About Austrian photographer Otto Hainzl (b. in Linz)
Otto HAINZL graduated in 1996 as master of physics, Technical University, Vienna. In 2004 he studied photography at the euregio photo college Weinberg and started building up a personal work and became an explorer of societal matters. In 2007 he graduated from photo college with distinction. Since 2016 he is a member of Künstlervereinigung MAERZ, Linz and since 2019 a member of Künstlergilde Galerie Forum, Wels. He published two photo volumes to date.
Photo books by Otto HAINZL
- 'Corviale' (2015, 2016)
'Twentysix Houses Along Waldeggstrasse' (2022)
Exhibitions (a selection)
- 2005: 'Bewegung, Felder, Linz
2006: 'Menschenbilder', Minoriten, Wels
2008: 'WIR - Dramaturgy of Social Life', Galerie Halle; 'Begegnung', IRZ St. Isidor, Leonding ; 'Used‹', Photogalerie Weinberg
2009: 'Kundenbilder', Energie AG Art Collection, Linz
2010: 'WIR - Dramaturgy of Social Life', Month of Photography, Vienna & at Galerie foto-forum, Bolzano; 'Tabakfabrik Linz - Art & Architecture', Nordico City Museum, Linz; 'Kirchenbilder', Chapel St.Martin, Traun
2012: 'The 50 Euro Shop', Kunstinitiative Periscope, Salzburg; Galerie foto-forum, Bolzano; 'Verbindungen', Kulturrathaus Dresden
2013: '100 Prozent Linz', Nordico City Museum, Linz
2015: 'corviale', photo::vienna, MAK Vienna, Salzamt Linz, KUNST HAUS WIEN, OÖ Landesgalerie, Linz as well as at Fotohof Salzburg
2016: 'Hotels I Know', Künstlervereinigung MAERZ, Linz; 'corviale', Galerie Soiz, Passau, & at Fotohof Salzburg; 'Europastrasse', One Day Residency Kommune Vardø & One Day Residency Finnish Museum of Photography, Helsinki; 'corviale', University of Weimar, TU Dortmund as well as at Halle - Neustadt; 'WIR und andere Arbeiten. Retrospective', Kunst im Schloss, Puchenau (A)
2017: 'Europastrasse', Crossing Europe Film Festival, Linz; 'corviale', Boutographies rencontres photographiques de Montpellier
2018: 'corviale', Liebfrauenkirche Duisburg; 'Closing exhibition', Künstlerhaus Schloss Plüschow
2019: 'Gedachtnus II',Galerie Forum Wels; 'Zimmer_Frei', old morgue, Weißkirchen/Wels (A); 'Kunstbox', Linzer Kunstsalon / Galerie Forum Wels; 'Hotels I Know', Galerie Forum Wels; 'Europastrasse', Belgrade Photo Month; 'Prost, Mahlzeit!', Nordico City Museum, Linz; 'Hinsenkamp Labor', Salzamt, Linz
2020: 'Iran Mappe', Schadzi, Linz; 'Present Perfect Continuous', Group exhibition at Künstlerhaus Mecklenburg; 'sitzen', Gallery Schloss Parz, Grieskirchen (A); 'Es ist MAERZ', Group exhibition at Kunstverein Maerz, Linz; 'Europastrasse', Photo Festival, Helsinki ; 'Sommer Ausstellung 2020', Group exhibition at Linzer Schlossmuseum, Linz
2021: 'ECHO', Galerie Forum Wels