Vinzenz Meyner

*1983 in Vienna, lives and works in Zurich and Burgdorf

Education

2017

Diploma Master Fine Arts, ECAL, Ecole cantonale d’art de Lausanne, Mention « très bien  »

2015–2017

Master Fine Arts, ECAL, Ecole cantonale d’art de Lausanne

2008

Diploma Visual Communication, HKB, Bern University of the Arts

2004–2008

Visual Communication, HKB, Bern University of the Arts

Residencies, Prizes and Art purchases

2022

100 Beste Plakate Deutschland Österreich Schweiz

2019

Best Book Design from all over the World, Honorary Appeciation

2019

The Most Beautiful Swiss Books

2019

Art purchase Art Commission Canton Bern

2018

Art and Architecture competition Hospital Canton St. Gallen

2016

intervention – young artists on campus, University of St. Gallen (HSG)

2016

Residency SOMA Summer, Mexico City, selected by Ecal

Solo exhibitions

2022

Bella Care Uni Empathy

in collaboration with Flora Bühlmann

Atelier Bella and UNI, Zurich

2021

Im Kopf von F. G.

City library litfass columns, Burgdorf

2019

Das Zweikammersystem

Text by Selina Sigg and Laurin Huber

ProjektLinks/ Galerie DuflonRacz, Bern

2019

Vom Zimmer nahe Zunge und Herz führt ein Korridor direkt zum Ausgang

curated by Manuel Schneider

Froburgstrasse 4 (GGG Atelierhaus), Basel

2015

VP-2015-08-07-#1–14 & T-A-SSSS-noT & T-B-FB-noT

in collaboration with Samuel Savenberg and Florian Bürki

Down Garage, Grubenstrasse, Zurich

2007

Ernst Jandl: Das Röcheln der Mona Lisa

Sodium, HKB, Bern

Group exhibitions

2023

Bello e Impossibile

in collaboration with Selina Lutz and Simon Fahrni

Atelier Bella, Zurich

2022

dä 13. / holiday bonus (editions & films)

unanimous consent, Zurich

2021

Galleria Di Berna

Stadtgalerie Bern

2021

Zirkuliere! Eine Konspiration

in collaboration with Simeon Sigg

Helmhaus, Zurich

2021

On the Brink of Forever

Im Grafenhag, Winterthur

2020

Area Manca

Protoype-Project

Zurich

2020

true grid irl

Unanimous Consent, Zurich

2020

Bergung oder das Gespenst im Schrank

Ehemaliges Saurer Werk 1, Arbon

2020

Hortus

Garden of Samuel Haitz, Rotbuchstrasse, Zurich

2020

Winds of Change

Milieu, Bern

2019

Cantonale Berne Jura

Kunsthalle Bern

2019

Cantonale Berne Jura

Kunsthaus Langenthal

2019

Catch of the Year(s)

Dienstgebäude, Zurich

2018

House Warming

Permanente Installation

Hamlet, Zurich

2018

Le Ore Piccole

Dienstgebäude, Zurich

2017

Catch of the Year

Dienstgebäude, Zurich

2017

IAMAI. Bots and other Humanoids

ProjektLinks/ Galerie DuflonRacz, Bern

2017

Digitale Narrationen – Part 3: calculated selfs

raum≠station, Zurich

2016

Purpur-Passagen: Eine Ausstellung über Auffälliges und Nebensächliches

Designhaus Hesse, Darmstadt, Deutschland

2016

intervention – young artists on campus

in collaboration with Rolf Laureijs

University of St.Gallen (HSG)

2014

Hotel zur fröhlichen Stunde

in collaboration with Dominic Michel

Biennale Bern, Schlachthaus Theater

2012

Cooparations

in collaboration with Cris Faria, curated by Larkin Erdmann

Zurich

2012

Soirée graphique

in collaboration with Manuela Weisskopf and Niklas Stettler

Kunsthalle Bern

2011

Der Markt als Kunstrichter – Wer ist der/die beste Künstler/in mit Bernbezug?

