Alexander Viscio
tel: 011 43 660 438 4236
email: viscio.alexander75@gmail.com
email: viscio.alexander75@gmail.com
www.alexanderviscio.com
Education:
1983 California Inst. of the Arts, MFA.
1981 Kansas City Art Institute, BFA.
Teaching: 1989-93 Jersey City State College, Adjunct Professor, 3D-Design.
Awards:
2014 O2S14, Outsourcing to Sarajevo, Commission, Federal Chancellery, BMUKK, AUT.
2007 Federal Grant, US Embassy, Austria.
2002 Franklin Furnace, NYC.
1999 Pollock/Krasner Foundation, NYC.
1995 Artist Fellowship, New Jersey Council on the Arts, Jersey City, N.J.
Residencies:
2026 Visiting Artist, Kansas City Art Institute, Jim Woodfill, Chair.
2014 Sarajevo, BiH, BKA, AUT.
1983 California Inst. of the Arts, MFA.
1981 Kansas City Art Institute, BFA.
Teaching: 1989-93 Jersey City State College, Adjunct Professor, 3D-Design.
Awards:
2014 O2S14, Outsourcing to Sarajevo, Commission, Federal Chancellery, BMUKK, AUT.
2007 Federal Grant, US Embassy, Austria.
2002 Franklin Furnace, NYC.
1999 Pollock/Krasner Foundation, NYC.
1995 Artist Fellowship, New Jersey Council on the Arts, Jersey City, N.J.
Residencies:
2026 Visiting Artist, Kansas City Art Institute, Jim Woodfill, Chair.
2014 Sarajevo, BiH, BKA, AUT.
2012 International Atelier Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
2011 Art Radionica Lazareti, Dubrovnik, CRO.
1999 BKA, Vienna, AUT.
Curatorial projects:
2014 O2S14, Sarajevo, BiH, BMUKK, AUT.
2008-11 R-Town Extended, Web Column.
2007 Through the Night Softly, Nestroyhof, Vienna, AUT.
1994-99 R-Town. Brooklyn, NY
Solo shows:
2026 A Fly's Tale, Parallel Fair at Otto Wagner Areal Baumgartner.Vienna, AUT.
2024 Drops at the Roulette Table, Galerie Michaela Stock. Vienna, AUT.
2018 You See What You Saw, Galerie Michaela Stock.
Six ways from Sunday…Vienna Contemporary Int. Art Fair, Vienna, Aut.
2017 Six Ways from Sunday...,Österreichische Bundesgärten, Vienna, AUT.
2014 O2S14 Outsourcing to Sarajevo, Centennial, Sarajevo, BiH. Curator, Karin Zimmer. BKA, AUT.
2013 Gifs for the Pocket, Katugalleria, Finland. Curator, Matias Kukka.
Thomas Bernhard’s Revenge, Permanent Installation, Kantine at Museums Quartier, AUT.
Hardplace Rock, Michaela Stock Galerie, Vienna, AUT.
2012 Occupy AIR. International Atelier Ismet Mujezinovic in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Occupy Inside. International Atelier Ismet Mujezinovic in Tuzla, BiH. Dir. Dzenan Jusufovic.
2010 Hang Gliding with a Lazy Boy, Michaela Stock Galerie, Vienna, AUT.
2008 Floor Plans for Dirty Words, Arch-Art Galerie, Linz, AUT.
2006 Satellites, Outposts and a Ridiculous Leap of Faith, LUME, Mediakeskus, Helsinki, Fl.
Satellites..., MAK, Museum of Cont./Applied Arts, Vienna, AUT. Curator, Andreas Kristof.
In collaboration with Bettina Schülke, PhD.
2005 Die Demolierte Literatur, Antonio Ferrara Galerie, Vienna, AUT.
2003 Fussabstreifer, MAK, Museum of Cont./Applied Arts, Vienna, Curator, Andreas Kristof.
Easy Killers and other Softwear, Edberg Galerie, Family Bernsteiner, Vienna, Aut.
2002 A Cocktail Before Dinner, Palais Epstein, Vienna, Curator, Norbert Brunner.
2000 Easy Killers and other Softwear, Edberg Galerie, Family Bernsteiner, Vienna, AUT.
1999 Johnnie Walker's Sobriety Test, Akadmie der bildenden Künste,Vienna, Curator: Franz Graf.
1984 Positive Reinforcement, Randolf Street Gallery, Chicago, Ill. Curator: Randy Alexander.
1982 lo Spettacolo, Kemper Gallery, Kansas City, Mo. Curator: Sheri Lacy.
