Biography
1965 born in Salzburg, Austria
1989 Magister Atrium in painting, Mozarteum University of Applied Sciences, Salzburg, Austria
Lives and works in Vienna, Austria
Selected solo exhibitions
2018
FOCUS - Martin C. Herbst , LeRoyer Gallery , Montreal, Canada
Hidden Treasures , Zemack Contemporary Art , Tel Aviv, Israel
2015
Wanrooij Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Várvok Galéria, Budapest, Hungary
2014
afterimage , Juan Ruiz Gallery, Miami, USA
take my eyes , Christopher Cutts Gallery, Toronto, USA
2013
Der Schöne Schein, GPL contemporary, Vienna, Austria
True illusion, Fischerplatzgalerie, Ulm
Martin C. Herbst , Boloix Fine Arts, Idaho, USA
2012
strange days , Jacob Karpio Gallery, San José, Costa Rica
From being and appearance of the world , Várvok Galéria, Budapest, Hungary (with Sebastian Weissenbacher)
2011
metamorphosis , Mark Hachem Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon
Precious , Mark Hachem Gallery, Paris, France
2010
Traces , Christopher Cutts Gallery, Toronto, ON, USA
garden of delights , Fischerplatzgalerie, Ulm
metamorphoses , T-40 Galerie, Düsseldorf
2009
most már dereng , Várvok Galéria, Budapest, Hungary
Ariodante , Mike Weiss Gallery, New York, NY, USA
2007
Speculum-Spectaculum , MITO, Barcelona, Spain (catalog)
The Archive of Views - Paintings on Aluminum , Fischerplatzgalerie, Ulm
The Presence of Memory / az emlékezet jelene, Várvok Galéria, Budapest, Hungary
Inspired (by) , Leonhard Ruethmueller Contemporary, Basel, Switzerland
2006
Pontormo , Rudolf Budja Galerie / Artmosphere, Graz, Austria
2005
Angelus and Pomona , Rudolf Budja Galerie / Artmosphere, Salzburg, Austria
Angelus , Rudolf Budja Galerie / Artmosphere, Vienna, Austria
2003
Faces - Surfaces , Artmosphere Vienna, Austria
Selected group exhibitions
2014
30 years Fischerplatz gallery , Fischerplatz gallery, Ulm
2013
Winter Solstice Painting Extravaganza , Christopher Cutts Gallery, Toronto, ON, USA
Body Variances, Five European Sculptors, Exhibition Space Kuwait, CAP
GrauRand , Kunst Palais Liechtenstein
Diving Lines , Várvok Galéria, Budapest, Hungary
collective exhibition, Mark Hachem Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon
winter group show, Christopher Cutts Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2012
Beyond Bling, The artist as Jeweler , Claire Oliver Gallery, New York, NY
Halali: The Hunt for the Contemporary , GPL Contemporary, Vienna, Austria
black and white black , Fischerplatzgalerie, Ulm
Summer Group Show (with Jean-Marie Delavalle, and Michel Goulet), Christopher Cutts Gallery, Toronto, ON
Kontrazstok vonzásában / attracted by contrasts , REÖK, Szeged, Hungary
Winter activities , Fischerplatz gallery, Ulm
2010
Crescendo , Várfok Galéria, Budapest, Hungary
Life as a Legend: Marilyn Monroe - MOCA - Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL, USA
new and established positions , GPL Contemporary, Vienna, Austria
2009
The Beautiful Painting Show , Fabian & Claude Walter Galerie, Zurich, Switzerland
5th Anniversary , T-40 Galerie, Düsseldorf
2008
phobea , Galerie Bailly Contemporain, Paris, France
SPUR projects , Portola Valley, CA, USA