in collaboration with Legolas Ericson

Milieu Galerie/Artspace, Bern

2010

Zeichnen

in collaboration with Manuel Ort and Legolas Ericson

Milieu Galerie/Artspace, Bern

2008

Legolas Ericson

Diploma Show

Progr, Bern

Performances

2017

Performance Andrea Protokoll, One-Day-Festival IAMAI. Bots and other Humanoids

Impact Hub Bern & ProjektLinks/ Galerie DuflonRacz, Bern

2017

Performance Selbstgespräch einer Maschine in the context of the exhibition Digitale Narrationen – Part 3: calculated selfs

raum≠station, Zurich

2016

Performance Gespräch mit einer Maschine / Dialog with a machine, during the festival Mad Sientist: Turing Test

Karl der Grosse, Zurich

2016

Performance SOMA-SU-P 2016-08-24 #1–32

SOMA, Mexico City

Editions

2019

Laurin Huber: Juncture

artwork with 101 unique cover drawings

Hollow Ground, Lucerne

2018

Belia Winnewisser: Radikale Akzeptanz

artwork and special edition of 10 unique plaster casts

Präsens Editionen, Lucerne

2016

SOMA-SU-P 2016-08-24 #1–32

32 different embroidered batches, edition of 3 pieces

SOMA, Mexico City

2015

VP-2015-08-07-#1–14 & T-A-SSSS-noT & T-B-FB-noT

magazine and tape, edition of 10 pieces

Down Garage, Zurich

Curatorial pactise

2021

Fake Quotes and Sitting Ducks

curated by Caspar Danuser, Simon Fahrni, Selina Lutz and Vinzenz Meyner

MAL:MAL, Bern

2020

Empty Vessels / A Surface Marked by Rills / Tracing Sediments

with Athene Galiciadis and Anja Schori

Oberhaus Hof, Feldbach

2020

Daily Airing

with Sophie Germanier, Ramon Feller, Benedikt Bock, Albert Bühler

Oberhaus Hof, Feldbach

2019

Drawn

in collaboration with Ana Hoffmann, Jeff Rossi, Flavio Karrer and Dominik Hodel

m3 Studio, Zurich

2019

In the Tall Grass

with Flavia Senn, Jiajia Zhang, Manuel Schneider, Mathis Pfäffli, Selina Lutz

Oberhaus Hof, Feldbach

2018

Le Ore Piccole

Dienstgebäude, Zurich

2008–2015

Co-Curator Milieu Galerie/Artspace, Bern

2007–2010

Artistic co-direction Moustache

Dampfzentrale, Bern

2007

Artistic co-direction Pop 2.0

Sous-Soul, Bern

Further activities

Since 2021

Creative direction and communication, gta Verlag, D-ARCH, ETH Zurich

2021–2022

Jury member, grants for visual and applied arts, Canton Zug

Since 2017

Co-founder, publisher and editor Efa – Energie für alle

2012–2015

Co-founder, partner and art director Maison Standard

2012–2014

Assistant BA Visual Communication, HKB, Bern University of the Arts

2012–2014

Co-organizer T-Time, alumni event series of EX-HKB-Viskom

Since 2011

Co-founder Oh, Sister Records

2005–2010

Co-founder Walldisplay Visuals

Publications

Meyner, Vinzenz. Andrea Protokoll. Zurich: Efa – Energie für alle, 2019

Exhibition catalogue: Purpur-Passagen: Eine Ausstellung über Auffälliges und Nebensächliches. Darmstadt, 2016

Meyner, Vinzenz. Fremde Zeichnungen in This is work. Basel: Depot Basel, 2015

Pia, Rémy, Meyner, Vinzenz. Maison Standard in Novembre 7. Lausanne, 2013

Edition Milieu #7. No You Couldn’t in The Journal 28. 2009