ASGAR/GABRIEL

Daryoush ASGAR & Elisabeth GABRIEL

born 1975 in Teheran (IR) & Vienna (AUT)
studied Painting and Philosophy
graduated 2000 at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna (MFA) and University of Vienna (MA)
collaborate since 2005

Selected Solo/Group Exhibitions

Im erweiterten Raum, Künstlerhaus Factory, Wien (AUT) 2026

Ignore the mess but don't take off your shoes, Galerie Ernst Hilger, Vienna (AUT) 2025, SOLO

Temple" SHaN SHaNG, Art Space, Xiamen (CHN) 2024

Indoor Views, WD Art Space, Shanghai (CHN) 2024

Queer Art Spaces Vienna 2023, Kunsthalle Exnergasse, Vienna (AUT) 2023

Obscure things an the sun, Galerie Ernst Hilger, Vienna (AUT) 2022, SOLO

World Made Flesh, ØX Art Project Statements/Parallel Vienna (AUT) 2022

Almost Done Almost Ready, Bechter Kastowsky Galerie, Schaan (FL) 2022, SOLO

Sport, Spaß und Spiel, Kunsthalle Würth, Schwäbisch Hall (GER) 2022

Upside Up, Bechter Kastowsky Galerie, Vienna (AUT) 2020, SOLO

Queer Art Spaces Vienna, Kunsthalle Exnergasse, Vienna (AUT) 2019

Shut up and Paint, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne (AUS) 2017

A Secret Rancour. Notions of Resentment, IKOB Musée d'Art Contemporain, Eupen (BEL) 2017

Wasser, Wolken, Wind, Kunsthalle Würth, Schwäbisch Hall (GER) 2016/17

Deep Sleep Dummy, Strabag Kunstforum, Vienna (AUT) 2016, SOLO

Cake and Coincidence, Galerie Michael Schultz, Berlin (GER) 2015, SOLO

Armed with Fever and Good Health, Torrance Art Museum, Los Angeles (USA) 2014, SOLO

Zone 1/ViennaContemporary, Galerie Ernst Hilger, Vienna (AUT) 2014, SOLO

A.E.I.O.U., Museum Würth, Künzelsau (GER) 2013/14

The Colour of Landscape, BrotKunsthalle, Vienna (AUT) 2013

The Kids Are All Right, Kunsthal Rotterdam, Rotterdam (NL) 2012

We are hungry, in fact very hungry, hilger contemporary, Vienna (AUT) 2012, SOLO

The Impossible Heap, Gallery 8, London (GB) 2012

Volta NY, Hilger Brotkunsthalle, New York (USA) 2012, SOLO

Under the paving stones, the beach, KunsthallenBrandts, Odense (DK) 2011, SOLO

Auflösung der Ökonomie, Mannheimer Kunstverein, Mannheim (GER) 2011, SOLO

The disciplining time stands still, no activity, no automobiles, no angst, Annarumma Gallery, Naples (IT) 2011, SOLO

The Promise of Loss, Arario Gallery, New York (USA) 2010

Don't worry, be happy, MAMA Showroom, Rotterdam (NL) 2010

Vienna Stripe, Museum in Progress, Vienna (AUT) 2009

get connected, Künstlerhaus, Vienna (AUT) 2009

Bucolica Obscura, Mark Moore Gallery, Los Angeles (USA) 2009, SOLO

Belle du Jour, Collette Blanchard Gallery, New York (USA), 2008

Central Europe Revisited II, Schloss Esterházy, Eisenstadt (AUT) 2008

Sweet Safari or How We Desire The Wild, Lyons Wier Ortt Gallery, New York (USA) 2007, SOLO

low clouds, high spirits and the island, hilger contemporary, Vienna (AUT) 2007, SOLO

Selected Art Fairs

Stage Bregenz (AUT) 2025, Art Luxembourg (L) 2023, Art Miami (USA) 2022, Art Cologne (GER) 2010 & 2011 & 2012 & 2013 & 2022, Volta Basel (CH) 2013 & 2015 & 2022, Art Paris (FR) 2012, Art Brussels (BEL) 2012, Armory Show New York (USA) 2011, Volta Basel Miami Beach (USA) 2009, KIAF Seoul (KOR) 2009, ARCO Madrid (ES) 2008 & 2009, Shanghai Art Fair (CN) 2008, SWAB Barcelona (ES) 2007, Preview Berlin (GER) 2007, Art Basel Miami Beach (USA) 2007, Art Bologna (IT) 2006, Art Basel (CH) 2006

Selected Solo/Group Exhibitions

Galeria Marella arte contemporanea, Como (IT) 2004, SOLO

In between, Gallery 101, Ottawa (CAN) 2004

Gay Surfaces, Passinger Fabrik (GER) 2004

ad personam, Projektraum Viktor Bucher, Vienna (AUT) 2004

Kunst muss hängen, Projektraum Viktor Bucher, Vienna (AUT) 2003

Art Cuts, Palais Harrach, Vienna (AUT) 2003

Galerie 3, Klagenfurt (AUT) 2003

Galeria Marella arte contemporanea, Milan (IT) 2002, SOLO

Bauholding Kunstpreis, Kunstforum Klagenfurt (AUT) 2002, SOLO

Galerie Kunstbuero, Vienna (AUT) 2001, SOLO

Beautyfarm, Pathologisch-Anatomisches Museum, Vienna (AUT) 2000, SOLO

Kampfzone, Verein Futuregarden, Vienna (AUT) 2000

Junge Malerei, Galerie Hohenlohe, Vienna (AUT) 2000

I spy, Gallery 97-99, London (GB) 2000

body fluids, Galerie Station 3, Vienna (AUT) 2000

Diversities, Spicies & Academies, Semperdepot, Vienna (AUT) 1998

Selected Art Fairs

Art Bologna (IT) 2003, ARCO (ESP) 2002, Miart (IT) 2002, Art Innsbruck with Richard Heller Gallery (AUT) 2002, Art Forum Berlin (GER) 2000 & 2001

Awards

Main Prize Winner - Strabag Kunstpreis 2002

Documentary

kunst.MACHEN, Documentary Movie by Marcus Kanter 2000

Novels

Die Zeitforscherin, Müry Salzmann Verlag 2023

Julie Leyroux, Müry Salzmann Verlag 2021