Eine Frau für Großvater!

The Kunstsammlung Pankow acquired the estate of Art Brut artist Kurt Wanski (1922-2012) in 2013, who lived in Berlin-Weißensee since 1971. On this occasion, the Galerie Parterre Berlin presents a selection of works by Kurt Wanski from the collection alongside pieces from the drawing group at the Haus Maria Frieden in Berlin-Niederschönhausen. For over 20 years, Berlin painter and sculptor Achim Niemann has been working with the residents and individuals with disabilities there in weekly workshops.

In 2005, the Galerie Parterre Berlin showcased the internationally awarded works of this group for the first time in the exhibition In anderen Wahrheiten.

A Woman for Grandfather!

The drawing group from the Haus Maria Frieden in Berlin-Niederschönhausen includes Cosima Blaurock, Horst Damaschun, Alexandra Fink, Petra Gluth, Doris Grund, Edith Kleinmichel, Marianne Mühlberg, Erika Müller (1930-2010), Beatrix Schubert, Karin Schwedersky, Fritz Thiele, Corinna Voißel, Hella Weidlich, Gabriele Werner | In the cabinet: works by Kurt Wanski (1922-2012) from the Kunstsammlung Pankow

Exhibition opening on Tuesday, April 21, 2015 | 8 PM with Dr. Thomas Röske, head of the Sammlung Prinzhorn, and Kathleen Krenzlin, director of Galerie Parterre Berlin and Kunstsammlung Pankow. Following this: Katarina Rasinski (vocals) and Willi Kellers (percussion) will perform texts by individuals with special disabilities and talents.

Publication for the exhibition Arbeitsheft VIII with an introduction by Kathleen Krenzlin, short contributions about the exhibiting artists by Jürgen Köhler and Achim Niemann, biographies, and literature references. 56 pages, numerous illustrations, 12 EUR | ISBN 978-3-943244-20-5

Image: Kurt Wanski • A Woman for Grandfather! • No date (circa 1993) • Pencil on paper, 41.8 x 59.0 cm • © Kunstsammlung Pankow