“A picture is what it is;
I never had the impression that it helps to talk about it or answer subtle questions about it.” William Egglestone
“Let's make art.
Let others invent the stories.” Rick Rubin
“I refuse to explain my paintings with words, then I could have written an article instead of painting.” Mark Rothko
Stefan Guggenbichler works in Rosenheim as a media designer at the Technical University of Applied Sciences.
He pursues his artistic work in the fields of photography and painting. His work has been shown in numerous exhibitions and has won several international awards.
*1964 in Rosenheim
Artistic Education
2017—18
Diploma studies in drawing and painting with Matthias Kroth und Dagmar Wassong at the Akademie der Bildenden Künste an der Alten Spinnerei Kolbermoor
1989
Diploma thesis “Campaign for Children” with award from the German Association of Communication Agencies (GWA)
1987—88
Akademie U5, Communication design studies, Munich
1986
Schwanthaler Kunstschule, Free painting with Willi Bunkowski und Michael Poladjan, Munich
1985
Blocherer Schule for applied commercial art, Munich
Publications
_The Amateur Photographer Magazine No 5 Nov (2024)
_blickwinkel - Magazine for Photography 006 (2024)
_dodho Magazine - Best Monochromatic Photographers of the Year (2024)
_Exhibition catalog, AK68 - Künstlergemeinschaft Wasserburg am Inn (2023)
_Exhibition catalog, AK68 - Künstlergemeinschaft Wasserburg am Inn (2022)
_Exhibition catalog, Kunstverein Traunstein e.V. (2022)
_Exhibition catalog, AK68 - Künstlergemeinschaft Wasserburg am Inn (2021)
_Exhibition catalog, AK68 - Künstlergemeinschaft Wasserburg am Inn (2020)
_Exhibition catalog, Kunstverein Erding (2019)
_Exhibition catalog, AK68 - Künstlergemeinschaft Wasserburg am Inn (2019)
_Exhibition catalog, Kunstverein Kempten (2018)
_Exhibition catalog, Kunstverein Erding (2018)
_Exhibition catalog, Kunstverein Ottobrunn (2018)
_Exhibition catalog, AK68 - Künstlergemeinschaft Wasserburg am Inn (2018)
_Exhibition catalog, Academy of Fine Arts at the Alte Spinnerei Kolbermmor (2018)
_Faber Magazin “inbetween” (2018)
_Exhibition catalog, Kunstverein Rosenheim (2017)
Awards
2025
_Golden Shot - International Photography Awards 2024: “One has to be brave” (Winner/First Place)
_Tokyo International Foto Award 2024
: “Zilly” (Honorable Mention)
_Tokyo International Foto Award 2024
: “Magnolia” (Honorable Mention)
2024
_Monochrome Photography Award
: “Hydrangea nebulosa” (Honorable Mention)
_London International Creative Competition: “winter is coming” (Official Selection by Jury)
_Muse Photography Awards 2024: “onTop” (Silver Winner)
_People’s Vote Award at Refocus Awards Color Photography Contest 2024: “Tulip’s End” (Nominee)
_Refocus Awards Color Photography Contest 2024: “Tulip’s End” (Honorable Mention)
_B&W Awards 2024: “on Top” (2nd Place Winner)
_B&W Awards 2024: “how to express it?” (Honorable Mention)
_B&W Awards 2024: “winter is coming” (2nd Place Winner)
_London Photography Awards: “suffering” (Gold Winner)
_Monovisions Photography Awards: “Two-faced” (Honorable Mention)
_2024 Monochromatic Awards by dodho-magazine: “on Top” (Finalist, Best Images)
_People’s Vote Award at Refocus Awards Black & White Photo Contest 2024: “who were you” (Nominee)
_Refocus Awards Black & White Photo Contest 2024: “who were you” (Honorable Mentions)
