Klaus Knoll
Klaus Knoll (born August 17, 1966 ) is an Austrian writer and photographer .
Life
Knoll attended the Jesuit boarding school Aloisianum in Linz . He studied literature , media studies and photography in Salzburg , Vienna and Montpelier . In 1986 he received the Upper Austrian Literature Prize for a boarding school novel. At the end of the 1990s he worked as a lecturer at the German Institute of Kagawa Daigaku in Takamatsu , and from the turn of the millennium as a course director for multimedia arts at the Salzburg University of Applied Sciences.
Together with his wife Cella, he founded the Transart Institute in 2004 . In 2008 he was Artist in Residence at Lingnan University , Hong Kong . From 2009 to 2011 he took over a professorship for photography at the University of Hawaii Mānoa. He lives and works in Honolulu and Berlin.
Literary works
- 2008: “Shortest stories”, in: Schreibkraft 16, “Forever”. Graz
- 2010: "Letter to the perpetrator", in: Die Presse, Vienna, features section of March 21, 2010
- 2011: "Aftershocks". In: Kühner Kosmos. Short prose. An anthology. Landbeck, Berlin
- 2011: "Fuzzy Logic" & "Kohi". In: Die Rampe, Hefte für Literatur 4/2011. Linz
- 2011: "What remains". In: Literary Austria. Special issue "The view from the window". Vienna
- 2012: "Compound Interest". In: Typist 24, "Gute Reise". Graz
- 2013: "Most recently". In: Between Worlds. Anthology of the 9th Bonn Book Fair Migration. Free Pen, Bonn
- 2013: "Right in the middle". In: Literary Austria. Special issue "fallen out of time". Vienna
- 2014: "The Prefect on the Neck". In: Reportages # 15, Bern
- 2014: "Kohi". In: coffee house stories, turning point, pastures
Literary awards and grants
- 1986: Talent promotion bonus with a 2-year scholarship from the Province of Upper Austria for literature
- 2013: Winner of the competition Zwischenwelten at the 9th Bonn book fair Migration
Exhibitions
- 2009: Honolulu Academy of Arts Museum, juror L. Hoptman, New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York
- 2009: From The Collection, Salzburg City Museum, Salzburg, Austria, curator Dr. Dietgard Grimmer
- 2009: Visions of Death, FIDM, Queens Museum of Art, New York, Miguel Vaylon, Directeur Artistique du FIDM
- 2009: 2me Concours International de Photographie, juried, Paris, France
- 2009: Visiones sobre la Muerta, Festival Internacional de Cortometraje, Mexico
- 2009: Center for Contemporary Art, Seattle, Washington, finalist Best in Show, curator Jess Van Nostrand
- 2009: Small Works, Climate Gallery, Long Island City, New York
- 2010: Best in Show 47th Juried Exhibition, Masur Museum of Art, D. Houston, chief curator, Ogden Museum
- 2010: Creating Worlds, Festival of the Arts, International Forum, Berlin, Germany, curator IG Niang
- 2010: Focal Resolution, Climate Gallery, Long Island City, New York, Best in Show, curator Bonni Benrubi
- 2010: Shelter, project workshop SOHO, Vienna, Austria, curator, Victoria Hindley
- 2010: Delicacy, Solo exhibition, Hawai'i Pacific University, Kaneohe, Hawaii, curator Sanit Khewhok
- 2010: A Sense of Place, Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, Augusta, GA, juror, Betsy Cain
- 2010: In Progress, Desotorow Gallery, Savannah, Georgia, curator Ai-ling Chang
- 2011: 15th Tallinn Print Triennial, Tallinn, Estonia, jurors, Simon Rees, Eha Komissarov, Eve Kask
- 2011: Nothing to Declare, Manila, Philippines, curator, Flaudette May V. Datuin
- 2011: Remains of the Day, Solo Exhibition, Photography Gallery at Orange Coast College, curator, Richard Kraft
- 2011: Art Stays 9th International Contemporary Art Exhibition, Slovenia, curator Lynn Book
- 2011: Entro de Residencias Artisticas, Buenos Aires, Alicia Candiani
- 2011: New York Photo Festival 11, Rabbithole Studio, New York, juried exhibition
- 2011: Artists of Hawaii, Honolulu Academy of Art Museum, juror Michael Rooks, Atlanta Modern Art Museum
- 2012: International Biennial of Miniature Art, Cstochowa, Poland
- 2012: Seen-Unseen, Wiseman Gallery, Grants Pass, Oregon
- 2012: Natural Setting, Davis-Orton Gallery, Hudson, New York
- 2012: Home, Center For Fine Art Photography
- 2012: Not Festival 2012: An atypical point of view, Copenhagen, curator L. Malvacias
- 2013: Closer, Closer, Lisbon Architecture Triennale
- 2013: Inaugural Biennial, Rochester Museum of Fine Arts
- 2013: Photo Biennale, Ballarat International, Melbourne, Australia
- 2013: 3rd International Photo Exhibition: Viridian, New York, Juror Nat Trotman, Curator, Guggenheim Museum
- 2013: 4th Biennale Juried Pinhole Exhibition, Rayko Photo Center Gallery, San Francisco
- 2013: Leftover, Konnektor Art Forum, Hannover, Germany 2013
Photographic work in collections
- Museum Ludwig , Cologne
- Bibliothèque nationale de France , Paris
- National Austrian Fine Art Photography Collection
- Museum der Moderne Salzburg
- Art Complex Museum , Boston
Web links
- Entry in the Upper Austria Literature Network , accessed on March 12, 2014
- Letter to the perpetrator , from: Die Presse , print edition, March 21, 2010, accessed on March 8, 2014
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Knoll, Klaus |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian writer and photographer |
DATE OF BIRTH | 17th August 1966 |