Vita Peter Gustavus
| 21. 10. 1946 | born in Berlin |
| since 1984 | married to his second wife Namoko Shamaya-Gustavus, father of three children |
| since 1964 | six-year administrative training at the Berlin Senate |
| 1972 | Beginnings of artistic activity as a hobby |
| since 1974 | three-year administrative studies at the Administrative Academy Berlin with degree: Dipl.Kam. |
| 1977 | first encounter with Africa (study trip to Morocco); Beginning of my development activities at the German Development Service (DED) in Bonn |
| 1978 | study trip to Kenya |
| 1979 | Sahara-Sahel crossing (by car from Berlin to Bamako / Mali ) |
| 1980 – 1981 | first DED mission abroad in Nepal; there intense preoccupation with the painter |
| 1982 – 1984 | second DED assignment abroad in Zambia; Beginnings of African influence on painting |
| 1987 | Study trip to Zambia |
| 1988 – 1992 | Foreign assignment as project consultant with Deutsche Welthungerhilfe in Lesotho; Travel to other countries of southern and eastern Africa; Designs of tapestries |
| 1992 | return to Berlin and intensification of my artistic activity |
| 1995 | further study trip to Zambia and purchase of a farm in Zambia; Admission to Quarts e.V. first public exhibition of pictures; others followed |
| 1999 | serious illness resulting in early retirement; Journey to Zambia with intensive artistic activity |
| 2000 | severe heart surgery |
| since 2000 | painting has become my main occupation |
| 2001 | Journey to Zambia with intensive artistic activity |
| 2003 | member of the curatorial team of "local art 2003 - open studios in Tempelhof / Schöneberg" Beginning of cooperation with different artists of Lichtenrade |
| 2004 | Creation of the idea, a German-Zambian exchange of art and artists as well as an art forum on the Shazula farm, further construction of the farm |
| 2005 | Intensification of the artistic cooperation with the artist Rosa Therese Harter Start of work on the German-Zambian exchange project |
| 2006 | Intensive preparation to implement the Shazula Cultural Forum and continuation of the exchange project. |
| 2007 | Failure of the exchange project because of various reasons (fire in the house and communication problems), beginning of building the Shazula Cultural Forum |
| 2008 | Opening of Shazula Cultural Forum in Magoye; first art exhibition in Lusaka/Zambia |
| 2009 up to 2017 | Concentration on Shazula activities (art, intercultural education, creative tourism), Intensive art activities, exhibitions in Zambia and in Germany |
| since 2017 | Shutting down Shazula Cultural Forum, since then concentration on art work in Berlin /exhibitions and other art activities in Germany as well as voluntary work in the context of refugee aid |