Exhibitions

The FOTOGALERIE WIEN currently exhibits seven shows a year including: one Werkschau, one Solo, three exhibitions dedicated to an annual theme of focus, and two other exhibitions curated independent of the theme of focus and Werkschau

Theme of Focus: exhibitions dedicated to a specific topic in photography, takes place throughout the year, includes one catalogue compiling the artists’ contributions and summarizing the exhibitions at the end of the year

Solo: This series of exhibitions is to serve as a platform and springboard to artists who are at the beginning of their career, once a year

Werkschau: a retrospective for a well-known Austrian photography artist,once a year, accompanied by a catalogue

Exchange exhibition (dedicated to the annual with galleries abroad)

Current exhibition:

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  PAS DE DEUX II

  11. September 2022 — 29. October 2022

  This Austrian–French exchange project allows two galleries, the FOTOGALERIE WIEN and the GALERIE VRAIS RÊVES in Lyon, to celebrate their 40th anniversary which makes both of them the oldest photo galleries in their respective cities. The primary goal of both galleries is the presentation of conceptual art photography and international cooperation with institutions. They are connected by decades of continuous information exchange, so there are a number of artists who have exhibited in both galleries. Curators of the two galleries have each selected four artists in accordance with their exhibition parameters. Part 1 was an exhibition in the FOTOGALERIE WIEN showroom, part 2 will be opened in the GALERIE VRAIS RÊVES on 10 September 2022. […]

• Preview

  2. October 2022 — 26. November 2022

  WERKSCHAU XXVII – CHRISTIAN WACHTER (AT)
  CONCEPT VERSUS PHOTOGRAPHY
  FOTOGALERIE WIEN as a guest in the FOTOHOF, Salzburg, Inge-Morath-Platz 1–3, 5020 Salzburg, http://fotohof.net
  Opening and catalog presentation at the FOTOHOF, Salzburg: Saturday, 1 October 2022 at 7:00 p.m.
  The FOTOHOF will be open on this day due to the Long Night of Museums from 6:00 pm – 1:00 am.
  Opening speech: Susanne Neuburger
  Opening hours Fotohof Salzburg: Tu–Fr 3:00–7:00 p.m, Sa 11.00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
  Duration: 2 October–26 November 2022
  A WERKSCHAU catalogue and a WERKSCHAU edition will accompany the exhibition.

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  THEME OF FOCUS 2022/2023:
  DIGITAL I – ARTEFACTS
  International group exhibition
  Opening at OstLicht. Galerie für Fotografie: Wednesday, 2 November 2022
  Introductory words: Johan Nane Simonsen
  Exhibition venue: OstLicht.Galerie für Fotografie, Absberggasse 27/3, 1100 Vienna, www.ostlicht.org
  Exhibition duration: 3 November 2022-14 January 2023