Adolf Frohner
Adolf Frohner, born in Zwettl, attended schools in Zwettl and Krems before moving to Vienna in 1952. There, he pursued self-taught painting and became a guest student of Herbert Boeckl at the Academy of Fine Arts. After working as a graphic designer and art critic, he received a scholarship in 1961, enabling him to study in Paris. There, he encountered the Nouveaux Réalistes and decided to pursue a career as an independent artist.
In 1962, Frohner co-founded the Vienna Actionism movement but soon distanced himself from the group. He gained recognition through exhibitions at the São Paulo Biennale (1969) and the Venice Biennale (1970). Later, he focused on painting and graphic art, with violence as a recurring theme in his works.
In 1972, Frohner became a professor at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna, where he led a master class until 2005. Shortly before his death in 2007, construction began on the Frohner Forum in Krems, dedicated to his works. He is buried at the Grinzinger Cemetery in Vienna.
