Biography

Gerald-Maria Stecker (* July 31st 1945 in Freudenthal, Czechia ; † November  11th 2018 in Augsburg, Germany)

was a German painter and designer.


Gerald-Maria Stecker was born on July 31st 1945 in Freudenthal (today Bruntal, Czechia) from Friedrich Stecker, graphic designer and painter, and Herta Stecker (nee: Ullmann), housewife. At the end of the second world war, the family moved to Augsburg in Germany where he grew up and lived most of his life. He was married to Marion Riedmiller between 1967-1993 and they had 2 children. He often lived for long periods in other countries like Portugal, Greece and Italy. The longest period abroad was in Tuscany, Italy (1985-1990).

Since 1964, after high school, Gerald-Maria Stecker started being a freelance, self-taught painter. Besides being a professional painter, he was also an architectonical and graphic designer. He participated as designer in important architectonical projects in his home town and within the state of Bavaria. He also worked as a graphic designer in brand creation and marketing in the private sector.

Especially as a young painter, he was very successful and and made many exhibitions. During his entire lifetime, although he lived

many years abroad, he remained very famous in his home town and was a renowned artist and designer in South Germany.

In 1982 he published a book with the title “A Way of Seeing” in which he develops an epistemological theory of the visual perception of the world.

As an elder man, he became always more focused on his private life and his art. His social life got limited to a small circle of friends.

The last 10 years of his life he passed in a nursing home, suffering from severe memory loss.


Exhibitions:


Here is an incomplete list of exhibitions that we have been able to document:



  • from 1967 - 1984 yearly participation at the Group Exhibition “Grosse Schwäbische Kunstausstellung”, Augsburg (DE).N
  • 1968 Gallery “Die Ecke”, Augsburg (DE)
  • 1970 Gallery “Der Turm”, Wachtberg-Villip, Bonn (DE)
  • 1971 Gallery “Glaub”, Cologne (DE)
  • 1971 Special Exhibition at “Grosse Schwäbische Kunstausstellung”, Augsburg (DE)e
  • 1974 Gallery “Keller” (Schätzlerpalais), Augsburg (DE)u
  • 1974 Participation at the Group Exhibition “Haus der Kunst”, Munich (DE)
  • 1975 Townhall “Keratsini”, Piraeus (GR)
  • 1976 Gallery “Die Ecke”, Augsburg (DE)
  • 1977 Gallery “Dürr” (Stuck-Villa), Munich (DE)e
  • 1980 Special Exhibition at “Grosse Schwäbische Kunstausstellung”, Augsburg (DE).r
  • 1978 Gallery “Keller” (Schätzlerpalais), Augsburg (DE), group exhibition
  • 1981 Exhibition at the Atelier of the architect Hans Hartung, Augsburg (DE)
  • 1982 Gallery “Holbeinhaus”, Augsburg (DE)
  • 1987 Gallery “Die Ecke”, Augsburg (DE)
  • 1996 Exhibition at the Municipal Theater of Memmingen (DE)
  • 2004 Gallery “Werkstadtgallery Krüggeling”, Augsburg (DE)T
  • 2008 Gallery “Die Ecke”, Augsburg (DE)


Relevant Rewards:

    • 1972 Kunstförderpreis der Stadt Augsburg
    • 1980/81 International Colour Design Prize for Realschule Günzburg


Important Architectonical Design:

  • 1970 Kongresshalle Augsburg
  • 1978 Realschule Günzburg


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