1953 born in Ravensburg
1974–80 studied at the State Academy of Fine Arts, Karlsruhe, under Prof. Albrecht von Hancke and Prof. Wilhelm Loth
1976–78 studied Art History at the State Academy of Fine Arts Karlsruhe under Prof. Andreas Franzke and Prof. Sigfried Wichmann and at the University of Karlsruhe under Prof. Wolfgang Hartmann
1980 married musician Erika Stauss
1980–81 DAAD scholarship for a residency at the Escola Superior de Belas Artes (ESBAP), Porto, Portugal
1982 Drawing Prize at the III. Biennial of Contemporary Art, Vila Nova de Cerveira, Portugal
1984 scholarship from the Baden-Württemberg Art Foundation
1985 Advancement Award of the City of Wolfsburg
1986 Advancement Award of the cities of Ravensburg and Weingarten | Art Prize of the City of Nordhorn | “1st Mention” in the XXV. Joan Miró International Drawing Prize, Barcelona
1987 working grant from the Kunstfonds e. V., Bonn
1988 scholarship at the Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris
1989 Grand Prize of the II. International Sculpture Biennial, Óbidos, Portugal
1989–90 Wilhelm Lehmbruck Scholarship of the City of Duisburg | Visiting Professorship for Sculpture at the State Academy of Fine Arts, Stuttgart
1992 “Werk statt Schloss” project grant from the City of Wolfsburg
2003 opening of the “Parc de Sculptures de Larians” | residency at “La Vie des Formes,” Mark di Suvero Foundation, Chalon-sur-Saône
2019 Iserlohn Art Prize
2021 Upper Swabian Art Prize
2026 Loth Prize of the L-Bank Karlsruhe
Robert Schad lives in Larians, France, and Chamosinhos, Portugal
