A life in motion
Berlin, Mallorca and an international exhibition history.
Selected milestones from Keil Collection Heidelberg, supplemented with biographical information from the artist’s family.
Peter Keil’s path connects early training in Berlin with studios abroad and decades of exhibitions. These milestones place the development of his work alongside selected public presentations.
- 1950s
Otto Nagel becomes an important mentor in Berlin.
- 1956
Begins training as an artistic metalworker.
- 1959–1961
Studies at Berlin’s Hochschule der Künste.
- Mallorca
Peter Keil works with Joan Miró over a period of 16 years. Miró becomes his mentor, helping shape his approach to colour, line and form.
- 1960s
Works internationally, with studios in Paris, London, Berlin and the United States.
- 1962
First solo exhibition, Art Gallery, London.
- 1965–1966
Participates in the Große Berliner Kunstausstellung.
- 1985
Exhibits at Galerie Wewerka, Berlin.
- 2012
Leben im Farbrausch retrospective at Schwetzingen Palace; Teufelswerk at the Majolika-Manufaktur Karlsruhe.
- 2013
Aufbruch at Heidelberg’s Alte Feuerwache.
- 2015
Der neueste Brand at the Majolika-Manufaktur Karlsruhe.
- 2017
Leben im Farbrausch 2 at Heidelberg Castle.
- 2022
IchFarbe anniversary exhibition at Heidelberg Castle and an artist residency at the Xylon Museum.
Source: Keil Collection Heidelberg, Leben, Sammlungen & Ausstellungen. Selected chronology, retold for this site. The 16-year collaboration with Joan Miró is included from family biographical information. Photographs are contextual archive images.