chroma gallery presents josef hoflehner | metropolitan

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josef hoflehner

m e t ro p o l i ta n

Josef Hoflehner was born in 1955 in Wels, Austria, when the country was still under

allied occupation. His hauntingly beautiful images raise his earthly subject matter to

an almost mythical level, defining the essence of the place. In these rare and elusive

moments, the natural and the man made are brought together in a poetic interplay

of light and shadow, emptiness and structure. Through his images, we are moved

to a new level of observation and exposed to a world where the chance and an

underlying natural order coexist with our own built environment.

Hoflehner’s prints are found in a constantly growing number of public, private

and corporate collections around the globe; notable collections include Polo Ralph

Lauren, Fidelity Investments, Sprint Nextel and Lane Crawford. Hoflehner exhibits

regularly in New York City, Los Angeles, Berlin and London. He was voted Nature

Photographer of the Year 2007 and is set to release the tenth monograph of his

work later this year.

josef hoflehner


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s e l e ct e d s o l o e x h i b i t i o n s

2015 Nikolaus Ruzicska, Salzburg, Austria

2014 Acte 2 Photo, Paris, France

2014 Joseph Bellows Gallery, La Jolla, CA

2014 Open Shutter Gallery, Durango, CO

2014 Young Gallery, Brussels, Belgium

2014 Chateau de l’Hermine, Vannes, France

2013 Michael Hoppen Gallery, London, England

2013 Paris-Photo (solo-show), Paris, France

2013 Galerie Nikolaus Ruzicska, Salzburg, Austria

2013 Werkhallen, Bonn, Germany

2012 Galeria Valid Foto, Barcelona, Spain

2012 Galerie Monika Mohr, Hamburg, Germany

2012 Acte 2 Galerie, Paris, France

2012 Bonni Benrubi Gallery, New York, NY

2012 AD-Galerie, Geneva, Switzerland

2011 Rheingalerie, Bonn, Germany

2011 Local Galeria, Mexico City, Mexico

2011 Atelier Jungwirth, Graz, Austria

2010 Acte 2 Galerie, Paris, France

2010 Galerie Nikolaus Ruzicska, Salzburg, Austria

2010 Stephen Cohen Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2010 AD-Galerie, Geneva, Switzerland

b.1955 - Weils, Austria. Lives and works in Weils, Austria.


josef hoflehner

s e l e ct e d s o l o e x h i b i t i o n s

2009 Bonni Benrubi Gallery, New York, NY

2009 John Cleary Gallery, Houston, TX

2009 Galeria Hartmann, Barcelona, Spain

2009 Eckhart Gallery, The Hague, Netherlands

2009 Galerie Monika Mohr, Hamburg, Germany

2009 Young Gallery, Knokke, Belgium

2009 Brucie Collections, Kiev, Ukraine


2008 Young Gallery, Brussels, Belgium

2008 Tao Gallery, Hong Kong, China

2008 Galerie Albrecht, Munich, Germany

2007 Camera Work, Berlin, Germany

2007 Galerie 206, Berlin, Germany


2006 Atlas Gallery, London, England


josef hoflehner

awa r d s

2007 Nomination, Lucie Awards, New York City

2007 Nature Photographer of the Year (Main Winner), IPA, Los Angeles

2005 German Photography Book Award (Winner)

2004 German Photography Book Award (Winner)

2003 Austrian State Prize (Main Winner)

s e l e ct e d c o l l e ct i o n s

Elton John Photography Collection

AT&T Collection

Gap / Banana Republic Collection

Ralph Lauren Collection

Societé Generale Collection

Cleveland Clinic Collection

Fidelity Investments Collection

Sprint Nextel Collection

American Board of Emergency Medicine

Christian Liaigre Collection

Centre Banque Crédit du Nord Collection

Dubai International Financial Center Collection

Crédit Industriel et Commercial (CIC)

American Board of Emergency Medicine

Norman Foster Collection

Lane Crawford Collection

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