About Renate
Renate Meier-Oppermann
Born in Berlin/Germany
Living now at Pulheim-Brauweiler/Germany
Now and then one has to be pushed to lead life to another direction.
24 years ago, I would never have returned to my old passion, if someone had not pushed me to take part to an exhibition at our Pater-Kolbe-Haus in Brauweiler exposing two water-colours. More and more I was impressed by painting aquarelles, so I attended classes at the Academy of Painting Prof. Knabe in Cologne, where I obtained my diploma and worked in the master class for some time.
At the same time I took lessons at the Adult College in Cologne, led by the assistant professor Wolfgang Fröde from Erkelenz/Germany, who possessed an extensive knowledge of different kinds of painting and theory of colours.
Since 1990 I am well-known home and abroad by many exhibitions. I don’t specialize in only one technique, but take pleasure in various styles of painting aquarelles. So I like to paint a still-life or a landscape, themes of southern France, where I often spend my holidays, and of course our “Brauweiler Abbey”.
- Renate
Studies and Exhibitions
1966
Courses Meisterschule Berlin/Germany/G.
1987-1994
Various exhibitions:
Several exhibitions Raiffeisenbank Frechen-Huerth/G.
Several exhibitions Pater-Kolbe-Haus/Pulheim-Brauweiler/G.
Klinik im Park/Hilden/G.
Volksbank Pulheim/G.
Tax consultant office Kirstein & Rasquin/Pulh.-Brauweiler/G.
Several exhibitions Horion-Schule/Pulh.-Sinnersdorf/G.
VHS (College for Adults) Cologne/Rhine-Center
Salon International d`Aquitaine 1990 in Mauléon/France
Koelsche-Karnevals-Kunst-Triennale Kreissparkasse Cologne/G.
Market of Artists/Brauweiler Abbey/G.
Townhall Bergheim/G.
1996-1997
Galerie am Brunnen (Gallery)/Berg.Gladbach/G.
Exhibition of artist painters in Uzès/France
Cologne/G.
1998
Dr.-Koester-Foyer/Pulheim/G.
1999
Exhibition „France-Allemagne“/St. Laurent-des-Arbres/France
6. Wessinale/Wesseling/G.
2001-2011
Spring-Market “Marché de Printemps”/Sanilhac-Gard/France
Permanent exhibitions Hotel Schugt/Pulh.-Brauweiler/G. and savings-bank Kreissparkasse Koeln/Brauweiler/G.
2005
Festival of painters “Fête des Peintres »/St. Rémy-de-Provence/ France
2010
Exhibition/Canteen of Townhall Bergheim/G.
Exhibition Restaurant-Bistro “Bei Nico”/Pulh.-Brauweiler/G.
2011
Exhibition Johanniter-Stift/Pulh.-Brauweiler/G.
1987-2008
Studies VHS (College for Adults) Brauweiler & Cologne/G.
1995-1998
Studies Malakademie Prof. Knabe/Cologne/G.
1997
Diploma and Master-class Malakademie Prof. Knabe/Cologne/G.
