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Biography |
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1963 |
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Born in Linz, Austria |
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1986 |
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Studied sociology at Joh. Kepler University in Linz, Austria |
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1989 |
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Talent Support Prize of the country of Upper Austria |
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1990 |
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Member of the artist association MAERZ |
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1990 |
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3rd prize in Roemerquelle Art Competition |
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1991 |
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City of Linz graphic arts award |
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1991 |
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Talent Support Prize of the city of Linz, Austria |
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1993 |
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Working in Toronto and Montreal for 4 months; within the following years regular work stays, creates large sized Carborundum-prints |
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1994 |
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Festival International de la Peinture, Cagnes-sur Mer, Menton, France |
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1995 |
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Graphic Arts Award - Bau Holding |
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1997 |
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Graduated as Master of social studies and economics at the Johannes Kepler University of Linz |
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1999 |
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26. Austrian Graphic Competition Price of Vienna, Austria |
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The artist lives and works in Linz, Austria |
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Exhibitions |
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2009 |
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the pulpproject/.., Freight + Volume, New York, USA |
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2007 |
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Galerie Bonelli Arte, Mantova (solo) |
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2007 |
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Artcore gallery, Toronto (solo) |
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2007 |
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“eiga & pole“, Hilger contemporary, Vienna (solo) |
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2006 |
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“light_story_space_body“, Galerija Galzenica, Zagreb |
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2006 |
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“Kontext Figur – Oberösterreichische Positionen aus der Sammlung Würth“, Kulturforum Würth, Chur |
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2006 |
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Galerie Eder, Linz |
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2006 |
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Galerie Ernst Hilger, Vienna |
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2006 |
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“Human Touch“, Sala Terrena, Salzburg, in cooperation with Hilger Contemporary, Vienna |
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2006 |
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“Aus der Sammlung: Selbstbildnisse“, Landesgalerie Linz am Oberösterreichischen Landesmuseum, Linz |
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2005 |
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“Figur und Wirklichkeit: Wie Österreichs Maler die Welt verwandeln“, Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum, Innsbruck |
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2005 |
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Oliver Dorfer, Sebastian Weissenbacher, Galerie Ernst Hilger, Vienna |
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2004 |
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"pics", Landesgalerie am Oberösterreichischen Landesmuseum, Linz, Austria (solo) |
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2004 |
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Galerie 422, Gmunden, Oberösterreich, Austria (solo) |
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2004 |
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BAUKUNST GALERIE, Cologne (solo) |
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2004 |
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“artlounge. Art Award – Selected Laureates 1994-2002“, Bauholding Kunstforum, Vienna |
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2004 |
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“pics”, Baukunst Galerie, Cologne |
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2003 |
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Oliver Dorfer und Nikolais Moser – Kunsthalle Hosp, Nassereith, Tirol, Austria |
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2003 |
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Österreichische Künstler 11x anders – Galerie Leonhard, Graz, Austria |
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2003 |
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Querschnitt-Kunstankäufe der Stadt Graz 2001/2002 – Nordico, Museum der Stadt Linz, Austria (C) |
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2003 |
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Artcuts-Bildsequenzen für zeitgenössische KünstlerInnen – Palais Harrach, Vienna (C) |
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2003 |
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Good morning, Balkan – Galerie der Stadt Athen, Athens (C) |
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2003 |
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Islands by numbers – O.K.-Centrum für Gegenwartskunst, Linz, Austria (C) |
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2003 |
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Avantgarde und Tradition – Lentos, Kunstmuseum Linz, Austria (C) |
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2003 |
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CENTRAL-artLab: Neue Kunst aus Mitteleuropa – Art Pavillon Cvijeta, Zuzoric, Belgrade, Serbia |
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2003 |
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Oberösterreich heute von Altenbug bis Zitko – Galerie 422, Gmunden, Oberösterreich, Austria |
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2002 |
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Galerie Schloss Puchheim, Attnang Puchheim, Oberösterreich, Austria (solo) |
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2002 |
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Lounge - Paintings, Galeria Academia, Salzburg, Austria (solo) |
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2002 |
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murakami - Galerie Hilger, Vienna (C) (solo) |
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2002 |
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Galerie Pimmingsdorfer, Oberösterreich, Austria (solo) |
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2002 |
