1969 _Born in Bolzano ( Italy ), lives and works in Ortisei (BZ).
1983-84 _Art school in Ortisei
1984-90 _Apprenticeship at Heinrich Demetz’s workshop.
1993 _Achievement of the diploma „maestro scultore“
1993-09 _Participation at collective exhibitions in Ortisei (UNIKA), Milan, Vail/Colorado, Leipzig, Lichtenstein/Germany, Gent, Vienna, Florence, Lecce, Bolzano,Istanbul, Palma de Mallorca and Roma. Orders in Italy, Austria, Germany, USA and Iceland.
1995-02 _Teacher at the vocational school in Ortisei and Selva Gardena. Subjects: drawing, history of art und sculpture.
1997-00 _Chairman of the association „Artigianato Artistico Gardenese“ and of the UNIKA group.
1999-02 _Courses in pedagogy, didactics, educational and developmental psychology.
since 2001 _Lectures and seminars on wood sculpture as well as courses on working with wood and clay, drawing, design and anatomy; among others, for the design centre of the company Swarovski in Wattens (A), the LKJ-Sachsen in Leipzig, the Daetz-Centrum in Lichtenstein (Ger) and the Academy of Fine Arts in Carrara
2002-06 _ Leading teacher of the course on wood sculpture of the Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau , Department of Applied Arts Schneeberg, at the Daetz-Centrum in Lichtenstein ( Germany ).
since 2007 _Collaboration with the Artforum Gallery of contemporary art, Bologna ( Italy ).
since 2011 _Collaboration with the White Room Art System Gallery of contemporary art, Capri/Positano ( Italy ).
Awards:
2007 _Honour award for the sculpture “dialogo” (dialogue) at the competition “Nova” held in the province of Bolzano
2007 _1st prize at the competition for the 60th anniversary of the Bolzano fair for the work “padiglione 1” (hall 1)
2008 _Honour award at the „Premio Arte“ of magazine "Arte"- Giorgio Mondadori, work: „the mirror“ 60 cm x 50 cm, 2008
2009 _ Honour award at the art competition “eroism – inier, ncuei, duman” held in the province of Bolzano, work: “… hero …”, 70 cm x 60 cm, 2009
2010 _Winner at the art competition "III Trienala Ladina" on the Museum Ladin in San Martino in Badia (Italy)
2010 _1st prize at the art prize "Premio Arciere" of Sant' Antioco in Sardegna (Italy) for the work: "L'analfabeta", 45 x 37 cm, (catalogue)
2010 _1st prize at the international artprize "XXXVII Premio Sulmona ", in Sulmona (AQ), for the work: "Remember", 60 x 49 cm, (catalogue)
2014 _1st prize "Premio Pio Alferano" at the art prize "Murat è vivo" in Castellabate (SA), for the work: "nelle strade di Pizzo", 85 x 100 cm, (catalogue)
