Pollo7 (Matthias Amsler)

About
I’m a muralist & painter based in Basel, Switzerland. I try to continuously explore my environment, my personal values and myself in order to make latent things visible in my work.

“Pollo 7 grew up on a farm. Animals, plants, food chains, work, and emotions. He began reflecting everyday life in his images from an early age; young Pollo 7 would sketch that day whatever caught the eye. Spray painting got introduced to Pollo 7 by his brother and his friends at a relatively young age. And later he became interested in fashion and clothing design. During his early adult years Pollo explored a myriad of disciplines from digital design to big wall painting while also holding down an array of mostly manual labor jobs. As way leads to way, one thing led to another and ultimately Pollo 7 stopped working as a property caretaker to paint full time. For Pollo 7 success is being able work on his art and pay rent – everything on top is extra.”
-Björn Myhre

Exhibitions
2024
Ongoing
-SWISS YOUNG ARTISTS, Group exhibition, Galerie Carzaniga, Basel CH
-THROUGH THE NIGHT SKY’S FLOOR, Solo exhibition, Supportyourlocalartist, Zürich CH
2023
-THE SMELL OF NEW THINGS, Solo exhibition, Kramer, Aarau CH
-FINE ART – BEST PRICE, Solo exhibition, Parzelle403, Basel CH
-Attisholz23 – EINE RETROSPEKTIVE, Group exhibition, May 21. – October 29., Campus Attisholz, Solothurn CH
-SIMMER DOWN SUMMER UP , Residency and group exhibition, Riders, Laax CH
-GRUPPENAUSSTELLUNG, TransBona-Halle, Münchenstein CH
2021

-PUBLIC PROVOCATIONS, COLAB Gallery, Weil am Rhein DE
-JUNGKUNST, Halle 52, Winterthur CH
2020
-EINGEFANGEN UND AUSGESTELLT, ArtWillisau, Willisau CH
-STUDIEN & SKIZZEN, Artstübli, Basel CH
2019
-GOODBYE WINDOWS, Studio Exhibition, Schönenwerd CH
-KETTENREAKTION 2, Campus Attisholz, Solothurn CH
2018
-IRRATIONAL REALITIES, Industrie Galerie, Zürich CH
-SANDWICH BETWEEN WALLS, Campus Attisholz, Solothurn CH
2017
-NEUSICHT, Neubad, Luzern CH
-GRAFIK17, Halle 622, Zürich CH
-UNDER CONSTRUCTION, Museum Rehmann, Laufenburg CH
2016
-JKON’16, Schützi, Olten CH
-NEXT WALL, Shedhalle, Schönenwerd CH

Virtual Exhibition
internet-gallery.ch, Ceroni Fondation

Zur Website des Künstlers