1981 Recent Fetishes, Kemper Gallery, Kansas City, Mo. Curator, Sheri Lacy.
Mr Winter's Meat Market Window Display, Kansas City. Mo.
1980 Plaza Performance, Plaza Shopping District, Kansas City, Mo.
Selected group shows and events:
2025 Beauty is a Blast, Christian Haub, New York, USA.
2023 Scratching the Surface, Michaela Stock Galerie, Vienna, AUT.
2022 Anything You Do, Michaela Stock Galerie, Vienna, AUT.
2016 Luminous Perception, Michaela Stock Galerie, Vienna, AUT.
The Reality Behind the Fantasy.Michaela Stock Galerie, Vienna, AUT. Johannes Deimling.
2014 Shooting Star, The Selfie Show. MONA, Detroit, MI. Curator, Jef Bourgeau.
2011 The Space between two Dirty Words, Art Radionica Lazareti, Dubrovnik. Slaven Tolj, director.
SensitivEXTRA, MOCA/MSU Zagreb, CRO. Curator, Michaela Stock.
Extreme, Kunstraum, Niederösterreich,Vienna, AUT. Curator, Michael Goldgruber.
2010 The Weight of Words, www.stuffinablank.com, Curator, Pedro Torres.
2009 A Book About Death, Queens Museum, Queens, N.Y. Curator, Louise Weinberg
2007 Through the Night Softly, Nestroyhof, Vienna, Curator, Alexander Viscio
2005 Die Demolierte Literatur, Antonio Ferrara Galerie, Wien, AUT.
2004 Vienna Coffee Table, Galerie Bernhard Knaus, Mannheim, Germany, Curator, H.Hinteregger. 2003 Fussabstreifer and the Occasional Invaders, Georg Kargl Galerie, Vienna, AUT.
2002 Day Tripping to the South Fork, SOHO in Ottakring. Vienna, AUT. Curator, Claudia Luenig.
2001 VAL, Vehicles for Another Landscape, ORF television, Kunst Stücke, Vienna AUT.
2001 A Cocktail Before Dinner, Palais Epstein, Vienna, AUT.
2000 Kampfzone, (Another Sobriety Test), Vienna , . Curator, Kunst Büro.
Thomas Bernhard’s Revenge, Permanent Installation, Kantine at Museums Quartier, AUT.
Hardplace Rock, Michaela Stock Galerie, Vienna, AUT.
2012 Occupy AIR. International Atelier Ismet Mujezinovic in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Occupy Inside. International Atelier Ismet Mujezinovic in Tuzla, BiH. Dir. Dzenan Jusufovic.
2010 Hang Gliding with a Lazy Boy, Michaela Stock Galerie, Vienna, AUT.
2008 Floor Plans for Dirty Words, Arch-Art Galerie, Linz, AUT.
2006 Satellites, Outposts and a Ridiculous Leap of Faith, LUME, Mediakeskus, Helsinki, Fl.
Satellites..., MAK, Museum of Cont./Applied Arts, Vienna, AUT. Curator, Andreas Kristof.
In collaboration with Bettina Schülke, PhD.
2005 Die Demolierte Literatur, Antonio Ferrara Galerie, Vienna, AUT.
2003 Fussabstreifer, MAK, Museum of Cont./Applied Arts, Vienna, Curator, Andreas Kristof.
Easy Killers and other Softwear, Edberg Galerie, Family Bernsteiner, Vienna, Aut.
2002 A Cocktail Before Dinner, Palais Epstein, Vienna, Curator, Norbert Brunner.
2000 Easy Killers and other Softwear, Edberg Galerie, Family Bernsteiner, Vienna, AUT.
1999 Johnnie Walker's Sobriety Test, Akadmie der bildenden Künste,Vienna, Curator: Franz Graf.
1984 Positive Reinforcement, Randolf Street Gallery, Chicago, Ill. Curator: Randy Alexander.
1982 lo Spettacolo, Kemper Gallery, Kansas City, Mo. Curator: Sheri Lacy.
