Born in Switzerland in 1952, Fredi Gertsch has been a competitive swimmer, sports teacher, computer engineer, and a father of three boys. Unlike his kids, his sketches, goodnight stories and daydreams of the past have never quite grown up. Today Gertsch trains his inexhaustible imagination in the studio, inventing new stories on canvas daily. He has no limits, but the most common theme in his work is always that of the cow.
Each cow painting from Gertsch is able to enjoy environments beyond that of the pasture. “Lolita” has been adopted by an Indian family living in New York and today she mischievously enjoys the view from a skyscraper in Brooklyn. “Fleurette” has made it into the Swiss Alps, and “VoguLisi” flew to Texas to experience the vast expanse of land.
Gertsch says “Because of my worldwide collectors, my cattle are the happiest Emmentaler cows - hardly born, they stagger onto the biggest pastures in the world". His collectors all agree "It must be a kind person who paints such lovable cows.” Many of Gertsch’s paintings have travelled halfway around the world, decorating modern apartments, holiday homes, medical practices, hotels, and public buildings. His Cows can be found in Singapore, Zurich, New York, Texas, Berne, Munich and Berlin, Sydney, Oslo, Hamburg, and Salzburg, from the Emme Valley all the way to sunny Los Angeles
Fredi Gertsch trains his inexhaustible imagination in the studio, inventing new stories on canvas daily. He has no limits, but the most common theme in his work is always that of the cow. “Humor and positive feelings are important to me; the smiles of the viewers, the joys of the gallery visitor is the desired award for me” said Gertsch of his work.
Born in Switzerland in 1952, Gertsch has been a competitive swimmer, sports teacher, computer engineer, and a father of three boys. His sketches of goodnight stories and daydreams of the past have, unlike his kids, never quite grown up.
His first major exhibition as a freelance artist was in Hamburg, Germany. Since then, numerous cows, calves, and bulls of the Emme Valley in Switzerland graze in the cool apartments of city dwellers and countryside homes in Europe, North and South America as well as Asia.
The artist says of his motif, “Like the primordial mother of all living beings, the cow appears in every painting. I bring colors into harmony which at first glance to not seem to fit and combine different techniques into a vibrating production.”
Gertsch continues, “Because of my worldwide collectors, my cattle are the happiest Emmentaler cows - hardly born, they stagger onto the biggest pastures in the world.”
His collectors all agree that, "It must be a kind person who paints such lovable cows.” Gertsch’s paintings have travelled around the world, decorating modern apartments, holiday homes, medical practices, hotels, and public buildings. His Cows can be found in Singapore, Zurich, New York, Texas, Berne, Munich and Berlin, Sydney, Oslo, Hamburg, and Salzburg, from the Emme Valley all the way to sunny Los Angeles.
EXHIBITIONS
2019- Galerie am Lindenhof, Zurich
- Künstlermärit, Langenthal
- Basler Kunstmarkt
- Kunstmarkt Zofingen, Switzerland
- Galerie m Beck, Homburg
- Affordable Art Fair, New York City, NY
- Basel Art Center, Basel
- Marziart, Internationale Galerie, Hamburg
- The Art Project, Miami, FL
- Salon International d’Art Contemporain, Cannes
- Kunstsupermarkt Solothurn, Switzerland
- Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles
- Marziart, Internationale Galerie, Hamburg, Germany
- New York Affordable Art Fair, New York
- Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles
- Art International Zurich, Contemporary Art Fair, Switzerland
- Kunstwarenhaus, Zürich, Switzerland
- Bromer Art Collection, Roggwil, Switzerland
- Galerie Kuhle Bilder, Burgdorf, Switzerland
- Galerie Hadorn, Lichtensteig, Switzerland
- Künstlermärit Langenthal, Switzerland
- Galerie Am Lindenhof, Zürich, Switzerland
- Kunstmarkt Zofingen, Switzerland
- Galerie Utzenstorf, Switzerland
- Schweizer Kunstsupermarkt Solothurn, Switzerland
- Künstlermärit Langenthal, Switzerland
- Milano Nord Burgdorf, Switzerland
- Schweizer Kunstsupermarkt Solothurn, Switzerland
- Halde Galerie, Widen, Switzerland
- Internationale Galerie, Hamburg, Germany
- Wohnform Herzog, Burgdorf, Switzerland
- Art Wiesloch, Germany
- Schweizer Kunstsupermarkt Solothurn, Switzerland
TV & FILM
- Minx, HBO
Fredi Gertsch trains his inexhaustible imagination in the studio, inventing new stories on canvas daily. He has no limits, but the most common theme in his work is always that of the cow. “Humor and positive feelings are important to me; the smiles of the viewers, the joys of the gallery visitor is the desired award for me” said Gertsch of his work.
Born in Switzerland in 1952, Gertsch has been a competitive swimmer, sports teacher, computer engineer, and a father of three boys. His sketches of goodnight stories and daydreams of the past have, unlike his kids, never quite grown up.
His first major exhibition as a freelance artist was in Hamburg, Germany. Since then, numerous cows, calves, and bulls of the Emme Valley in Switzerland graze in the cool apartments of city dwellers and countryside homes in Europe, North and South America as well as Asia.
The artist says of his motif, “Like the primordial mother of all living beings, the cow appears in every painting. I bring colors into harmony which at first glance to not seem to fit and combine different techniques into a vibrating production.”
Gertsch continues, “Because of my worldwide collectors, my cattle are the happiest Emmentaler cows - hardly born, they stagger onto the biggest pastures in the world.”
His collectors all agree that, "It must be a kind person who paints such lovable cows.” Gertsch’s paintings have travelled around the world, decorating modern apartments, holiday homes, medical practices, hotels, and public buildings. His Cows can be found in Singapore, Zurich, New York, Texas, Berne, Munich and Berlin, Sydney, Oslo, Hamburg, and Salzburg, from the Emme Valley all the way to sunny Los Angeles.
EXHIBITIONS
2019- Galerie am Lindenhof, Zurich
- Künstlermärit, Langenthal
- Basler Kunstmarkt
- Kunstmarkt Zofingen, Switzerland
- Galerie m Beck, Homburg
- Affordable Art Fair, New York City, NY
- Basel Art Center, Basel
- Marziart, Internationale Galerie, Hamburg
- The Art Project, Miami, FL
- Salon International d’Art Contemporain, Cannes
- Kunstsupermarkt Solothurn, Switzerland
- Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles
- Marziart, Internationale Galerie, Hamburg, Germany
- New York Affordable Art Fair, New York
- Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles
- Art International Zurich, Contemporary Art Fair, Switzerland
- Kunstwarenhaus, Zürich, Switzerland
- Bromer Art Collection, Roggwil, Switzerland
- Galerie Kuhle Bilder, Burgdorf, Switzerland
- Galerie Hadorn, Lichtensteig, Switzerland
- Künstlermärit Langenthal, Switzerland
- Galerie Am Lindenhof, Zürich, Switzerland
- Kunstmarkt Zofingen, Switzerland
- Galerie Utzenstorf, Switzerland
- Schweizer Kunstsupermarkt Solothurn, Switzerland
- Künstlermärit Langenthal, Switzerland
- Milano Nord Burgdorf, Switzerland
- Schweizer Kunstsupermarkt Solothurn, Switzerland
- Halde Galerie, Widen, Switzerland
- Internationale Galerie, Hamburg, Germany
- Wohnform Herzog, Burgdorf, Switzerland
- Art Wiesloch, Germany
- Schweizer Kunstsupermarkt Solothurn, Switzerland
TV & FILM
- Minx, HBO