JANET BROOKS GERLOFF
Born in Kansas USA; Bachelor of Fine Arts at the University of Northern Colorado; moved to Germany in 1972, married to Dr. Joachim Gerloff in the same year, two children Hendrik and Anneke
Passed away 22 September 2008
Main artistic influence from Prof. Joe Hutchinson, Texas, Pawel Kontny in Denver and Oskar Koller in Nuremberg
Showings (selection):
Gallery Bernardi, Denver, Colorado 1972 and 1973 - Gallery Zabo, Nuremberg
1980 - "Kurfürstliches Gärtnerhaus", Bonn 1982 - "Portraits
of Private and Public persons" in the gallery of the Press Club, Bonn
1984 - Series "Kaspar Hauser", Gallery Pilsach 1986 - "Parlamentarische
Gesellschaft", Bonn 1987 - itinerant exhibition "Geheimnis Mensch"
shown in Aachen, Hamburg, Trier, Schwerte, Munich and St. Augustin 1988/89
- "Kaspar Hauser - Sprache und Sprachlosigkeit", exhibition and
conference with the internationally renowned poetess Hilde Domin, Aachen 1990
- "Gesichter und Geschichten", Gewandhaus, Leipzig, 1991 - Series
"Waiting for Godot" shown in a coproduction of the Theater in Aachen
in the Suermondt Ludwig Museum in Aachen 1991 - exhibition in the Gallery
of the Catholic Academy in Weingarten 1991 - Gallery Palette, Wuppertal 1991
- Rathaus Gallery, Euskirchen 1991 and 1994 - Gallery of the Villa Bosch,
Radolfzell (Lake of Constance) 1992 - Museum d`Ixelles in Brussels 1993 -
Participation in the show „Grosse Kunstausstellung NRW“, Düsseldorf
1993 - America House, Cologne 1995 - exhibition and presentation of the book
„Zeit und Mensch“, speaker Dr. Theo Waigel, Secretary of Finance,
Aachen 1996 - „Zeit und Mensch“ in Karlsruhe, speaker Dr. Klaus
Kinkel, Secretary of State 1996 - „Zeit und Mensch“ in Cologne,
speaker Prof. Dr. Rita Süssmuth, President of Parliament 1997 - paintings
to poems of the poetess Hilde Domin combined with a conference on the topic
of Domin´s poetry and a reading from Hilde Domin, Mülheim 1997
- Participation in the show "Black and White", Dillon Gallery, New
York 1997 - „Zerbrechlichkeit“: drawings to poems of the renowned
poet Durs Grünbein, presented with a reading from Durs Grünbein
in the Suermondt Ludwig Museum in Aachen 1998 - Participation in the show
„Grosse Kunstausstellung NRW“, Düsseldorf 1998 - Participation
in the show „Grotesque“, Stendahl Gallery, New York 1998 - „Menschen
und Momente“, Gallery Ruetz, Munich 1998 - paintings to Goethe´s
„Faust“ in the Lucas-Cranach Gallery in Weimar ("cultural
capital of Europe") 1999“ - official presentation of the portrait
of August Everding for the National Theater in Munich 1999 - paintings to
Schubert´s „Winterreise“, presented together with the concert
„Winterreise“ sung by Ulrich Schütte accompanied by Michael
Gees, Bahnhof Rolandseck, Bonn 1999 and Reichsabtei, Aachen 2000 - paintings
to Goethe´s „Faust“, Schloss Seefeld, Munich 2000 and Ludwig
Forum for International Art“, Aachen 2001 - Gallery Lindenthal, Cologne
2001 - paintings to Schubert´s “Winterreise“ presented together
with the concert „Winterreise“ sung by Ulrich Schütte accompanied
by Michael Gees, Palais Harrach, Vienna 2001, Gallery National Museum, Krakau
2002, Lufcik Gallery, Warschau 2002, National Museum for Musical Instruments,
Posen 2002, Research Center, Jülich 2002 - „In mir ist immer Abschied“
St. Matthäus Stift am Potsdamerplatz, Berlin 2001 - paintings of the
Archaeopteryx for the Museum of Natural History, Berlin 2002 - drawings to
poems of the poet Durs Grünbein, presented with a reading from Durs Grünbein
in the Literaturforum, Bert Brecht House, Berlin 2003 - new studio in the
benedictine abbey in Kornelimünster 2003 - drawings to poems of the poet
Durs Grünbein, presented with a reading from Durs Grünbein, Schloss
Burgau, Düren 2004 - official presentation of the portrait of Hans Hotter
for the National Theater, Munich 2004 - second studio in Weimar 2004 - itinerate
exhibit with paintings to the poems of the renowned hungarian poet Attila
József (1905-1937), on the occasion of his 100th birthday, Hungarian
Embassy, Berlin, Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Museum Zinkhötterhof,
Aachen 2005 - "Witch's Kitchen" (from Goethe's "Faust") in the Casa di Goethe in Rome, 2009
Selected portraits: Rainer Barzel (for the german Parliament and for the CDU headquarters), Otto Count Lambsdorff, Heinz Kühn, Ernst Albrecht, Manfred Wörner (for the Nato), Hans Dengler, Michel Eichelbaum, Peter Count Kielmannsegg, Abbot Dr. Altenähr, Hilde Domin, August Everding, Irenäus Eibl-Eibesfeldt, Marcel Marceau, Ernst Pöppel, Theo Waigel, Hans Hotter, Ambassador Lindiwe Mabuza, Helmut Schmidt, Hans Hotter, Hugo Cadenbach, Konrad Beikircher, Ulrich Schütte
Seven altar paintings for the benedictine monastery in Kornelimünster - four altar paintings for the protestant church in Ittersbach/Karlsbad - altar painting for the St. Laurentius church in Aachen - two stained glass windows for the gothic church in Balkhausen, Germany - twelve main stained glass windows for the early gothic church in Volkmarsen, Germany - two stained glass windows for the chapel in the St. Elisabeth Home in Herne, Germany - two stained glass windows for the St. Nikolaus church in Heisede, Germany - stained glass window for the Protestant church in Aachen-Kornelimünster, Germany
Series of six posters commissioned by the WDR radio station for their "Night Music" series - cover paintings for two CD´s with musical interpretations of poems from Friedrich Hölderlin and Heinrich Heine, sung by Ulrich Schütte, Bonn - cover painting with portraits of Konrad Beikircher und Ulrich Schütte for the CD „Märchen und Balladen - auch für Erwachsene“ sung by Ulrich Schütte, spoken by Konrad Beikircher with Jürgen Glauß at the piano
Catalogues: "Geheimnis Mensch", „Janet Brooks Gerloff“,
„Zerbrechlichkeit“, „Hexenküche“, „Winterreise“,
„ohne anzuklopfen“
Books:
"Leben vor Augen" and „Zeit und Mensch“
Reproductions of paintings in "Kunst als Botschaft", "graphic posters 86", "Das deutsche Parlament", "German Life" and in numerous magazines and pamphlets
Appearance in cultural television reports in Germany´s ZDF, RTL, Bavarian television and Deutschland Spiegel
Represented in various international collections
Private concerts and literature evenings
Private students
Honored by the University of Northern Colorado 1989
Rheinland Art Award 1990
Member of the European Academy for Sciences and Arts