1981 Recent Fetishes, Kemper Gallery, Kansas City, Mo. Curator, Sheri Lacy.
Mr Winter's Meat Market Window Display, Kansas City. Mo.
1980 Plaza Performance, Plaza Shopping District, Kansas City, Mo.
Selected group shows and events:
2025 Beauty is a Blast, Christian Haub, New York, USA.
2023 Scratching the Surface, Michaela Stock Galerie, Vienna, AUT.
2022 Anything You Do, Michaela Stock Galerie, Vienna, AUT.
2016 Luminous Perception, Michaela Stock Galerie, Vienna, AUT.
The Reality Behind the Fantasy.Michaela Stock Galerie, Vienna, AUT. Johannes Deimling.
2014 Shooting Star, The Selfie Show. MONA, Detroit, MI. Curator, Jef Bourgeau.
2011 The Space between two Dirty Words, Art Radionica Lazareti, Dubrovnik. Slaven Tolj, director.
SensitivEXTRA, MOCA/MSU Zagreb, CRO. Curator, Michaela Stock.
Extreme, Kunstraum, Niederösterreich,Vienna, AUT. Curator, Michael Goldgruber.
2010 The Weight of Words, www.stuffinablank.com, Curator, Pedro Torres.
2009 A Book About Death, Queens Museum, Queens, N.Y. Curator, Louise Weinberg
2007 Through the Night Softly, Nestroyhof, Vienna, Curator, Alexander Viscio
2005 Die Demolierte Literatur, Antonio Ferrara Galerie, Wien, AUT.
2004 Vienna Coffee Table, Galerie Bernhard Knaus, Mannheim, Germany, Curator, H.Hinteregger. 2003 Fussabstreifer and the Occasional Invaders, Georg Kargl Galerie, Vienna, AUT.
2002 Day Tripping to the South Fork, SOHO in Ottakring. Vienna, AUT. Curator, Claudia Luenig.
2001 VAL, Vehicles for Another Landscape, ORF television, Kunst Stücke, Vienna AUT.
2001 A Cocktail Before Dinner, Palais Epstein, Vienna, AUT.
2000 Kampfzone, (Another Sobriety Test), Vienna , . Curator, Kunst Büro.
1998 Hell Raiser, Afflictions of the Central Nervous System, The Kitchen, NYC. Curator, Anne
Bonney
1996 Works from the Permanent Collection, Islip Art Museum, Islip, N.Y.
Can We Talk, Basilico Fine Arts, NYC. Curators, Bloodgood/Friedman.
Ate Ball, The KITCHEN; N.Y. Curator: Katherine Greene.
The Limon Twins, Noyes Museum, Oceanville, N.J. Curator, Stacy Smith.
1995 Bench Warmer, The KITCHEN, NYC. Curator, Katherine Greene.
Limb to Limb, The KITCHEN, NYC. Curator, Katherine Greene.
1994 The Definitive Decade, Aljira Gallery, Newark, N.J. Curator: Victor Davson.
Hell-Raiser, Mostra d’Atre Contemporanea, Switzerland. Curator: Stefano Jermini.
A Warm Spot, Islip Art Museum, Islip, NYC. Curator, Catherine Valenza.
1993 Twisted State, NYC. Curator, Primary Projects.
Ebb Tide Shell Gathering, CCA, Martigny, Switzerland. Curator, Stefano Jermini.
Zoo Extracts, Islip Art Museum, Islip, N.Y. Curator, Primary Projects.
Fertile Ground, Rushmore Outdoor Sculpture Festival, Upstate, N.Y. Curator, Bill Arning.
Prime Cut, David Zwirner Gallery, water-bar. curator: Erik Oppenheim.
Metro Show, City Without Walls, Newark, N.J. Curated by, PPOW NYC.
1992 Essential Structures, Aljira Gallery, Newark, N.J. Curator, Karl Hazelwood.
Viewer Male, Blum Helman Warehouse, NYC. Water-bar curator, Erik Oppenheim.
la vie de la fete, Dooley le Cappellaine, NYC. Curator, Dooley le Cappellaine.
Under Thirty, Galery Metropol, Vienna, AUT. Curator, Erik Oppenheim.
