Matthias Richard Ramsey was born on 2. 9. 1992 in Hall in Tirol.
He lives and Works in Vienna.
Ramsey employs the genre of world landscape to blend biological concepts and narratives with surreal elements. His paintings are characterized by playfully evolving motifs and symbols, often derived from biology but used to illustrate a wide range of very personal and political themes. Through numerous details, he simultaneously addresses the fear of ecological and political changes as well as his fascination with their interconnectedness.
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Residencies
2023 “A place to live” Artist in Residence in Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia
2022 „Kumanononisumu“ Artist in Residence in Kumano, Japan
2021 Media- sholarship for literature of the Nationalparks Austria
Solo Exhibition
2022 Unruly Mobility // as part of Kumanonisumu, Kamikawa, JP
2022 The Hungry Ghosts // wasserwasser, Vienna
2022 Es gibt immer was zu tun // Obolo, Vienna
2018 Remove the Water from the Bottom of the Ocean // wasserwasser, Vienna
2018 Serpents and Sediments // Kunstraum Haidgasse, Vienna
Group Exhibition (selection)
2024 Tracing the Ethreal // Parat, Zürich, Switzerland
2024 Utopia // Kulturbunt Neuperlach, Munich, Germany
2023 leerstoff // Eisenberger Kunstfabrik, Gmünd
2023 A place to live Center for Contemporary Art // Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia
2023 Apoll seized by a guilty conscience // Offimage at Apollogarage, Vienna
2022 Über das Flattern // New Jörg, Vienna
2022 Lobausstellung, Kollektiv Kaorle // New Jörg, Vienna
2022 In search ofa cultural attractor // Offimage at Mauve, Vienna
2022 Rebound/Echo // Sicczine, Vienna
2021 Urban Biodiversity // Flederhaus, Vienna
2020 Hinter uns die Sintflut // Kunstraum Grünspan, Feffernitz
2020 Über dem Sonnentau // Vienna
2019 Happy Fail - Das Glück ist ein fallender Vogel // Kaeschmaesch, Vienna
2018 Die Ahnung eines größeren Gefühls // Radiokulturhaus, Vienna
2017 exchange // Schloss Esterhazy, Eisenstadt
2017 atlas. axis. eine subtile Kommunikation // die Schöne, Vienna
2016 We all fall up // Collateral Event of the Kochin Biennale Mill Hall, Kochin IN
2016 Festival ofStories // Cubbon Park, Bengaluru IN
2016 Junge Kunst in alten Mauern // Schloss Spielfeld
2016 schier heiter- für die Gang und so... // Sala Terena, Vienna
2016 Ex und Hopp // die Bäckerei, Innsbruck
2015 Artunanchored Festival MS // Stadt Wien, Tulln, Wien, Krems
2015 Three weeks off... // Obegg, Spielfeld
2015 Riches and Realities // Sowie, Innsbruck
Education
currently pursuing a masters degree in Applied Limnology (University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna)
2020 BSc in Zoology (University of Vienna)
2018 Diploma in Painting in the class of Prof. Judith Eisler (University of Applied Arts Vienna)
2016 Guest Semester at Srishti College of Art, Design and Technology in Bengaluru, India (Contemporary Art Practice)
2016 Guest Semester in the class of Prof. Jan Svenungsson, Drawing and Printmaking, University of Applied Arts Vienna
Matthias Richard Ramsey was born on 2. 9. 1992 in Hall in Tirol.
He lives and Works in Vienna.
Ramsey employs the genre of world landscape to blend biological concepts and narratives with surreal elements. His paintings are characterized by playfully evolving motifs and symbols, often derived from biology but used to illustrate a wide range of very personal and political themes. Through numerous details, he simultaneously addresses the fear of ecological and political changes as well as his fascination with their interconnectedness.
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He lives and Works in Vienna.
Ramsey employs the genre of world landscape to blend biological concepts and narratives with surreal elements. His paintings are characterized by playfully evolving motifs and symbols, often derived from biology but used to illustrate a wide range of very personal and political themes. Through numerous details, he simultaneously addresses the fear of ecological and political changes as well as his fascination with their interconnectedness.
