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Emil Michael Klein (b. 1982, Munich) obtained an MFA in visual arts from the École cantonale d’art de Lausanne (ECAL) (2013), previously having completed his studies at the Academy of Art and Design in Basel (2005).

Klein has exhibited internationally, with recent solo presentations including: Outline, Ilenia, London (2026); VORHANG, der TANK, Basel (2026); Gemälde, Galeria Federico Vavassori, Milan (2025); Paintings & Sculptures, Bridget Donahue, New York (2024); Emil Michael Klein, Galerie Francesca Pia, Zürich (2023–24); Wall Painting, Ilenia, London (2023); Cross Paintings, Galeria Federico Vavassori, Milan (2021); Mono Cross, Galerie Francesca Pia, Zürich (2020); Curtains, Galeria Federico Vavassori, Milan (2019); Darkotic, Kunsthalle Zürich (2017); Emil Michael Klein, Museum im Bellpark, Kriens (2017); Red, Blue and Black Lines, Gaudel de Stampa, Paris (2017); Blue Line Paintings, Gaudel de Stampa, Paris (2015); Art Unlimited, Art Basel (2013); Signed Abstraction, Galeria Federico Vavassori, Milan (2012); Wanda, Luis Campaña, Berlin (2010); and Art39 (Statements), Nicolas Krupp, Basel (2009). Current and recent group exhibitions include: Ganz kleine, Galeria Federico Vavassori, Milan (2024); Teil 3: Albtraum Malerei, Kölnischer Kunstverein, Cologne (2024); The 3-second Rule Of Thumb, Galeria Federico Vavassori, Milan (2023–24); Part 1: Welcoming the Space, Kölnischer Kunstverein, Cologne (2023); MONOTYPES, Edition VFO, Kunsthalle Zürich (2023); Recent Acquisitions and Eternal Loves – Part I, Nicoletta Fiorucci Collection, La Rose de France, Monte-Carlo (2023); Stop Painting, curated by Peter Fischli, Fondazione Prada, Venice (2021); After Bob Ross – Beauty is Everywhere, Museum im Bellpark, Kriens (2020); Sammlung Longtang, Synnika, Frankfurt (2019); Lampen, Galerie Francesca Pia, Zürich (2018); GLÜCKLICH IST DIESER ORT!, Istituto Svizzero, Milan (2016); Tell the Children, La Salle de Bain, Lyon (2012); Wallpower, Claudia Gröflin, Zürich (2010); and The Line is a Lonely Hunter, New Jerseyy, Basel (2008).

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