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Treffpunkt Kunst - ORF-Oberösterreich, Linz, Austria (solo) |
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2002 |
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Junge KünstlerInnen aus der artLab-Sammlung Siemens – Niederösterreichisches Dokumentationszentrum für Moderne Kunst, St. Pölten, Austria |
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2002 |
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CENTRAL – artLab: Neue Kunst aus Mitteleuropa – Stadthaus Ulm, Ulm, Germany |
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2001 |
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BAUKUNST GALERIE, Cologne (solo) |
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2001 |
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Galerie Èric Devlin, Montreal (solo) |
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2001 |
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CENTRAL – artlab: Neue Kunst aus Mitteleuropa - MuseumsQuartier, Vienna |
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2001 |
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Museum Schloß Morsbroich, Leverkusen, Germany |
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2001 |
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Salon d’automne, Espace Auteuil, Paris (C) |
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2001 |
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BAUKUNST GALERIE, Cologne |
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2001 |
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Ähnlichkeit, Galerie Hilger & the Austrian Institute, Warsaw, Poland |
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2001 |
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7 Künstlerpositionen, Kunstverein Wiesbaden, Wiesbaden, Germany |
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2001 |
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Betreff: Malerie, Kunsthalle Steyr, Austria |
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2001 |
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CENTRAL – artlab: Neue Kunst aus Mitteleuropa, MuseumsQuartier Vienna (Austria), Museum Schloß Morsbroich, Leverkusen (Germany), Baukunst Galerie, Cologne (Germany) |
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2001 |
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Sala Pelaires Galeria d‘Art, Palma de Mallorca, Spain (solo) |
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2000 |
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Galerie Hilger, Vienna (solo) |
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2000 |
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7 Künstlerpositionen, Museum der Wahrnehmung, Graz, Austria |
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2000 |
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10 Positionen aus dem artLab, Galerie im Traklhaus, Salzburg, Austria |
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2000 |
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Case aspects – Hofburg Congress Center, Vienna (Austria), Bibliothèque Nationale du Québec, Montreal (Canada) |
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1999 |
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Galerie Eric Devlin, Montreal (solo) |
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1998 |
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Galerie Academia, Salzburg, Austria (solo) |
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1997 |
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Galerie Hilger, Vienna (solo) |
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1997 |
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Baukunst Galerie, Cologne (solo) |
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1997 |
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Galerie Figl, Linz, Austria (solo) |
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1996 |
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Galerie Academia, Salzburg, Austria (solo) |
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1996 |
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Galerie Eric Devlin, Montreal (solo) |
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1996 |
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H2O-Galerie, Nuremberg (solo) |
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1996 |
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Galleria Fontanella Borghese, Rome (solo) |
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1996 |
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Museum Würth Künzelsau, Austria (solo) |
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Literature |
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2007 |
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Dorfer, Oliver (Ed.): Pics, from the series “credits“, No. 5/2007, sponsored by the Strabag Kunstforum and the Baukunst Galerie, Linz 2007. |
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2007 |
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Kampianne, Harry: "Oliver Dorfer: Dans mes tableaux, je privilégie avant tout un élément poétique", in: art actuel, No. 49, March/April, Paris 2007. |
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2007 |
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Dorfer, Oliver (Ed.): Pics, from the series “credits“, No. 4/2007, sponsored by Strabag Kunstforum and Hilger contemporary, Linz 2007. |
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2005 |
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Brugger, Ingried / Steininger, Florian: Figur und Wirklichkeit. Wie Österreichs Maler die Welt verwandeln, Cat.: Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum, Innsbruck. |
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2004 |
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PicCbook. Oliver Dorfer, Cat.: on the occasion of the exhibition “Pics” in: Landesgalerie am Oberösterreichischen Landesmuseum Linz. |
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2002 |
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Doggod. Oliver Dorfer, Cat.: Galerie Ernst Hilger, Vienna. |
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2001 |
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Oliver Dorfer. Gemälde und Grafiken (Carborundum), Cat.: Galerie Eric Devlin, Montreal. |
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2001 |
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Oliver Dorfer. Neue Bilder, Ausst.-Kat.: Baukunst-Galerie, Cologne. |
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2001 |
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Central - artLab: Neue Kunst aus Mitteleuropa, Cat.: MuseumsQuartier Vienna, artmagazine, 2001. |
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1998 |
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Mittringer Robert, Pils Richard (Ed.): Buch-Zeichen, Weitra, Bibliothek der Provinz. |
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1998 |
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Dorfer, Oliver (Ed.): Oliver Dorfer. Arbeiten 1997-98, Galeria Academia, Salzburg. |
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1997 |
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Dorfer, Oliver; Stather, Martin (Ed.): Servus!: 5 Künstler aus Österreich. Oliver Dorfer, Nikolaus Moser, Elmar Trenkwalder, Wolfgang Wiedner, Rainer Wölzl, Cat.: Mannheimer Kunstverein. |
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1997 |
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Oliver Dorfer. Bild-Maschinen, Cat.: Galerie Hilger, Vienna. |
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