CHRISTIAN VETTER
*1970, lives in Zurich, Switzerland
SOLO SHOWS (selected):
2019
„Mitte der Malerei“, annex 14, Zürich
2017
"Subjektobjekt", annex 14, Zurich, Switzerland
2016
"Ecology of Painting", Super Dakota, Brussels, Belgium
Solo presentation, Kunstmuseum Bern im Progr, Bern, Switzerland
2015
"Ökologie der Malerei", annex 14, Zurich, Switzerland
2014
"Malerei", annex 14, Zurich, Switzerland
2012
"Die Negation der Negation", Guerilla Galerie im ehemaligen Betreibungsamt, St. Gallen
"I would prefer not to", Hilfiker Kunstprojekte, Luzern, Switzerland
2011
"Notaciones", Casa Agustin, Oaxaca, Mexico
"ich nicht nichts", Forum Vebikus, Schaffhausen, Switzerland (double show with Koehle / Vermot)
2010
"The Presence Of Absence", Yvon Lambert, New York, USA
"Video", Hans Trudel Haus, Baden, Switzerland
2009
"Disappearing Eye", Villa Merkel, Galerien der Stadt Esslingen/Stuttgart, Germany
2008
"Disappearing Eye", Manor-Preis St. Gallen 2008, Kunstmuseum St.Gallen, Switzerland
2007
"Das Haus / Die Familie", Museum Langmatt, Baden, Switzerland
"Hieronymus", Galerie Brigitte Weiss, Zurich, Switzerland
2006
"Interieurs", Galerie Brigitte Weiss, Zurich, Switzerland
2005
"Inversion / Hommage an Thomas Edison", o.T., Raum für aktuelle Kunst, Luzern, Switzerland
"Der schwarze Raum", Installation, Bertastrasse 34, Zurich, Switzerland
2004
"History Park", Galerie Brigitte Weiss, Zurich, Switzerland
GROUP SHOWS (selected):
2021
Gruppenausstellung, Galerie Rheinart, Neuhausen
"Primarschule", Sprözähüsli, Mörschwil
"Heimspiel", Kunstmuseum St. Gallen
2019
"Was nützt - in Gedanken", Locher, Zürich
2018
"Im Streiflicht; aktuelle Malerei aus der Schweiz", Palazzo Liestal, Switzerland
"Fenster", Hiltibold, St. Gallen, Switzerland
"Prominent", Kunsthaus Grenchen, Switzerland
"BFF x RI", Rohling, Bern, Switzerland
2016
"Malerei zwischen Raum und Abstraktion", Kunstmuseum Olten, Switzerland (mit El Frauenfelder und Daniel Karrer)
"Gegen weiss", Palais für aktuelle Kunst, Glückstadt, Germany
2015
"Rims and Reasons", Blackbridge Offspace, Beijing, China
"Heimspiel", Kunstmuseum St. Gallen, Switzerland
2014
"silvier", super dakota, Brussels (with Manor Grunewald, Evan Gruzis)
"Konvent-", ion, Zürich, Switzerland (mit Robert Estermann, Tom Menzi und Miriam Sturzenegger)
Donato Amstutz, Marcel Gähler, Christian Vetter, Villa Renata, Basel, Switzerland
"Utopie picturale 2", Fonderie Kugler, Genève
2013
"Black Magic", Helmhaus Zürich, Switzerland (mit Alain Kupper und Cat Tuong Nguyen)
"Home Sweet Home", Kunstmuseum St. Gallen, Switzerland (mit Keren Cytter, Roman Signer, Pipilotti Rist u.a.)
"The Void", Super Dakota, Bruxelles, Belgium
"La bella scrittura", Centro d'arte contemporanea, Bellinzona, Switzerland (con Donato Amstutz e Alex Hanimann)
"An den Rändern, da wo der Rasen satt und grün", Villa Mettlen, Muri, Switzerland
"Lion", ion, Zürich, Switzerland (mit Karin Schuh, Lisa Hoever u.a.)
"gegen weiss", Remise, Zürich (mit Bettina Carl, Peter Radelfinger ,Thomas Müllenbach u.a.)
