| 1947 | Born in Berlin |
| 1967 | Abitur (Final school examination) |
| From 1967 | Art education studies at the HfbK in Berlin with Prof. Herbert Kaufmann |
| 1969 – 1970 | Industrial Design Studies, HfbK Berlin |
| From 1971 | Art education studies at the Kunstakademie / GhK Kassel First State Examination to teach in secondary schools; sculpture and works |
| 1977 | Art studies at the University of Kassel, FB Kunst, Atelier Kramer |
| 1977 – 1979 | Restoration of monuments, planning, site supervision, implementation |
| 1980 – 1985 | Artistic post at FB Kunst, University of Kassel |
| From 1985 | Studio in Cologne, temporary work at the MOLTKEREI workshop and the artists' space FUHRWERKSWAAGE. Planning and organisation of space installations and performances. |
| From 1994 | Curator at IGNIS cultural centre, cycle of exhibition COINCIDENCE, meetings in Cologne |
| 1990 | First project commemorating the deportation of Sinti and Roma from Cologne in 1940 |
| 1993 | Design of the STOLPERSTEINE project |
| 1996 | First installation in Kreuzberg, Berlin (without permission, legalised later) |
| From 2000 | STOLPERSTEINE in Germany |
| From 1987 | Member of INTERNATIONALES KÜNSTLERGREMIUM |
| Awards | |
| 2004 | Received Max-Brauer-Preis from the Alfred Toepfer Stiftung FVS, Hamburg |
| 2004 | Received Herbert-Wehner-Medaille from the union ver.di |
| 2005 | Received Verdienstorden der Bundesrepublik Deutschland from Horst Köhler |
| 2005 | Received Das Rote Tuch Berlin Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf; Jugendmedienpreis |
| 2005 | Received German Jewish History Award Berlin |
| 2006 | Received Bertini-Preis, Hamburg |
| 2006 | Received Alternative Ehrenbürgerschaft from the city of Cologne |
| 2007 | Received Giesbert-Lewin-Preis from the city of Cologne |
| 2008 | Received Botschafter für Demokratie und Toleranz, Berlin |
| 2009 | Received Josef-Neuberger-Medaille from the Jüdische Gemeinde Düsseldorf |
| 2009 | Received Erich-Mühsam-Preis from the city of Lübeck |
| 2010 | Received Rheinlandtaler from the city of Cologne |
| 2011 | Received Otto-Hirsch-Medaille from the town of Stuttgart |
| 2022 | Received Benediktpreis from the town of Mönchengladbach |
| Projects since 1980 (Selected) | |
| 1980 | DUFTMARKEN CASSEL-PARIS |
| 1981 | --BLUTSPUR KASSEL-LONDON-- |
| 1982 | ARIADNE-FADEN KASSEL-VENEDIG |
| 1982 | FLASCHENPOST KASSEL – NEW YORK |
| 1984 | LANDSCHAFTSKONSERVEN |
| 1988 | EINREISE ENTRY ENTRÉE VJEZD BERLIN/W |
| 2000 | STOLPERSTEINE |
| Solo exhibitions and participation since 1981 | |
| 1981 | Kunstakademie Kassel (E); Kunstverein Stuttgart. |
| 1982 | Alte Oper, Frankfurt am Main |
| 1983 | Galerie Brusten, Wuppertal (E); Kunstmarkt Göttingen. |
| 1984 | MOLTKEREI-Werkstatt, Köln (E); Bonner Kunstwoche. |
| 1985 | Het Apollohuis, Eindhoven (E); Kasseler KV; Friedensbiennale Hamburg; Kunsthalle Köln. |
| 1986 | Kunsthalle Baden-Baden (E); Stadtmuseum Köln (E); Solitude Stuttgart. |
| 1987 | Kunstverein Darmstadt; Künstlerforum Bonn; Hamburger Kunsthalle. |
| 1988 | Neuer Berliner Kunstverein (E); Kommunale Galerie Bremen (E); Münchener Stadtmuseum; Moscow State Museum; Ermitage Leningrad; Glaskasten Marl; Kunstverein Stuttgart. |
| 1989 | Stichting Logos, Gent (E); Studio Galerie, Hamburg (E); Kunstverein Ludwigsburg; Kunsthalle Berlin. |
| 1990 | Het Hemelrijken, Eindhoven (E); Kunstverein Kassel; Harlekin Art, Wiesbaden; Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin. |
| 1991 | Kunstverein Lingen (E); ZKM Karlsruhe; KAOS-Galerie, Köln. |
| 1992 | Kasseler Kunstverein (E); Ludwig Forum, Aachen. |