1985 Artist at Your Service, Oak Street Beach, Chicago. Ill.
1981 Predator, Hwy 101, Los Angeles, CA.
Collaborations:
2006 Satellites, Outposts and a Ridiculous Leap of Faith, LUME, Mediakeskus, Helsinki, Fl.
Satellites, Outposts and a Ridiculous Leap of Faith, MAK, Museum of Cont./Applied Arts,
Vienna, AUT. Curator, Andreas Kristof. In collaboration with Bettina Schülke, PhD.
Collections:
Bonney
1996 Works from the Permanent Collection, Islip Art Museum, Islip, N.Y.
Can We Talk, Basilico Fine Arts, NYC. Curators, Bloodgood/Friedman.
Ate Ball, The KITCHEN; N.Y. Curator: Katherine Greene.
The Limon Twins, Noyes Museum, Oceanville, N.J. Curator, Stacy Smith.
1995 Bench Warmer, The KITCHEN, NYC. Curator, Katherine Greene.
Limb to Limb, The KITCHEN, NYC. Curator, Katherine Greene.
1994 The Definitive Decade, Aljira Gallery, Newark, N.J. Curator: Victor Davson.
Hell-Raiser, Mostra d’Atre Contemporanea, Switzerland. Curator: Stefano Jermini.
A Warm Spot, Islip Art Museum, Islip, NYC. Curator, Catherine Valenza.
1993 Twisted State, NYC. Curator, Primary Projects.
Ebb Tide Shell Gathering, CCA, Martigny, Switzerland. Curator, Stefano Jermini.
Zoo Extracts, Islip Art Museum, Islip, N.Y. Curator, Primary Projects.
Fertile Ground, Rushmore Outdoor Sculpture Festival, Upstate, N.Y. Curator, Bill Arning.
Prime Cut, David Zwirner Gallery, water-bar. curator: Erik Oppenheim.
Metro Show, City Without Walls, Newark, N.J. Curated by, PPOW NYC.
1992 Essential Structures, Aljira Gallery, Newark, N.J. Curator, Karl Hazelwood.
Viewer Male, Blum Helman Warehouse, NYC. Water-bar curator, Erik Oppenheim.
la vie de la fete, Dooley le Cappellaine, NYC. Curator, Dooley le Cappellaine.
Under Thirty, Galery Metropol, Vienna, AUT. Curator, Erik Oppenheim.
1985 Artist at Your Service, Oak Street Beach, Chicago. Ill.
1981 Predator, Hwy 101, Los Angeles, CA.
Collaborations:
2006 Satellites, Outposts and a Ridiculous Leap of Faith, LUME, Mediakeskus, Helsinki, Fl.
Satellites, Outposts and a Ridiculous Leap of Faith, MAK, Museum of Cont./Applied Arts,
Vienna, AUT. Curator, Andreas Kristof. In collaboration with Bettina Schülke, PhD.
Collections:
Sabine Kofler, Vienna, AUT.
Freunde der bildenden Kunst, Vienna, AUT.
Georg Kargl Galerie, Vienna, AUT.
Bundeskamzerlamt, Vienna, AUT.
Family Bernsteiner, Vienna, AUT.
Gunter Brodar,Vienna, AUT.
Oliver Stebich, Crozier Fine Arts, New York, N.Y.
Katrin Ridder, SRI International, New York, N.Y.
Dr. James P.D.Lynch, New York, N.Y.
Islip Art Museum, Islip, New York.
Gregory S. Smith/Issacs Fine Art Inc. New Jersey.
Myra Morgan Gallery, Kansas City, Mo.
Bibliography:
Die Presse, “Das Glück in der Skulptur”, von Johanna Hofleitner. 03/21/14. pg 26/27.
Hardplace Rock, Text, Ilse Lafer. Generali Foundation, AUT. 2013
sensitivEXTRA, MOCA/MSU, Zagreb. Text: Lucas Germann, 2011
EXTREME, Body, space and Movement”, Kunstraum, Text: Christiane Krejs, 2011
Die Presse Magazine, SCHAUPLÄZE, von Johanna Hofleiter, seite, 56, 26.6.10
“FALTER”, ‘Through the Night Softly”, pg. 14, Sept. 20, 2007
Superkünstler, (MAK NITE), Catalogue, Curator, Andreas Kristof. 2004
“PROFIL”, Kunst Sektion , 14-01-03, pg. 129. Wien, AUT.
