Kurt Stimmeder is a contemporary painter and lithographer based in Linz. Working in oil on canvas and original lithography, he develops a form of psychological, gesture-based figuration. His work focuses on the expressive potential of the human body: subtle gestures, tensions and fleeting physical states that reveal inner psychological conditions. Rather than depicting narrative, he constructs images that hover between presence and ambiguity, where meaning emerges through posture, gaze and corporeal nuance. His lithographs are printed in Prague in signed, limited editions. His works are held in private and public collections in Europe, the United States and Asia.
In 2026 CREA Cantieri del Contemporaneo in Venice awarded his work a Special Mention for Artistic Quality at CREA OPEN.
His work has been the subject of art-historical description at the Katholische Privat-Universität Linz (KU Linz), is held in the art collection of the Raiffeisenlandesbank Oberösterreich, and was filmed by the University of Art and Design Linz for Re:Frame.
2026 — Finalist, OSTEN Biennial of Contemporary Visual Arts, Skopje, MK
2026 — Bon Appétit, Galerie Dumas, Linz, AT
2026 — Galerie Dumas Hors des Murs, 59 Rivoli, Paris, FR
2026 — We Art Open 26, SPUMA Space, Venice, IT
2025 — Art Miami / Art Basel Miami Week, Miami, US
2025 — In a Forbidden Moment, Solo Exhibition, Makowski Gallery, New York, US
2025 — Arte Genova, Genoa, IT
2025 — Path of Diversity, Raiffeisen Art Collection, Linz, AT
2025 — La Sublime Ossessione, Spazio SV, Venice, IT
2024 — CONTEXT Art Miami, Miami, US
2024 — Galerie Dumas 59 Rivoli, Paris, FR
2024 — MKG Annual Exhibition, Münchner Künstlerhaus, Munich, DE
2023 — All About Skin, Galerie Dumas, Linz, AT
2023 — Art Revolution Taipei, Taipei, TW
2023 — Arte Padova / MOHO Art Gallery, Padua, IT
2022 — Affordable Art Fair, London, UK
2022 — Aqua Art Miami, Art Basel Miami Week, US
2022 — Biennale Chianciano, Tuscany, IT
2022 — MKG Annual Exhibition, Münchner Künstlerhaus, Munich, DE
2021 — London Art Biennale, Chelsea Old Town Hall, London, UK
2016 — Wenn ich schreiben könnte…, Galerie 3KW, St. Martin, AT
2014 — Der springende Punkt, Galerie Thiele, Linz, AT
2011 — Kunst Messe Linz, Linz, AT
