About english
Markus Tozzer, born in 1988 in Stockerau, Austria, lives and works as a visual artist in Vienna.
Known for his intuitive approach and expressive works, Tozzer’s artistic practice focuses on exploring existential questions. Driven by inner conflicts and a restless engagement with themes such as spirituality, mysticism, and social critique, his works are filled with symbols and references touching upon these areas. Personal narratives shaped by spiritual and psychedelic experiences are also woven into his art. Early on, Tozzer developed the conviction that art must provoke, reflect, and sometimes unsettle. The cathartic element of his work serves as a central driving force: for him, art is an act of self-defense — a reaction to a society he perceives as numb, lifeless, and traumatized. His works are characterized by a loud and expressive style.
Since 2017, Tozzer has been a core member of the artist community Studio Walls in Vienna.
His work has been exhibited at art fairs such as Parallel Vienna, as well as in Berlin, Munich, Athens, Zagreb, Lithuania and Mexico.
SHOWS
Groupshow - PAPERWORKS, Base AT4, Februar 2025, Vienna, AUT
Art Fair - PARALLEL VIENNA, September 2024, Vienna, AUT
Groupshow - WINTER WONDERLAND, Akademiegalerie, August 2024, Munich, Germany
Duoshow - (with Guido Sarti), INSALATA MYSTERIA, Atlas, März, 2024, Vienna, AUT
Soloshow - Fear and Loathing in Vienna, Studio Walls, September 2023, Vienna, AUT
Art Fair - PARALLEL VIENNA, September 2023, VIenna, AUT
Soloshow - Tozzer Paper Works, Studio Walls, November 2022, Vienna, AUT
Groupshow - Schmankerl & Gusterstückln, Kettenbrückengasse (OFF SPACE), November 2022, Vienna, AUT
Art Fair - PARALLEL VIENNA, September 2022, Vienna, AUT
Soloshow - Studio Landscapes, Studio Walls, May, 2021, Vienna, AUT
Groupshow - If you know what I mean/need, Spitzer, November 2021, Vienna, AUT
Groupshow - OPAK, KaH + Leerstand Gallery, November 2021, Vienna, AUT
Art Fair - PARALLEL VIENNA, September 2021, Vienna, AUT
Soloshow - Art Is My Life, Kunst ab Hinterhof, June 2021, Vienna, AUT
Groupshow - 20€ Flixbus, Glogauair/Dessous, June 2021, Vienna/Berlin, AUT/Germany
Soloshow(online) - A Change Is As Good As A Rest., LES NOUVEAUX RICHES, March 2021, Vienna, AUT
Art Fair - PARALLEL VIENNA, September 2020, Vienna, AUT
Duoshow - self curated with Barbara Moura, Studio Walls Vienna, August 2020, Vienna, AUT
Art Fair - NESVRSTANI Art Fair, June 2020, Zagreb, Croatia
Groupshow(online) - CoWir20, Kunst Ab Hinterhof, April 2020, Vienna, AUT
Art Auction - 13TH YOUNG ART AUCTION, Kunstraum Nestroyhof, October 2019, Vienna, AUT
Art Fair - PARALLEL VIENNA, September 2019, Vienna, AUT
Groupshow - The Point, Burggasse 21, June 2019, Vienna, AUT
Groupshow - NO OFFENSE BUT, Improper Walls, May 2019, Vienna, AUT
Art Fair - PARALLEL VIENNA, September 2018, Vienna, AUT
Groupshow - Bright Minds Dark Thoughts, Spitzer, September 2018, Vienna, AUT
Grouphshow - Spot The Dot Rebel Against Skin cancer, Improper Walls, June 2018, Vienna, AUT
Groupshow - Online SHOP Launch, Improper Walls, September 2017, Vienna, AUT
Groupshow - Personality Disorder, Improper Walls, May 2016, Vienna, AUT
Groupshow - Unwasted. Zero Food Waste Gallery, Improper Walls, November 2016, Vienna, AUT
Groupshow - Freewheelin´, Improper Walls, October 2016, Vienna, AUT
Groupshow - {im}proper Illustration, VDA Telšių Galerija, July 2016, Telšiai, Lithuania
Groupshow - NOMADIC, Junge Kunst-Gruppenaustellung, OHO, May 2016, Vienna, AUT
Groupshow - THERE ARE NO KANGAROOS IN AUSTRIA, Casa Nueve, July 2015, Puebla, Mexico
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EDUCATION
2011 – 2013 Fine Arts, Painting Class (at Johanna Kandl) - University of Applied Arts Vienna
2003 – 2008 Print and Mediatechnology - Höhere Graphische Bundes-Lehr- und Versuchsanstalt
PUBLICATIONS & MEDIA
Und Heft
Les Nouveaux Riches Magazine - Interview
BLISS. Magazin, Art Made in Austria
Foto credit: Volodymyr Khomenko
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