Biography

1953

Born in Chur, Switzerland

1973

Graduating from Humanistic Gymnasium, Chur

1974

Study visit in Japan, Korea and Taiwan

1975 – 77

Studies at the Accademy of Visual Arts in Florenz, Italy

1977 – 81

Studies at the School of Visual Arts in Geneva, Switzerland, Graduating in painting

1981 – 1985

Studio and training in metal processing in Zürich, Switzerland

1986 – 1992

Takeover of an old forge in Männedorf, Zürich

1993

Moves to New York. Establishes studio

1995

Training in metal casting process at Tallix Art Foundery, Beacon, NY

1996 – 2000

Establishes studio in New York

1999 – 2001

Studies at Pratt Institute of Art in New York, Graduating in Computer Graphics Animation

2002 – 2005

Studio in Basel and New York

2006 – 2015

Moves to Zürich. Establishes studio

2016 – today

Works and lives in Malans GR, Switzerland

2021

General encyclopedia of artists, Text by Renate Treydel (in german only)