Rebekka Steiger
Biography
1993 born in Zurich, Switzerland
lives in Zurich, works in Lucerne, Switzerland and Beijing, China
2016 BA (honours) in Fine Arts, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Art, Lucerne, Switzerland
Rebekka Steiger (1993) is a Swiss painter whose large-scale works merge abstraction and figuration in vibrant, emotionally charged compositions. Depicting animals, landscapes, and mythological figures, her paintings explore instinct, transformation, and the subconscious. Influenced by residencies in Beijing and Ho Chi Minh City, she integrates East Asian aesthetics into her practice. Steiger has exhibited widely in Europe and Asia, with works in private and institutional collections. Her latest institutional show took place at Kunstmuseum Thun in Switzerland.
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Solo Exhibitions
2025
BĪNGFĒNG, Kunstmuseum Thun, Switzerland
Minuscule, Edition VFO, Zurich, Switzerland
Nightly Encounter, Galerie Urs Meile, Beijing, China
2024
Octopus Mountain, Tank Museum, Shanghai, China
2023
ma quỷ vô đồng tử - ghosts without pupils, Galerie Urs Meile, Lucerne, Switzerland
ma quỷ vô đồng tử - ghosts without pupils, Galerie Urs Meile, Zurich, Switzerland
2021
和蝎子厮混 – mingling with scorpions, Blanc Art Group, Beijing, China
des chromosomes dans l‘atmosphère, Galerie Urs Meile, Lucerne, Switzerland
2020
Rebekka Steiger, Lemoyne Project, Zurich, Switzerland
boxing the compass, Kunsthaus Grenchen, Grenchen, Switzerland
2019
wild is the wind, Galerie Urs Meile, Lucerne, Switzerland
If you see her, say hello, Kunst(Zeug)Haus, Rapperswil-Jona, Swizterland
2018
猫头鹰–virages nocturnes, Galerie Urs Meile, Beijing, China
2017
Sykomore, Kabinettausstellung, Kunstmuseum Luzern, Lucerne, Switzerland
AMOR APPROXIMATELY, Galerie Müller, Lucerne, Switzerland
2015
Helen Faigle, Zurich, Switzerland
Selected Group Exhibitions
2026
Hier & Jetzt, Kunstmuseum Luzern, Lucerne, Switzerland
2025
Zentral! XL, Kunstmuseum Luzern, Lucerne, Switzerland
2023
MONOTYPES Part II, Edition VFO, Zurich, Switzerland
MONOTYPES. Edition VFO in der Kunsthalle Zürich, Kunsthalle Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
Werkschau Zürich 2023, Canton of Zurich, Museum Haus Konstruktiv, Zurich, Switzerland
2022
Feelings of the Season Part II, Galerie Urs Meile, Ardez, Switzerland
Feelings of the Season, Galerie Urs Meile, Lucerne, Switzerland
OHNE TITEL, Junge Malerei aus Süddeutschland und der Deutschschweiz, Kunstmuseum Singen,
Singen Germany
2021
ECHO, Galerie Urs Meile, Ardez, Switzerland
Equilibre. Lea Krebs, Jessica Russ und Rebekka Steiger, Galerie Bromer, Zurich, Switzerland
SNAPSHOT, Galerie Urs Meile, Beijing, China
Minestrone, Galerie Urs Meile, Ardez, Switzerland
2020
Zentral!, Kunstmuseum Luzern, Lucerne, Switzerland
Werkschau Zürich 2020, Canton of Zurich, Museum Haus Konstruktiv, Zurich, Switzerland
Shifting, Pop-up Art Parcours, Galerie Urs Meile, Ardez, Switzerland
Edition März. Tief- und Flachdruck: Arbeiten auf Papier, Edition VFO, Zurich, Switzerland
2018
In my view: a group exhibition of young artists, Meicheng Space, Shenzhen, China
2017
Extended Ground, Galerie Urs Meile, Lucerne, Switzerland
Rebekka Steiger and Sven Egert, Luzerner Kantonalbank, Lucerne, Switzerland
2016
Jahresausstellung Zentralschweizer Kunstschaffen, Kunstmuseum Luzern, Lucerne, Switzerland
“Ohne uns ist keine Kunst”, Interim Use Neustadtstrasse 6, Lucerne, Switzerland
Werkschau Design & Kunst, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Art, Lucerne, Switzerland
Bei Helen Faigle (with Alex Zvalen, Anna Gridazzi and Werner Stauffacher), Interim Use
Minervastrasse 9, Zurich, Switzerland
2015
Semester Exhibition 2 BA, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Art, Lucerne, Switzerland
2014
Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Art, Lucerne, Switzerland
Awards
2022
prix solo by Artgenève-F.P. Journe, Geneva, Switzerland
2016
Exhibition Prize, Lucerne Art Society, Lucerne, Switzerland
Advancement Award, Zeugindesign Foundation, Lucerne, Switzerland
COLLECTIONS
Baloise Corporate Collection
Collection of the cantone of Lucerne, Switzerland
Collection of the cantone of Zurich, Switzerland
Credit Suisse Collection, Switzerland
FCAC Collection, Switzerland
Keller-Wedekind-Stiftung (KWS), Switzerland
Kunstsammlung der Luzerner Kantonalbank, Lucerne, Switzerland
Kunstsammlung der Zürcher Kantonalbank, Zurich, Switzerland
Nguyen Art Foundation, Vietnam
Schweizerische Nationalbank, Switzerland
UBS Art Collection, Switzerland
RESIDENCIES
2025 - 2026
Beijing, China
2022 - 2023
Ho-Chi-Minh-City, Vietnam
2018 - 2019
Beijing, China