1953 Heiner Meyer is born on 9 October in Bielefeld.

1973-74 Extended stays in London and Cadaquès.

1977-82 Study trips to the USA.

1977-83 Studies art at the Braunschweig University of the Arts under Prof. Karl Schulz and Prof. Malte Sartorius.

1981 Awarded the Rudolf Wilke Prize of the city of Braunschweig. Master´s Degree under Prof. Malte Sartorius.

1982 Receives the art award of the Lottogesellschaft Niedersachsen, the State Lottery Company of Lower Saxony.

1983-84 Teaches at the Braunschweig University of the Arts.

1986-90 Teaches at the University of Applied Sciences in Bielefeld.

1987 Ebernburg fellowship of Rhineland-Palatinate.

1995 Funding by the North Rhine-Westphalia Ministry of Culture.

1996 Travel grant of the Goethe Institute of Kansai Osaka, Japan.

Heiner Meyer lives and works in Bielefeld.