1937 Born in Cologne
Left her home after elementary school
1952–1955 Cologne School of Applied Arts
1955–1956 Royal Belgian Academy, Brussels
1956–1957 Picasso student workshop in Vallauris, southern France
1957–1978 Birth of her children – single parent – worked as a gastronome in Munich
1979 Resumed artistic work – painting, sculpture, video
1980 Cultural work with children Year of the Child, sponsored by BMW
1981 Children Artists action in collaboration with the City of Munich’s Department of Culture and TV film for ZDF – Camera: Josef Vilsmeier
1982–1985 Creation of the Werksatt Brücke 7 off-space and seven studios, Munich, temporary exhibitions
1985 Solo exhibition, Dany Keller Gallery, Munich
Momentmal (Wait a minute) – collaboration with Klaus Staeck, Bonn
Recipient of the city of Munich advancement art award from the City of Munich
ZDF television portrait in the series Frauengeschichten (Women’s Stories), concept and script: Gabriele von Arnim
Solo exhibition, Künstlerwerkstatt Lothringerstrasse, Cultural Department of the City of Munich, recorded by ZDF
DEC commission: Digital Equipment-Munich Airport Riem, public commission for the space in Pier B15, theme: Man+Computer
1986 Group exhibition, Villa Stuck Munich
1987 Solo exhibition, Rosenberg Gallery, Zurich
1988 Public commission of subway station Brudermühlstraße by the City of Munich Department of Construction
1989–1991 Concept and organization of four group exhibitions in the forum of the Hauptzollamt: Zoll (Customs), Bogen & Erbse (Bow & Pea), Kopfleuchten (Headlights), I. Internationale Faxart – Depot: Kulturmachtmüll – Müllmachtkultur (I. International Fax Art – Depot: Cultural Power Waste – Waste Power Culture)
Works on the project Academy in Italy
1992 Opening of the Fön producers’ gallery, Munich
Arte-scienza I – promoting socially and ecologically oriented art forms
Arte-scienza II – installation Bete so (Pray Like This), Gallery Fön, Munich, performance: “Posting of the mature prayer on the portal of the Theatinerkirche church in Munich”
1993 Opening of the Casa Torre San Marco – Officina D’Arte e Cultura in Italy
Artistic director of the exhibition space
1994 Installation Du bist Gott (You Are God); Abbrazia di San Vincenzo al Furlo, Italy
1995 Visual poetry, book cassette Tricktempo der Gewöhnung (Trick Tempo of Habituation), 14 picture panels, texts, I-Punkt Verlag, Munich
Reading, Seidl Villa, Munich
Reading Kulturforum Ruffini, Munich
Gender, group exhibition with installation Jeder Mensch ist ein Kunstwerk (Every Human Being is a Work of Art), Orangerie, Munich
1996 Insieme Arte-scienza IV, Officina D’Arte e Cultura in Italy , Performance and solo exhibition
Book box set Langsamen, Edition Arte-scienza, Italy
Sotternea, group exhibition, Villa Bruno, Naples, Italy
1997 Der Teufel ist immer Prophet, solo exhibition – visual poetry – and object: Wortstreichelmaschine (word caressing machine), Radierverein Munich
Reading, Langsamen, Radierverein Munich
1998 Caduta – Picchiata, group exhibition, Villa Bruno, Naples, Italy, group exhibition
1999 So schön kann Krieg sein, group exhibition, Kunstpavillon, Alter Botanischer Garten, Munich
Ikarus, group exhibition, 2nd Biennale Holzhausen, Ammersee Munich
Null (Stelle) Projekt, group exhibition, Galerie Lyngnass, Herne
2000 Jeder Mensch ein Kunstwerk ein Unikat (Every Person a Work of Art, a Unique Piece), performance, Haus der Kunst, Munich
Prod – Ehrenfeld, Internet-Works, Cologne – Ehrenfeld, Große Kunstausstellung, Haus der Kunst, Munich
2001 That’s God and that’s a 5 in math, solo exhibition, Seidlvilla, Munich
2002 Where does the Milky Way flow?, Installation in the Himmelfahrtskirche, Munich
Text images: Excerpts from “Songs of the Universe” by Ernesto Cardenal
2003 Lobjedank, solo exhibition, homage to the Flemish folk storyteller, historian, and forefather Hendrik Conscience, Galerie Jan van Tuyek, Ghent, Belgium
