F.O. MAIER
​Born 1976 in Germany. Lives and works in Los Angeles, USA

Postgraduate Studies of Fine Arts (Academy scholarship)
State Academy of Fine Arts / Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Stuttgart, Germany
Class of Rainer Ganahl

2008
Diploma (academic degree)
State Academy of Fine Arts / Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Stuttgart, Germany

2001-2008
Studies of Fine Arts
State Academy of Fine Arts / Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Stuttgart, Germany
Class of Rainer Ganahl, Micha Ullman, Werner Pokorny


SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2020
"chewed sculptures", Kantor Gallery, Beverly Hills, USA

2017
"painting and sculpture", Platform, Munich, Germany

2016
"Der Künstler der den Drang hat ein Kunstwerk zu schaffen - piss on canvas", gallery of KVD, Dachau, Germany

2013
"trailer," newuser space, a project by Kenneth Dow / AdBK, Stuttgart, Germany

2011
"Aber bitte mit Sade", nachtspeicher23 e.V., Hamburg, Germany

2010
"Sade", artroom K25, Ulm, Germany
"Die Venus von Willendorf war beschnitten", (with Thomas Lehnerer) 14-1 gallery, Stuttgart, Germany

2009
"Moritze und Max bei den Hühnern", Interventionroom, Stuttgart, Germany
"Pippi kommt", White Heat - a temporary exhibition project from Self Service Open, Künstlerhaus Stuttgart,
Hermes and the Pfau, Katrin Mundt and Jan Löchte, Stuttgart, Germany

2004
"chewed", by the exhibition series "Täglich frisch", Poly gallery, Karlsruhe, Germany
"handicap", by the exhibition series "Täglich frisch", Oberwelt e. V., Stuttgart, Germany (catalogue)


GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2024
"All killer no filler", One Trick Pony Gallery, Los Angeles, USA

2022
"Cute Gloom", Lauren Powell Projects, Los Angeles, USA

2019
"Holly Jolly Salon", Art Share LA, Los Angeles, USA
"Süd-Gipfel", a project by Kestutis Svirnelis and Frank O. Maier platform, Munich, Germany

2018
"Kunst am Berg", Bergschmiede, Munich, Germany

2017
"open studios",  Platform, Munich, Germany

2016
"on paper", gallery Karl Pfefferle, Munich, Germany
"OQBO Berlin, paperfile on tour", Artothek & Bildersaal, Munich, Germany
"masterpieces", Patform, Munich, Germany

2015
"open studios", Platform, Munich, Germany
"art muc", Praterinsel, Munich, Germany (catalogue)

2013
"Barbaren", Neuer Kunstverein e. V., Regensburg, Germany
"pop hits" (a project by Manfred Peckl), ArtSpace RheinMain, Offenbach, Germany
"Die Büchse der Pandora", Oberwelt e. V., Stuttgart, Germany
"all hands on deck", nachtspeicher23, Hamburg, Germany

2012
"Animalische Ästhetiken" (with Gloria Friedmann, Hermann Nitsch, Felix Droese u. a.),
Kunsthaus, Kaufbeuren, Germany (catalogue)
"madre", a project by Marco Schmitt, helper, Brooklyn, NY, USA

2011
"pop hits", Autocenter, Berlin, Germany
"animal", Haus der Kunst, Munich, Germany (catalogue)
"futures", platform, Munich, Germany
"pop hits", Tanzschule Projects, Munich, Germany

2010
"works", Platform, Munich, Germany (catalogue)

2009
"tour 09", AdBK, Stuttgart, Germany
"Krautschneider," gallery Lisi Hämmerle, Bregenz, Austria
"broken tales", Theatre Academy, Shanghai, China

2008
"last rides", Tensta Konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden
"Diploma  2008", Kunstbezirk in Gustav-Siegle-House, Stuttgart, Germany
"Schöwel - prize for a photograhy", AdBK, Stuttgart, Germany

2007
"institutional homelessness", Gallery fruit and flower deli, New York, USA (catalogue)

2006
"vibrations", Chapel, Göppingen, Germany
"Glatzmaier and colleague", Bahnwärterhaus/galleries of town Esslingen a. N., Germany
"buderbrodas", Galerija Intro, Vilnius, Lithuania
"GVS-support prize for young artists", Stuttgart, Germany(catalogue)

2005
"tuesday, 14 p.m.", AdBK, Stuttgart, Germany (catalogue)


BIBLIOGRAPHY

2014
"The new collectors book 2014", Basak Malone LLC, New York, USA

2012
"catalogue gold", Belvedere Vienna, March 2012, S. 175, Vgl.12 (Pippi Frank)
Expulsion from the exhibition gold, Belvedere, Vienna, Austria

2011
"Aber bitte mit Sade", Hamburger Abendblatt, 28. April 2011, Jörg Malke, Germany
"Pippifrank: Das Parfüm - Pippi in der Luft", rebel:art, 6. March 2011, Alain Bieber, Germany

2010
"ironic facts", Südwest Presse, 15. September 2010, Otfried Käppeler, Germany

2009
"Tipps der Woche. Gib mir fünf! Pippikunst von Frank O. Maier, Interventionroom Stuttgart",
art - art magazine, 10. Dezember 2009 Angelika Kindermann, Mirja Rosenau, Alain Bieber, Germany
"Künstler die sich auf den Zahn fühlen lassen", Der Standard, 23. Juli 2009 (kafe), Bregenz gallery Lisi Hämmerle, Austria

2007
"prizes and scholarships, Frank O. Maier, designing a trophy for the State Prize for Young Companies",
artforum international, Bd. 185 May - June, Germany

2006
"Ein Geweih für den Sieger des Wettbewerbs, Frank O. Maier", Stuttgarter Zeitung, 24. Oct. 2006, Germany


CURATED PROJECT

2019
"Süd-Gipfel", a project by Kestutis Svirnelis and Frank O. Maier platform, Munich, Germany


DESIGNING AWARD

2006
"Design of the state prize for young companies", Baden-Württemberg, Germany


AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

2011-2014
"Studio grant from the city of Munich", Germany

2008-2009
"Academy scholarship", State Academy of Fine Arts / Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Stuttgart, Germany

2006
"First prize", Design of the state prize for young companies, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
"Academy award", class project by Markus Ambach sedimented art,
State Academy of Fine Arts / Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Stuttgart, Germany
"First prize", friends of academy, class project by Markus Ambach sedimented art,
State Academy of Fine Arts / Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Stuttgart, Germany

​2005
"First prize", friends of academy, class project by Micha Ullman lecture room,
State Academy of Fine Arts / Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Stuttgart, Germany


COLLECTIONS

private collections in Germany, Austria, USA