Johanna Steinz, a native of Germany, moved to Charlotte with her husband and son from North Rhine-Westphalia in 2011. Johanna started her professional career by earning a degree as a teacher for physical education and later followed the footsteps of her father and grandfather by joining the more than 65-year-old family owned heating and plumbing business. Later Johanna followed her passion for interior design and took her career to the next level. For more than 20 years she designed kitchens, bathrooms as well as spas and managed a design studio in Düsseldorf, Germany.
During her time in Charlotte, Johanna got involved with the docent program of the Mint Museum and found her own way of creative expression. She met Klaus Becker in 2015 and became a Board Member of the N.C. Zeitgeist Foundation shortly thereafter. Since 2016, Johanna has organized the artists’ tours of TEASE– Transatlantic Exhibition of Art in the Southeast.
TEASE - Transatlantic Exhibition of Art in the SouthEast is a biennial Art Project organized by The N.C. Zeitgeist Foundation, founded in 2014 by Klaus Becker, Honorary Consul of Germany in Charlotte (ret.).
In recognition of the significant and long-standing German-American bilateral relationship in North Carolina, The N.C. Zeitgeist Foundation works to inform and foster dialogue about Germany’s current and historic influence of industry, culture and arts in the region. Zeitgeist means "spirit of time", and in carrying out its mission, the Foundation seeks to strengthen relationships between Germany and North Carolina.
Since 2014 TEASE is one of the highlights of the Foundation’s program. Every event has drawn a large diverse audience and sparked new friendships across the Atlantic.
Celebrating the enduring German-American connection, The N.C. Zeitgeist Foundation promotes cultural exchange and economic collaboration across N.C. through art, dialogue, and business innovation.
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