Five Year Anniversary Show , Mike Weiss Gallery, New York, NY, USA
MIS-EN ABYME (KÉP A KÉPBEN) , Várvok Galéria, Budapest, Hungary
Pretty ART-ig: LECKERBISSEN III , Fischerplatzgalerie, Ulm
Summer Jam , T-40 Galerie, Düsseldorf
2007
Leonhard Ruethmueller Contemporary, Basel, Switzerland: Art Miami
palmbeach3, Leonhard Ruethmueller Contemporary, Basel, Switzerland
black-white-black-Uecker Chillida, Venet and others, Fischerplatzgalerie, Ulm
Art Madrid, Drissien Gallery, Munich
Art Karlsruhe, Fischerplatzgalerie, Ulm
real-unreal, Várvok Galéria, Budapest, Hungary
Contemporary painting: Back to the figure, KunstHausWien, Vienna, Austria
Dayton Art Institute, Ohio, USA
Huntington Museum of Art, WV, USA
Sioux City Art Center, Iowa, USA
Gallery of Braunbehrens, Munich, Germany: KIAF, Seoul, Korea
Art Moscow, Leonhard Ruethmueller Contemporary, Basel, Switzerland
arteBA, Buenos Aires, Jacob Karpio Galeria, San José, Costa Rica
Scope Basel, Jacob Karpio Galeria, San José, Costa Rica
Artbo 2007, Bogota, Jacob Karpio Galeria, San José, Costa Rica
modern 07, Munich, Leonhard Ruethmueller Contemporary, Basel, Switzerland
selection 07, Moscow, Leonhard Ruethmueller Contemporary, Basel, Switzerland
Fischerplatzgalerie, Ulm, Germany: ART.FAIR 21, Cologne
Várvok Galéria, Budapest, Hungary: Cologne Fine Art, Cologne
MITO, Barcelona, Spain: arte Lisboa, Portugal
Várvok Galéria, Budapest, Hungary: Art.Fair, Budapest, Hungary
Jacob Karpio Galeria, San José, Costa Rica: Art Basel Miami Beach, FL, USA
2006
MITO, Barcelona, Spain CAP-I-CUA
AMADEUS - MADEUSA, Rudolf Budja Gallery / atmosphere Salzburg, Austria
Life as a Legend - Marilyn Monroe , Boca Raton Museum of Art, FL, USA
2005
Beauty , Rudolf Budja Gallery / Artmosphere - Salzburg
Wiesions - contemporary art , Kulterer Gallery / Wolfsberg Castle / Austria
Galleria Juris and Perl, Venice, Italy
" Marilyn, a vida de leyenda ", Centro Cultural de la Villa Madrid; Claustro de Exposiciones del Palacio Provincial de Cádiz
2004
Love , Rudolf Budja Gallery / Artmosphere Salzburg, Austria
marilyn, una vida de leyenda , Reales Atarazanes de Valencia - Spain; Vakko Beyoglu Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
2003
The Last Supper, Atmosphere, Vienna, Austria
Marilyn. The life of a legend , County Hall Gallery, Galerie Levi, Hamburg
2001
Me Tarzan - you felix Austria? , Christine König Galerie, Vienna, Austria
Art fairs
2018
Zemack Contemporary Art at Art Toronto 2018 , Zemack Contemporary Art
Zemack Contemporary Art at Art Central 2018 , Zemack Contemporary Art
Zemack Contemporary Art at Art Stage Singapore 2018 , Zemack Contemporary Art
2016
Christopher Cutts Gallery at Art Miami 2016 , Christopher Cutts Gallery
Christopher Cutts Gallery at Art Toronto 2016 , Christopher Cutts Gallery
2015
Mark Hachem Gallery at Contemporary Istanbul 2015 , Mark Hachem Gallery
2014
Christopher Cutts Gallery at Art Toronto 2014 , Christopher Cutts Gallery
Wanrooij Gallery, Arnhem, The Netherlands: Realisme 14 (Amsterdam)
Juan Ruiz Galeria, Miami, USA: Art Wynwood
2013
Wanrooij Gallery, Arnhem, The Netherlands: Realisme 13 (Amsterdam)
Wanrooij Gallery, Arnhem, The Netherlands: Art at the Warehouse (Rotterdam)
