- born in Novy Jicin, Tschechoslovakia, in 1950
- in 1976 moved to Switzerland, after periods in Prague and Germany
- from 1976 to 1983 took painting lessons with Fritz Deutsch
- from 1979 to 1983 attended the Schule für Gestaltung in Zürich and took private lessons with Frantischek Mitacek
- from 1983 to 1986 attended the 'Schule für Form und Farbe', Zürich
- in 1996 received a grant from the Austrian Ministry of Culture, Art, and Science in Vienna
- since 1997 has lived in Berlin
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