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.
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 (Curation and Participation)
2024 Sight Unseen, Glasgow Gallery of Photography, Glasgow, UK
2024 A14-3608, Former Culuture House, Kriaunos, Lithuania (Curation and Participation)
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
2025 RPB – Riga Photography Biennial, Next 2025 Award Show, ISSP Gallery, Riga, Latvia
2021 Cikoria, Off Grid Photo Festival, Green Door Artists Space and Gallery, Vienna, Austria
Awards/Grants/Nominations
2025 Plat(t)form – Fotomuseum Winterthur, Switzerland. (Portfolio viewing event upcoming in September)
2024 RPB – Riga Photography Biennial, Next 2025 Award Finalist, 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, National Artist Scholarship for Interdisciplinary Art
2022 Friends of the House of Photography, Portfolio Viewing Event, Deichtorhallen, Hamburg, Germany
2021 Interphoto Festival, Open Call Winner, Bialystok, Poland
2021 Calvert Journal ‘Photographer of the Week’
2020 Life-Framer Award – World Travelers, Winning Image
2018 Lithuanian Council for Culture, National Artist Scholarship for Photography
Residencies/Workshops
2020 Time and Place: Naujoji Vilnia, Project by Dovile Dagiene, Lithuania
2020 ISSP Residency, Riga, Latvia
2015 Klaus-Stemmler Stiftung, Workshop in Paris, France
Features/Mentions
Leica Photography International European Month of Photography
Tagesspiegel Berliner Morgenpost Neues Deutschland
Krantai Literatura ir Menas artnews.lt 7md