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).
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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 & Scholarships2022 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 CollectionsCollection 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
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Solo exhibition: Monsieur Hulot
26 April – 6 June 2025
Solo presentation: Nada, Miami, USA
3 – 7 December 2024Solo exhibition: Belvédère Asset Management, Zurich
8 June – 17 September 2024
Solo presentation, Artissima, Turin
2 – 5 November 2023Solo exhibition: Sun shines, Money falls
15 April – 27 May 2023Group exhibition: Down the Hills
27 November – 22 January 2022 -
Marius Steiger Bookcase, 2024 Oil and acrylic on linen 155 × 118 × 4.5 cm
Marius Steiger Apple Circle, 2024 Oil and acrylic on linen 154 × 154 × 4.5 cm
Marius Steiger Ball Pile (Optimism), 2025 Oil and acrylic on linen 240 × 120 × 4.5 cm
Marius Steiger Shelf (Two Red Apples), 2024 Oil and acrylic on linen 48 × 45 × 4.5 cm
Marius Steiger Wood (Three Planks), 2024 Oil and acrylic on linen 145 × 205 × 4.5 cm
Marius Steiger Mirror 2 (Million Dollar Girl), 2024 Oil and acrylic on linen 131 × 92 × 4.5 cm
Marius Steiger Drama of Ambitions, 2023 Oil and acrylic on linen 46 x 118 cm
Marius Steiger Van, 2024 Oil and acrylic on linen 240 × 250 × 4.5 cm
Marius Steiger Car (Wedge), 2025 Oil and acrylic on linen 255 × 246 × 4.5 cm