Bernhard Buhmann

Neo-baroque in all its splendour. BB's sense of humour, and his agility to play with kitsch combined with a "dutch master" technique, has given birth to an outstanding series of characters and stages.

born in Bregenz in 1979, Austria
Lives and works in Vienna/Austria

Education

since 2005 University of Applied Arts, Painting/Johanna Kandl, Vienna, Austria
2003-2005 University of Applied Arts, Painting/Adolf Frohner, Vienna, Austria
2006 Masters Degree, Sociology and Communication Science, University of Vienna, Austria

Solo Exhibitions

2009
"Same Time, Different Place", Carbon 12, Dubai/UAE
"Spielwiese", Strabag Kunstforum, Vienna

Group Exhibitions

2009
"New painting positions, part I", gallery Feichtner, Vienna/Austria
2008
"Sneak Preview", Carbon 12, Dubai
"7//7", Museum of Contemporary Art, Bucarest | Museum Of Young Art, Vienna
2007
"Gesellschafter Artaward“, Artfair 21, Köln
"Anna, Arsch und Friedrich“, Kunstverein Vorarlberg, Villa Claudia, Feldkirch
"Bernhard Buhmann“, IZD Tower, Museum of Young Art, Vienna
"The Essence", Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna
"Gender Art Lab", Wittgensteinhaus, Vienna
"Sans Serif", Produzentengalerie Praterstraße 15, Vienna
"Bernhard Buhmann und Gernot Petjak", Museum of Young Art, Vienna
2006
"Contemporary Positions", Galerie am Lidlweg, Neulengbach
"The Essence 06", University of Applied Arts, Vienna
2005
"Young Art", Gallery Mashart, Hohenems
"Malstrom", University of Applied Arts, Vienna
2004
"Painting 04", University of Applied Arts, Vienna
"Nestle Kunstförderung", Sammlung Essl, Klosterneuburg
"Siemens Art Lab", Wien
1998
"Segmente", Hohenems

Awards

2008 winner of STRABAG Art Award
2007 winner of "Gesellschafter Art Award" | Art fair 21, Köln
2007 Fohn-Scholarship, Vienna
2004 Nestle- Kunstförderung
2004 Austria Card Förderpreis

Bibliography

2005 Vorarlberger Künstlerlexikon, Bildende Kunst von 1945-2005, Herausgeber Vorarlberger Landesmuseum, Bregenz 2005

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