Biography
1990 | Graduation with Diploma |
Lived and worked since then in Vienna, A | |
1957 | born in Zurich, CH |
1977 - 81 | University of Zurich: languages and history |
1981 - 83 | Employed as a teacher |
1983 - 85 | Attended Schule fuer Gestaltung, (Art School), Zurich, CH |
1985 - 90 | Master School for Engravery and Miniature Sculptures with Prof. Franz Xaver Oelzant, Viennese Academy for Fine Art, A |
1996 – 2011 | Founding of the gallery „Atrium ed Arte“ in Vienna, A |
scholarships, prices and orders | |
1990 | Diploma with first class honours „Meisterschul“ Prize from the Academy |
1994 | Theater Liberté, Basel, CH |
2007 | Scholarship from the Federal Ministry for Science and Art, Austria, for two months in the Austrian artist’s studio in Ningbo, China |
2008 | Scholarship from the Dr. Robert und Lina Thyll-Duerr-Foundation on Elba, Italy |
1989/90 | Scholarship from the Federal Ministry for Science and Research, Austria |
1991 - 95 | Ongoing involvement with the dancer and choreographer Bettina Nisoli: Design of the objects „Flügelhut“ and „Grosse Feder“ for the dance performance „Ange passe,“ „Grosses Blatt“ for „Ein Summen im Garten“ and „Faltkofferobjekt“ for „Voyage.“ |
2005/06 | Scholarship from the Federal Ministry for Science and Art, Austria, for two months in New York, NY, USA |
2005/06 | scholarship for three months in New York, NY, USA |
soloexhibitions | |
1993 | Exhibition with Vincent Mahrer at the Gallery Puls Art, Winterthur, CH |
1995 | Exhibition with Vincent Mahrer as part of „Art in Beethoven House“, Vienna, A |
1996 | Solo exhibition in the 4 U Gallery, Bruck an der Mur, A |
1998 | Exhibition with Claudia Aigner in the Spiess Gallery, Zurich, CH |
1999 | Solo exhibition in the „Litera“ Gallery, Prague, CZ |
1999 | „Cityscapes“ with Grazyna Gotz and Vincent Mahrer in the „Round Tower“, Copenhagen, DK |
2000 | Soloexhibition in the „Ècole de beaux-art“ in Besançon, F |
2001 | Exhibition with Vincent Mahrer in the WUK, Vienna, A as part of „CH in A – Switzerland in Austria“, „Fragile Architektur-Skulptur“ (fragile architectural sculpture), Amerlinghaus, Vienna, A |
2002 | „Beyond“, with Ona B., Austrian Library, Pilsen, CZ |
2003 | „Iseyoshi“ Gallery, Ginza, Tokyo, Japan |
2004 | Austrian Cultural Forum, Tokyo, Japan |
2004 | Lilian Andrée Gallery, with Claudine Leroy, Riehen near Basel, CH |
2004 | Aktion Museum M, with Kurt Straznicky, Barockschloessl Mistelbach, A |
2005 | Espace PR 36, mit F & D Cartier, Neuchâtel, CH |
2005 | „Räume und Figuren“ (spaces and figures), „ Oxyd“ Gallery with René Fehr-Biscioni, Annatina Graf, Thomas Rutherford und Kurt Straznicky, Winterthur, CH |
2007 | „Chinese Window“, Galerie Pendel, Waidhofen/Ybbs, A |
2007 | „Chinese Window“, Galerie Litera, Prag, CZ |
2007 | Objects and Photographies, Ningbo Museum of Art, Ningbo, PR China |
2009 | „Water: Life“, with Barbara Bernsteiner, Rittersaal Stift Millstatt, A |
2010 | Galerie allerArt, Remise Bludenz, with Barbara Bernsteiner, Bludenz, Vorarlberg, A |
2010 | „Where water and land join“, with Alfred Graf, Gallery Arcade, Mödling, A |
2010 | „Losinj – Island between sky and sea“, Nerezine, photographs |
2011 | „elementar“, Gallery Ulrike Hrobsky, with Nadja Hlavka, Vienna, A |
2011 | Gallery Rieder, Munich, Germany |
2013 | „Photography“, Galerie Blaugelbe Zwettl, Zwettl, A |
2014 | Gallery Hrobsky, with Nadja D. Hlavka, Vienna |
