1938 | Born as Karin Martin in Rabenstein near Chemnitz |
1953 | Escape from the GDR to West Germany |
1959 | Abitur in Bochum |
1959-65 | Studies at the Düsseldorf Art Academy |
1960 | Admission to the class of K.O. Götz |
1964 | Change from informal to representational painting style; state examination in art education |
1965 | Marriage with K.O. Götz |
1966 | Group exhibition EXTRA, Municipal Museum Wiesbaden |
1968 | Exhibition at the Gallery Henning Larsen, Copenhagen; Exhibition at the Suermondt-Ludwig-Museum, Aachen |
1969-75 | Lecturer and later lecturer at the Düsseldorf Art Academy |
1972 | Together with K.O. Götz publication of the book "Probleme der Bildästetik. An introduction to descriptive thinking". |
1975-2007 | Professor of painting at the Düsseldorf Art Academy |
1977 | Foundation of the artist group AXIOM |
1980 | Retrospective exhibition at the Märkisches Museum, Witten |
1985 | Exhibition at the Museum am Ostwall, Dortmund |
1988 | Equal opportunity commissioner at the Düsseldorf Art Academy |
1994 | Exhibition at the Municipal Art Collections Chemnitz |
1997 | Establishment of the K.O. Götz and Rissa Foundation |
2000 | Prorector of the Düsseldorf Art Academy |
2003 | Solo exhibition at the Museum Küppersmühle, Duisburg |
2004 | Participation in group exhibition "Homage to K.O. Götz, Museum Küppersmühle, Duisburg |
2007 | Retirement from the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf |
2009 | Member of the advisory board of the KA of the state ; Awarded the Order of Merit of the State of Rhineland-Palatinate |
| Together with K.O. Götz exhibition at the Roentgen Museum and the Municipal Gallery of the City of Neuwied |
2012 | Honorary member of the Düsseldorf Art Academy |
2018 | Retrospective at the Akademie Galerie, Düsseldorf, Retrospective at the Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz |
| lives in Wolfenacker |