Biography
 
Born Cologne, Germany
 
2009 Moved to Munich, Germany. Exhibitions in Japan and Europe.  
2006 Work and life in Tokyo, Japan, until 2009. Several exhibitions in Germany, Romania, Japan. Project     “Transformidable” - a moving exhibition in Europe.
2002 “Master of Art”, Professor Friedemann Hahn, Germany
2001  Represented by Gallery UpArt in Germany, several group and solo-exhibitions.
2000 Teacher of Art and Philosophy.
2000 Ida Gerhardi Art Award
1998 Moved to Cologne (Germany), start with photographic exhibitions
1997 Photographic studies, several exhibitions of paintings
1990 Studies of Fine Arts and Philosophy, Johannes-Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany. Studies of                      Painting under the guidance of Professor Friedemann Hahn, Academy of Fine Arts, Mainz.
               Exhibitions in Japan and Europe.  


Exhibitions (selection):

2011 "Nature Me", Kunstverein Speyer

2010 „20 Jahre Ida Gerhardi Preis“, City Gallery Lüdenscheid.

2009 “Tokyo Flirt”, Solo exhibition, Gallery Strenger, Minami Azabu, Tokyo, Japan
Solo exhibition - Barbara Flatten, Genkan Gallery, Tokyo American Club, Japan
„Naked Tokyo: 2009“, Club SuperDeluxe in Tokio, Japan.

2008 Solo exhibition – Barbara Flatten, Roppongi, Tokyo, Japan
 “Transformidable 4”, Museum of Timisoara, Romania
 
2007 „Big Bopp“, 10 years Atelier Boppstraße, Mainz
 „Naked Tokyo: contemporary portraits“, SuperDeluxe, Tokyo, Japan.
 
2006  „Cinematrix“, Kölner Kunstverein (BBK), Cologne
 „Transformidable“, Kunstverein Landau,
 „Transformidable 2“, Schloss (Castle) Wiederau, Leipzig
 „Transformidable 3“, Kunstverein Erfurt
 Solo exhibition, Gallery UpArt, Neustadt

2004 Solo exhibition „New Works“, Gallery UpArt, Neustadt (Pfalz)

2003 Solo exhibition at Baker McKenzie, Management Timm Gierig

2001 „Köln Quartett 01“, Gallery Fuhrwerkswaage, Köln
 Solo exhibition, Gallery UpArt, Neustadt (Pfalz)
 „Exhibition of the 8. Ida Gerhardi Award“, City Gallery Lüdenscheid

2000 „Von Chaos und Ordnung der Seele II“, Kunstbunker, Nürnberg

1998 „Nordwest-Passage“, City Gallery Lüdenscheid
 „Junge Kunst“, Timm Gierig Gallery, Frankfurt

1997 „Sterne in Chicago“, ehemaliges Umspannwerk Singen

1995 „40 in 4: Kunst in  sakralem Raum“, Church „Karmeliterkirche“ Mainz, under the guidance of Friedhelm Mennekes

1994 „Römisch I“, Brückenturmgalerie, Mainz