Born in Northern Rhodesia (today Zambia)
Schooling and university studies (Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Psychology)
in Johannesburg (South Africa)
After extensive travelling in Europe landed up through pure chance in Vienna in 1986

Since 1988 numerous art classes at the Kunst Volkshochschule in Vienna
under Gerhard Hermanky (nudes), Lydia Jackson (Landscapes),
Rene Herar (Portrait/nudes), Udo Hohenberger (nudes) amongst others.
Several ceramic classes in Vienna and at the Geras Art Academy (Kunstakademie) in Lower Austria
Recently started working on sculpture with Slobodan Orescanin

As of 2007 numerous solo exhibitions in Vienna

Painting techniques: mixed media primarily using egg tempera and oils, also charcoal, ink, sand, textiles etc