Helmut Koller

Helmut Koller is mainly known for his colorful, bold and festive paintings of animals which are collected on four continents, America, Europe, Asia and Africa. Koller grew up in the beautiful Austrian countryside. After completing his training as a photographer and a brief professional detour to Germany he became the official photographer for the Vienna State Opera back home in Austria.

For seven years he photographed superstars like Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo, Leonard Bernstein and Rudolf Nurejev. Within that period Helmut Koller co-wrote, photographed and designed his first book called WOMEN OVER 30. Two more books followed. ELEKTRA, about the movie production of the Richard Strauss opera and OPERA LIVE, a coffee table book about the Vienna State Opera.

Feeling confined in Europe and eager for the ambition of America, Koller moved to Manhattan then Palm Beach, Florida where he now resides.

In 1987, with his first collection of paintings, "Homage to Egon Schiele", Koller made the transition from photography to painting. The artist then turned his interest to historic portraits of the Native Americans. Figurative paintings in acrylic on canvas followed. Since the beginning of 1997 Koller is working on a series of col...

Photographer by training, as artist, self taught

INTERNATIONAL ART FAIRS

2024
The Palm Beach Show, West Palm Beach, FL, USA

2022
CONTEXT/ArtMiami, December, Miami, USA
SP-Arte, April, Sao Paulo, BRAZIL
SP-Arte at ARCA, August, Sao Paulo, BRAZIL

2021
ArtMiami, December, Miami, USA

2019
ArtMiami, December, Miami, USA
RAFAF, Russian Antiques & Fine Art Fair, Sochi, RUSSIA
Palm Beach Jewelry, Art & Antique Show, West Palm Beach, USA

2018
Le Salon Art & Design, Moscow, RUSSIA

2016
PAD LONDON, October, London, UK
FINE ART ASIA, October, Hong Kong
ART BEJING 2016, May, Beijing, CHINA
PAD PARIS, April, Paris, FRANCE
ART CENTRAL, March, HONG KONG
DESIGN SHANGHAI, Shanghai, CHINA

2015
The Salon Art & Design, New York City, USA
MASTERPIECE LONDON, London, UK
Art Beijing 2015, May, Beijing, China
PAD PARIS, March, Tuileries, Paris, France
Art Central Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Palm Beach Jewelry, Art & Antique Show, West Palm Beach, USA
Art Stage Singapore, Singapore

2014
SHANGHAI ART FAIR, Shanghai, CHINA
SINGAPORE ART FAIR, SINGAPORE
SALON OF ART & DESIGN, The Armory, NYC, USA
FINE ART ASIA, October, Hong Kong, CHINA
MASTERPIECE June, London, UNITED KINGDOM
ART BEIJING, April, Beijing, CHINA
PARIS ART & DESIGN, Paris, FRANCE
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