Juan Ruiz Galeria, Miami, USA: art wynwood
Wanrooij Gallery, Arnhem, The Netherlands: Art 2013 (Utrecht)
Wanrooij Gallery, Arnhem, The Netherlands: SCOPE Basel
Juan Ruiz Galeria, Miami, USA: Art Miami
Christopher Cutts Gallery, Toronto, USA: Art Miami
2012
Christopher Cutts Gallery, Toronto: Armory show, New York
Juan Ruiz Galeria, Maracaibo, Venezuela: art palm beach
Mauger Modern London: India Art fair
Juan Ruiz Galeria, Maracaibo, Venezuela: art wynwood
Fabian & Claude Walter Galerie, Zurich, Switzerland: Scope Basel
Juan Ruiz Galeria, Maracaibo, Venezuela: FIA Caracas
Jacob Karpio Galeria, San José, Costa Rica: ARTBO, Bogota
Juan Ruiz Galeria, Maracaibo, Venezuela: Art Miami
Jacob Karpio Galeria, San José, Costa Rica: Scope Miami
Christopher Cutts Gallery, Toronto: Art Miami
Várvok Galéria, Budapest, Hungary: Art Market Budapest
2011
Juan Ruiz Galeria, Maracaibo, Venezuela: art palm beach
Mauger Modern London: London Art Fair
Juan Ruiz Galeria, Maracaibo, Venezuela: Scope New York
Mauger Modern London: Scope New York
Christopher Cutts Gallery, Toronto: Art Chicago
Juan Ruiz Galeria, Maracaibo, Venezuela: FIA Caracas
Jacob Karpio Galeria, San José, Costa Rica: Scope Basel
Fabian & Claude Walter Galerie, Zurich, Switzerland: Scope Basel
Mauger Modern London: KIAF, Korea
Christopher Cutts Gallery, Toronto: Art Toronto (sculpturfield)
Fabian & Claude Walter Galerie, Zurich, Switzerland: Art Zurich
Regis Krampf Gallery New York: Istanbul Contemporary
Juan Ruiz Galeria, Maracaibo, Venezuela: Art Miami
Jacob Karpio Galeria, San José, Costa Rica: Scope Miami
2010
Jacob Karpio Galeria, San Jose, Costa Rica: Miami International Fair
Fischerplatzgalerie, Ulm, Germany: Art Karlsruhe
Christopher Cutts Gallery, Toronto, Canada: Art Chicago
Juan Ruiz Galeria, Maracaibo, Venezuela: FIA, Caracas
Jacob Karpio Galeria, San José, Costa Rica: Scope Basel
Fabian & Claude Walter Galerie Zurich: Scope Basel
Jacob Karpio Galeria, San José, Costa Rica: ARTBO, Bogota
Juan Ruiz Galeria, Maracaibo, Venezuela: ARTBO, Bogota
Christopher Cutts Gallery, Toronto, Canada: Art Toronto
Fabian & Claude Walter Gallery Zurich: Art Zurich
Regis Krampf Gallery New York: Istanbul Contemporary
Jacob Karpio Galeria, San José, Costa Rica: SCOPE Miami
Christopher Cutts Gallery, Toronto, Canada: SCOPE Miami
Juan Ruiz Galeria, Maracaibo, Venezuela: Art Miami
2009
Jacob Karpio Galeria, San José, Costa Rica: Los Angeles Art Show
Mike Weiss Gallery, NY: Scope New York
Mike Weiss Gallery, NY: Chicago Art Fair
Fabian & Claude Walter Galerie Zurich: Scope Basel
Jacob Karpio Galeria, San José, Costa Rica: Scope Basel
Várfok Galéria, Budapest: Art Vilnius
MITO, Barcelona, Arte Santander
Fischerplatzgalerie Ulm: Art Bodensee
Jacob Karpio Galeria, San José, Costa Rica: Artbo, Bogota
Várvok Galéria, Budapest, Hungary: Budapest Art Fair
2008
Jacob Karpio Galeria, San José, Costa Rica: Scope Miami
MITO, Barcelona, Spain: Art Madrid
Fischerplatzgalerie, Ulm, Germany: Art Karlsruhe
Mike Weiss Gallery, NY: Scope NY
Jacob Karpio Galeria, San José, Costa Rica: Art Brussels
Jacob Karpio Galeria, San José, Costa Rica: Scope Basel
Jacob Karpio Galeria, San José, Costa Rica: Balelatina Basel
