Mario Kicker

Mario Kicker, born in Austria and raised in Germany, studied at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam before settling in France. Since 2014, he has dedicated himself entirely to his artistic practice and has exhibited his work throughout Europe.

His two- and three-dimensional works combine traditional and digital techniques, often addressing themes related to nature and contemporary society. Influenced by Henri Matisse, Albert Oehlen, Jonathan Meese, and the Bauhaus movement, he creates artworks and exhibitions that encourage dialogue and stimulate social discourse.

As the founder of the art collective *DIE mARkT* and a member of *La Maison des Artistes*, he has presented his work at venues including the Black Heath Gallery in London and Halle 50 in Munich.

His formal education at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam laid the foundation, but in 2014 he consciously chose to continue his path outside of academic structures in order to work more freely and directly.

Mario Kicker has presented his work in a variety of contexts, from galleries and juried exhibitions to his own projects. He has been represented by Black Heath Gallery London (2019), Galerie Kunststück Berlin (2014), and the true limpet gallery Wageningen (2013).

Invitations by expert juries most recently brought him to the Mountain Art Project (2025), where he successfully sold all of his major works. Earlier exhibitions included Atelier Gausz Hamburg (2023) and Halle 50 Munich (2021).

Under the title DIE mARkT he has organized his own interactive and interdisciplinary exhibitions, most recently at the Orangerie Munich (2024) and previously at the Circle Culture Gallery Hamburg (2023).

He has also held solo exhibitions at Ausstellungsraum (2022) and Galerie Loft 8 (2022) in Vienna, as well as at the Goldberg Studios Munich (2020).