Bernhard Buhmann blurs the boundaries between traditional painting and modern digital aesthetics. From a distance, his works appear to have been generated by a machine due to their precision. However, as the viewer approaches, they discover the traces of the artist’s meticulous work. “I don’t just make graphic drawings, it’s still painting,” says Bernhard Buhmann, emphasizing his desire to maintain a human and organic dimension in his exploration of contemporary society.
Bernhard Buhmann was born in 1979 in Bregenz, Austria. Holding a master’s degree in sociology and communication sciences from the University of Vienna, he also studied painting at the University of Applied Arts Vienna. Today, he lives and works in Vienna, where he continues to fuel his work with a constant reflection on the social, political, and technological issues of our time. His work is not only exhibited but also integrated into numerous collections worldwide, from New York to Austria, to Dubai, reflecting his international recognition and the impact of his work on the global art scene.
Born in 1979 in Bregenz, Austria
Lives and works in Vianna, Austria
EDUCATION
2006 Masters Degree, Sociology and Communication Science, University of Vienna, Austria
2005-2010 Painting – Johanna Kandl, University of Applied Arts, Vienna
2003-2005 Painting – Adolf Frohner, University of Applied Arts, Vienna
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2025
Echoes in the Machinery, PARIS-B, Paris, France
2024
The Pursuit of Unhappiness, Marinaro Gallery, New York
2022
Jagannath, Charim, Galerie, Vienna
2021
The Signal and The Noise, CARBON 12, Dubai
2020
Unrast, Marinaro, New York
2019
The Chaser, the Ambusher and the Fickle, CARBON 12, Dubai
2018
My Automatic Me”, Nino Mier Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2017
Fragments of Statue, Marinaro, New York, NY
Modern Times, CARBON 12, Dubai
2016
Gestaltungshysterie, Galerie Lisi Hämmerle, Austria
2014
The Pretenders, CARBON 12, Dubai
Being Mustermann?!, Galerie Z, Hard, Austria
2012
Glücksritter, Galerie Lisi Hämmerle, Austria
Versus, CARBON 12, Dubai
2011
I Am So Excited I Could Fall Asleep, Galerie Z, Hard, Austria
2010
Hausberg, Gallery Stephanie Hollenstein, Lustenau, Austria
2009
Same Time, Different Place, CARBON 12, Dubai
Playground, Strabag Kunstforum, Vienna
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023
The Errantries of Sarah Almehairi and Bernhard Buhmann, CARBON 12, Dubai
2020
Surely Some Revelation Is At Hand, Marinaro, New York, NY
2019
No Sentences from Words, Fluc Wien, Vienna
Rotation”, Charim Galerie, Vienna
You haven’t started wondering about yet, Halsey Mckay Gallery, New York
2018
I can bite the hand that feeds me, and gently caress it too, CARBON 12, Dubai
MTV RE:DEFINE 2018 – Charity Art Exhibition & Auction, NorthPark Center, Dallas, TX
2017
Galerie M curated by Bernhard Buhmann, Galerie.Z, Hard
Collectivity: Objects and Associations in the UAE Art World, Maraya Art Centre, Sharjah
2016
Bilbao-Bregenz, Galerie Lisi Hämmerle, Bregenz
Surface as Interface as Surface, CARBON 12, Dubai
OFF IS, Traungasse 12, Vienna
Influences of Modernism in Austrian Contemporary Art., Muzeul de Arta Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca
2015
After Picasso, Forum Frohner, Krems
Figur, Struktur, STRABAG, RLB Kunstbrücke Innsbruck
Gute Kunst? Wollen!, Auf AEG, Nuremberg
2014
Small Detonations, CARBON 12, Dubai
Color Dialogue, Sharjah Art Museum, Sharjah
Closer Encounters – Summer Accrochage, CARBON 12, Dubai
2013
Tierstuecke, Museum Abtel Liesborn, Wadersloh
Graurand, Palais Liechtenstein – Forum Fuer Zeitgenoessische Kunst, Feldkirch
In Between, Galerie Z, Hard
2012
Blickwechsel – Landschaft Zwischen Bedrohung & Idylle – Von Der Neuen Sachlichkeit Bis Heute,
Tiroler Landesmuseum, Ferdinandeum
The Circus As A Parallel Universe, Kunsthalle Wien
Die Dunkle Seite Des Mondes (The Dark Side Of The Moon), CARBON 12, Dubai
Es Lebe Die Neue Maschinenkunst, Stadtmuseum Neuötting
2011
Be Kind Remind, Galerie Z, Hard
Von Robotern Die Bilder Bauen, Galerie Lisi Hämmerle, Vienna
Before The Movies, Paintings Were Like The Movies, Mo.E, Vienna
2010
The Next Generation, Gallery Im Traklhaus, Salzburg
Class-Less, Akademie Galeries, Nürnberg
Galerie Am Karmelitermarkt, Vienna
Petit Plinque, Quartier 21, Museumquartier, Vienna
2009
Headstalls, Gallery Z, Hard
Cardinal König Art Award, Kunstraum St Virgil, Salzburg
Rookie Of Art Bodensee 2009, Solo Project, Art Bodensee
New Painting Positions, Part I, Gallery Feichtner, Vienna
2008
Sneak Preview, CARBON 12, Dubai
7//7”, Museum Of Contemporary Art, Bucarest Museum Of Young Art, Vienna
2007
Gesellschafter Art Award, Artfair 21, Köln
Anna, Arsch Und Friedrich, Kunstverein Vorarlberg, Villa Claudia, Feldkirch
Izd Tower, Museum Of Young Art, Vienna
The Essence, Museum Of Applied Arts, Vienna
Gender Art Lab, Wittgensteinhaus, Vienna, Austria
Sans Serif, Produzentengalerie Praterstraße 15, Vienna
Bernhard Buhmann And Gernot Petjak, Museum Of Young Art, Vienna
2006
Contemporary Positions, Galerie Am Lidlweg, Neulengbach
The Essence 06, University of Applied Arts, Vienna
2005
Young Art, Gallery Mashart, Hohenems
Malstrom, University of Applied Arts, Vienna, Austria
AWARDS
2015
Malstrom, University of Applied Arts, Vienna, Austria
2009
CCA Andratx, Artist in Residence Program, Mallorca
2009
Nomination Kardinal König Kunstpreis
2008
Strabag Art Award, Vienna
2007
Gesellschafter Art Award, Art Fair 21, Cologne
2007
Fohn Scholarship, Vienna
COLLECTIONS
MOYA: Museum of Young Art, Vienna
Illwerkev VKW Corporate Collection, Vienna
Farook Foundation, Dubai
SPM: Salsali Private Museum, Dubai
Strabag Kunstforum, Vienna
CCA Andratx Foundation, Mallorca
Cleveland Clinic Art Collection, Abu Dhabi
Pizzuti Collection, Columbus, OH
PUBLICATIONS
Bernhard Buhmann, Amphisichr Figuren, Ritter, Clowns Und Schnabelwesen, Publisher: Distanz. 2015
Parallelwelt Zirkus: The Circus as a Parallel Universe, Publisher: Verlag fuer Morderne kunst. 2012
Blickwechsel, Landschaft Zwishchen Bedrohung & Idylle: Landschaft Zwischen Bedrohung Und Idylle, Publisher:Folio Verlag GmbH. 2012
Berhand Buhmann, Publisher: Grehell. 2008
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Bernhard Buhmann
Echoes in the Machinery
03/06/2025 - 04/19/2025