_IPA - The International Photo Awards 2024: “Tulip’s End” (Official Selection by Jury)
_New York Photography Awards 2024: “Magnolia“ (Honorable Mentions)
_New York Photography Awards 2024: “Sunflower“ (Honorable Mentions)
2023
_London Photography Awards 2023: “onTop” (1x Gold Winner, 1x Honorable Mentions)
_9. Fine Art Photography Awards: “Bunnylife” (Nominee)
_Annual Photo Awards: “ME” (Honorable Mention)
_Annual Photo Awards: “Winter is coming” (Honorable Mention)
_New York Photography Awards 2023: “Zamioculcas zamiifolia“ (2x Honorable Mentions)
2022
_Monochrome Photography Award
: “how to express it?” (Honorable Mention)
_Tokyo International Photo Award
: “onTop” (Silver Winner)
_New York Photography Awards
: “how to express it?” (Silver Winner)
_ND-Awards
: “how to express it?” (Honorable Mention)
_London Photography Awards
2022: “how to express it” (2x Gold Winner)
_8. Fine Art Photography Awards
: “Always look up” (Nominee)2021
_New York Photography Awards 2022
: “in two seconds” (Silver Winner)
_ND-Awards
: “Always look up” (Honorable Mention)
_Monovisions Photography Awards
: “Me, myself and I” (Honorable Mention)
Juried Group Exhibitions
2025
_“Supermarkt der Kunst”, Akademie der Bildenden Künste an der Alten Spinnerei, Kolbermoor
2024
_Group Exhibition “Monochrome Moments” at the ART SQUARE GALLERY, New York
_Group Exhibition “nature” at Decode Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
_Group Exhibition “Vision: Color Group ” at Black Box Gallery, Portland, Oregon
_Group Exhibition “red” at Decode Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
_Group Exhibition “Texture”, The Glasgow Gallery of Photography, Glasgow, Scotland
_Group Exhibition “Identity”, The Glasgow Gallery of Photography, Glasgow, Scotland
2023
_“Supermarkt der Kunst”, Akademie der Bildenden Künste an der Alten Spinnerei, Kolbermoor
_“Große Kunstausstellung 2023”, AK 68 Künstlergemeinschaft Wasserburg am Inn (catalogue)
2022
_“Große Kunstausstellung 2022”, AK 68 Künstlergemeinschaft Wasserburg am Inn (catalogue)
_“Best of the last years”, Jahresausstellung, Kunstverein Traunstein (catalogue)
2021
_“Große Kunstausstellung 2021”, AK 68 Künstlergemeinschaft Wasserburg am Inn (catalogue)
2020
_“Große Kunstausstellung 2020”, AK 68 Künstlergemeinschaft Wasserburg am Inn (catalogue)
_“Das kleine Format”, Kunstverein Aichach
2019
_“Europa”, Jahresausstellung Kunstverein Erding (catalogue)
_“Große Kunstausstellung 2019”, AK 68 Künstlergemeinschaft Wasserburg am Inn (catalogue)
_“Supermarkt der Kunst”, Akademie der Bildenden Künste an der Alten Spinnerei, Kolbermoor
2018
_Longlist Jackson’s Emerging Artist Price, Great Britain
_“Ausstellung Studiengang Zeichnung und Malerei”, Akademie der Bildenden Künste an der Alten Spinnerei Kolbermoor (catalogue)
_“Große Kunstausstellung 2018”, AK 68 Künstlergemeinschaft Wasserburg am Inn (catalogue)
_“Überwiegend Schwarz”, Kunstverein Erding (catalogue)
_“Artiges 2018”, Kunstverein Ottobrunn (catalogue)
_“Artig Kunstpreis 2018”, Kunst- und Kulturfestival des artig e.V. (catalogue)
_“Gegenpol” Bergennale 2018, Kunstverein Berg
_“Artik 2018”, Off Art Kunstverein Günzburg
2017
_“Gezeichnet”, Kunstverein Rosenheim (catalogue)
_“Das Kleine Format”, Kunstverein Aichach
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