Klaus Leo Richter (b. 1986) is an Austrian-born artist and photographer living in Lithuania. His work focuses on the periphery, with an interest in the cultural and historical foundations of hegemony and the formation of difference between individuals or groups. Through photography and text, he sheds light on sparsely noted areas. He holds a BA in International Development from the University of Vienna, an MA in Media and Photography Art from Vilnius Academy of Arts, and completed the Ostkreuzschule in Berlin. His works have been shown in solo and group exhibitions internationally.
Awards/Grants/Nominations
2024 Riga Photography Biennial – Next 2025 Award, Finalist. Riga, Latvia
2024 Rotlicht – Festival for Analog Photography. Open Call Winner. Vienna, Austria
2024 Futures! Photography selected by ISSP Gallery, Riga, Latvia
2023 Lithuanian Council for Culture, Artist Stipend
2021 Finalist at ‘Grand Prix – Bialystok Interphoto Festival’, Poland
2021 Calvert Journal ‘Photographer of the Week’
2020 Winning Image at ‘Life-Framer Award – World Travelers’
2018 Lithuanian Council for Culture, Artist Stipend
Residencies/Portfolio Reviews
2024 & 2023 Photography Weekend, National Gallery of Art, Vilnius, Lithuania
2022 Portfolio Review Freundeskreis des Hauses der Photographie & FUTURES, Deichtorhallen, Hamburg, Germany
2020 ISSP Residency, Riga, Latvia
Features/Mentions
Leica Photography International European Month of Photography
Welt Tagesspiegel Berliner Morgenpost Neues Deutschland
Krantai Literatura ir Menas artnews.lt 7md
Solo Exhibitions
2025 Kastute, Pragiedruliai, Panevezys, Lithuania
2024 Kastute, KKKC, Klaipeda, Lithuania
2021 Bajorai, The Ludwik Zamenhof Centre, Bialystok, Poland
2020 Bajorai, SiSaid Gallery, Klaipeda, Lithuania
2019 Cikoria, Contemporary Art Festival ‘StartAs’, Rokiškio Krašto Muziejus, Rokiškis, Lithuania
2019 Bajorai, Rokiškio Krašto Muziejus, Rokiškis, Lithuania
2019 Bajorai, Vilnius Photography Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
Group Exhibitions
2024 Rotlicht Festival, Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna, Austria
2024 The Third Space, Fotografijos Galerija, Panevezys, Lithuania
2024 Sight Unseen, Glasgow Gallery of Photography, Glasgow, UK
2024 A14-3608, Former Culuture House, Kriaunos, Lithuania
2023 The Third Space, Vilnius Photography Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania (Curation and Participation)
2022 Time and Space: Naujoji Vilnia, Prospekto Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
2021 Grand Prix Interphoto, University of Technology, Faculty of Architecture, Bialystok, Poland
2016 Zehn, Kuehlhaus Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Screenings
2021 Cikoria, Off Grid Photo Festival, Green Door Artists Space and Gallery, Vienna, Austria