Ben Reyer (b. 1985)
Ben Reyer is an American-Austrian artist working across collage, painting, and appropriation. Drawing from advertising, mass media, typography, popular culture, and the language of abstraction, his work explores how images acquire meaning and shape collective beliefs and contemporary identity.
Moving between found imagery and more intuitive forms of painting, Reyer’s practice combines the visual language of American consumer culture with European traditions of critical reflection and social commentary.
Born in Vienna and raised in Los Angeles, Reyer lives and works between Vienna and Cádiz.
Education - B.A. Cultural Geography, UCLA
Selected Collectors
Tom Ford
Mario Testino
James Newton Howard
Michael Tojner
Sammlung Lenikus
Helmut Marko
Sammlung Sanziany (Palais Rasumofsky)
Neville Wakefield
Bruce Weber
Selected Commissions & Collaborations
Ace Hotel
Austrian Postal Service
Mondial Travel Agency
Josefine Hotel
Niedersuesz
SASS Music Club
Schatz Imhof
SSUR
Syrup
Trinkreif Vintage Wine
Selected Exhibitions
2026
Nasty Filthy Underground | Offspace under Tuchlauben | Solo | Vienna
Dunhills, Chivas, Coke | Schatz Imhof | Solo | Vienna
Kukumuku | Schloss Drosendorf | Solo | Waldviertel
2025
Reyer – Fitz | Parallel Vienna | Duo | Vienna
Ben Reyer x Syrup | Syrup | Solo | Vienna
F and F | Grubeck Contemporary | Group | Vienna
Ben Reyer | Schatz Imhof | Solo | Vienna
2024
Who We Are | Keine Galerie | Solo | Vienna
Nothing Works | Spotlight @ AG18 Gallery | Solo | Vienna
The Peace Show | Süsswasser | Solo | Vienna
Pas de Deux | Noms Gallery | Duo | Vienna
2023
Round 2 | Hosted by L1 Art Dealer | Solo | Vienna
Out of the Box | ATLAS | Solo | Vienna
A History of Violence | Curated by SSUR | Solo | Los Angeles
Re:Discover, Re:Create | AG18 Gallery | Group | Vienna
2022
Ben Reyer x Das Chegini | Das Chegini | Solo | Vienna
Ladies & Gentlemen, What Do You See? | Hotel Altstadt Vienna | Solo | Vienna
Faces : Traces | Grubeck Contemporary | Group | Vienna
2021
SELL OUT | Kunst Ab Hinterhof | Solo | Vienna
System Overload | Parallel Vienna | Art Fair
Winter Salon | Galerie Estermann + Messner | Group | Vienna
2020
Ein Urlaub für’s Gehirn | Trinkreif – Artist of the Year | Solo | Vienna
No Opening No.3 | Jan Arnold Gallery | Duo | Vienna
Selected Earlier Exhibitions (2009–2019)
Wynwood Art Fair | Galerie Ernst Hilger Next | Miami
CO-MIX | Galerie Modulart | Duo | Vienna
NightLife | Rabbiteye Movement Gallery | Solo | Vienna
One Night Stand | Sapphire Lounge | Solo | New York
The Newest | Phil Gallery | Group | Los Angeles
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