Trained screen printer with many years of experience as an illustrator enjoys and follows the spontaneous, direct and personal in the strokes of a drawing.
His art has its origins in American graffiti. The energy, the freedom, the do-it-yourself, the spontaneity to react to different situations are shown in his works.
Color contrasts, materiality, haptics and arbitrariness are fundamental elements.
Daniel sees it as a right and a contribution to help shape and redesign public space to society and community. He devotes his time to mural painting and working on paper and wood panels.
Zeltner also implements some of his projects in a participatory form. Murals are created in groups of all ages.
Also he offers workshops on mural painting and drawing.
DANIEL ZELTNER
Based in Basel, Switzerland.
2009 - 2011
Internship as Graphic Designer & Illustrator,
eyeloveyou Creative Agency, Basel (CH)
2006 - 2007
Vorkurs+ Design & Art,
Schule für Gestaltung Basel (CH)
2002 - 2005
Screen Printer (Working Apprenticeship),
Arni Siebdruck, Allschwil (CH)
2001 - 2002
Internship as Font and advertising designer,
Jost Beschriftungen, Liestal (CH)
2000 - 2001
Vorkurs Design & Art,
Schule für Gestaltung Basel
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EXPOS / SHOWS
2023
Gruppenausstellung / TransBona Halle / Basel, CH
2021
Solo / Hotel Basel / Basel, CH
2020
Studien & Skizzen / mit Pollo7, David Monllor, FAFA /
Artstübli / Basel, CH
2018
Four Contemporaries / Galerie Thomas Dutoit / Unterentfelden, CH
2017
Under Construction / Erwin Rehmann Museum /
Laufenburg, CH
2016
Something like a Cadavre Exquis / Minervastrasse 9 /
Zürich, CH
Ad Libido / Le Séchoir / Mulhouse, FR
2015
Regionale 16 / EWerk / Freiburg, DE
blanc et noir / AHOI AHOI / Basel, CH
"Stadtvogel" Bowditch & Zeltner / The American Pigeon Museum / Oklahoma, USA
Bowditch & Zeltner / Castle Hubertendorf / Vienna, AT
Blueballs Festival / Luzern, CH
FUCK / mit Selina Locher / AHOI AHOI / Basel, CH
2014
"Stadtvogel" Bowditch & Zeltner / AHOI AHOI / Basel, CH
Bowditch & Zeltner / Southwark Playhouse / London, GB
na janela / Solo-Show / Uninter Group / Curitiba, BR
2013
Colours Unite / Eindhoven, NL
Step in the arena / Eindhoven , NL
Art on Paper / Name gallery / Amsterdam, NL
2012
B-Side / Groupshow / Basel, CH
Back to the streets / amsterdam, NL
Colours Unite / Venlo, NL
Propart / Thun , CH
2011
Graffitizm / Paris, F
2010
We Love Kicks Tour / @Frau Meise / Baden, DE /
Stroke 02 / München, DE
Schwarz auf Weiss Tour / Stroke 02 / München, DE/
Nuthouse Gallery / Karlsruhe, DE / Altes Arresthaus / Koblenz, DE / Pretty Portal Gallery / Düsseldorf, DE
2009
We Love Kicks Tour / Nachtigal / Zürich, CH / Merker /
Baden, CH / Südpol / Luzern, CH / Artstübli / Basel, CH /
HHK Selected Shop / Berlin, DE / Carhartt Gallery /
Weil am Rhein, DE
Urbania 2009 / @Doors / Biel, CH
2008
Urbania / Le Pavillon / Biel, CH
Expostation / Karlsruhe, DE
Public Spaces (Selection)
"Puntini" 2022,
Participatory Painting,
Wettsteinpark Riehen
"Peripherie" 2022,
Laufen, BL
2017 Participatory Painting of the Leonhard Underpass, Basel
With children (6-12 years) from the Kinderbüro Basel
"Esperanto" 2013,
Dreirosenbrücke, Basel
(together with David Lucco, Eduard Kasper)
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Workshops (Selection)
«Roche 125 Jahre» 2022,
Roche, Grenzach Whylen, DE
"Schriften" 2018,
Kinderbüro Basel
Museumsnacht 2016,
Tinguely Museum Basel,
(together with David Lucco)
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PUBLISHED WORKS (Selection)
"4661m2 - Art in Prison" / Niggli Verlag 2015
Malik & Claude Luethi
"Every Wall is a Door" / Benteli Verlag 2018
Regula Laux & Jean-Marc Felix
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ARTIST RESIDENCIES/STAY ABROAD
Florence , Italy / April-June 2013
Curitiba, Brasil / Dec-April 2013/14
Buenos Aires, Argentina / April-June 2014
California & Washington DC, USA / June-August 2015
Campus Attisholz / Riedholz SO, Switzerland / August 2019
WIP Tatort, Luzern Switzerland / September 2019
Athen, Fournoi, Samos, Greece / August 2021
Fondazione Eduard Bick / Costa TI, Switzerland / May 2022
Buenos Aires, Argentina / Dec-February 2022/23
Curitiba, São Paulo, Brasil / February 2023
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TRIPS/VISITS
germany /france / netherlands / uruguay /
italy / kenya / england / spain / chile /
thailand / brasil / usa / argentina