| 1993 | Städtische Galerie Fellbach (E); Ludwig Forum, Aachen. |
| 1994 | EXIT-Art, Köln (E); Galerie 68elf, Köln (E); Antoniter-Kirche, Köln (E); Muzejsko Galerijski Centar, Zagreb; Städtische Galerie Göppingen; Akademie der Künste, Berlin. |
| 1995 | Stadtmuseum Köln; Kunsthalle Köln; Kunsthaus Hamburg |
| 1996 | ACP-Galerie Peter Schuengel, Salzburg (E); Egon-Schiele-Zentrum, Cesky Krumlov (E); Kölnisches Stadtmuseum (E); Neue Gesellschaft für Bildende Kunst, Berlin; Akademie der Künste, Berlin. |
| 1997 | Internationales Klangfestival, Osnabrück; Oberösterreichische Landesgalerie, Linz; Internationales Klangfestival, Luzern; DOMFORUM, Köln (E); Städtische Galerie Katowice; Kunstverein Lingen. |
| 1998 | Musiques en Scène, Lyon; Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt; Internationales Musikfestival Millstadt. |
| 1999 | Deutschlandradio Köln, COINCIDENCE, "Gesetzestafeln" |
| 2000 | "THE WALLS OF JERICHO" – MusikTheater mit Opera mobile,Antwerpen "HÖRGÄNGE", Klanginstalllation im Hermannshof Völksen |
| Kasseler Kunstverein;- SCHWARZE MAUER , Klanginstallation | |
| 2001 | Stadtmuseum Bydgosz; Bleirolle HIER WOHNTE |
| Galerie 68elf; EISENBAHN + STOLPERSTEINE | |
| EL-DE-Haus, Köln, Verbrannte Dichter | |
| Städtische Museen, Heilbronn; MASCHINENTHEATER | |
| Hermannshof Springe; AUTOMATEN | |
| 2002 | Kultur Köln 30; MENSCHENRECHTE (HUMAN RIGHTS) |
| Duisburg; HIER WOHNTEN SIE (THEY LIVED HERE); Bodenmosaik vor Hbf | |
Katja und Gunter Demnig
An der Leit 15
D-36304 Alsfeld-Elbenrod
www.gunterdemnig.de
www.stolpersteine.eu
Mobile: +49 - 177 - 20 61 858
Fax: +49 - 2234 - 809 73 97
Email: info(at)stolpersteine.eu
Anne Thomas
Anne Thomas is half-French and half-American but grew up in the UK. She read European Studies with German and Russian at the University of Bath before doing an MA in European Cultural Policy and Arts Administration at Warwick University. In 2006, she earned a PhD in comparative literature and moved to Germany. She is now responsible for coordinating Gunter Demnig's activities outside of Germany and for Stolperstein inscriptions in languages other than German. She also works as a freelance journalist and translator from German, French and Russian into English in Berlin.
Anna Warda
| 2003 | Abitur (Final school examination) at Albertus-Magnus-Gymnasium, Beckum |
| 2003 - 2004 | Volunteering in Nicolas Flores, MexicoYouth work, conflict training for migrants, English teaching |
| 2005 - 2012 | MA in History and Literature, University of Potsdam |
| 2008 | Internship at the Goethe Institute in La Paz, Bolivia Organization of events, exhibitions and conferences, looking after visiting guests, website coordination |
| 2009 - 2011 | Research assistant for Uta Franke, the coordinator of the STOLPERSTEIN project |
| since 2011 | Coordination of STOLPERSTEIN project Organization of Gunter Demnig’s timetable, communication with initiatives and project participants, public relations |
| 2011 | Research for MA in Managua, NicaraguaResearch in archives, interviews with experts and eyewitnesses |
| 2011 | Research assistant at the German Embassy and the DAAD in Managua, Nicaragua Planning and organizing conferences as well as co-curating an exhibition about German contemporary history |
| 2012 | Internship at German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) Researching and writing academic texts for the research group on America |
| since 2012 | Doctoral student at History Institute of the University of PotsdamTopic: The Stasi’s activities in developing countries |
Contact information:
Anna Warda M.A.
termine(at)stolpersteine.eu
+49 (0)30 - 23610366