2014 | „River Memory Pieces“, Installation and exhibition for TransArtWorks: Dance Sebastian Prantl, Piano Cecilia Li Prantl, Tanzatelier Wien, Vienna |
2015 | Photographs, Austrian Embassy, Islamabad + Fomma Trust, Karachi, Pakistan |
2016 | „Schöne Steine“, Schmuckatelier Tina Polisoidis, Wien |
2016 | Photographs, Alliance Française, Lahore, Pakistan |
2017 | „Spaces between Land, Water and Sky“, HDLU, Zagreb, Croatia |
2017 | "Räume zwischen Land, Wasser und Himmel", Fotografien, Österreichisches Kultur Forum, Zagreb, Kroatien |
2018 | „Tanz auf dem Horizont“, Salon Pétanque, Stift Klosterneuburg, mit Alfred Graf, A |
2019 | „Räume zwischen Land, Wasser und Himmel“, Art Floor Schlumberger, Wien |
2021 | „Emanation of Void, Arcade Gallery, with Lisa Klinger, Mödling, A |
groupexhibitions | |
1988 | Participant in the First Sculptor’s Symposium in Zwettl in Lower Austria. Sale of the sculpture made during the symposium to the City of Zwettl. |
1989 | Competition Exhibition: Design of a trophy for the Austrian Museum Prize, Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna. |
1989 | Exhibition by four artists in the Academy Gallery in Horn, Lower Austria |
1994 | Participant in the „Papierkunst Schweiz“ travelling exhibition: Berne - Vilnius - Tallin - Riga - Moskow |
1994 | Participant in the third International Sculptor’s Symposium, „Die Bruecke von Andau“ (the bridge of Andau), Burgenland, A. |
1994 | Participant in the International Symposium for Visual Artists entitled „We are tolerant“, initiated by the Charta 77 Foundation, Bratislava, SK |
1995 | Siegkristenkeller Gallery, Buelach, CH |
1995 | exhibition in the women’s tramway, Zurich, CH |
1996 | Station 3 Gallery, „Foto hoch 3“ (photo raised to 3 dimensions), Vienna, A. |
1996 | „Raum plus“ (space plus), group exhibition in the Kornhaus, Bern, CH |
1996 | „Taeuschungen“ (illusions) group exhibition in the former Kunsthalle, Zurich, CH |
1997 | „Nature morte“ group exhibition in the Lilian Andrée Gallery, Basel, CH |
1998 | „Raum!“ (space!) group exhibition in the K¸nstlerhaus, Vienna, A |
1998 | Group exhibition in the „Station 3“ Gallery, Vienna, A |
2001 | „Schweizer Art II“, Zürich Kosmos, Vienna, A (also curator) |
2001 | „Licht-Feld“, Basel, CH |
2002 | „Skulptur 2002“, Fuerstenfeld, A |
2002 | „Licht-Feld 2“, Basel, CH |
2002 | „Open 2002“, international exhibition of sculptures and installations, Lido Venice, Italy, as representant of Austria |
2003 | Eginu Gallery, Gifu, Japan |
2003 | „Beyond“ Galerie Sikoronja, Rosegg, A |
2003 | „Lichtfeld 3„, Basel, CH |
2004 | „Lichtfeld 4“, internationale Gruppenausstellung, Basel, CH |
2005 | „Lichtfeld 5“, Basel, CH |
2005 | Sikoronja Gallery „Isonzo“, Rosegg, A |
2006 | „Lichtfeld 6“, Basel, CH |
2006 | „Beyond – darüber hinaus“, Palais Epstein, Wien |
2007 | „Zeitsprung“, Gallery 42, Allentsteig, Lower Austria, A |
2007 | „Six3“, Schafschetzy Gallery, Graz, Styria, A |
2007 | „Lichtfeld 7“, Basel, CH |
2008 | Akad. d. Wissenschaften, zum Symposium „Wissenschaft und Ästhetik“, Wien |
2008 | „ZeitRaumZeit“, „TimeSpaceTime“, Kuenstlerhaus, Vienna, A |
2008 | „traces, Erinnerung in Fotografien“, Kuenstlerhaus, Vienna, A |
2008 | „ZeitRaumZeit», „TimeSpaceTime“, Kuenstlerhaus, Vienna, A |
2009 | „Very cloudy – fugitive phenomenons of the sky“, Museum auf Abruf, Vienna A |
2009 | „different.ways.2.SCULPTURES“, Künstlerhaus Klagenfurt, A |
2009 | „different.ways.2.SCULPTURES“, Künstlerhaus Thurn und Taxis, Bregenz, A |
