Berthold Christian Schwanzer
Born 1943 in Vienna
1962 Matura
1968 acad. certified advertising clerk
since 1969 independent advertising consultant
1966 portrait course with Gerda Matejka-Felden
1971 Diploma in Business Administration
1976 – 1986 Schwanzer Planning Company
Since 1977 „modulverlag“
1983 Magister rer. soc. oec.
1984 Doctor rer. soc. oec.
Rudolf Sallinger Fund Prize
Awarded for the scientific work „The importance of architecture for the corporate identity of a company“ in 1988.
1988 University Lecturer in Advertising and Sales
Awarded by the Chamber of Commerce for Vienna
For 25 years of successful company management in 1994
1997 – 1998 Eva Pöll
From 1998 Artistic adult education center: Helga Laut, Roland Gutmann, Wolfgang Winter, David Ramirer, Günter Povaly
Awarded by the Chamber of Commerce for Vienna
For 30 years of successful company management in 1999
2001 – 2005 Gisela Braun VHS: Alexander Dworschak, Helga Herger, Magritte Hübler, Karl Sukopp, Diana Stoilova, Iva Schach, Sybille Sitz, Helmut Zugmann, Anette Tesarek, Mario Schleinzer, Karl Schnetzinger, Boris Koller, Gottfriede Meixner
since 2005 artist group „premier“
Individual and Group Exhibitions:
April 2006 „From Vienna into the world…“, Kunsthalle Perchtoldsdorf (art group „premier“)
November 2006 „completely without …“ , Alte Schieberkammer Vienna (art group „premier“)
January 2007 „People“, Atelier A Zum Blauen Pfau (Portrait and nude courses with Mag. Iva Schach)
September 2007 „10 years of art – studies in different techniques“, Atelier A The Blue Peacock
January 2010 „Painting with Iva Schach“, Spittelberg Passage
March 2011 “Art life on Alsergrund, district administration Alsergrund
September 2015 „Horst in the picture“, Atelier A Zum Blauen Pfau
November 2019 „Open Call“, Die Kunst VHS („Praterstern“)
September 2020 „Open Call“, Die Kunst VHS („Hohensalzburg Fortress“)
October 2021 „As the wind blows“, Atelier A Zum Blauen Pfau
November 2021″Open Call“, Die Kunst VHS („My Darling Puck“)
March 2022 „Champion“, Atelier A Zum Blauen Pfau (To The Blue Peacock)
Founding of An own gallery
Founding your own gallery
November (architectural impressions) and December (life impressions) 2022 : Two consecutive exhibitions in the self-founded „Galerie Schwanzer“
Milestones As Executor Of My Father’s Architectural Legacy
On 14th Of October 2022 A Cinematic Retrospective On Karl Schwanzer Was Released At The Viennese Gartenbau-Cinema
I am pleased to have made the film retrospective about the life and work of my father Karl Schwanzer possible. The film was directed by Max Gruber.
11th Of November 2023 Golden Order Of Merit Of The Country Vienna
It is a great pleasure and honour for me, as archivist and executor of my father Karl Schwanzers estate, to have received the Golden Order Of Merit Of The Country Vienna for my work.