CURATOR PROFILE

Patrick Urwyler

  • Switzerland (b. 1981 in Berne)
  • Currently in Budapest, Hungary.
  • Patrick Urwyler is a Swiss art historian and curator. He holds a Masters degree in contemporary art and curatorial studies & museology. He is director of the Chimera-Project gallery in Budapest and co-founder of Works.io, the artist driven platform.

EXPERIENCE


EXHIBITIONS

2015

2014

  • Tightrope Walk, Chimera-Project, Budapest, Hungary. Curated with Bogi Mittich / Artists: Borsos Lőrinc, Kupcsik Adrián, Perneczky Géza.
  • Tsuyoshi Anzai, Origins Originated from Originative Originals, Chimera-Project, Budapest, Hungary. Curated with: Bogi Mittich / Artists: Tsuyoshi Anzai.
  • Free Fall, Chimera-Project, Budapest, Hungary. Curated with Bogi Mittich / Artists: Peter Aerschmann, Faa Balázs, Kútvölgyi-Szabó Áron, Szabó Eszter, Waliczky Tamás.
  • Memento Budapest, Chimera-Project, Budapest, Hungary. Curated with Bogi Mittich / Artists: Nem mi voltunk Crew!.
  • Koós Gábor – Budapest Diary, SODA Gallery, Bratislava, Slovakia. Curated with Bogi Mittich, Tomas Umrian / Artists: Koós Gábor.
  • The Future is Today, ICA-D, Institute of Contemporary Art - Dunaújváros, Dunaújváros, Hungary. Curated with Bogi Mittich, in collaboration with Beke László, Gadó Flóra, Százados László / Artists: Adamkó Dávid, Koós Gábor, Kútvölgyi-Szabó Áron, Stano Masár, Nem mi voltunk! Crew.
  • On the Peripheral Orbit, Chimera-Project, Budapest, Hungary. Curated with Bogi Mittich, Artists: András Cséfalvay, Kassaboys.
  • Stano Masár – After Art, Chimera-Project, Budapest, Hungary. Curated with Bogi Mittich, Artists: Stano Masár.
  • Skydivers, Brides & Wheels, Chimera-Project, Budapest, Hungary. Curated with Tomas Umrian, Bogi Mittich / Artists: Viktor Frešo, Lucia Tallová, Milan Vagač.

LOCATION

  • Born 1981 in Berne, Switzerland.
  • Lives and works in Budapest, Hungary.

EDUCATION

  • 2005 - 2006
    Humboldt University Berlin, Berlin, Germany
    Studies in Art History
  • 2005 - 2006
    Freie University Berlin, Berlin, Germany
    Studies in Art History
  • 2004 - 2010
    University of Berne, Berne, Switzerland
    Master in Curatorial Studies & Museology

AWARDS & GRANTS

  • 2005
    Studienkolleg zu Berlin (Grant)
    Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes, Berlin, Germany

MEMBERSHIPS

  • 2005 - Present
    Fellow at Hertie Stiftung, Berlin, Germany
  • 2005 - Present
    Fellow at Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes, Berlin, Germany