Christian Murzek
Born 1986 in Mistelbach, lives and works in Vienna & Lower Austria.
After his training as a graphic designer he studied philosophy at the
University of Vienna and began his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in 2012 with
Arts with Silke Otto-Knapp, Gunter Damisch, Veronika Dirnhofer and Christian.
Schwarzwald (2018 - diploma).
His work moves at the interface between the digital and analog worlds.
As a starting point for his artistic realization, he uses codes and
algorithms that he provides for his analog implementation, which includes printmaking, painting and
Drawing contains, provides.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2019 " Maltaload 1.0 | AiR Gmünd Residency [Gmünd | Carinthia]
2018 " into the woods | magdas HOTEL [Vienna]
2017 " line / space / surface | Academy of Fine Arts [Vienna]
2016 " M-Zone | Nitsch-Museum Mistelbach [Mist elbach | Niederöst erreich]
GROUP EXHIBITIONS [SELECTION]
2019 " Vienna Art Week [Traktorfabrik] [Vienna]
" Gumballmachine | Kaeshmaesh [Vienna]
" 36th Austrian Graphic Arts Competition [Taxis_Palais] [Innsbruck | Tyrol]
" Koschatzky Art Prize 2019 | MUMOK [Vienna]
" Science : Art | Künstlerhaus [Vienna]
2018 " Diploma exhibition, input:output | Academy of Fine Arts [Vienna]
2017 " How did we manage to drink the sea | Galerie 5020 [Salzburg]
2016 " Next Generation | Gallery Gaudenz Pedit [Kitzbühel | Tyrol]
2015 " TERRITORY | Blütengasse 9 [Vienna]
2014 " Europe Day | City Center Lviv [Ukraine]
2013 " Paroda ART knyga | Main Library-Vilnius [Lithuania]
NOMINATIONS & AWARDS:
2020 " scholarship at the summer academy Salzburg with Tobias Pils
" RedCarpet-Showroom [Volkstheater
" STRABAG ART-AWARD | Nomination
2019 " AiR - Artist in Residence stay | Gmünd 2019
" Walter KOSCHATZKY ART-AWARD | Nomination
"STRABAG ART-AWARD | Nomination
" Art Start_STUDIO | Scholarship
2018 " Ö1 - Graphic of the month
2017 " STRABAG ART-AWARD | Nomination
2015 " Walter KOSCHATZKY ART-AWARD | Nomination
" STRABAG ART-AWARD | Nomination
Curriculum Vitae:
2018 Diploma with distinction,
with Univ.-Prof. Mag. Christian Schwarzwald
& AO.Univ.-Prof. Doz. Mag. Veronika Dirnhofer
2016 - 2017 Studies at the Academy of Fine Arts [Vienna].
with AO.Univ.-Prof. Doz. Mag. Veronika Dirnhofer
2013 - 2016 Studies at the Academy of Fine Arts [Vienna].
Class graphics, with Univ.- Prof. Gunter Damisch,
Prof. Mag. Veronika Dirnhofer & Mag. Philip Patkowitsch
2012 - 2013 Studies at the Academy of Fine Arts [Vienna].
Class for representational painting,
with Univ.- Prof. Silke Otto-Knapp
2009 - 2013 Studies of Philosophy [Vienna]
