Born in Solothurn, Switzerland, Thomas Kneubühler has been living in Canada since 2000. He completed his Master’s degree in Studio Arts at Concordia University, Montreal, in 2003 and has exhibited in many national and international exhibitions including in Montreal, Toronto, New York, Basel, The Netherlands, Germany, and China. His work was included in the 2011 Québec Triennial at le Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal, Le Mois de la Photo à Montréal 2007, Gallery 44, Axenéo7, Skol, Platform, and the Noorderlicht Photofestival. Numerous Canadian and international collections include: Basler Kunstkredit, Canada Council Art Bank, Canton of Solothurn, Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Québec, Concordia University, Conseil des Arts de Montréal, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada, Kunstsammlung Basel-Landschaft, and RBC Royal Bank of Canada. He was awarded the prestigious Pratt & Whitney Canada Prize of the Conseil des arts de Montréal in 2011 and in June 2012 Kneubühler appears as a finalist in the Swiss Art Awards, one of Switzerland’s most renowned arts awards.
