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03.10.2022-06.07.2023

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  • Maria Anwander & Ruben Aubrecht
  • Thomas Arnolds
  • Rozbeh Asmani
  • Cornelia Baltes
  • Alfredo Barsuglia
  • Hubert Becker
  • Hans Bischoffshausen
  • Brandy Brandstätter
  • Karl Brandstätter
  • Julius Brauckmann
  • Ulu Braun
  • Edward Burtynsky
  • Christopher Bucklow
  • Sandi Červek
  • Caroline Wells Chandler
  • Sandro Chia
  • Natalie Czech
  • Violet Dennison
  • Ines Doujak
  • Lutz Driessen
  • Sophie Dvořák
  • Irena Eden & Stijn Lernout
  • Simon Edmondson
  • Cédric Eisenring
  • Jan Paul Evers
  • Lino Fiorito
  • Christian Flora
  • Dietmar Franz
  • Christian Freudenberger
  • Jakob Gasteiger
  • Michela Ghisetti
  • Antonio Girbés
  • Bruno Gironcoli
  • Gernot Gleiss
  • Dorothee Golz
  • Franz Grabmayr
  • Ernst Gradischnig
  • Vivian Greven
  • Jochem Hendricks
  • Giselbert Hoke
  • Andy Holtin
  • Bernadette Huber
  • Pedro Jardim de Mattos
  • Eva Jospin
  • Soli Kiani
  • Peter Klare
  • Jakob Lena Knebl
  • Cornelius Kolig
  • Arnulf Komposch
  • Suse Krawagna
  • Eric Kressnig
  • Robert Kunec
  • Alina Kunitsyna
  • Hans Kupelwieser
  • Ulrich Lamsfuß
  • Margaret Lansink
  • Tina Lechner
  • Jens Liebchen
  • Axel Lieber
  • Mevlana Lipp
  • Peter Lohmeyer
  • Gerhard Lojen
  • Constantin Luser
  • Joel Meyerowitz
  • Sissa Micheli
  • Jürgen Münzer
  • Loredana Nemes
  • Ferdinand Neumüller
  • Arnold Odermatt
  • Hans Op de Beeck
  • Bernd Oppl
  • Aitor Ortiz
  • Olga Pedan
  • Ulrich Pester
  • Peter Pongratz
  • Arnold Pöschl
  • Hannes Rader
  • Damir Radović
  • Fabian Ramirez
  • Thomas Rentmeister
  • Markus Riebe
  • Megan Rooney
  • Evan Roth
  • Robert Schad
  • Julia Scher
  • Stefanie Seufert
  • Eva Schlegel
  • Toni Schmale
  • Ralph Schuster
  • Jon Shelton
  • Hayley Aviva Silverman
  • Tracey Snelling
  • Paul Spendier
  • Nina Rike Springer
  • Laura Stadtegger
  • Esther Stocker
  • Vincent Tavenne
  • Oman Valentin
  • Anna Virnich
  • Wolfgang Walkensteiner
  • Ina Weber
  • Clemens Wolf
Renter's Paradise Renter's Paradise Megan Rooney, Renter's Paradise, 2019
, Street signs, painted fabric, rope, towel, steel, Variable size
Kollitsch collection

The artist’s oeuvre  covers a broad spectrum, from painting and sculpture all the way to performance and installation. In pale, warm shades, Megan Rooney tells stories of everyday life and human interaction in an abstract or representational formal language. Renter’s Paradise (2019) reflects the artist’s interest in everyday objects.  Simple street signs, previously used to convey short and concise messages, are veiled in fabric. Thus deprived of their original purpose, they are transformed into a delicate form of existence that evokes associations with human figures and light, airy objects.

Untitled (from the series Old baggy root) Untitled (from the series Old baggy root) Megan Rooney, Untitled (from the series Old baggy root), 2018
, Acrylic, ink, pencil, charcoal, pastel on paper, 56 x 38 cm
Kollitsch Collection

The artist, who was born in Cape Town in 1985, grew up in Canada and is currently living in London. In her art she combines a variety of media: painting, installations, performances and language. 
Rooney is a meticulous observer of everyday life. Each work of art starts with a sketch of an everyday theme, which may then turn into a watercolour or a performance.
One recurring element in her oeuvre is human and animal bodies. Both the range of pale but warm colours that dominate many of her works, and the theme of objects hovering in midair speak of a light-hearted playfulness.

— Felix Kucher

Untitled (from the series Old baggy root) Untitled (from the series Old baggy root) Megan Rooney, Untitled (from the series Old baggy root), 2018
, Acrylic, ink, pencil, charcoal, pastel on paper, 56 x 38 cm
Kollitsch Collection
Untitled (from the series Old baggy root) Untitled (from the series Old baggy root) Megan Rooney, Untitled (from the series Old baggy root), 2018
, Acrylic, ink, pencil, charcoal, pastel on paper, 56 x 38 cm
Kollitsch Collection
Untitled (from the series Old baggy root) Untitled (from the series Old baggy root) Megan Rooney, Untitled (from the series Old baggy root), 2018
, Acrylic, ink, pencil, charcoal, pastel on paper, 56 x 38 cm
Kollitsch Collection
Untitled (from the series Old baggy root) Untitled (from the series Old baggy root) Megan Rooney, Untitled (from the series Old baggy root), 2018
, Acrylic, ink, pencil, charcoal, pastel on paper, 56 x 38 cm
Kollitsch Collection
Untitled (from the series Old baggy root) Untitled (from the series Old baggy root) Megan Rooney, Untitled (from the series Old baggy root),, 2018
, Acrylic, ink, pencil, charcoal, pastel on paper, 56 x 38 cm
Kollitsch Collection
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