Hubert Schmalix
1952–2025
Hubert Schmalix (1952 Graz – 2025 Los Angeles) studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna under Max Melcher from 1971 to 1976. In the early 1980s he gained international recognition as an exponent of “Neue Malerei” (New Painting); his work was shown at the 1980 Venice Biennale, in “aktuell '83” at Munich's Lenbachhaus, at London's Tate Gallery and, in 1984, at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Biennale of Sydney. After an extended stay in the Philippines he settled in Los Angeles in 1987, where he lived and worked until his death. From 1997 he headed a master class in painting as professor at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. His work is characterised by expressive colour, strong contours and a seemingly naive figuration. His works are held in collections including the Belvedere and mumok in Vienna and the Neue Galerie Graz.
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Biography
Education 1971–1976 Studied painting under Max Melcher, Academy of Fine Arts Vienna Solo exhibitions (selection) 2025 Once Upon a Time…, Stadtgalerie Klagenfurt 2024 Tremor, Schlossmuseum Linz 2004 Guggenheim Gallery, Chapman University, Orange (California) 2002 Julian Opie und Hubert Schmalix, Atelier Augarten, Belvedere, Vienna 2001 Grandes Pasiones, Museum Küppersmühle, Duisburg 1996 Dommuseum, Salzburg 1994 Museum moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig (mumok), Vienna 1986 Yasmin und Iris, Neue Galerie Graz am Landesmuseum Joanneum; Rheinisches Landesmuseum Bonn; Kunstmuseum Luzern 1978 Stillleben, Neue Galerie Graz am Landesmuseum Joanneum, Graz 1976 Künstlerhaus, Vienna Group exhibitions (selection) 2023 Die Alpen im Blick. Der Landschaftsmaler Franz Steinfeld (insert: Hubert Schmalix), Neue Galerie Graz 2004 Neue Wilde – Eine Entwicklung, Sammlung Essl, Klosterneuburg 1999 Aspekte/Positionen. 50 Jahre Kunst aus Mitteleuropa 1949–1999, Museum moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig, Vienna 1997 KünstlerInnen, Kunsthaus Bregenz 1993 Der zerbrochene Spiegel. Positionen zur Malerei, Kunsthalle Wien, Vienna; Deichtorhallen Hamburg 1989 2nd International Istanbul Biennial, Istanbul 1984 An International Survey of Recent Painting and Sculpture, Museum of Modern Art, New York 1984 5th Biennale of Sydney: Private Symbol: Social Metaphor, Sydney 1983 aktuell '83, Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus, Munich 1983 New Art at the Tate Gallery, Tate Gallery, London 1980 La Biennale di Venezia, Aperto, Venice Awards 2024 Decoration of Honour of the Province of Styria for Science, Research and Art, First Class, Graz 1998 City of Vienna Prize for Fine Arts, Vienna Collections Belvedere, Vienna mumok – Museum moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig, Vienna Albertina (Essl Collection), Vienna Neue Galerie Graz – Universalmuseum Joanneum, Graz Lentos Kunstmuseum Linz Museum der Moderne Salzburg Kunsthaus Bregenz Kunstmuseum Bern Museum Liaunig, Neuhaus Museum Angerlehner, Thalheim bei Wels