Franz Graf Tulln, Austria, b. 1954

Biography
Courtesy Galerie Krinzinger, Vienna.
Courtesy Galerie Krinzinger, Vienna.

Lives and works in Vienna.

Graf studied at the University of Applied Arts Vienna. Between 1997 and 2006 he taught at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. In the eighties, he was involved with the Neo-Geo movement, later his work evolved into a visual language sometimes described as “expressive geometry”, while using the most basic elements of drawing such as the line. Graf works in different media: drawing, sculpture, installation.

Among his solo exhibitions are at Galerie Krinzinger, Vienna; Kunsthalle Krems, Krems;Georg Kargl Fine Arts, Vienna;Galerie im Traklhaus, Salzburg; The Living Art Museum, Reykjavik; De Appel Foundation, Amsterdam, and Kunsthalle Wien, Vienna.

Graf has also participated in group exhibitions in MAK Center for Art and Architecture, Los Angeles, CA; RMIT Gallery, Melbourne; Leopold Museum, Vienna; City Gallery, Prague;Galerie Cora Hölzl, Düsseldorf; Fondació Miró, Barcelona; John Hansard Gallery, Southampton; Ludwig Múzeum, Budapest;Denver Art Museum, Denver; Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires; Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels; and Museum of Modern Art, Toyama, among others.

Works
  • Franz Graf, Autisme, 2013
    Franz Graf
    Autisme, 2013
    Ink, permanent marker and graphite on canvas / Tinta, marcador permanente y grafito sobre tela
    160 x 240 x 4 cm
    63 x 94 1/2 x 1 5/8 in
Exhibitions