1980

Frechener Kulturstiftung, Germany, 1st prize

1981

Richard-Bampi-Preis zur Förderung junger Keramiker (Richard Bampi Award for Young Ceramists), Osnabrück, Germany, 2nd prize

1989

Bayerischer Staatspreis (Bavarian State Award), Gold medal

2016

Honorary doctorate (honoris causa) of the
Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Art and Design in Wroclaw