Galerie Krinzinger

What Galerie Krinzinger does

Galerie Krinzinger is a Vienna-based contemporary art gallery operating as a sole proprietorship (Galerie Ursula Krinzinger e.U.) under founder-owner Dr. Ursula Krinzinger since 1971. The gallery runs two physical locations in Vienna — the main gallery at Seilerstätte 16 in the 1st district and Krinzinger Schottenfeld at Schottenfeldgasse 45 in the 7th district (originally launched as Krinzinger Projekte in 2002) — and has curated more than 500 exhibitions of national and international artists over its 50+ year history.

Its programming is anchored in international performance and body-related art (long-standing representation of Marina Abramovic since 1975 and Chris Burden since 1992) and Viennese Actionism (Rudolf Schwarzkogler, Günter Brus, Hermann Nitsch, Otto Muehl). A twelve-year research focus has brought in artists from Asia and the Middle East (Kader Attia, Waqas Khan, Maha Malluh, Sudarshan Shetty, Zhang Ding). The gallery regularly participates in the world's most important art fairs — Art Basel, FIAC, Frieze London, Art Basel Miami, Art Dubai, The Armory Show, Art Basel Hong Kong, Arco Madrid and Art Düsseldorf — and runs a multi-country artist-in-residence program across Austria, Croatia, Hungary and Sri Lanka.

Commercially, the gallery monetizes through primary-market sales of artworks, editions and merchandise via its physical spaces, a dedicated online shop (galerie-krinzinger-shop.at) integrated with PayPal, Klarna, Skrill, Giropay and major card networks, an Artsy storefront, and fair-floor transactions. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Ancillary lines are the affiliated Krinzinger Lesehaus literary organization and a GDPR-compliant newsletter program. The technology stack is standard gallery/web infrastructure (Matomo, Google Analytics, ReCaptcha, social plugins) with no proprietary platforms or AI capabilities. The firm is privately held with no external investors, no parent company, and a stable 8-person team led by the founder.

Name

Galerie Krinzinger

Legal name

Galerie Ursula Krinzinger e.U.

Website

https://galerie-krinzinger.at

Company type

Private

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Contemporary Art Gallery

NAICS

Art Dealers (459920), Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (7121)

SIC

Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro primary industry

Art Galleries & Exhibition Spaces (Commercial & Nonprofit) (THAJADAH)

Keywords

• Contemporary art gallery
• Art exhibition curation
• Performance art exhibitions
• Artist residency programs
• Artwork sales

Headquarters

HQ city

Vienna

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Galerie Krinzinger curates and presents contemporary art exhibitions across two physical gallery locations in Vienna, representing a stable roster of national and international artists with a specialization in performance and body-related art and Viennese Actionism. The gallery sells original artworks and editions through its exhibition spaces, online shop (galerie-krinzinger-shop.at), and presence on the Artsy platform, and supports emerging artists through a multi-country Artist-in-Residence Program (Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Sri Lanka) and ancillary cultural programming via the Krinzinger Lesehaus.

Product overview

Galerie Krinzinger operates as a traditional art gallery offering physical exhibition spaces and ancillary services. The gallery features a main gallery at Seilerstätte 16 in Vienna and a secondary space called Krinzinger Schottenfeld at Schottenfeldgasse 45. The core offering centers on curating and exhibiting contemporary art, with focus on performance art, body-related art, and Viennese Actionism. Supporting services include an Artist-in-Residence Program with international destinations (Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Sri Lanka), an Online Shop for artwork and editions sales, a Lesehaus reading house, and a Newsletter subscription service. The gallery maintains a digital presence through its website which lists current and past exhibitions across both locations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Galerie Krinzinger Main Gallery Primary exhibition space at Seilerstätte 16, 1010 Vienna, presenting curated exhibitions of contemporary international art with a focus on performance and body-related art and Viennese Actionism; serves as the gallery's flagship location for collector visits, exhibition openings, and curatorial programming.
• Krinzinger Schottenfeld Secondary gallery space at Schottenfeldgasse 45, 1070 Vienna, hosting internationally oriented group and topic exhibitions and housing the artist-in-residence program; targets an international curatorial audience with thematic group shows.
• Artist-in-Residence Program International artist residency program with destinations in Austria, Croatia, Hungary, and Sri Lanka, supporting emerging and established national and international artists through international exchange and exhibition opportunities.
• Galerie Krinzinger Online Shop E-commerce platform for purchasing artworks, editions, and gallery merchandise with integrated payment processing via PayPal, Klarna, Skrill, Giropay, Visa, Mastercard, and American Express.
• Krinzinger Lesehaus Reading house and literary organization associated with Galerie Krinzinger, providing additional cultural programming and literary events expanding beyond visual arts.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration16 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Artist-in-Residence Program Partners (Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Sri Lanka)coreOthersThe gallery operates an artist-in-residence program with destinations in Austria, Croatia, Hungary, and Sri Lanka. This program supports young national and international artists and is a key component of the gallery's community-building efforts.
• Krinzinger LesehausminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerA separate literary organization associated with Galerie Krinzinger, expanding the gallery's cultural programming beyond visual arts.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac: Austrian-founded contemporary art gallery with flagship spaces in Salzburg and Vienna and a London outpos, representing major international contemporary artists including Anselm Kiefer and Robert Rauschenberg. Direct peer — same Vienna base, same international art-fair circuit, same focus on canonical contemporary programming.
• Galerie Elisabeth & Klaus Thoman: Austrian contemporary gallery with locations in Vienna and Innsbruck, exhibiting canonical international contemporary artists. Direct peer — same Austrian footprint, similar tier of represented artists, comparable art-fair circuit.
• Galerie Meyer Kainer: Vienna contemporary gallery representing international conceptual and post-internet artists, with regular art-fair presence. Direct peer — same Vienna base, comparable small-team operating model, parallel international positioning.
• Galerie Martin Janda: Vienna-based contemporary gallery focused on conceptual and post-conceptual European art with a strong international art-fair program. Direct peer — same Vienna geography, similar artist-roster tier, parallel fair-circuit participation.
• Galerie nächst St. Stephan Rosemarie Schwarzwälder: Vienna-based contemporary art gallery with decades of international programming and strong fair-circuit presence. Direct peer — comparable Vienna location, comparable scale, comparable focus on canonical European contemporary artists.

Broad incumbents

• Hauser & Wirth: Global mega-gallery with multiple international outposts, representing blue-chip contemporary artists and participating across the leading art-fair circuit. Broad incumbent — overlapping contemporary-art programming and fair presence, but at materially larger scale and breadth than Krinzinger.
• Gagosian: The world's largest contemporary art gallery network, with global outposts and a roster that includes many historically significant artists. Broad incumbent — competes for the same collector pool and art-fair visibility, but at fundamentally larger scale and breadth.
• David Zwirner: New York–based global contemporary gallery with international locations and dominant art-fair presence. Broad incumbent — competes for blue-chip collector relationships and fair visibility, but at far larger scale and broader programming than Krinzinger.
• Pace Gallery: Global contemporary gallery with major outposts and a roster of historically significant artists. Broad incumbent — overlaps with Krinzinger in the upper tier of the contemporary primary market and the art-fair circuit, but at substantially larger scale.

Emerging players

• Galerie Lelong & Co. Established contemporary gallery with New York and Paris locations focused on conceptually rigorous contemporary artists. Emerging/established peer — comparable tier of canonical contemporary programming and fair-circuit participation, but with a smaller geographic footprint than the mega-galleries.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/galeriekrinzinger
• Instagraminstagram.com/galeriekrinzinger
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/galerie-krinzinger

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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