| born in Zurich, Switzerland, on 2nd April 1961 | |
| 1980 | Maturity Type B, Winterthur, Switzerland |
| 1981/82 | Various jobs and internships in social work, gastronomy and administration |
| 1982/83 and 1985-89 |
Studies in Pedagogics, Anthropological Psychology and Civil Law at Zurich University with graduation 1989 |
| 1984/85 | Foundation Studies at the art and design college Kunstgewerbeschule Zurich |
| 1987 | Certificate in commerce at the school for language and trade Winterthur |
| 1988/89 | Part-time job as a newspaper corrector at «Landbote» Winterthur |
| 1990-92 | Field missions for the International Committe of the Red Cross in Angola and Sri Lanka |
| 1993 | Social work at the hostel for apprentices Lehrlingshaus Eidmatt, Zurich |
| 1994-96 | Fine Art studies (painting) with graduation (Bachelor of Fine Arts) at Whitecliffe College of Art and Design, Auckland, New Zealand |
| 1997-99 | MA (Master of Arts) in Textile Design (print), Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, London |
| 1999/2000 | Eco fashion collection project |
| 2000/01 | Membership GSBK (society of Swiss visual women artists) |
| 2001 | Member visarte (professional association for visual artists) |
| since 2000 | Studio work (painting) at the art studio community Schleife, Winterthur |
| 2001/02 | Part-time work in cultural project organisation for ARIAS Industrial Culture and SGTI, the Swiss society for the History of Technology and Industrial Culture (SGTI), Winterthur, CH |
| 2003-06 | Studies in Nutritional Therapy and Ayurvedic Nutrition and Health Care |
| since 2006 | Own practice for nutritional counseling at Spitalgasse 11, 8400 Winterthur |