Marius Steiger
*1999, lives and works in London and Bern

Marius Steiger is Swiss artist who holds a Master's degree in Painting from the Royal College of Art in London. He has been awarded a scholarship from the Patronage Fund for Young Swiss Artists of the Kunsthalle Basel. His work is part of public collections such as the Collection of the New Art Dealers Alliance, New York City, the Art Collection of the City of Zurich, the Art Collection of the Canton of Bern and the Swiss National Library.

His recent exhibitions include Clear History, Perrotin, Paris, France (2025); Day, Galleri Opdahl, Stavanger, Norway (2024); 1974/2024, Villa Benkemoun, Arles, France; Sun shines, Money falls, Blue Velvet, Zurich, Switzerland (2023); Lust for Life, Incubator, London, United Kingdom (2022).

Marius Steiger’s upcoming exhibitions include his first institutional solo show at the Kunstraum Riehen in Basel (September 2025); a solo show at Duarte Sequeira in Seoul (September 2025) as well as a group presentation at Lisson Gallery in Shanghai, China, curated by Zian Cao and Ziyi Liu (July 2025).


  • Education

    2023 MA Painting, Royal College of Art, London, UK

    2015 Visual Communications, Schule für Gestaltung SfGBB, Biel, Switzerland


    Selected solo exhibitions:

    2025 Monsieur Hulot, Blue Velvet, Zurich, Switzerland

    2025 Kunstraum Riehen, Basel, Switzerland [Forthcoming Institutional]

    2025 Duarte Sequeira, Seoul, Korea [Forthcoming]

    2024 Day, Galleri Opdahl, Stavanger, Norway

    2023 Sun shines, Money falls, Blue Velvet, Zurich, Switzerland

    2022 Lust for Life, Incubator, London, UK


    Selected group exhibtions:

    2025 Lisson Gallery, Shanghai, China [Forthcoming]

    2025 Aeschlimann Corti, Kunsthaus Biel, Biel, Switzerland [Forthcoming]

    2025 Clear History, Perrotin, Paris, France

    2025 Bellevue, Rothschild & Co, Zurich, Switzerland

    2024 Cantonale, Kunsthaus Interlaken, Interlaken, Switzerland

    2024 1974/2024, Villa Benkemoun, Arles, France

    2023 May your dream come, Kunsthalle Palazzo, Liestal, Basel, Switzerland

    2022 Ohne Titel, Museum zu Allerheiligen, Schaffhausen, Switzerland

    2022 Aeschlimann Corti, Kunsthaus Langenthal, Langenthal, Switzerland

    2021 Down the hills, Blue Velvet, Zurich, Switzerland

    2021 Cantonale, Musée des Arts, Moutier, Switzerland


    Awards, Grants & Scholarships

    2022 Scholarship, Patronagefonds für junge Schweizer Künstler, Basel, Switzerland

    2022 Scholarship, Niarchos Foundation for young artists, St. Moritz, Switzerland

    2021 Work grant, Canton of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

    2021 Work grant, City of Bern, Bern, Switzerland


    Public Collections

    Collection of the New Art Dealers Alliance, New York City, USA

    Art Collection City of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

    Swiss National Library, Bern, Switzerland

    Art Collection Canton of Bern, Bern, Switzerland