GABRIELE SAUERLAND

Gabriele Sauerland, born in 1956 in the Ruhr region, uniquely intertwines architecture and fine arts in both her biography and her practice. Following her artistic beginnings in 1974 and her time working in the studio of Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Meisenheimer, she developed an early understanding of how strongly architecture, painting, and sculpture function as interconnected fields. After studying architecture in Düsseldorf and working for decades as a freelance architect with formative periods spent on Formentera and in the Lower Rhine region, she relocated to Berlin in 2014. Even during intensive phases of architectural work, she continued to paint continuously. Since 2024, she has been stepping back into the public eye with her multifaceted paintings. For Sauerland, a painting is never a mere representation, but rather an open counterpart: "The picture seeks the viewer, just as the viewer seeks their picture".

Education & Training

1980

Period of collaboration in the studio of Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Meisenheimer. Early development of architecture, painting, and sculpture as interconnected fields of work.

1981 – 1988

Studied Architecture in Düsseldorf.

1988 – 1990

Worked at an architecture firm while painting continuously in parallel.

1990 – 1991

Founded her own architecture firm, worked as a freelance architect.

Group Exhibition

2025

Studio 0211 Posh Vision, Düsseldorf.

Bridging Cultures – Exhibition of Contemporary Art, Kühlhaus Berlin.

2005

Women in Art (Studio Trio Exhibition), Studio Q Zyfflich, District of Kleve.

1999

Galerie van Heesch, Kleve.

1994

Painters from Formentera, Blue Galerie Mönchengladbach.

1994

Sculptural and Painted Signs (Duo Exhibition), Micro Hall Art Center Edewecht Klein Scharrel.

1992

6th Artists' Salon, Museum Haus Koekkoek, Kleve.

Solo Exhibitions

2025

Midsummer (Curated Studio Solo Exhibition), Berlin.

2022

Work Groups (Studio Solo Exhibition), Berlin.

2017

Works + Series (Studio Solo Exhibition), Berlin.

2011

Architecture + Painting, District of Kleve Culture Days, Hotel Zur Kranengasse.

2008

Architecture + Painting, Studio Q Zyfflich, District of Kleve.

1995

Works Formentera, Cadilhac Art Gallery, Formentera, Spain.

1991

Works Formentera, House of a Collector, Düsseldorf.

1989

Painting from an Architectural Aspect, Architecture Office K. Roebrock, Bocholt.

1989

Figurative Works + Symbolism, Kunsthaus Elbers, Kleve.

1987

Medical Congress, Hotel Hilton Düsseldorf.

1985–1988

Triad, University Dermatology Clinic, Düsseldorf.

1985

Figurative Painting, Kellergalerie 195 E. + G. Laws, Kleve.

Art Fair

2026

Art Vision 2026 Expo Corner, Exhibition Grounds Hannover.

2025

Discovery Art Fair Postmesse Cologne.