Christoph Schreiber was born 1970 in Wädenswil, Switzerland.
He completed his studies in visual art at the School of Art and Design
Zurich in 1995 and in law at the University of Zurich in 2002. He
lives and works in New York and Zurich.

 

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SELECTED EXHIBITIONS AND PROJECTS

2010    "Chasing Dreams", Kunstraum Riehen
             "Schweiz ohne Schweiz", Museums zu Allerheiligen, Schaffhausen

2009     Galerie Bob Gysin, Zürich (solo)
             "Modern Nature", K3 Project Space, Zürich
             "Klonen im Kerzenschein", Antje Wachs Gallery, Berlin (solo)
             "Fokus Fotografie", Kunstzeughaus, Rapperswil
             " Blaue Stunde - Bilder zwischen Tag und Nacht", Museum zu Allerheiligen, Schaffhausen
             Videoscreening, Gorillakaffee, Wien

2008     TH13 Gallery, Bern (solo)
              Stipenidenausstellung, Helmhaus, Zürich

2007      Gallery Friedrich, Basel (solo)
              "non-lieu", Journées photographiques, Bienne
              Videoscreening, State of the Image festival, Arnhem

2006      Antje Wachs Gallery, Berlin (solo)
              Gallery Bob Gysin, Zurich (solo)
              Animation "Berge" in the Videolounge of Art Basel Miami Beach, Miami
              "Was macht die Kunst",  Ankäufe der Stadt Zürich 2001 -2006 ”, Helmhaus, Zurich
              „I may be some time...“, James Nicholson Gallery, New York
               Kunstsalon Wilde Gans, Berlin

2005     “Set it off”, James Nicholson Gallery, New York
              “Bekanntmachungen”, Kunsthalle Zürich

2004      James Nicholson Gallery, San Francisco (solo)
              Gallery Friedrich, Basel (solo)

2003     Gallery Bob Gysin, Zurich (solo)
              ”Babuschka”, Museum of Allerheiligen, Schaffhausen
              ”Die Landschaft zwischen Konstruktion und Narration”, Helmhaus, Zurich
              ”Updating Landscapes”, Centro d'Arte Contemporanea, Bellinzona

2002     ”Räume”, Gallery Friedrich, Basel
              Scholarship Exhibition, Helmhaus, Zurich

2001      Gallery Friedrich, Basel (solo)
             ”Collection Cahiers d’artistes, 1997-1999, Exposition”, Pasqu’Art, Biel
              ”Shifting reality: the early shift”, Kunsthalle Palazzo, Liestal
              ”Als ich mir die Welt am Himmel baute” (with Ernst Thoma),
              Kehrichtsverbrennungsanlage Weinfelden
              ”Wald/Explosionen”, Helmhaus, Zurich

2000      Gallery Bob Gysin, Zurich (solo)   
              Trudelhaus, Baden
              ”Swiss Competition for Fine Arts”, FriArt, Freiburg
              From the Collection of the City of Zurich, Helmhaus, Zurich

 

PUBLICATIONS (SELECTION)

2006     “Staub bauen ”, edition fink, Zürich (monographic)

2004     “Kunst im Un-Privaten / Roentgenraum” Peter Stohler, Carole Klopfenstein,
              Daniel Walser, edition fink, Zürich

2003     “natürlich gebaut - Die Landschaft zwischen Konstruktion und Narration”, Helmhaus, Zürich

2001     “Shifting Reality: The early shift”, Kunsthalle Palazzo, Liestal   
             “Wald/Explosionen”, Helmhaus Zürich, Zürich

1999     Collection Cahier d’artistes, Lars Müller Publishers, Baden (monographic)

1997     “Mit Zimbeln zur Kartoffelernte”, Memory Cage Editions, Zürich (monographic)

1995     “dipl.”, edition fink, Zürich

 

GRANTS/SCHOLARSHIPS

2004     Studio Grant for New York City of the City of Zurich

2003     Scholarship of the State of Zurich

2002     Scholarship of the City of Zurich
             Studio Grant for Berlin of ”Zuger Kulturstiftung Landis & Gyr”

2000     Scholarship of the State of Zurich
             Swiss grant for the Fine Arts
             Scholarship of the Kiefer-Hablitzel Foundation
             Grant of the University of the Scool of Art and Design Zurich

1999      Swiss grant for the Fine Arts

1998      Scholarship of the City of Zurich

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