Chronology:

Born Vienna, Austria - 1898
Attends the Vienna School of Arts and Crafts (now called, the University of Applied Arts) - c.1920
Studies painting at the school of Heimann; Munich, Germany. - Early 20's
Furthers artistic training in Geneva, Switzerland; begins working in decorative art and design; exhibits her work for the first time. - Early 20's -
Leaves Geneva for Paris. - c. mid 20's
Lives in Paris, doing commercial advertising work for several major advertising firms. - c. late 20's / early 30's
Moves from France to Spain to take a position as an artistic collaborator in an important fashion house. Resides one year on the islands of Mallorca and Ibiza. Travels throughout Spain inspired with a newly found devotion to painting. Lives in Madrid, for more than a year. - Early 30's
Decides to flee Spain for Argentina, due to the growing political crisis in Spain and the rise of Fascism in Europe. - 1934
Arrives in Buenos Aires and lives in the suburb of Quilmes.
Begins to establish her place as an artist and intellectual amongst the cultured, social community in Buenos Aires. - 1934
Travels throughout Argentina, from the high plains (altiplano) of the Andes in the north, to Patagonia in the south. Paints the dramatic landscapes and the native people she encounters. - 1934 to 1954
Returns to Spain and visits France, Italy, Germany and Australia. - 1936 and 1938
Embarks on an eighteen month trip through Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador. - 1945
Journeys to and exhibits in Brazil, Mexico and Uruguay - *
Awarded First Prize in Painting from the Society of Watercolorists and Engravers; Buenos Aires, Argentina. - 1948
Lives and works with a group of artists in Salta, Argentina. - Early 50's
Receives a First Prize in Drawing from the Society of Watercolorists and Engravers; Buenos Aires, Argentina. - 1951
Paints one of the murals at the Galeria Santa Fe; Buenos Aires,Argentina. - Summer 1954
Dies in a plane crash in the Sierra de Vilgo, a province of La Rioja, returning from Mendoza to Buenos Aires. - 1954

Exhibitions:
Geneva, Switzerland
Rosario, Argentina
Montevideo, Uruguay
Mendoza, Argentina
Salta, Argentina
Lima, Peru
Invited, by museum director P.M. Bardi , to exhibit at the San Paolo Museum of Art; San Paolo, Brazil.
Salon de Arte Municipal: featuring Gertrudis Chale, Juan Carlos Castagnino and Clement Moreau; La Paz, Bolivia. - 1945
Galleria d'Arte Selecta; Rome, Italy - in association with Gallery Bonino: an exhibition of Gertrudis Chale, Raquel Forner and Juan Batlle Planas. - April 1956
Galleria Bonino; Buenos Aires, Argentina "Gertrudis Chale" - 1956
Galleria Bonino; Buenos Aires, Argentina "Gertrudis Chale" - 1960
National Museum of Fine Arts; Buenos Aires, Argentina "Hundred Fifty Years of Argentinian Painting" - 1960
Galleria Bonino; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil "Gertrudis Chale" - 1962
Galleria Bonino; Buenos Aires, Argentina "Gertrudis Chale" - 1963
Galleria Bonino; Buenos Aires, Argentina "Gertrudis Chale" - 1967

Collections:
Museo de Bellas Artes; Buenos Aires, Argentina
University of Essex Collection of Latin American Art; Colchester, England.
Numerous private collections.
Ralli Museum of Latin American Art, locations:
Montevideo, Uruguay
Santiago, Chile
Caesarea, Israel
Marbella, Spain

Source:
gertrudischale.com