Walter Niedermayr was born in 1952 in Bolzano, Italy where he currently lives and works. In 2008 he participated in MANIFESTA7 as well as exhibitions at Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, Louisiana Museum, Humlebæk and Kunsthalle Schirn, Frankfurt. His collaborative project with SANAA is published in the book "Walter Niedermayr / Kazuyo Sejima + Ryue Nishiwaza / SANAA" (Hatje Cantz Verlag Ostfildern 2007). A major retrospective was traveled between the Museum der bildenden Künste Leipzig, Kunsthalle Wien, Kunstverein Hannover, Württembergischer Kunstverein Stuttgart and Museion - Museum für Moderne und Zeitgenössische Kunst, Bozen (all 2003). Other solo exhibitions include Centre pour l'image contemporaine, Geneva; Rupertinum, Museum für moderne und zeitgenössische Kunst, Salzburg and NGBK Berlin. The artist has participated in numerous international group exhibitions such as "Japan und der Westen", Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg (2007); "Opening Up Art", Tate Modern London (2007); "Das Versprechen der Fotografie", Hara Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, Kestnergesellschaft Hannover, Centre National de la Photographie, Paris, Akademie der Künste, Berlin, Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt (1999); "The Politics of Place", Bildmuseet Umeå (2002 tour in Scandinavia); "The Spirit of White" Fondation Beyeler, Basel (2003); "Public Record" MOCA, Los Angeles (2004); "Metamorph" Venice Biennial 9th International Architecture Exhibition (2004) and "Archit-Action" Galerie für Zeitgenössische Kunst, Leipzig (2006).