Christian Ecker

Biography

Christian Ecker was born in Salzburg in 1961 and began his artistic journey with training as a lithographer in 1976. Since 1990, he has worked as a freelance artist, building a diverse and accomplished career. His talent and dedication have been recognized through numerous grants and residencies, starting with a foreign scholarship for visual arts in Krakow, Poland, in 1992. The following year, he received a studio grant from the State of Salzburg, which allowed him to work in Saarbrücken, Germany.
In 1994, Ecker participated in the 3rd Painters’ Symposium at the Alpinzentrum Rudolfshütte, and in 1995, another studio grant took him to Budapest, Hungary. In 1999, he worked in the guest studio at the Academy of Arts in Vilnius, Lithuania, and in 2000, he joined the Painters’ Symposium SilvrettAtelier. From 2001 to 2012, he served as the head of the Drawing – Painting – Object Class during the Hollersbach Painters’ Weeks, fostering creativity and collaboration among participants.
Ecker’s career continued to evolve with a foreign scholarship for visual arts in Frankfurt, Germany, in 2009. In 2015, he pursued specialized training in photography at Fotohof Salzburg, followed in 2017 by an advanced course in storytelling photography at the same institution. That same year, he participated in the Kon.Klave 4 Artists’ Symposium in Saalbach, Austria, and received an Artist-in-Residence scholarship in New York.
In 2020, Ecker was awarded the KEP Work Scholarship by the State of Salzburg, and in 2021, he worked in the guest studio in Gmünd, Carinthia. Throughout his career, Christian Ecker has demonstrated a relentless dedication to artistic exploration and a commitment to fostering creative dialogue across mediums and disciplines.

exhibitions

2024
Looping Time, Galerie 50ZWANZIG, Salzburg (Solo Exhibition)
Kunstlitfaßsäule, Salzburg (Public Art)
40 Jahre, Eboran Galerie, Salzburg

2023
Wicklungen Wicklungsblüten, Galerie Trapp, Salzburg
Zeitkörper, Objekte und Reliefs, Schloss Wiespach, Salzburg
Zeit.Raum, Säulenhalle Rathaus, Salzburg

2022
Vanitas, Galerie Trapp, Salzburg
Sammlung Hitzl, Eboran Galerie, Salzburg
Art Albina, Gemeindeamt Oberalm
Finding Forte – Eine Typografische Spurensuche, Designforum Wien, Museumsquartier
Fair for Art Vienna, with Galerie Trapp
Vita Activa, Ferry Porsche Center, Kulturverein Kunst:Zelle, Zell am See

2021
Hallein ist Mee(h)r, Saline Hallein
Festival der Regionen, Salzkammergut, “enterdet” with Monika Sobotik
Kunstlitfaßsäule, Salzburg and Hallein (Public Art)
Fair for Art Vienna, with Galerie Trapp

2020
Kunstschaufenster, Stadtgalerie Lehen, Salzburg
Lieblingsstücke – Objekte die Gefallen, Kunstraum Pro Arte, Hallein
Common Ground, Museumspavillon, Annual Exhibition, Kunstverein Salzburg
Salzburg mit ohne (Photography during COVID-19 Pandemic), Galerie Zwerglgarten, Salzburg
Zwischen Anfang und Ende, Galerie Trapp, Salzburg

2019
WIKAM Kunstmesse Wien, with Galerie Trapp
Crossover, Galerie Trapp, Salzburg (Book Presentation)
Boatpeople – Freedom and Borders, Eboran Galerie, Vienna, with Margret Kohler
Kunstankäufe des Landes, Traklhaus, Salzburg

2018
Enterdet, Eboran Galerie, Salzburg, with Monika Sobotik
Galerie Trapp, Salzburg
ATMEN, Stadtgalerie Lehen, Salzburg

2017
Reinheit in der Unvollkommenheit, Künstlerhaus, Salzburg
Artists in Residence, Stadtgalerie Mozartplatz 5, Salzburg
Furor Colligendi (for Anton Gugg), Stadtgalerie, Salzburg
Wicklungen, Galerie Trapp, Salzburg
ATMEN, Kunsthaus Ansbach, Germany
Kopfwerke, Wirtschaftskammer, Vienna

2016
SALÓ, Künstlerhaus, Salzburg
Natur:gemäß, Eboran Galerie, Salzburg (Premiere of Florian Tiefenbacher’s piece for string sextet)
Inclusion – 35 Jahre Lebenshilfe Pinzgau, Public Art Project
2.885 km Hoffnung und Unsicherheit, Photography Project, White Noise, Wald im Pinzgau
100 Hours of Art, Museumsquartier, Vienna

2015
Mit ohne Licht, Galerie Trapp, Salzburg
Natur im Raum, Art bv Berchtoldvilla

2014
Landschaft Heute, Art bv Berchtoldvilla
Talaus-Tagein, Nationalparkzentrum Mittersill
Kronjuwelen (Photography), Tauriska Kulturverein, Neukirchen

2013
What’s Happiness, Lange Nacht der Museen, Hödlmoser Atelier, Salzburg
Kunstmesse Zürich, Zurich
Aus der Fülle, Künstlerhaus, Salzburg

2012
Update, Galerie Klose, Würzburg, Germany
Städtische Galerie Traunstein – Wicklungsprojekt (Public Art)

2011
Galerie für Gegenwartskunst, Bonstetten, Switzerland
Galerie Weihergut, Salzburg

2010
Retro.perspektive, Galerie Weihergut, Salzburg
Lange Nacht der Museen, Deutschvilla Strobl

2009
Artists in Residence, Atelierfrankfurt, Frankfurt (Catalog)

2008
Galerie für Gegenwartskunst, Bonstetten, Switzerland
Galerie Ueker&Ueker, Basel, Switzerland
e2, Fabrik Helfenberg

2007
Silence, Galerie Weihergut, Salzburg
Kopfwerk, Deutschvilla Strobl

2006
Ende und Anfang, Galerie Weihergut, Salzburg (Catalog)

2005
Kunstforum Montafon, Competition for Art and Architecture

2004
Galerie für Gegenwartskunst, Bonstetten, Switzerland
Verrückt, Ache 700 Public Art Project

Projects and Achievements

2003
Auflösung in…, Florian Tiefenbacher composed a piece for string quartet inspired by the theme of “Wicklung” (Wrapping). Premiere at Galerie Weihergut, Salzburg.

2004
Landart Projekt Hellbrunn, in collaboration with Fa. Wolford (Catalog).
Nominated for the Maecenas Prize 2005 – Recognition Award for the Best Art Sponsorship Concept.

2007
Object – Leonart 07, Leonding.
Säulenwicklungen, Public Art Project, Gebietskrankenkasse, Salzburg.

2009
Realized the winning project for the forecourt design of St. Georgen bei Obernberg am Inn.

2011
Kunst am Bau, Kraftwerk Hollersbach, a collaborative project with students from HS Mittersill.

2012
Städtische Galerie Traunstein, Wicklungsprojekt im öffentlichen Raum, City Square, Traunstein.

Awards

2018
1st Prize, Kunst am Bau Wettbewerb for the residential complex “Glanbogen.”

1986
Winner of the poster competition for Mozart’s The Magic Flute, Künstlerhaus and Landestheater Salzburg.

1991
Winner of the competition for the design of seven entrance gates in the Trumer Seenland.

2008
Winner of the forecourt design competition for the municipal office of St. Georgen bei Obernberg.
Finalist for the Euregio Art Prize.

Art in Architecture and Works in Public and Private Collections

2020