Curriculum Vitae
Born in Weimar
1982—1988 studied at the Hochschule der Künste Berlin (Berlin University of Art)
1987 Scholarship from the state of Schleswig-Holstein in Rendsburg
1988 Pupil in a master class with Prof. Oppermann
1991 Studio scholarship in Schloss Salzau in Schleswig-Holstein
1991—1993 Karl-Hofer scholarship
1992 Work scholarship in San Sebastian, Spain
1994 Studio scholarship from the city of Dinan, France
1995 Work scholarship, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Colorado, USA;
International symposium on arts and politics, AspenInstitute, Berlin
1999 Guest scholarship from the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung in Cadenabbia, Italy
2001 Teaching job at the Ragamangala Institute of Technology, Department of Fine Arts,
Bangkok, Thailand
2002 Studio scholarship of the Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
2003 As the Detlev Rohwedder Preis, the painting “Berlin1” of Frank Rödel was awarded to
Vicente Fox, President of the Republic of Mexico, by the German Minister of Economy
2005 Artistic design of the personal Buddy-Bear sculpture of the President of the Federal Republic
of Germany, Horst Köhler, and trip to Tokyo with the president for the signing of the bear
sculpture by himself and the Japanese Prime Minister, Junichiro Koizumi, at the opening of
the “Germany in Japan 2005 / 2006” year in Tokyo;
Work and study stay in the guesthouse of the (OAG) in Kobe, Japan, by invitation of the
German Society of Natural Sciences and Ethnology in East Asia;
The picture “Eagle V” is presented to US President George W. Bush as the official gift from
the German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder on the occasion of his state visit to the USA;
Invitation from Thailand’s Ministry of Culture and the German Embassy in Bangkok
on the occasion of the “International Art on the Beach Project”, Phuket, Thailand
2006 Study trip to the Künstlerhaus am See (House of Artists) by invitation of the European
Forum Lucerne and the German Embassy, Lucerne, Switzerland.
2007 “Artist in Residence” studio scholarship, awarded by the Upernarvik Museum,
Upernarvik, Greenland;
Stage design for the “Quadriga Prize Awards Ceremony 2007” in the Komische Oper, Berlin,
and creation of a painting for each prize-winner, amongst them Queen Silvia of Sweden
and former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder
The painting entitled “Vision Berlin” is presented as the official gift of the Federal
Government to the President of the Republic of Mozambique, Armando Emilio Guebuza,
on the occasion of his state visit to Berlin. Others to the President of Brazil, da Silva Lula,
and the President of Ireland Mary Patricia McAleese
2009 Scholarship from the Fundación Valparaíso“, Spain;
“Artist in Residence” studio scholarship, awarded by the Bear Art Center, Iceland
2010 Special Award of the 5th Biennale Taschkent, Uzbekistan
2012 Studio Grant from „Samband Íslenskra Myndlistarmanna Sím,” Reykjavik, Iceland
The painting entitled “Kaleidoskop Berlin” is presented as the official gift of the Federal
Government to the President of the Republic of Italy, Georgio Napolitano, on the occasion of
his state visit to Berlin.