Biographical Information:
His imagination is endless and gives him much inspiration for his work. Born 1939 in Vienna, Austria, he studied art with Professor Rothstein at the Art Academy Vienna.
His mother being Austrian and his father Swiss, gave him the opportunity to live in both countries. For 30 years he owned Interior Design Companies in Austria and Switzerland, allowing him to create art while running his business. His work has expanded to more than 700 pieces. His love of cubism, modernism and whimsical art has influenced his use of strong colors and spontaneous impressions.
In 1987 he married his wife, Karin, a California native. Continuing to live in Switzerland he showed his work in Austria and Switzerland and his artwork is collected in those countries as well in Sweden, Germany and the USA. Austria's largest music event "Linzer Klangwolke" chose his artwork "11 People" for all their graphics, including CD covers, invitations and posters.
In November 2004, Fritz and his wife moved to California to further his artistic career. Fritz is an award winning artist and since moving to the US has participated in many juried exhibitions, group shows and solo shows in North Hollywood (NOHO ART DISTRICT) and Laguna Beach. He is an exhibiting member of the Valley Artists Guild, the Pasadena Society of Artists, the National Oil & Acrylic Painters Society and a member of the Municipal Art Gallery and CAD Slide Registry, Los Angeles.
Artist Statement:
I've always been an artist. I began drawing using pencils, charcoal and pastels. As my interest grew, I began experimenting with different techniques and color. My fascination with bold colors over the years has had a profound effect on my present style, which is mostly abstract and whimsical. My work is not only inspired by my imagination, but the world around me. My goal is to create paintings that are either insightful, humorous or both.
Exhibitions in the U.S.:
2011
June - VAST-Exhibition "Tour 2011" GRAPHAIDS Gallery, Agoura Hills/CA (3)
Juried Exhibition 'THE FIGURES, FACES, CURVES AND MUSCLE - The celebration of the Human form", Colonnade Art Gallery, Pasadena/CA (4)
May - Juried Exhibition "Citi Capes, Buildings, Street Scenes .....", Colonnade Gallery, Pasadena/CA (8)
April - 12th Annual Realism International Art Exhibition, Upstream People Gallery,
March/April - Juried 14th Annual Spring Obsession Art Competition, Ironstone Gallery, Murphys/CA (3)
February - Co-Exhibition "5 IN THE MIX", Creative Art Center, Burbank/CA (11)
Omaha/NE (5)
2010
OCTOBER - Juried VAG 2010 Fall Exhibition, VIVA Gallery, Sherman Oaks, CA (2)
OCTOBER - Juried San Fernando Valley Artists Tour, Studio Van Nuys/CA (60)
JULY - "12th Annual Landscape Juried International Art Exhibition", Upstream People Gallery, Omaha/NE (8)
APRIL - Juried Exhibition "VAG Gold Medal 2010", Valley Institute of Visual Art, Sherman Oaks/CA (2)
MARCH - 85th Annual Exhibition - Pasadena of Artists, VIVA Gallery, Sherman Oaks, CA (1)
FEBRUARY - Solo Exhibition, Gallery, Laguna Beach/CA (26)
JANUARY - Group Exhibition A.C.E. Pasadena Society of Artists, CITIBANK (6)
Art Gallery, Los Angeles/CA
2009
OCTOBER - "11th Annual Abstraction Juried International Art Exhibition" Upstream People Gallery, Omaha/NE, (4)
OCTOBER - Valley Artist Guild FALL Exhibition 2009, VIVA Gallery, Sherman Oaks, CA, (2)
AUG/SEPT - Group Exhibition "L.A. Open Call 2009", Municipal Art Gallery,Barnsdall Museum, Hollywood/CA (1)
MAY -Juried Exhibition "VAG Gold Medal 2009", VIVA Gallery, Sherman Oaks/CA (2),
2008
NOV/DEC - Co-Exhibition with Eddie Sanderson (Photography), Tempo-Gallery, NOHO Art District, North Hollywood/CA (49)
OCTOBER - Juried Art Walk 2008, Pasadena Playhouse District, Pasadena/CA (30)
OCTOBER - Juried Art Walk NOHO SCENE, North Hollywood/CA (30)
SEPTEMBER - Juried Fall Exhibition "60th Anniversary Valley Artists Guild", VIVA Gallery, Sherman Oaks/CA (2)
AUGUST - Juried Exhibition "My Way", VIVA Gallery, Sherman Oaks/CA (1)
JULY - Solo Exhibition, Swiss Fair, Swiss Park, Whittier/CA (8)
MAY - Juried Exhibition "10th Annual Contemporary International Art", Upstream People Gallery, Omaha/NE (1)
MARCH - Juried Spring Exhibition "60th Anniversary VAG Gold Medal 2008", VIVA Gallery, Sherman Oaks/CA (2)
MARCH - Juried Exhibition "Spring Obsession Art Competition & Sale", Ironstone Gallery, Murphys/CA (4)
2007
DECEMBER - Juried Exhibition "Strange Politics", Caladan Gallery, Cambridge/MA (2)