2004 Work as an author
Book box set: Ein Stein wie Milch (A Stone Like Milk), poetry and prose
Production and presentation of the CD: Ein Tröpfchen Liebe noch …? (A Drop of Love Left …?), production: ARTEscienza, Dagmar Petrus, Munich
2005 1st Murnau Lodge Prize, Reading on the occasion of the 5th International Art Weekend in Murnau
Beruhige Dich (Calm Down), group exhibition, text installation – Orangerie in the English Garden, Munich
Published in the book series of the Brentano Society, Frankfurt am Main
2006 Chairs, group exhibition, Kunsthalle, Kempten, Allgäu
Pandora, video performance, homage to the poet Ivo Vojnovic, Galerie Sebastian, Dubrovnik, Croatia
2007 Tät’s ins Leben ganz verschwinden (Let it disappear completely into life), solo exhibition, typeface sculpture object installation, Dagmar Behringer Gallery, Munich
2008 Lebenslänglich (Life sentence), group exhibition, installation, Alter Botanischer Garten, Munich
2009 Nebenwirkungen (Side effects), group exhibition, Installation, Die Burg, Burghausen
2010 Open Studios, Atelierhaus Dachauerstrasse, Munich, wall installation Gelegenheitskarakter (Occasional Character)
Jahresgaben, group exhibition, Atelierhaus Dachauerstr. Munich EV
Die Leichtigkeit des Seins (The Lightness of Being), group exhibition, Dany Keller Gallery, Eichelhardt
Gegenüber 2, group exhibition, Regierung Oberbayern, Munich
2011 Open Studios, Atelierhaus Dachauerstrasse ,Munich, Vom Tragen der Macht” (On Wearing Power)
2012 Flurbeschau (Hallway View), group exhibition, concept + idea Cosy Piero, Atelierhaus Dachauerstrasse, Munich
2013 The Other View (the artist’s forehead), group exhibition, concept + idea: Cosy Piero, Atelierhaus Dachauerstrasse, Munich
Open Studio, Atelierhaus Dachauerstrasse, Munich
for peace, group exhibition, Kunstpavilion, Munich
2015 MOBY DYKE project, “Cosy bei Cosy live,” Lothringer13 Florida Munich, organized by Philipp Gufler and Richard John Jones
Open Studios, Atelierhaus Dachauerstrasse, Munich
Jahresgaben, Atelierhaus Dachauerstrasse, Munich
2016 Export-Import, group exhibition, Atelierhaus Dachauerstrasse, Munich
2017 Export-Import, Havana, Cuba, group exhibition, concept + idea Dieter Villinger
Project work: Language. Do we need a different form of language for a more humane life?
Open Studio, Atelierhaus Dachauerstrasse, Munich
Jahresgaben, Atelierhaus Dachauerstrasse, Munich
Bei Cosy, group exhibition, Rongwrong, Amsterdam, organized by Philipp Gufler and Richard John Jones
2019 Open Studio, Atelierhaus Dachauerstrasse, Munich
Jahresgaben, Atelierhaus Dachauerstrasse, Munich
2021 Sweat, group exhibition, Haus der Kunst, Munich, as part of the installation I Wanna Give You Devotion by Philipp Gufler
2022 Art Prize of the City of Munich, laudatory speech by Philipp Gufler
Eccentric 80s: Tabea Blumenschein, Hilke Nordhausen, Rabe perplexum and Contemporary Accomplices, Lothringer 13 Halle, Munich, Galerie Nord|Kunstverein Tiergarten, Berlin, Kunsthaus Hamburg
2023 Cosy bei Cosy, publication, editors: Leo Heinik, Philipp Gufler, Jan Erbelding, and Maria VMier, Ruine Munich – Hammann von Mier Verlag
Love Planets, duo exhibition with Philipp Gufler, Galerie Francoise Heitsch Munich
Died on June 29, 2023
Art Fairs
with Dany Keller Galerie, Munich:
Art Basel
Art Cologne
Art Zürich
Awards
1980 Kulturreferat der Stadt München
1985 Förderpreis der Stadt München
1986 Kulturreferat der Stadt München
1989 Backform München
1989 Kulturreferat der Stadt München
1991 Stipendium der Arbeitsgemeinschaft für bildende Kunst, München e.v.
1992 Kulturreferent der Stadt München
2022 Kunstpreis der Landeshauptstadt München
Public collections
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlung, München
Kulturreferat der Stadt München
Schweisfurth-Stiftung, München
Dany Keller Galerie, München
Artothek, München
Beck-Forum, München