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*1967 born in Zurich, Switzerland
1990/93 Hochschule der Künste/University of Art and Design HGKB, Basel
1989/90 Hochschule der Künste/University of Art and Design ZHdK, Zurich
since 2002 Professor at ECAL/University of Art and Design, Lausanne
Lives and works in Lausanne, Switzerland

HONOURS

2006 Artist in Residence, Cairo, Egypt, Pro Helvetia, Swiss Arts Council, Zurich
2005 Artist in Residence, London, UK, Landis &Gyr, Foundation for Art&Culture, Zug
2004 Manor Price Zurich, Manor – Foundation for the Arts, Geneva
2000 Artist in Residence, Rome, Italy, Swiss Institute of Rome, Swiss federal office of Culture,Bern
1997 Swiss Art Price, Swiss federal office of Culture, Bern
Kiefer-Hablitzel Art Price, Swiss federal office of Culture, Bern
Cahiers d’artistes, Pro Helvetia, Swiss Arts Council, Zurich
1995 Artist grant, Kunstkredit, Office of Culture, Basel
1993 Artist in Residence, USA, Christoph Merian Foundation, Basel

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2009
von Bartha Chesa, Jetty, S-chanf
Hilfikerfoto – Raum für zeitgenössische Fotografie, MISR, Luzern [cat.]
2007
Kunstmuseum Bonn, Karim Noureldin (Zeichnung heute), Bonn [cat.]
2005
Musée d’art moderne et contemporain MAMCO, ZigZag, Geneva [cat.]
Mark Muller Gallery, Evo, Zurich
2004
Kunstmuseum Winterthur, Aire, Winterthur [cat.]
Felix Ringel Gallery, Shed, Dusseldorf
2003
Fri-Art – Centre d’Art Contemporain, Meeting points, Fribourg [cat.]
Mark Muller Gallery, 131 x 207.5 cm, Zurich
Art Unlimited, Art/34/Basel, Unknown zone (Lasso), Basel [cat.]
2002
Wolfsberg UBS E.D. Center, Temporary fields, Ermatingen
2001
Lucas Schoormans Gallery, Unknown Zone, New York
Förderkoje, Art/35/Cologne, Super Structure, Cologne
Mark Muller Gallery, Unknown zone, Zurich
Kunsthalle Basel, Super Structure, Basel [cat.]
2000
Lucas Schoormans Gallery, Large scale drawings, New York
Kunstmuseum Thun, Karim Noureldin [cat.]
Erfrischungsraum, Proposal, Luzern
1999
Mark Muller Gallery, 26th and 8th, Zurich
1998
Mark Muller Gallery, Karim Noureldin, Zurich
1997
The Swiss Institute, In Transit 3, New York [cat.]
1996
Elisabeth Kaufmann Gallery, Neue Arbeiten, Basel
1994
Holly Solomon Gallery, Floor piece, New York

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2010
Musee Rath, Voici un dessin suisse, Geneva [cat.]
SI Swiss Institute, Voici un dessin suisse, New York [cat.]
2008/09
von Bartha Garage, The source of inspiration, Basel [cat.]
Vegas Gallery, I am by birth a Genevese, London
Forde – Espace d’art contemporain, I am by birth a Genevese, Geneva
S11 Künstlerhaus, Wohnen-Part 1, Solothurn
Museum Franz Gertsch, Zwischenlandung, Burgdorf [cat.]
l’Espace de l’art concret – Donation Albers-Honegger, Abstraction étendue, Mouans-Sartoux [cat.]
2007
Forde – Espace d’art contemporain, Master of Complications, Geneva
L’ELAC, L’Elac: Best of Art and Design, Lausanne
The Drawing Room, Drawing ‘07, London
CAN – Centre d’Art Neuchatel, Acceleration, Neuchatel [cat.]
2006
Galerie Skopia, Cities, Geneva
Depot, Shoes or not shoes, Gent [cat.]
Forde – Espace d’art contemporain, Sijang, Geneva
The Courtyard Gallery, Nach dem Beischlaf ist die Seele traurig, Bejing
Seedamm Kulturzentrum, Vom Schweifen der Linien, Pfaffikon [cat.]
2005
Helmhaus, Malereiräume, Zurich
Galerie de Multiples, E.C.A.L., Paris
Kunstmuseum Thun, Sammlung, Thun [cat.]
Mark Muller Gallery, Raum 3 – gezeichnet, Zurich
Galerie de Multiples, Editions, Paris
Guillaume Daeppen Gallery, Einfach so, Basel
2004
Kunstmuseum Thun, Gesammelte Landschaften, Thun
CAN – Centre d’Art Neuchatel, Lasko, Neuchatel [cat.]
Kunstmuseum Solothurn, Bunt ist meine Lieblingsfarbe, Solothurn [cat.]
Kunsthalle Palazzo, Salon, Liestal
Circuit, Stoop, Lausanne
Lucas Schoormans Gallery, Drawings, New York
2003
Margaretha Roeder Gallery, Drawings, Drawings, Drawings, New York
Museum im Bellpark, Zeichnen – eine Konfiguration, Kriens
Fri-Art – Centre d’Art Contemporain, Meeting points, Fribourg [cat.)
2001
Kunsthalle Basel, Persönliche Pläne, Basel [cat.]
Galerie Friedrich, Räume, Basel
Kunstmuseum Solothurn, Tapetenwechsel, Solothurn
Kunstmuseum Solothurn, Analog/ue-Dialog/ue, Solothurn
Musée Jurassien des Arts, Analog/ue-Dialog/ue, Moutier [cat.]
Kunsthaus Centre PasquArt, Cahiers d’Artistes, Biel [cat.]
Kunstmuseum Thun, Liaison/Collection, Thun [cat.]
Kunstmuseum Glarus, Liaison/Collection, Glarus [cat.]
2000
The Garage, To be continued, New York
Kunsthalle Basel, Jahresausstellung – Zeichnung, Basel [cat.]
Kunstmuseum Basel, Aus der Sammlung: Dank an Dieter Koepplin, Basel [cat.]
Kunsthalle Palazzo, Konstruktion, Liestal [cat.]
Circuit, Five Artistes, Lausanne
The Swiss Institute, X Position, New York
1998
Helmhaus, Zeichnung, Zurich [cat.]
Kunstmuseum Basel , Neuerwerbungen für das Kupferstichkabinett, Basel
Kunsthalle Basel, Jahresausstellung, Basel [cat.]