"Swiss Art Awards", Messehallen, Basel, Switzerland
"Utopie Picturale", Villa Dutoit, Genève, Switzerland
2012
"Discours Général", Alpineum Produzentengalerie, Luzern, Switzerland
"Heimspiel", Kunstmuseum St. Gallen, Switzerland
"Catch of the Year", Dienstgebäude, Zürich, Switzerland
"scheinbar wirklich", Nidwaldner Museum, Stans, Switzerland
2011
"Back To The Future", Kunstmuseum St. Gallen, Switzerland
"Remix; Programmation Vidéo", Usine Kugler, Genève, Switzerland
"Catch Of The Year", Dienstgebaeude, Zurich, Switzerland
"Blumen und Perlen", Kunstraum Baden, Switzerland
2010
"Lands End. Landschaft zwischen Bild und Raum", Shedhalle, Zurich, Switzerland
"Triennale de l'art imprimé contemporain", Musée des Beaux-Arts, Le Lôcle, Switzerland
"Dessins aujourd'hui et demain", Espace Kugler, Genève, Switzerland (with Paula Muller, Emilie Ding, Eric Winarto e.a.)
"Heimspiel", Kunsthalle St. Gallen, Switzerland
2009
"Made in China", Kunstmuseum Bern, Switzerland (with Marc Bauer, Sharyar Nashat, Pierre-Philippe Freymond, Ana Roldan, Frères Chapuisat)
"Locus Solus", Yvon Lambert, Paris, France
"Espèces d’espaces", Yvon Lambert, New York, USA
"Beyond The Picturesque", S.M.A.K., Gent, Belgium
„Pittoresk“,MARTa, Herford, Germany
"Shifting Identities", Centre for Contemporary Art, Vilnius, Lithuania
"Rideau Obscur", Art en Ile, Genève, Switzerland (with Eric Winarto, Alexia Turlin)
"Tracing Reality", Kunstraum Riehen, Switzerland
2008
"Shifting Identities", Kunsthaus Zurich, Switzerland
"Menschen und Orte", Kunstverein Konstanz, Germany
2007
"Brave Lonesome Cowboy", Villa Merkel, Esslingen/Stuttgart, Germany and Kunstmuseum St. Gallen, Switzerland (with Bruce Naumann, David Reed, Roman Signer e.a.)
"insert", Galerie Christian Roellin, St. Gallen, Switzerland
"Triennale de l'art imprimé contemporain", Musée des Beaux-Arts, Le Lôcle, Switzerland
"Nature Revisited", substitut, Berlin, Germany
2006
"Heimspiel", Kunstmuseum St.Gallen, Switzerland
"Kaleidoscopique", Villa Dutoit, Genève, Switzerland
2005
"hoch hinaus", Kunstmuseum Thun, Switzerland (with Franz Gertsch, Fischli/Weiss, Lutz/Guggisberg e.a.)
"Schweizer Druckgraphik 1980 bis 2005", Graphische Sammlung ETH / Helmhaus, Zurich, Switzerland
"la main qui dessinait toute seule 2", Galerie Magda Danysz, Paris, France
"Handluggage", Cafe Gallery Projects, London, United Kingdom
2004
"Downloaded", Projektraum exex, St. Gallen, Switzerland
2003
"Homecoming", loop - raum für aktuelle kunst, Berlin, Germany (with Daniel Robert Hunziker, Clare Goodwin)
"Daniel R. Hunziger, Jeroen Jacobs, William Speakman, Christian Vetter", Binz 39, Zurich, Switzerland
2002
"megareal", K3-Project Space, Zurich, Switzerland
"Balsam, Exhibition der Fussballseele", Helmhaus Zurich, Switzerland
2001
"Christian Vetter und Andro Wekua", Galerie Brigitte Weiss, Zurich, Switzerland
"und / oder / aber", 11 Positionen zur Zeichnung, Binz 39, Zurich, Switzerland (with Annelise Coste, Andro Wekua e.a.)
2000
"artificialities", Kleines Helmhaus, Zurich, Switzerland
1998
"Neue darstellende Malerei", HOTEL, Zurich, Switzerland (with Thomas Scheibitz e.a.)
Grants and Awards:
2011
Werkstipendium der Stadt Zürich
2008
Manor-Prize 2008, St. Gallen
2007
Studio Grant Beijing, China, Stiftung GegenwArt Bern
Werkstipendium des Kantons Zurich
2004
Swiss Art Award
2003 / 2003
Werkstipendium des Kantons Zurich
2001
Studio Grant Stiftung Binz 39, Zurich
Monographic Publications and Artist’s Books:
warum etwas ist, edition fink, Zurich, 2013
Die Negation der Negation, black light publication 006, Zurich, 2012
Wissen Infinitiv, black light publication 005, Zurich, 2011
FAQ, black light publication 003, Zurich, 2011
Disappearing Eye, edition fink, Zurich, 2008
50 Works On Paper / Beijing 2007, edition fink, Zurich, 2008
History Park, edition fink, Zurich, 2004
here there / Journal of Disorientation, black light publications 002, Zurich, 2008
Absent City, black light publications 001, Zurich, 2006