Klaus Pichler, born 1977, lives and works in Vienna, Austria. After he finished his Landscape Architecture studies in 2005, he decided to become a full-time photographer. Since then, he is creating free photo projects on a range of dicverse topics, which were published and exhibited extensively in the past years. In his works, he is inspired by the hidden aspects of everyday life.
Books
2016 'Golden days before they end', published by Edition Patrick Frey
2015 'Dust', published by AnzenbergerEdition
2014 'Just the Two of Us", self-published
2013 'One Third' published by AnzenbergerEdition
2013 'Skeletons in the Closet', self-published, funded by BM:UKK and Steiermark Kultur
2011 'Fürs Leben gezeichnet. Gefängnistätowierungen und ihre Träger', Fotohof edition, Salzburg, Austria
2008 'Lok-Motive', Verlag Technisches Museum, Vienna, Austria
2002 'feste feiern', Bibliothek der Provinz, Weitra, Austria
Exhibitions
2015 ‘One Third’, Leica Gallery, Warsaw, Poland
2015 ‘Just the two of us’, Anzenberger Gallery, Vienna, Austria
2014 ‘Just the two…’ in ‘Alles Maskerade’, Museum Villa Rot, Burgrieden – Rot, Germany
2014 ‘Just the two of us’ in ‘Photo_Graz’, Graz, Austria
2014 ‘Just the two of us’ (solo exhibition), Galerie Rockelmann &, Berlin, Germany
2014 ‘Just the two of us’ (solo exhibition); Austrian Cultural Forum, Bratislava, Slovakia
2014 ‘One Third’ at TempoColor Festival, Les Chiroux Gallery, Liege, Belgium
2014 ‘One Third’ at ‘Unframed’, Galerie Raum mit Licht, Vienna, Austria
2014 ‘Just the two of us’ at ‘From the books’, Anzenberger Gallery, Vienna, Austria
2014 ‘One Third’ (solo exhibition), EESC – European Economic and Social Forum, Brussels, Belgium
2014 ‘Just the two of us’, Vögele Kultur Zentrum, Pfäffikon, Switzerland
2014 ‘Middle Class Utopia’ at ‘Clervaux – cité de l’image’, Clervaux, Luxembourg
2014 ‘Skeletons in the Closet’ at ‘Mountainfilm Festival’, Tellurde, Colorado, USA
2014 ‘Skeletons in the Closet’, Espace André Malraux de Herblay, Herblay, France
2014 ‘Skeletons…’, ‘Die schönsten Bücher Österreichs’, Hauptbücherei, Vienna, Austria
2014 ‘Just the two of us’ (solo exhibition), Kunsthalle Graz, Graz, Austria
2014 ‘One Third’ at Fotojatka Festival, Prague, Czech Republic
2014 ‘One Third’ in ‘Pineapples’, Portrait Society Gallery, Milwaukee, WI, USA
2014 ‘Skeletons in the closet’ in ‘Binding image’, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2014 ‘One Third’ (solo exhibition) House of Photography, Bratislava, Slovakia
2014 ‘One Third’ (solo exhibition) UN FAO Asia Headquarter, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
2014 ‘One Third’ (solo exhibition) Rathausgalerie Graz, Graz, Austria
2013 ‘Fragile’, curated by EIKON, BAWAG Foundation, Vienna, Austria
2013 ‘One Third’ (solo exhibition), ADEME gallery, Limoges, France
2013 ‘Essen in der Kunst’, Kunsthalle Krems, Forum Frohner, Krems, Austria
2013 ‘Skeletons in the Closet’, Ti Pi Tin Bookstore, London, United Kingdom
2013 ‘One Third’ (solo exhibition), Anzenberger Gallery, Vienna, Austria
2013 ‘One Third’ (solo exhibition), The Thief Hotel Gallery, Oslo, Norway
2013 ‘Skeletons in the Closet’ at Circulations screening, Encontros da Imagem Festival, Braga, Portugal
2013 ‘Fürs Leben gezeichnet’ at ‘Tattoo’, Gewerbemuseum Winterthur, Switzerland
2013 ‘Dust’ at ‘LEAD AWARD visual leader’ exhibition, Haus der Photographie, Hamburg, Germany
2013 ‘One Third’ at ‘Food’, San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, USA
2013 ‘Hohe Dosis. Recherchen zum Fotografischen heute’, Fotohof & Atterseehalle, Salzburg, Austria
2013 ‘Skeletons in the Closet’, FetArt Circulations at Fotofestiwal Lodz, Lodz, Poland
