Norbert Brunner (artist)


Biography

Norbert Brunner was born in Hohenems, Vorarlberg Austria. After being raised in Vorarlberg he served a joinery apprenticeship and attended a vocational school for sculpture in Elbigenalp, Tyrol. He studied sculpting on the University of Applied Arts Vienna with professor Wander Bertoni. He also had been influenced by Oswald Oberhuber, Bernhard Leitner, Franz Graf and Isabelle Graw.
Brunner has public projects in Kobe, Japan; Edmonton, Canada and Birmington, UK. His work has been exhibited throughout the world including Beijing, China; Sydney, Australia; London, UK; Moscow, Russia; Berlin, Germany; Paris, France; Vienna, Graz, Austria; Geneva, Swiss; Prague, Czech; New York City, Dallas, USA; Osaka, Nagoya, Kyoto, Japan and Sydney, Australia. He also participated in the biennale in Valencia and the architecture biennale in Beijing, the expo Aichi in Nagoya and the Royal Academy of Art Summer Exhibition.
His works are part of important museum collections like the 21 Haus in Vienna, the New Britain Museum of American Art and the Vorarlberger Landesmuseum.

Exhibitions / Installations (selection)


; 2017
; 2016
  • Jan 7th, 2016 to Feb 20th, 2016, Claire Oliver Gallery, New York
; 2014
  • Dec 11th, 2014 to Jan 17th, 2015, Claire Oliver Gallery, New York
  • Art Miami, Dec. 2 - 7, 2014, Claire Oliver Gallery
  • Sep. 2014, Baeckerstrasse 4, Vienna
; 2013
  • Guerlain Flagship Store, Avenue des Champs Elysees, Paris
  • Art Miami 2013, Claire Oliver Gallery, Miami, FL
  • Art Dallas 2013, Claire Oliver Gallery, Dallas, TX
  • Hamptons Art Fair 2013, Claire Oliver Gallery, New York, NY
  • Art Fair Winwood 2013, Claire Oliver Gallery, Miami, FL
  • "Communication" Public Space Installation, Kallco Vienna, Austria
; 2012
  • Art Dallas 2012, Claire Oliver Gallery, Dallas, TX
  • Library Commission for Reflection, Permanent Installation for the Celebrity Cruise Ship "Reflections"
  • 10/20/10 Group Show Claire Oliver Gallery, New York City, NY
  • Beyond Bling, Group Show Claire Oliver Gallery, New York City, NY
  • Smiling Broadly, Claire Oliver Gallery, New York
; 2011
  • Art Miami 2011, Claire Oliver Gallery, Miami, FL
; 2010
  • Fuck Luck, Claire Oliver Gallery, New York
  • Art Miami 2010, Claire Oliver Gallery, Miami
; 2009
  • EIKON Schaufenster, Museumsquartier, Vienna, Austria
  • Galerie Caprice Horn, Berlin, Germany
  • Royal Academy of Art Summer Exhibition London 09, Royal Academy, London, UK
  • Scope Basel, Caprice Horn Gallery, Berlin, Swiss
  • Poster and Bag Object Project, Vienna Opera Ball 2009, Vienna, AT
; 2008
  • Heroes, Aidan Gallery, Moscow, Russia
  • Gallery Lukas Feichtner, Vienna, Austria
  • EVERYDAY HEROES, F2, Beijing, China
  • Art Pulse New York, Lukas Feichtner Gallery, New York City, NY
  • FEMACO, Gallery Caprice Horn, Mexico City, Mexico
  • ART COLOGNE, Gallery Lukas Feichtner, Cologne, Germany
  • Timebubble I Stage Design, cooperation with the Bregenz Music Festival, Austria
; 2007
  • Art Moscow and Moscow World Fine Art Fair, represented by Aidan Gallery, Moscow, Russia
  • Cige, Gallery Lukas Feichtner, Beijing, China
  • Photo Miami, Gallery Lukas Feichtner, Miami, FL, USA
  • Pulse, Gallery Lukas Feichtner, London, UK
  • Shanghai Contemporary, Gallery Lukas Feichtner, Shanghai, China
  • Vienna Fair, Aidan Gallery, Moscow, Vienna, Austria
  • Festival of Extreme Building, Birmingham, UK
; 2006
  • Everyday Heroes, gallery F2, Beijing, China
  • ARTFIELD TECHNOLOGY, outdoor hanging object installation, Aidan Gallery, Moscow, Russia
  • WE LIVE TOMORROW, Paris, France
  • Vienna Art Week, Public Space Timepipe Installation, in cooperation with Will Alsop and Darryl Georgiou, cur. Robert Punkenhofer, Vienna
; 2005
  • Here – Now, Gallery Kaze, Tokyo, Japan, cur. Chikako Mori
  • Vienna – Prague, Galerie Litera, Prague, Czech Republic
  • Wisdom of Nature, EXPO in Aichi-Nagoya and Galerie 14, Nagoya, Japan, cur. Robert Punkenhofer
; 2004
  • GEGENLICHT, Wolke 7, Vienna, Austria
  • 1st Architecture Biennial Beijing, TIMEPILL installation, Beijing, China
  • Stage design for 'MILUJ MA', Aktionstheater, Vienna, Austria
  • Life Ball Backstage VIP Area, City Hall Vienna, Austria
; 2003
  • 00.00.00, Cubic Gallery, Osaka, Japan
  • 2nd Biennial Valencia, A&M – Department of Proper Behaviour, Convento del Carmen, Valencia, Spain, cur. Will Alsop & Bruce McLean
  • Timepill and Bagobject Project, West Bromwhich, UK

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