Wolfgang’s career as an artist started in 1986. Throughout his exploration of different media over the years; starting with painting, followed by sculpting, finally designing and fabricating jewelry, and most recently adventuring with enamel; the expression of his art remains the same – translating his experiences of natural landscapes. Through his artworks, he shares his profound connection with nature as well as encourages the viewer/wearer to feel and connect to their own valuable memories and experiences with nature.

By 2012 Wolfgang was working as a serious studio jeweler; after the move to southern Arizona had rekindled his childhood fascination for gems and minerals. He draws from his previous sculpting and painting techniques to create unique, scaled-down wearable artworks. His jewelry is collected and featured in exhibitions and galleries nationwide and abroad.

In terms of formal training, he shortly attended Munich’s Kunstakademie after finishing high school in Germany; however, he soon left dissatisfied with what the art institute had to offer. Instead, he looked to the Namib desert – Namibia being his country of birth – in search of his voice as an artist. Thus, Wolfgang’s art career started; leading him back to Germany and then to the US. Since 1996, he has been a proud, yet lately, rather concerned US citizen. Over the few years, Wolfgang’s jewelry works have been prestigiously recognized. In three consecutive years, he’s been a Saul Bell Design Award Winner (2016 – 2nd place, 2017-finalist, 2018 – 1st place). He has been a Niche finalist (2016), was named Centurion’s Emerging Designer winner (2018), and was published in SNAG’s (Society of North American Goldsmiths) first JaMS publication (Jewelry and Metalsmithing Survey). In 2018 he was placed 1st and received Honorable Mention in the MJSA Vision Awards. Most recently, in 2024 and the year before in 2023, Wolfgang won 2nd Place in the Distinguished AGTA SPECTRUM Awards for Business Daywear

Also, he is excited to be a member of the American Jewelry Design Council AJDC since 2024.