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lives, works, and studies in san francisco, united states
2011-12
from 2010
2003-10
1981
studies: mfa photography, aau, san francisco, united states
freelance photographer
studies: photography and media, fh bielefeld, germany
born in duisburg, grown up in düsseldorf, germany

grants and awards
2011
2010
2010
2010
2009
2009
2008
2008
fulbright scholarship, united states
foreign artist award, china pingyao international photography festival
grant by the arts foundation of north rhine-westphalia, germany
best photo books of the year-award, photo espana, spain
german photo book award 2010 (shortlisted)
new york photo award 2009 (shortlisted)
erstwerk award, bielefeld, germany
f/stop-award, leipzig, germany

exhibitions (selection)
2012
2011
2011
2011
2010
2010
2010
2010
2010
2010
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2010
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2010
2009
2009
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2008
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2006
goethe-institut, san francisco, united states
het dolhuys, haarlem, the netherlands
galerie hartmann - viennafair 2011, vienna, austria
stadtmuseum düsseldorf, germany
photofolies en touraine, france
pingyao international photography festival, china
synchronisation – galerie hartmann, vienna, austria
photographers:network selection 2010, siegen, germany
best photo book of the year awards exhibition, photo espana
beaugrand kulturkonzepte, bielefeld (catalog)
warsaw festival of art photography 2010, poland (catalog)
elisabeth und wilhelm – fotoraum köln, cologne, germany
transzendent – römer9, frankfurt am main, germany
exhibition of the diploma projects, fh bielefeld (catalog)
purpur ... – galerie lindner und schidlowski, münster, germany
galerie hartmann – contemporary art ruhr 09, essen (catalog)
darkside ll – fotomuseum winterthur, switzerland (catalog)
galerie hartmann – art bodensee, austria
f/stop-festival 2009, leipzig, germany(catalog)
fotobuch-dummy-ausstellung – fotofrühling kassel, germany
galerie hartmann, vienna, austria
galerie hartmann, vienna, austria
adc junior days, munich, germany
f/stop-festival 2008, leipzig, germany (catalog)
kommunale galerie, bielefeld, germany
bauhaus labor – kunsthalle bielefeld, germany

publications
2011

2010

2009

2008

2004

wolfgang vetten: licht raum zeit. lichtturm
project presentation
daniel schumann: prinzessinnen und fußballhelden
heidelberg: kehrer verlag
daniel schumann: purpur braun grau weiß schwarz. leben im sterben
bielefeld: kerber verlag
franziska nentwig (hrsg.): berlin im licht.
berlin: g+h verlag
wolfgang vetten: licht raum schatten.
stadtmuseum siegburg; kunstmuseum alte post, mülheim a.d. ruhr


references – magazines
chrismon
der spiegel
geo special
nido
unispiegel
zeit magazin

references – companies

askom kommunikationstraining
blücher gmbh
cape c.o.d. communications
ehrich architekten
franziskus-hospiz hochdahl
galerie jones, köln
institut für buchgestaltung | fh bielefeld
neue mitte erkrath gmbh
stadtmuseum siegburg
wolfgang vetten
zukunftswerkstatt düsseldorf