GERHARD ABA info.

Gerhard Aba
Born in Vienna
Trained as glass and porcelain painter, potter and gilder
Photographic assistant to Professor Narbutt-Lieven
For 10 years photographer in the Austrian Museum of Applied Arts (MAK)
Press photographer, war correspondent and long-time photographer of the periodical “WIENER“

Since 1980 numerous exhibitions in Austria and abroad

1982 – Awarded the 1st Prize by the Vienna City Arts Council
1983 – Contribution to “Photography ´83”, the first international fair of art photographic galleries in Austria (works by Günter Brus, Robert Mapplethorpe, Arnulf Rainer, Christian Attersee, Christian Vogt, Joel-Peter Witkin and many others were shown, see catalogue “FOTOGRAFIE´83”)
1991 - Exhibition in Salavo Castle (Switzerland)
1998 – Fetish – Magic of the Object, ORF-Treffpunkt Kultur (broadcast February 2nd 1998)
2001 – PHOTOGRAPHY in Austria, ORF-Treffpunkt Kultur (3-part series, broadcast in December 2001)
2002 – Foundation of „ METAMORPHOSIS - GALLERY “, Online-platform for artists and art lovers
2003 – Development of an event-concept for the European Year of People with Disabilities 2003
             Lecture in the Amerlinghaus, Vienna “Beauty and Flaw”
             Big event in the EuroStudyCentre Steyr, 12th September 2003
             Foundation of the “METAMORPHOSIS - FACTORY”
             On 29th December, Gerhard Aba was decorated with the Golden Medal for Arts and Sciences of the Austrian Albert-Schweitzer Society
2004 – Photographic art works for the music CD „Ampeauty“ by PUNGENT STENCH
2005 – Shooting for a music video by PUNGENT STENCH (“Ampeauty”)
            Shooting for the TV-documentary “On the Charm of the Flaw”, broadcast on 22nd November by  Bayern-Alpha
2006 –     Exhibition in WY_NOT in Mannheim
              Exhibition at BBRZ Linz on the documentary “On the Charm of the Flaw”
               Exhibition in Nuremberg V.I.P.
          Big event “On the Charm of the Flaw” in Ensemble Theatre, Vienna, photo-exhibition, performance,   film,discus.   {LISA BUFANO)    
            2nd April, decorated with the Knight’s Order of the St Andrew Association, Scotland
            Contribution to the big exhibition “BODY, FACE & SOUL – The Female Image from the 16th to the 21st Century in The LEOPOLD COLLECTION, MuseumsQuartier, Vienna (9th June to 2nd October 2006)
           “On the Charm of the Flaw”, broadcast by the Austrian TV-Channel ORF on 6th August 2006
2007 –     Personal Exhibition “BIRD CALL OF ASYMMETRY” in the mel contemporary Gallery, Vienna
             Contribution to “ART BEIJING”, China Art Fair
             Contribution to “ART DAEGU”, Korea Art Fair