Gerlinde Mader was born in Kempten, studied graphic design at the Augsburg
University of Applied Sciences, had her own graphic studio for years and illustrated
children's books. The freelance artist, who has already received great recognition for
her works in international exhibitions, always works on the threshold between
abstract imagery and figurative elements that intertwine with each other.
In her works, the artist questions our existence in its relationship to nature, religion
and philosophy. The classical themes of mythology are as much a part of her
extensive oeuvre as large-scale abstract worlds, graphics and intimate portraits. The
paintings are convincing with their superimposed structures, which irritate each other
and increase to intense sounds. Specific colors, self-made from pigments, binders,
from earths, metals, marble dust of gold, combine to form a multi-layered unity of
diverse pictorial elements. In the interplay of spontaneously impulsive, experimental
work and conscious design, a new reality emerges.

E X H I B I T I O N S

Haus der Kunst, Munich
Bund bildender Künstler (BBK) Munich
Royal Academy, London (GB)
Itabashi Art Museum, Tokyo (JP)
Zeughaus Augsburg, Augsburg
Kunstausstellung Kempten
Städtische Galerie, Rosenheim
Museum Troisdorf
Biennale, Barcelona (ES)
Feria del Arte, Bologna (ES)
Mercedes Forum, Stuttgart
Arag Galerie, Munich
Europäisches Patentamt, Munich
Orangerie, Munich
Kulturhaus Garching, Garching
Goethe Institut, Munich
Max Planck Institut, Munich
Schrannenhalle, Weißenburg
Galerie im Schlosspavillon, Ismaning
Marstall am See, Berg
Münchner Künstlerhaus, Munich
P U B L I C A T I O N S
European Illustrations
Graphis Annual
Novum
UND – das Münchner Kunstjournal
K U N S T A M B A U
Peri-Werke Weißenhorn: Design of the reception hall/stair tower
TU Center for Biosciences, Munich: Design of the front glass facade