1907
Born, Bad Tolz, Bavaria, Germany

1913-22
Public School, Gymnaisum, Burnswick, Germany

1923
Private study with Willy Jaeckel

1927-28
Academie de la Grande Chaumiere, Paris
Academie Ranson, Paris

1928
Albrecht Duerer Prize

1929
Solo show, Gesellschaft der Freunde, Brunswick Castle

1929-31
Exhibited in Akademie der Kuenste, Berlin

1933
Solo show, Herzog Anton Ullrich Museum, Brunswick

1938
To US, meets Lyonel Feininger

1940
Carnegie Scholarship, Harvard University

1940-42
Art Department Head, Kalamazoo College, Michigan

1942-45
U.S. Army

1943
US Citizenship recieved
First prize, Delgado Museum Annual Exhibition, New Orleans
Solo show, Denver Art Museum

1946
Solo show, Springfield Art Association

1947
Assistant professor, State University of Iowa
Solo exhibitions: Muhlenberg COllege, Decatur Art Center and at New Jersey State Museum

1968
Two person show, Stern Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana with Ray Parker
Suite of lithographs executed at Collectors Press, San Francisco
Appointed director, Museum of Art, University of Iowa

1970
Solo shows: Thor Gallery, Kentucky and at The Design Center, Cleveland
"The Calligraphic Statement", The Arts Club of Chicago, March-April, participation as lender of historic works and as calligrapher (nine works invited), and opening lecturer

1971-72
Tamarind Litopgrahy Workshop Fellowship
Solo exhibition, Jodi Scully Gallery, Los Angeles

1973
Solo exhibition, Poindexter Gallery, New York City
Completed painting commission for Deere & Co.
Assembled the Univeristy of Iowa Collection exhibition

1974
Solo exhibition, Charles H. McNider Museum, Mason City, Iowa - "Ulfert Wilke, Artist, Collector, Museum Director."

1975
Final exhibition at UNiversity of Iowa - "An Artist Collects: Ulfert Wilke - Selections from Five Continents. Retires from University of Iowa.
Solo exibitions: Jodi Scully, Los Angeles; Octagon Gallery, Iowa.

1976
Solo exhibition, Gurewitsch, Inc., New York City.
Two person exhibition with sculptures by George Rickey, New York City.
"Fracassini-Lechay-Wilke" exhibitino traveled by University of Iowa. Visited Tobey in Basel.

1977
Solo exhibitions: Arts Club of Chicago; Byck Gallery, Kentucky; Thor Gallery, Kentucky.
Produces two lithographic suites.

1978
Solo Exhibitions: Waterloo Art Assn., Iowa; Gurewitsch Inc., New York City; Galerie Querschnitt, Germany; Gallery Percival, Des Moines; James WIllis Gallery, San Francisco.
American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters exhibition and award, New York City.
Exhibition of Ulfert Wilke Collection, Pace Gallery, New York City.
Commission of Prudential Life Insurance Co. mural.

1979
Solo exhibition, Adam Mekler Gallery, Los Angeles

1980
Solo exhibition, Percival Gallery, Des Moines
Wilke Collection exhibition, University of Utah Museum of Fine Arts
Rockwell International Avionics mural commission.

1981
Solo exhibitions: American Norwegian Museum, Iowa; Honolulu Academy of Arts, Hawaii. (Both of "Viking Ships" series)

1982
Solo exhibition, Ulfert Wilke - The Viking Ships, Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, Iowa. At the time of the creation of this timeline (1983), this exhibition was traveling to a number of galleries and museums.

Referenced from: Nordland, Gerald. Ulfert Wilke: A Retrospective. Salt Lake City: University of Utah, 1983.