DER STANDARD, “Sobriety Test”, Sektion 2, pg.2 5/30/2000
NEW YORK TIMES, “A Cocktail with Your Reading”, Section C, 12/24/95
NEW YORK TIMES, The Definitive Decade”, Section C, pg.12, 11/13/94
NEW YORK TIMES, “A Warm Spot”, Section 13, pg.16, 7/24794
NEW YORK TIMES, “Three Wise Men”, Section 13, pg.12, 6/5/94
Twisted State Catalogue. Text, Barry Schwabsky. NYC. 1993
Art In America, “Zoo Extracts”, Section 13, pg.12. 5/8/93
THE NEW YORKER, “By Proxy”, pg.10. column 3, 7/20/92
NEW YORK TIMES, “Essential Structures”, Section13, pg.16. 5/24/92
NEW YORK TIMES, “Small Works”, Section C, pg.16, 1/19/92
CHICAGO TRIBUNE; “Pop Art”, “Artist at Your Service”, Front page. 7/14/85
“HIGH PERFORMANCE” magazine. Issue #22, pg.128, 1983
“HIGH PERFORMANCE” magazine. Issue #17, pg.166, 1982
“HIGH PERFORMANCE” magazine. Issue #14, pg.85, 1981
KANSAS CITY STAR, “Audience On Exhibit”, “Plaza Perform. Front pg. 10/4/80
Catalogues in Bold
Freunde der bildenden Kunst, Vienna, AUT.
Georg Kargl Galerie, Vienna, AUT.
Bundeskamzerlamt, Vienna, AUT.
Family Bernsteiner, Vienna, AUT.
Gunter Brodar,Vienna, AUT.
Oliver Stebich, Crozier Fine Arts, New York, N.Y.
Katrin Ridder, SRI International, New York, N.Y.
Dr. James P.D.Lynch, New York, N.Y.
Islip Art Museum, Islip, New York.
Gregory S. Smith/Issacs Fine Art Inc. New Jersey.
Myra Morgan Gallery, Kansas City, Mo.
Bibliography:
Die Presse, “Das Glück in der Skulptur”, von Johanna Hofleitner. 03/21/14. pg 26/27.
Hardplace Rock, Text, Ilse Lafer. Generali Foundation, AUT. 2013
sensitivEXTRA, MOCA/MSU, Zagreb. Text: Lucas Germann, 2011
EXTREME, Body, space and Movement”, Kunstraum, Text: Christiane Krejs, 2011
Die Presse Magazine, SCHAUPLÄZE, von Johanna Hofleiter, seite, 56, 26.6.10
“FALTER”, ‘Through the Night Softly”, pg. 14, Sept. 20, 2007
Superkünstler, (MAK NITE), Catalogue, Curator, Andreas Kristof. 2004
“PROFIL”, Kunst Sektion , 14-01-03, pg. 129. Wien, AUT.
DER STANDARD, “Sobriety Test”, Sektion 2, pg.2 5/30/2000
NEW YORK TIMES, “A Cocktail with Your Reading”, Section C, 12/24/95
NEW YORK TIMES, The Definitive Decade”, Section C, pg.12, 11/13/94
NEW YORK TIMES, “A Warm Spot”, Section 13, pg.16, 7/24794
NEW YORK TIMES, “Three Wise Men”, Section 13, pg.12, 6/5/94
Twisted State Catalogue. Text, Barry Schwabsky. NYC. 1993
Art In America, “Zoo Extracts”, Section 13, pg.12. 5/8/93
THE NEW YORKER, “By Proxy”, pg.10. column 3, 7/20/92
NEW YORK TIMES, “Essential Structures”, Section13, pg.16. 5/24/92
NEW YORK TIMES, “Small Works”, Section C, pg.16, 1/19/92
CHICAGO TRIBUNE; “Pop Art”, “Artist at Your Service”, Front page. 7/14/85
“HIGH PERFORMANCE” magazine. Issue #22, pg.128, 1983
“HIGH PERFORMANCE” magazine. Issue #17, pg.166, 1982
“HIGH PERFORMANCE” magazine. Issue #14, pg.85, 1981
KANSAS CITY STAR, “Audience On Exhibit”, “Plaza Perform. Front pg. 10/4/80
Catalogues in Bold
