1945
born in Bardowick, Northern Germany as a son to Ukrainian refugees
1950
The artist's family emigrates to Boulder, Colorado, USA
1969
Master of Fine Arts at the University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado
1969
Moves to New York
1973-74
Stipend to stay and work in Hamburg, Germany
1977-1978
DAAD-Stipend in Berlin, Germany
1981
Fellowship for painting by the National Endowment for the Arts
1992-2011
Professorship for painting at the Akademie der bildenden Künste in Munich, Germany
2014
Teaches at the Akademie der Bildenden Künste an der Alten Spinnerei in Kolbermoor, Germany
2020
Member of the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts