Axel Höptner

• 1965 - 1969 Study stays in England and France
• 1967 - 1971 Studied at the University of Applied Sciences Wuppertal under Rudolf Schoofs, focusing on painting, graphics, and design
• 1982 - 2003 Lecturer at the FHS - Cologne
• 1983 Annual work grant from Kunstfonds, Bonn
• 1997 Dr. Dormagen-Guffanti Scholarship for visual arts
• 1998 - Work grant from the Ministry of Science, Research and Culture of the State of Schleswig-Holstein at the Künstlerhaus Cismar/Grömitz
• 2003 Residency at the Cité International des Artes, Paris
• 2005 Künstlerhaus Schloß Plüschow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
• 2008 Work stay at The Bluecoat in Liverpool
• Member of BBK