Born in Linz. Studied art history and journalism at the University of Salzburg, dissertation on Klemens Brosch (1894-1926).
Since 1986, exhibition curator and organizer, art mediator, Head of Collection (Paintings & Sculptures) and Deputy Director of the Neue Galerie der Stadt Linz / Lentos Kunstmuseum Linz. 2015-2016 Acquisition Curator of the City of Linz. Curator of over fifty exhibitions in the museums of the City of Linz (Lentos Kunstmuseum and Nordico Stadtmuseum), guest curator at the Belvedere and organizer of international exhibition tours and collaborative exhibitions in both Austria and abroad.
Author of monographs and catalogues on 20th century art.
In 2021 awarded the Upper Austrian Prize for the Arts and Humanities.
