of Fine Art Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe (D)
• 2007 Kunstverein Rastatt Prize for Most Accomplished Work at the Annual Show of the State Academy of Fine Art Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe (D)
• 2004 Physical & Biological Staff Scholarship, UC Santa Cruz, CA (USA)
• 2003 Edward Frank Kraft Scholarship Prize for UC Berkeley Freshman with 4.0 GPA, Berkeley, CA (USA)
• Dean’s List UC Berkeley for Fall 2002 & Spring 2003, Berkeley, CA (USA)
• 2001 California Arts Scholar, California State Governor’s Medallion, Sacramento, CA (USA)
• Recognition for Artistic Accomplishment from US Senator, Barbara Boxer 2001, Sacramento, CA (USA)
• Recognition for Artistic Accomplishment from the Arts Council of Silicon Valley 2001, San Jose, CA (USA)