2011 | Gallery Prisma, Artist's association Bozen, Bozen, Italy |
2013 | „Horror vacui“, exhibition for Bodo Hell, k/haus Vienna |
2013 | “TransAlpin”, Sihlquai 55 and Schoffelgasse 10, Zurich, Switzerland. Organisation and curation of an exchange project between the Künstlerhaus Vienna and visarte Zurich (catalogue) |
2014 | Organisation and curation of the Symposium "between land and water on the island Lošinj, Croatia |
2014 | Exhibition "Between land and water", Künstlerhaus, Vienna |
2014 | „Räume zwischen Land und Wasser”, Ausstellung im Künstlerhaus Wien; Organisation und Kuratierung, mit österreichischen und kroatischen KünstlerInnen (Katalog) |
2015 | „Realise & Resist“, Collegio Armeno Moorat Raphael, Palazzo Zenobio, 56th Biennale of Venice |
2015 | Symposium in Istrien „Tramuntana – Freundschaften Symposium des Vereins „next“: Realise – sold out |
2016 | „Tramontana – friendships“, filmpresentation in Venice, Italy and in Rovinj, Kroatien |
2017 | „Bue Gold - Water in art“, Landesgalerie Burgenland, Eisenstadt, Austria |
2017 | „Traces of the Water“, Symposium on Lošinj, Croatia, participant and Organizer |
2018 | Ausstellung “Spuren des Wassers”, HDLU, Zagreb, Kroatien (K), Organisation und Kuratierung |
2018 | „Spuren des Wassers parallel“, Wasserturm, Wien (K) |
2019 | „Sold out: Subtile Revolutionen“, Künstlerhaus Wien (K) |
2019 | Symposium des Vereins „next“ „On Pilgrimage“, ein Land Art Projekt in den Seckauer Bergen, A, (K) |
2020 | „Klangsicht“, Kunstwerkstatt Tulln, A |
2020 | „FLUSSaufwärts“, Wanderausstellung in NÖ, Allentsteig, Kirchberg/Wagram, Laa/Thaya, Yspertal, Gars am Kamp, Neulengbach, A (K) |
2020 | Symposium des Vereins „next“, „On Pilgrimage“, ein Land Art Projekt in den Seetaler Alpen, A |
2020 | Symposium „Sources I“, Styria, at the Seetaler Alpen, www.nextkunst.at |
2021 | „FUSSaufwärts“, Aspekte und Aufzeichnungen entlang der Donau, FLUSSaufwärts und gegen den Strom Schloss Orth, Orth an der Donau, Kunstsalon Perchtoldsdorf, Museum Langenzersdorf (K) |
2021 | „Kunstraum Arcade – Der Garten - Entwürfe und Wirklichkeiten“, Barockschlössl Mistelbach |
2021 | Symposium „Quellen“, Seckau und Ingeringsee, www.nextkunst.at |
2021 | „Klangsicht“, Kunstwerkstatt Tulln, Kuratierung Reinhard Süss |
2021 | Symposium „Sources II“, Styria, in Seckau and at the Lake Ingering, www.nextkunst.at |
2021 | „FLUSSaufwärts (upSTREAM), aspects and notes along the river Danube“, exhibitions in six different art spaces in Lower Austria (catalogue) |
2021 | Symposium „Val – Welle - Wave“ on the island Lošinj, organizer and participant |
2022 | “Garden - projects and realities”, Barockschlößl Mistelbach and Essingerhasu Mödling, A |
2022 | Exhibition „Val – Welle - Wave“, with seven Austrian artists, Palača Fritzi, Mali Lošinj, Croatia, organizer, curator and participant (catalogue) |
2022 | “Wood & Stone”, international Landart symposium on the “Grafenbergalm”, Styria, A |
2023 | HUMAN_NATURE, member exhibition, Künstlerhaus Vienna, A |
1988 | City of Zwettl: „Sitzende“(Sitting woman)1988, Wachau marble, hight around 120 cm |
2008 | City of Vienna: „Westward 5-8“, 2006, b/w-photographs on Barite |
2013 | Artothek of the Austrian ministry of Arts and Culture: „Dunav – Dance with Tisa, Vuka and Sava“, 2012, photo collage, 120 x 107 cm |
2013 | Artothek of the Austrian ministry of Arts and Culture: „Irrawaddydelta“, 2009, photo collage, 120 x 107 cm |
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