Biography
1965Born in Zurich
Lives and works in Zurich
Education
2006Master of Fine Arts, Chelsea College of Art and Design, London
2000Art Center of Design, Pasadena
1999F&F Schule für Gestaltung Zurich
University of California, Los Angeles
1981Kunstgewerbeschule Zurich
Grants / Awards
1997Ernst Göhner Stiftung, Zug
1996Cassinelli-Vogel-Stiftung, Zurich
Erziehungsdirektion des Kantons Zurich
Biennales
2016Not New Now, Marrakech Biennale 6, Marrakech
2015Memory and Dream, 6th Beijing International Art Biennale, Beijing
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2020Fractured, Opera Gallery, Geneva
A Moment of Reflection, Opera Gallery, online
2019Paintings of Disruption, Opera Gallery, Seoul
Introspection, Opera Gallery, New York
2018Human Perspectives, Opera Gallery, Zurich
The Dark Corner of the Human Mind,Kunstforum Wien, Vienna
The Painter’s Room,Opera Gallery, Paris
2017Fragmented Figures,schultz contemporary, Berlin
Fragmented Identity, Opera Gallery, Monaco
2016Random Noise, Fabian & Claude Walter, Zurich
Suspended Reality, Opera Gallery, New York
Between Here and There, Opera Gallery, London
2015Breakfast with Velázquez,Michael Schultz Gallery, Berlin
Just Another Day in Paradise, Brotkunsthalle, Wien
Sequences, Opera Gallery, Geneva
Figures & Interiors, Ludwiggalerie Schloss Oberhausen
2014Distorted 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
2013Disolution & Resolution, Kunstraum Osper, Cologne
Empire Inc., Kunsthalle Rostock, Rostock
2012Interior/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
2011Dissonance & Contemplation,Claire Oliver Gallery, New York
Freeze Frame, Michael Schultz Gallery, Seoul
Interiors,Fabian & Claude Walter Galerie, Zurich
2010The Human Nature Project,Schultz Contemporary, Berlin
Distorted Fragments, Art + Art Gallery, Moscow
2008Shortcuts, Fabian & Claude Walter Galerie, Zurich
A Day at the Shore, Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Los Angeles
Insomnia, Galeria Filomena Soares, Lisbon
2006Fusion Paintings, Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Los Angeles
Moon Safari, Chelsea College, University of the Arts, London
2005American Paintings, Kashya Hildebrand, New York
2004Blur Motion Abstracts, Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Los Angeles
2002White Paintings, Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Los Angeles
Selected Group Exhibitions
2019The Monaco Masters Show, Opera Gallery, Monaco
2018Abstracting the Real, Opera Gallery, Geneva
Masters Unveiled, Opera Gallery, Zurich
Painted Images, Sanatorium, Istanbul
The Monaco Masters Show, Opera Gallery, Monaco
Portrait, Opera Gallery, New York
2017Painting, Leahn Gallery, Daegu
Autumn Leaves, Michael Schultz Gallery, Berlin
Transit, Michael Schultz Gallery, Berlin
The Monaco Masters Show, Opera Gallery, Monaco
2016Under One Sky, Dianxi Science & Technology Normal
University, Lincang
Creative Frenzy, schultz contemporary, Berlin
Monochormaniac, Opery Gallery, New York City NY
Thirty Year Anniversary, Fabian & Claude Walter Galerie Zurich
addicted to painting,Michael Schultz Gallery, Berlin
Something, Berry Campbell, New York
2015Imago Mundi, Luciano Benetton Collection,
Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Venice
Dancer in the Dark, schultz contemporary
2014Wunderkammer, Fabian & Claude Walter Galerie, Zurich
The Weekly Show, schultz contemporary, Berlin
In|Outsource, Amnua Museum, Nanjing
Wild Heart: Art Exhibition of German Neo Expressionism
Since the 1960s, China Art Museum, Shanghai
2013Obscure, Galerie Fabian & Claude Walter, Villa Renata, Basel
salondergegenwart, Hamburg
Bosporus Brake, BAP Galleri, Istanbul
o. T., World Art Museum, Beijing
Infinity - Neoexpressionism / Contemporary Art, Zhan Zhou
International Cultural and Creative Industry Park, Beijing
2012Beyond Bling, Claire Oliver Gallery, New York
Abgrund und Pathos, schultz contemporary, Berlin
Beyond the Paramount, Galerie Michael Janssen, Berlin
201110-20-10, Claire Oliver Gallery, New York
Surface, Claire Oliver Gallery, New York
2010Silly Gooses Live in The Dark, UF 6 Projects/ Berlin
The Big World, Fabian + Claude Walter Galerie, Zurich
2009Nursery Rhymes, Flowers East, London
The Beautiful Painting Show, Fabian & Claude Walter Galerie, Zurich
The Lure and The Seducer,Christoffer Egelund Gallery, Copenhagen
White Show, Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Los Angeles
2008Future50, PSL Project Space, Leeds
Kapellmeister Pulls A Doozy,Seven Seven, London
Unnatural Habitats, Flowers East, London
2007Kindheit,Museum Rohnerhaus, Lauterach
Anticipation,One One One, Flora Fairbairn Projects, London
Dorian Gray Projects, John Jones Project Space, London
2005Summer Exhibition, Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Los Angeles
Projects
2008Future50 PSL Project Space, Leeds, curated by
Ceri Hand and Liz Aston
2007Dorian Gray Project, John Jones Project Space, London
Anticipation, One One One, Flora Fairbairn Projects London
curated by Flora Fairbairn, Kay Saatchi and Catriona Warren