Born 1966 in Dresden, Germany | Diploma painter and graphic artist | 1989-1991 Assistance in the “Galerie am Domhof” at Zwickau | 1991-1997 Studies of painting and graphics arts at the Hochschule für Bildende Künste Dresden with the professors Siegfried Klotz and Ralf Kerbach | 2000-2002 Master Student with Prof. Ralf Kerbach | since 2008 self-employed in Dresden, working and living in the Artists House Dresden | 1995 Winner of the poster competition “International Year for Tolerance” of the German UNESCO-Commision, 1997 6th Art Price of the town of Riesa, 1998 Studio Grant at Schloss Scharfenberg, 2000 International Symposium of the Otto-Niemeyer-Holstein-Gedenkstätte Lüttendorf/Usedom, 2001 Ernst-Rietschel-Grant for Master Students of the "Hochschule für Bildende Künste Dresden" of the Ernst-Rietschel-Kulturring e.V. Pulsnitz, 2010 Symposium at the "Festung Königstein" near Dresden, Germany | Solo Exhibitions and Co-Exhibitions in Dresden, Bautzen, Pirna, Moritzburg, Pulsnitz, Großsedlitz, Lüttendorf/Usedom, Heringsdorf, Venice (Italy) | Public art ownership: Städtische Galerie, Dresden, Sächsische Landesärztekammer, Dresden, as well as private ownership


Silke Höppner, "Stephansdom", 2017, Chalk on paper, 21,0 cm x 30,8 cm