2013 ‘Skeletons in the Closet’, Fotografia Europea Festival, Reggio Emilia, Italy
2013 ‘One Third’, The Eden Project, Cornwall, UK
2013 ‘gestochen scharf. Das Tattoo in der zeitgenössischen Kunst’, Villa Rot, Burgrieden-Rot, Germany
2013 ‘One Third’, (solo exhibition) EIKON Schaufenster, Museumsquartier, Vienna, Austria
2013 ‘Skeletons in the Closet’, FetArt Circulations Festival, Paris, France
2012 ‘ANEW’, United Photo Industries Gallery, New York, USA
2012 ‘Selected ::: Austrian Photography’, Galerie 33 Temporary Con:Temporary, Vienna, Austria
2012 ‘photo_graz Selection 012′, ESC im LABOR, Graz, Austria
2012 ‘Dust’, Galerie am Lobkowitzplatz, Vienna, Austria
2012 ‘Skeletons in the Closet’, (solo exhibition), Naturhistorisches Museum Wien, Vienna, Austria
2012 ‘One Third’ (solo exibition), United Nations FAO Headquarter, Rome, Italy
2012 ‘Menschenwürde contra Zynismus’, St. Leopold Friedenspreis, Stift Klosterneuburg, Austria
2012 ‘Lodz in Vienna’, Galerie dasviadukt, Vienna, Austria
2012 ‘review – preview’, Anzenberger Gallery, Vienna, Austria
2012 ‘Still Life’, Black Box Gallery, Portland, USA
2012 ‘Simple, Houston International Centre for Photography, Houston, USA
2012 ‘WestLicht Photo Auktion’, Galerie WestLicht, Wien Österreich
2012 ‘Kuala Lumpur Photo Award’ Show, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2012 ‘Dust’ at We Bandits, Brick 5, Vienna, Austria
2012 ‘Dust’, Preview of the new Anzenberger Gallery, Vienna, Austria
2012 ‘Travel’, Hotel Villa Kastania, Berlin, Germany
2012 ‘Skeletons…’ in ‘Contemporary Austrian Photography’, Fotohof Galerie, Salzburg, Austria
2012 ‘Dust’ (solo exhibition), Anzenberger Gallery, Vienna
2012 ‘Skeletons in the Closet’, Photo LA, galerie OPEN booth, Los Angeles, USA
2011 ‘Fürs Leben gezeichnet’ book presentation, galerie OPEN, Berlin, Germany
2011 ‘Form Life’, Die Ausstellungsstrasse Gallery, Vienna, Austria
2011 ‘Pichler/Stöbich. Bilder’ together with Martin Stöbich, Feschmarkt, Ragnarhof, Vienna, Austria
2011 ‘Skeletons in the Closet’, Delhi Photo Festival, New Delhi, India
2011 ‘Middle Class Utopia’, galerie OPEN, Berlin, Germany
2011 ‘Dust’, CHIC Art Fair, Paris, France
2011 ‘Kaunas Photo Festival’, Kaunas, Lithuania
2011 ‘Skeletons in the Closet’, Belfast Photo Festival, Belfast, Northern Ireland
2011 ‘Skeletons in the Closet’, Sélection Prix Voies Off 2011, ‘Voies Off’ Festival, Arles, France
2011 ‘Skeletons in the Closet’, Objektiv – Austrian Press Photo Exhibition, Metropol, Vienna, Austria
2011 ‘Whose self-portrait? The subject behind the camera’, Joy Wai Gallery, New York, USA
2011 ‘Skeletons in the Closet’, Photo Annual Awards exhibition, Teplice, Czech Republic
2011 ‘Skeletons in the Closet’ (solo show), anika handelt Galerie, Vienna, Austria
2011 ‘Provocation’ Exhibition, PowerHouse Arena, NYPH – New York Photo Festival, New York, USA
2011 ‘Etchings’ (solo show), a story of your life Gallery, Vienna, Austria
2010 ‘Selected Works 2007 – 2010′, Teeenitus Festival, Alte Parteischule, Erfurt, Germany
Awards & Nominations
2013 Lead Award, honorable mention, Hamburg, Germany
2012 Second prize 'anika handelt International Portfolio Review', Vienna, Austria
2012 Shortlist 'Kuala Lumpur Photo Award', Malaysia
2012 'photo annual awards', Second prize, Teplice, Czech Republic
2011 Second prize 'International Portfolio Review', Bratislava, Slovakia
2001 Shortlist 'Objektiv 2011' Austrian Press Photo- Award
2011 ‘best in show award’, Second prize, New York Photo Festival, New York
2011 'photo annual awards', Second prize, Teplice, Czech Republic
2006 Art Prize Knittelfeld, Austria