born 1968, lives and works in Germany and Switzerland

2003-05 MFA Painting, Slade School of Fine Art, London
1996-01 BA of Fine Arts (Printmaking), Art Academy Mainz (Class Prof. Peter Lörincz)
1989-05 BA Communication Design at the University of Applied Science, Wiesbaden

1995-98 Junior lecturer „Foundation of Fine Art“ and „Printmaking“ at the
University of Applied Science, Wiesbaden (Dep. Media Design and Dep. Communication Design)

SOLOEXHIBITIONS
2012 WANDELHALLE, Kunstverein Mannheim, (K); WANDELHALLE, Kunsthalle Ziegelhütte, Appenzell (K); ANJA GANSTER - MALEREI, Stiftung Brasilea, Basel
2011 THE VISITOR, Locuslux Gallery Amsterdam;
REVISITING, Art Etage, Biel/Bienne
2010 ENTLANG DER KRÜMMUNG, MALEREI, Essenheimer Kunstverein (K);
ENTLANG DER KRÜMMUNG Galerie CP Wiesbaden (K)
2009 Neue Galerie Landshut (mit Ulla Maibaum); VON DER SUBSTANZ DES LICHTS, Städtische Galerie Eichenmüllerhaus, Lemgo; ENTLANG DER KRÜMMUNG, Galerie CP, Wiesbaden
2008 NEUE MALEREI, Galerie CP, Wiesbaden;
2007 NEW WORK, Wyer Gallery, London, ORTSWECHSEL, Tongalerie Bonn
2005 NEW PAINTINGS, CP Gallery Wiesbaden
2004 PLACES PASSED, Rudolpf-Scharpf Gallery, Wilhelm-Hack-Museum, Ludwigshafen;
PAINTING, Ernest & Young AG, Frankfurt;
PAINTING, Kunstverein Trier Junge Kunst e.V.;
2003 PAINTING/SCULPTURE (with Bruno Feger), Bellevue-Saal, Wiesbaden (Catalogue)
2002 PAINTING, Essenheimer Kunstverein;
2001 ARTIST IN RESIDENCE, bhg&s Fine Arts Gallery, Kyneton, Victoria, Australia;
VISUAL ENCOUNTERS BY A TRAVELLER, Westbank Gallery, Melbourne, Australia;
Travel Protocols in Painting, galerie spectrum, Frankfurt;
2000 NEGEV, Artothek, Schoenecken;
1999 PAINTING, Studio Ludes Mainz;
1998 RIGOLETTO, the State Theatre Mainz


SELECTED GROUPEXHIBITIONS
2010 DIE NATUR DER KUNST IST DIE NATUR, Walkmühle Wiesbaden
WEGBEREITER, WEGBEGLEITER - Museum für aktuelle Kunst, Kunstsammlung Hurrle
RECORDED PAINTING, Periscope Salzburg zu Gast im Atelier Frankfurt
TUNIERPFERDE, im Rahmen des Mentoringprogramm für Bildende Künstlerinnen, TUFA Trier;
FABRIK OUVERT, Hegenheim
2009 ERNTE 08, Ankäufe des Kantons Basel-Land, Groupshow, Wyer Gallery London
2008 REGIONALE 8, Stapflehus, Weil am Rhein; FLUCHTEN, Kunstverein Walkmühle Wiesbaden
INSIGHT OUT, Wyer Gallery London; GUASCH CORANTI INTERNATIONAL PAINTING PRIZE, Finalist Selection, Fondacion Guasch Coranti, Barcelona
2007 REGIONALE 8, Kunstverein Freiburg
THE BEAUTY OF THE EVERYDAY, Galerie Epikur Wuppertal
NEW PAINTING FROM THE BURDA COLLECTION, Museum Im Prediger, Schwäbisch-Gmünd
ARTFAIR 21 KÖLN, mit Galerie CP Wiesbaden
STIPENDIATEN DES KLEINEN MARKGRÄFLERHOFS, Basel
2006 NEUE MALEREI. MUSEUM FRIEDER BURDA ERWERBUNGEN 2002-2005
SOUVEREIGN EUROPEAN ART PRIZE, Short-list exhibition Bonhams, London
2005 NEW PAINTINGS with Elinor Evans, Richard Moon and Matthew Murphy
Wyer Gallery, London
FRESH MILK: CURRENT SLADE PAINTERS, Milkstudio Gallery, New York
A SHARP INTAKE OF BREATH, Beldam Gallery, Uxbridge, London
ARTFAIR KARLSRUHE with CP Gallery Wiesbaden
BIG SCALE PRINTMAKING, Venice
2004 EMY ROEDER PREIS, Wilhelm-Hack Museum, Ludwigshafen;
2000 ATELIER NEUN, Parliament of the state of Rheinland Pfalz, Mainz;
1999 PAINTING AWARD FROM SPORT-TOTO-GESELLSCHAFT, Rheinland Pfalz;
1998 KUNST AM BAU, commissions for the State Theatre Mainz, Town Hall Mainz;
1995 PROJECT HINZERT, Besançon, France
1994 YOUNG PRINTMAKING, Dresdner Bank, Mainz;


AWARDS/RESIDENCIES
2010 Zonta Regio Kunstpreis Malerei
2009 Ankauf des Kantons Basel Landschaft
Finalist Kunstkredit Basel, Museum Baselland
2008 Finalist International Painting Prize Guasch Coranty Foundation, Barcelona
2006 Artist in Residence, Kulturhaus „Zum kleinen Markgräfler Hof“, Basel
2005 Joyce West Scholarship
2004 Slade Project Award
2003 Postgraduate Award, Art and Humanities Research Board (AHRB), UK
Catalogue-award by Kulturfonds der Mainzer Wirtschaft, e.V.
2002 Artist in Residence ‘Ses Salinas’, Mallorca;
Artist in Residence , 6 months scholarship at ‘Cité Internationale des Arts’, Paris
2001 Artist in Residence bhg&s Fine Arts Gallery and Academy of design@docklands, Melbourne, Australia
2000 Travel scholarship Ministry of Culture, Rheinland Pfalz.
1999 Painting Award from Sport-Toto-Gesellschaft, Koblenz