DECEMBER - Juried Exhibtion "Small Wonders III", Pharmaka Gallery, Down Town, Los Angeles/CA (1)
DECEMBER - Juried Exhibition "5th Annual Color: Bold/Subtle International Art", Upstream People Gallery, Omaha/NE (3)
NOVEMBER - Juried Exhibition "Between the Lines", Peninsula Center Library, Palos Verdes/CA (1)
OCTOBER - Juried Art Walk 2007, Pasadena Playhouse District, Pasadena/CA (18)
AUGUST - Juried Exhibition "A Taste of Color", VIVA Gallery, Sherman Oaks/CA (1)
AUGUST - Group Exhibition (7 Artists) "Roads: high, low, fast and slow", LAX Airport, Terminal 1, Los Angeles/CA (3)
JULY - Group Exhibition "Open Call LA 2007", Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Barnsdall Park Museum, Hollywood/CA (1)
JULY - Juried Exhibition "Colors of Summer" Canoga Part Art Center, Canoga Park/CA (1)
JULY - Group Exhibition "Roads: high, low, fast and slow", City Hall Bridge Gallery, Down Town, Los Angeles/CA (3)
JUNE - Juried Exhibition "9th Collage, Digital & Mixed Media International Art", Upstream People Gallery, Omaha/NE (2)
JUNE - Juried Exhibtion "82nd Annual Pasadena Society of Artists", VIVA Gallery,Sherman Oaks/CA (1)
APRIL - Solo Exhibition at Community Redevelopment Agency of City of Los Angeles, North Hollywood/CA (51)
MARCH - Juried Exhibition "9th Annual Faces International Art", Upstream People Gallery, Omaha/NE (2)
FEBRUARY - Juried Exhibition "VAG Gold Medal 2007", VIVA Gallery, Sherman Oaks/CA (2)
2006
DECEMBER - Juried Exhibition "4th Annual Color: Bold/Subtle International Art", Upstream People Gallery, Omaha/NE (2)
NOVEMBER - Juried Exhibition "Artist of the Valley", Pierce College Art Gallery, Woodland Hills/CA (1)
OCTOBER - Juried Exhibition "Southern California Regional 2006 Open", VIVA Gallery, Sherman Oaks/CA (1)
OCTOBER - Juried Exhibition "The American Landscape", Artist Gallery, Winston-Salem/NC (2)
OCTOBER - Juried "San Fernando Valley Artist Tour 2006", Studio Van Nuys/CA (78)
SEPTEMBER - Group Exhibition "Highways and Byways", Pierce College Gallery, Woodland Hills/CA (3)
JULY - Co-Exhibition with Johann Ulrich, Swiss Fair, Swiss Park, Whittier/CA (8)
JULY - Juried Exhibition "Northern National Art Competition", Nicolet Gallery, Rhinelander/WI (1)
MAY - Juried Exhibition "Chaos", Long Beach Arts Gallery,Long Beach/CA (1)
MARCH - Juried Exhibition "Spring Obsession Art Competition & Sale", Ironstone Gallery, Murphys/CA (3)
2005
NOVEMBER - Juried Exhibition "2005 National Open", Long Beach Arts Gallery, Long Beach/CA (1)
NOVEMBER - Co-Exhibition "Art meets Carts", Queen Mary, Long Beach/CA (8)
OCTOBER - Juried Exhibition "Southern California 2005 Open", VIVA Gallery, Sherman Oaks/CA (1)
AUGUST - Solo Exhibition "Art&Wine", Vintage Shoppe, Playa del Rey/CA (16)
JULY - Co-Exhibition with Len Aaron, Court Yard, Hollywood/CA (18)
Awards & Honors:
July 2010 - Upstream People Gallery, Omaha/NE, USA, Special Recognition to artwork "Cleveland - The New American City" and "L.A. Bird City". *6)
January 2010 - Citibank Art Gallery, Glendale/CA - Honorable Mention to the artwork "Los Angeles - City of Angels"
0ct. 2009 - Upstream People Gallery, 0maha/NE, USA, Special Recognition to the artwork "Four Guys" *5)
Sept/0ct. 2009 - VIVA Gallery, Sherman 0aks/CA, USA "2009 VAG Fall Exhibition", Honorable Mention to the artwork "Temptress"
October 2008 - Third Award Pasadena Art Contest in Pasadena/CA,USA to the artwork "Entertainment in the Playhouse District".
March 2008 - Spring Obsession Art Competition & Sale, Murphys/CA,USA Peoples Choise Award to the artwork "Las Vegas - City of Gambler".
December 2007 - Upstream People Gallery, Omaha/NE,USA, Special Recognition to the artwork "California Garden". *1)
June 2007 - Upstream People Gallery, Omaha/NE,USA, Special Recognition to the artwork "Earthquake". *2)
March 2007 - Upstream People Gallery, Omaha/NE,USA, Special Recognition to the artwork "7 Couples". *3)
February 2007 - Viva Gallery, Sherman Oaks/CA,USA, 2007 Gold Medal Show, second Award to the artwork "Enough".
December 2006 - Upstream People Gallery, Omaha/NE,USA, Special Recognition to the artworks "Capitalism" and "Enough". *4)
Publications:
September 2005 - GermanWorld Magazine, USA
October 2006 - Daily News, Los Angeles
December 2006 - Artfacts, NC
March 2007 - Community SUN Newspaper, Studio City - THE UPSIDE East Valley, CRA City of Los Angeles
October 2008 - Youtube online
November 2008 - LA2DAY The Los Angeles Life Stile Magazine <> Valley Scene Magazine, Los Angeles
January 2010 - Orange County OC WEEKLY Newspaper