Fabian & Claude Walter Galerie Zurich: Scope Basel
Jacob Karpio Galeria, San Jose, Costa Rica: Scope Hamptons
Jacob Karpio Galeria, San José, Costa Rica: Artbo, Bogota International Art Fair
2007
Gallery from Braunbehrens, Munich, Germany: KIAF, Seoul
Leonhard Ruethmueller Contemporary, Basel, Switzerland: Art Moscow
Jacob Karpio Galeria, San José, Costa Rica: arteBA, Buenos Aires
Jacob Karpio Galeria, San José, Costa Rica: Scope Basel
Jacob Karpio Galeria, San José, Costa Rica: Artbo 2007, Bogota
Leonhard Ruethmueller Contemporary, Basel, Switzerland: modern 07, Munich
Leonhard Ruethmueller Contemporary, Basel, Switzerland selection 07, Moscow
Fischerplatzgalerie, Ulm, Germany: ART.FAIR 21, Cologne
Várvok Galéria, Budapest, Hungary: Cologne Fine Art, Cologne
MITO, Barcelona, Spain: arte Lisboa, Portugal
Várvok Galéria, Budapest, Hungary: Art.Fair, Budapest
Jacob Karpio Galeria, San José, Costa Rica: Art Basel Miami Beach
Drissien Galerie, Munich, Germany: Art Madrid
Fischerplatzgalerie, Ulm, Germany: Art Karlsruhe
Leonhard Ruethmueller Contemporary, Basel, Switzerland: Art Miami
Leonhard Ruethmueller Contemporary, Basel, Switzerland: palmbeach3
MITO, Barcelona, Spain: Scope London
Fischerplatzgalerie, Ulm, Germany: 10. Art International Zurich
Galerie Bailly Contemporain Show Off, Paris
Gallery of Braunbehrens, Munich, Germany: Art Zurich
Várvok Galéria, Budapest, Hungary: Budapest Art Fair
Jacob Karpio Galeria, San José, Costa Rica: Scope Miami
Mike Weiss Gallery, NY: Scope Miami
2006
Rudolf Budja Gallery / Artmosphere Vienna: Art Miami
Rudolf Budja Gallery / Artmosphere Vienna: Palmbeach3
Rudolf Budja Galerie / Artmosphere Vienna: 10th International Art Fair - Art Moscow
Leonhard Ruethmueller Contemporary, Basel, Switzerland: art.fair, Cologne
Várvok Galéria, Budapest, Hungary: plug - contemporary art show Budapest
bibliography
2010
Mozartkugel in a mirrored image of man, Roland Mayer, January 31, 2010
New Ulmer newspaper
Pictures of the daughter, Käppeler, SWP, February 15, 2010
2008
"Lincoln Center Through these eyes", The Metro, March 28-30, 2008
Ayers, Robert. “Scoping out scope”, ARTINFO, March, 2008
2007
99 Faces, Austria, 2007
"Martin C. Herbst, speculum spectaculum (mirror miracles)", Florian Steininger, vernissage, June 2007
“Speculum sprectaculum” by Martin C. Herbst, Art Neutre, May 3, 2007
"The aura of the eyes", Roland Mayer, Neu Ulmer newspaper "Martin C. Herbst bei Ruethmueller", Annemarie Maag, MZ
2006
speculum-spectaculum , published by MITO, Barcelona, 2006
Cap-I-Cua , published by MITO, Barcelona, 2006
2005
angelus , published by Rudolph Budja Galerie / Artmosphere, Vienna 2005
"(How) born again", Hartwig Bischof, Die Furche, March 10th, 2005
"Angels don't ride a bike", Claudia Aigner, Wiener Zeitung, March 18, 2005
"Martin C. Herbst, Redierunt angeli or there must be an angel, playing with my heart", Günter Holler-Schuster, vernissage
2004
Madonna in Art , published by Chacer Press, London, 2004
2003
Faces , published by Artmosphere, Vienna 2003
Marilyn Monroe: Life of a Legend , published by Galerie Levy, Hamburg, 2003
1996
MC Herbst , published by Galerie Gerlich, Salzburg 1996