Biography
| 1944 | born in Wolfach |
| 1962 – 1965 | Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Karlsruhe (State Academy of Fine Arts Karlsruhe) with Prof. Herkenrath, Kitzel, Klumbies and Klemm) |
| 1963 | Academy of Art Cranbrook, Michigan, USA |
| 1966 – 1967 | Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Stuttgart (State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart), with Prof. Haegele |
| 1966 | Marriage to Helge, St.R. Daughters: Karen Gerken, Architect (Dipl. Ing.) Tanja Gerken, MBA |
| 2005 | Move into the new atelier in Wolfach
lives and works in Wolfach, Black Forest, Germany |