Education 2004 Bachelor of Arts; Fine Arts, Emphasis in Painting/
Printmaking, SUU, Cedar City, Utah 1995 Masters of Arts: Psychology, TU Dresden, Germany 1988 Bachelor of Arts: Nursing MFS "Walther Kramer, Chemnitz, Germany
Relevant Milestones 1968 Born in Freiberg, Germany 1991 continuing studies at the University of Colchester, England 1992 continuing studies at UNLV, Nevada, Art Department 1995 continuing studies at University of Florida, Gainsville, Florida 1996 Move to Utah 1999/2000 Studies in Fine Arts at Dixie State College, St. George, Utah 2000/04 Studies in Fine Arts at SUU, Cedar City, Utah 2004/05 Independent painter and printmaker in private studio 2004 Founding Member of the Southern Utah Printmakers Guilt
"Walking Lizard" 2006 Artist Workshop, Printmaking, Dresden, Germany
(Atelier Petra Schulze) 2006 Introduction to Art Therapy, Dresden, Germany 2007 Opening of private "Dreaming Dog" studio and gallery
in Cedar City
Exhibitions and Shows 2007 DeZion Gallery, Springdale, Utah, Thanksgiving Show 2007 DeZion Gallery, Springdale, Utah, Participant of the
Grand Opening, Invitational 2007 Participant of the "Open Studio Tour" of the Zion Canyon
Arts- and Humanities Council 2006 "The Print's in the Paper and Constructive Novels",
Eccles Fine Arts Center, juried, St. George, Utah 2006 "Community", juried, Springdale Community Center 2005 "Changing the Way We See", Paintings of Women by Women,
Two-Women- Show,
Eccles Fine Arts Center, St. George, Utah 2005 Participant of the "Open Studio Tour" of the Zion Canyon Arts- and
Humanities Council 2005 "Alumni, Faculty, Students of Dixie State College", juried, Eccles
Fine Arts Center, St. George, Utah 2004 Group show "Painters of Zion", Worthington Gallery,
Springdale, Utah 2004 Participant of the "Open Studio Tour" of the Zion Canyon
Arts- and Humanities Council 2004 "Artichoke Lounge" at Braithwaite Gallery, Cedar City,
"The Human Form"- Juried Show 2003 St. George Art Museum, Utah "The Regional"- Juried Show 2003 "Handwerker Hof", Freiberg, Germany, Solo Show, prints
and paintings 2003 SUU Campus,"The Vagina Monolog- Exhibit" for
Women Rights Week 2002 St. George Art Museum, Utah "The Regional"- Juried Show 2002 University Campus, SUU, Cedar City, Utah 3rd Annual
Student/Faculty Scholarship/Creativity Competition,
Award winning 2002 Braithwaite Gallery, Cedar City, Utah Art student competition,
juried, Award winning 2001 "Die Schmiede e.V.", Rheinsberg, Germany, Watercolor, Acrylics,
Silk,Solo show 2001 University Campus SUU, Cedar City, Utah, Art Student Show,
juried
2000 Zions Bank, St. George, Utah 2000 Bit n Spur, Springdale, Utah, Solo Watercolor Show 1999 Annual Spring Art Show, Dixie College, St. George, Utah 1998 St. George Art Museum, St. George, Utah, juried Show Publications 7/1998 Independent, St. George, Utah, Regional Paper 11/2000 Spectrum, St. George, Utah, Daily Newspaper 11/2002 Kolob Canyon Review, Literary Magazine 09/2003 Solo-Illustrator of the "Freiberger Leseheft", AG Wort&Bild,
Freiberg, Germany 04/2005 "Spectrum", regional paper of Southern Utah 02/2008 Cedar City Review, Regional Paper
Representation Galerie Koch, Platz der Oktoberopfer, Freiberg, Germany Galerie Rittergut, Schlossallee, Lichtenwalde, Germany Dreaming Dog Studio, Cedar City, Utah DeZion Gallery, Springdale, Utah Mariposa Gallery, St. George, Utah
Memberships Zion Arts and Humanities Council Cedar City Arts Council
Donations 2004- 06 Birgit has donated original paintings for the Springdale
fundraisers to develop a Fine Arts Program at the local
Elementary School 2003- 07 Birgit has donated original paintings to various fundraisers
benefiting the Zion Arts and Humanities Council 2007- Dreaming Dog Studio keeps supporting the local
Arts Education Programs in various ways
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