Biography

Biography

1950 Born in Neresheim, Ostalb
1959 Relocated to Ulm, Donau
1971-1976 Studied at the State Academy of Fine Arts, Stuttgart
1972-1975 Studied German at Stuttgart University
1978 Relocated to Leonberg

Exhibitions (selection)

1978 Kunstverein, Ludwigsburg
1980 Kreissparkasse, Goppingen
1981 Galleriy LeonArt, Leonberg
1982 Town Hall, Sindelfingen
1983 Galerie Fleiner Mobel, Stuttgart
1984 Exhibition "Die Gruppe" in Dortmund, Schweinfurt, Saarbrucken Gallery L'Esplanade De La Defense, Paris
1986 Glaskasten, Leonberg
Feszek Kulturklub, Budapest
1987 Gallery Angelika Harthan, Stuttgart
1988 Gallery Spectrum, Wien
1990 Jazz and Painting, Bausparkasse, Leonberg
1991 Pecs/Ungarn, Kulturhaus
1992 Town Hall, Gerlingen
1993 Stevenson Gallery, San Diego, with Markos
Gallery im Kornerpark, Berlin, with Sailer, Kares, Keller
Zehntscheuer, Moglingen
1994 Museo Civico, Rovinji/Kroatien, Leonberg Town's Artists Meet, Stuttgart
1995 Gallery im Durchgang, Blaubeuren Sebastianskapelle, Ulm
1996 Glaskasten, Leonberg
1997 Merlin Kulturklub, Budapest
1999 Hungarian Kulturinstitut, Stuttgart with Jovian Gyorgy Bacchus Wendelinskapelle, Artforum, Weil der Stadt
2000 Gallery Club, Leonberg
Farmhouse Museum, Gebersheim
Gallery Erlin, Budapest
Kunsthofle, Cannstatt
MOR, Ungarn Schloss Lamberg, with Jovian Gyorgy
2001 Haus Ungarn, Berlin, with Jovian Gyorgy
Haus Dingethal, Weil der Stadt
2002 Easter: Benissalem/Mallorca with other
Spanish und German artists
May: Gallery HMH Puerto d‘Andtrax
Autumn: Musee Chateau de Belfort
2003 Company: Rectus Peter Klein, Nussdorf
Gallery Saby Lazi, Stuttgart
2004 Company: Star Cooperation, Boblingen
2005 Hornischer Consulting, Renningen
Gallery Im Kornerpark Berlin/Neukolln
2006 City Gallery Im Laien, Ditzingen
2007 K.A.S.- Gallery, Budapest
2008 Exhibition "To the Unknown Side" Singapore TCC Gallery
SUN Festival, Singapore
2010 Gallery Saby Lazi, Stuttgart
2010 Sculpture exhibition at Garden Museum “Gartenkontor”, Walblingen-Beinstein
2010 Personal exhibition at Villa Barabas, Budapest, Hungary.

• Projects of Art in Buildings

· Stairway in the Leonberger Sparkasse
· Mobile in Sister Scholl School, Leonberg
· Mobile/Structure in Steel, Regional Hospital Böblingen
· Advertising Column, Youth Hostel, Untertürkheim
· Art Wall, St. Georg’s Clinic, Leipzig
· Wall/Room Installation "Beginning of Time", Vocational Training College, Dresden
· Mobile in the Stairwell, Robert Koch Clinic, Leipzig
· Numerous Art Works in public and private collections

• Bibliography (selection)

1981 Degendorfer/Thiel/Mendler: "Restfigur", Leonberg
1985 Bathelt/Hüer/Schmidt-Wulfen: "Die Gruppe", Metz-Verlag, Tübingen
1986 Degendorfer: "Hans Mendler", Katalog, Leonberg
1989 Bathelt: "Die Gruppe", Leonberg
1992 Engholm, Nándor Salomon, Schreiner: "Die Gruppe"
1992 Irene Ferchl: "Hans Mendler" Katalog
1993 Christina Ossowski/Irene Ferchl: "Wege"
1996 Martin Frischauf, Schwabenrepro: "Malerbücher", Kalender
1997 Beate Lutz-Weber: "72 Stücke"
1999 Mendler/Jovián: "Bacchus", Christina Ossowski
2000 Irene Ferchl/Kurt Weidemann: "handmade", Hans Mendler
2003 Christina Ossowski: "Sternengucker"
2005 Christina Ossowski: "Schmetterlingsflug"
2007 Irene Ferchl: "Farben Fischer"