Residencies
2023 “A place to live” Artist in Residence in Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia
2022 „Kumanononisumu“ Artist in Residence in Kumano, Japan
2021 Media- sholarship for literature of the Nationalparks Austria
Solo Exhibition
2022 Unruly Mobility // as part of Kumanonisumu, Kamikawa, JP
2022 The Hungry Ghosts // wasserwasser, Vienna
2022 Es gibt immer was zu tun // Obolo, Vienna
2018 Remove the Water from the Bottom of the Ocean // wasserwasser, Vienna
2018 Serpents and Sediments // Kunstraum Haidgasse, Vienna
Group Exhibition (selection)
2024 Tracing the Ethreal // Parat, Zürich, Switzerland
2024 Utopia // Kulturbunt Neuperlach, Munich, Germany
2023 leerstoff // Eisenberger Kunstfabrik, Gmünd
2023 A place to live Center for Contemporary Art // Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia
2023 Apoll seized by a guilty conscience // Offimage at Apollogarage, Vienna
2022 Über das Flattern // New Jörg, Vienna
2022 Lobausstellung, Kollektiv Kaorle // New Jörg, Vienna
2022 In search ofa cultural attractor // Offimage at Mauve, Vienna
2022 Rebound/Echo // Sicczine, Vienna
2021 Urban Biodiversity // Flederhaus, Vienna
2020 Hinter uns die Sintflut // Kunstraum Grünspan, Feffernitz
2020 Über dem Sonnentau // Vienna
2019 Happy Fail - Das Glück ist ein fallender Vogel // Kaeschmaesch, Vienna
2018 Die Ahnung eines größeren Gefühls // Radiokulturhaus, Vienna
2017 exchange // Schloss Esterhazy, Eisenstadt
2017 atlas. axis. eine subtile Kommunikation // die Schöne, Vienna
2016 We all fall up // Collateral Event of the Kochin Biennale Mill Hall, Kochin IN
2016 Festival ofStories // Cubbon Park, Bengaluru IN
2016 Junge Kunst in alten Mauern // Schloss Spielfeld
2016 schier heiter- für die Gang und so... // Sala Terena, Vienna
2016 Ex und Hopp // die Bäckerei, Innsbruck
2015 Artunanchored Festival MS // Stadt Wien, Tulln, Wien, Krems
2015 Three weeks off... // Obegg, Spielfeld
2015 Riches and Realities // Sowie, Innsbruck
Education
currently pursuing a masters degree in Applied Limnology (University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna)
2020 BSc in Zoology (University of Vienna)
2018 Diploma in Painting in the class of Prof. Judith Eisler (University of Applied Arts Vienna)
2016 Guest Semester at Srishti College of Art, Design and Technology in Bengaluru, India (Contemporary Art Practice)
2016 Guest Semester in the class of Prof. Jan Svenungsson, Drawing and Printmaking, University of Applied Arts Vienna
2023 “A place to live” Artist in Residence in Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia
2022 „Kumanononisumu“ Artist in Residence in Kumano, Japan
2021 Media- sholarship for literature of the Nationalparks Austria
Solo Exhibition
2022 Unruly Mobility // as part of Kumanonisumu, Kamikawa, JP
2022 The Hungry Ghosts // wasserwasser, Vienna
2022 Es gibt immer was zu tun // Obolo, Vienna
2018 Remove the Water from the Bottom of the Ocean // wasserwasser, Vienna
2018 Serpents and Sediments // Kunstraum Haidgasse, Vienna
Group Exhibition (selection)
2024 Tracing the Ethreal // Parat, Zürich, Switzerland
2024 Utopia // Kulturbunt Neuperlach, Munich, Germany
2023 leerstoff // Eisenberger Kunstfabrik, Gmünd
2023 A place to live Center for Contemporary Art // Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia
2023 Apoll seized by a guilty conscience // Offimage at Apollogarage, Vienna
2022 Über das Flattern // New Jörg, Vienna
2022 Lobausstellung, Kollektiv Kaorle // New Jörg, Vienna
2022 In search ofa cultural attractor // Offimage at Mauve, Vienna
2022 Rebound/Echo // Sicczine, Vienna
2021 Urban Biodiversity // Flederhaus, Vienna
2020 Hinter uns die Sintflut // Kunstraum Grünspan, Feffernitz
2020 Über dem Sonnentau // Vienna
2019 Happy Fail - Das Glück ist ein fallender Vogel // Kaeschmaesch, Vienna
2018 Die Ahnung eines größeren Gefühls // Radiokulturhaus, Vienna
2017 exchange // Schloss Esterhazy, Eisenstadt
2017 atlas. axis. eine subtile Kommunikation // die Schöne, Vienna
2016 We all fall up // Collateral Event of the Kochin Biennale Mill Hall, Kochin IN
2016 Festival ofStories // Cubbon Park, Bengaluru IN
2016 Junge Kunst in alten Mauern // Schloss Spielfeld
2016 schier heiter- für die Gang und so... // Sala Terena, Vienna
2016 Ex und Hopp // die Bäckerei, Innsbruck
2015 Artunanchored Festival MS // Stadt Wien, Tulln, Wien, Krems
2015 Three weeks off... // Obegg, Spielfeld
2015 Riches and Realities // Sowie, Innsbruck
Education
currently pursuing a masters degree in Applied Limnology (University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna)
2020 BSc in Zoology (University of Vienna)
2018 Diploma in Painting in the class of Prof. Judith Eisler (University of Applied Arts Vienna)
2016 Guest Semester at Srishti College of Art, Design and Technology in Bengaluru, India (Contemporary Art Practice)
2016 Guest Semester in the class of Prof. Jan Svenungsson, Drawing and Printmaking, University of Applied Arts Vienna