BIOGRAPHY
1965
Born in Zurich
Lives and works in Zurich
EDUCATION
2006
Master of Fine Arts, Chelsea College of Art and Design, London
2000
Art Center of Design, Pasadena
1999
F&F Schule für Gestaltung, Zurich University of California, Los Angeles
1981
Kunstgewerbeschule
GRANTS / AWARDS
2014
International Artist Residency, Art Factory, Budapest
1997
Ernst Göhner Stiftung, Zug
1996
Cassinelli-Vogel-Stiftung, Zurich
BIENNALES
2016
Not new Now, Marrakech Biennale 6, Marrakech
2015
Memory and Dream, 6th Beijing International Art Biennale, Beijing
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2019
Introspection, Opera Gallery, New York
2018
Human Perspectives, Opera Gallery, Zurich
The Dark Corner of the Human Mind, Kunstforum Wien, Vienna
The Painter’s Room, Opera Gallery, Paris
2017
Fragmented Identity, Opera Gallery, Monaco
Fragmented Figures, Schultz Contemporary, Berlin
2016
Random Noise, Fabian & Claude Walter Galerie, Zurich
Suspended Reality, Opera Gallery, New York
Between Here and There, Opera Gallery, London
2015
Breakfast with Velázques, Michael Schultz Gallery, Berlin
Just Another Day in Paradise, Brot Kunsthalle, Vienna
Sequences, Opera Gallery, Geneva
Figures & Interiors, Ludwiggalerie Schloss Oberhausen, Oberhausen
2014
Distorted Moments, Ludwig Museum, Koblenz
The Forgotten Palace, Budapest Art Factory, Budapest
Under My Skin, Fabian & Claude Walter Galerie, Zurich
Between the Fragments, Claire Oliver Gallery, New York
2013
Dissolution & Resolution, Kunstraum Osper, Cologne
Empire Inc., Kunsthalle Rostock, Rostock
2012
Interior/ Exterior, Michael Schultz Gallery, Berlin
The Sounds of Silence and Distortion, Claire Oliver Gallery, New York
Shifting Landscapes, Kunsthalle Dresden, Dresden
Disturbia, Michael Schultz Gallery, Seoul
Developing Landscapes, Gwangju Museum of Art, Gwangju
2011
Dissonance & Contemplation, Claire Oliver Gallery, New York
Freeze Frame, Michael Schultz Gallery, Seoul
Interiors, Fabian & Claude Walter Galerie, Zurich
2010
The Human Nature Project, Schultz Contemporary, Berlin
Distorted Fragments, Art + Art Gallery, Moskow
2008
Shortcuts, Fabian & Claude Walter Galerie, Zurich
A Day at the Shore, Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Los Angeles
Insomnia, Galeria Filomena Soares, Lisbon
2006
Fusion Paintings, Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Los Angeles
Moon Safari, Chelsea College, University of the Arts, London
2005
American Paintings, Kashya Hildebrand, New York
2004
Blur Motion Abstracts, Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Los Angeles
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2018
Abstracting the Real, Opera Gallery, Geneva
Masters Unveiled, Opera Gallery, Zurich
Painted Images, Sanatorium, Istanbul
The Monaco Masters Show, Opera Gallery
Portrait, Opera Gallery, New York
2017
Painting, Leahn Gallery, Daegu
Autumn Leaves, Michael Schultz Gallery, Berlin
Transit, Michael Schultz Gallery, Berlin
The Monaco Masters Show, Opera Gallery, Monaco
2016
Creative Frenzy, Schultz Contemporary, Berlin
Monachromaniac, Opera Gallery, New York
Thirty Year Anniversary, Fabian & Claude Walter Galerie, Zurich
Addicted to Painting, Michael Schultz Gallery, Berlin
Something, Berry Campbell, New York
2015
Imago Mundi, Luciano Benetton Collection,
Fondazione Giorgi Cini, Venice
Dancer in the Dark, Schultz Contemporary, Berlin
2014
Wunderkammer, Fabian & Claude Walter Galerie, Zurich
The Weekly Show, Schultz Contemporary, Zurich
In/Outsource, Amnua Museum, Nanjing
Wild Heart: Art Exhibition of German Neo Expressionism Since the 1960s,
China Art Museum, Shanghai
2013
Obscure, Fabian & Claude Walter Galerie, Villa Renata, Basel
Salondergegenwart, Hamburg
Bosporus Brake, BAP Gallerie, Istanbul
O.T., World Art Museum, Beijing
Infinity - Neo Expressionism/ Contemporary Art, Zhan Zhou
International Cultural and Creative Industry Park, Beijing
2012
Beyond Bling, Claire Oliver Gallery, New York
Abgrung und Pathos, Schultz Contemporary, Berlin
Beyond the Paramount, Galerie Michael Janssen, Berlin
2011
10-20-10, Claire Oliver Gallery, New York
Surface, Claire Oliver Gallery, New York
2010
Silly Gooses Live in The Dark, UF6 Projects, Berlin
The Big World, Fabian & Claude Walter Galerie, Zurich
2009
Nursery Rhymes, Flowers East, London
The Beautiful Painting Show, Fabian & Claude Walter Galerie, Zurich
The Lure and The Seducer, Christoffer Egelund Gallery, Copenhagen
White Snow, Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Los Angeles
2008
Future50, PSL Project Space, Leeds
Kapellmeister Pulls A Doozy, Seven Seven, London
Unnatural Habitats, Flowers East, London
2007
Kindheit, Museum Rohnerhaus, Lauterach
Anticipation, One One One, Flora Fairbairn Projects, London
Dorian Gray Projects, John Jones Projects Space, London
2005
Summer Exhibition, Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Los Angeles
PROJECTS
2008
Future50 PSL Project Space, Leeds, Curated by Ceri Hand and Liz Aston
2007
Dorian Gray Project, John Jones Project Space, London
Anticipation, One One One, Flora Fairbairn Projects, London,
Curated by Flora Fairbairn, Kay Saatchi and Catriona Warren