biography
1947
born in Willisau/Switzerland
1963-67
Apprenticeship as a Typographer
1967-71
Graphic Design Studies at Art School of Lucerne
1971-72
Art Director in Paris at Hollenstein Création
since 1973
own Graphic Design Studio in Willisau/Switzerland
since 1966
Organizer of the Willisau Jazz Concerts
since 1975
Organizer of the Willisau Jazz Festival
since 1989
Member of AGI Alliance Graphique Internationale
since 1998
Professor at State Academy of Art and Design in Stuttgart/Germany
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1977
Vestag Cultural Prize, Lucerne/Switzerland
1982
Cultural Prize of Central Switzerland
1984
scholarship for applied art
1989
Touristic Prize of Central Switzerland
1994
Honorar citizen of hometown Willisau
2000
ADC (Art Directors Club of Switzerland): Special Award
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1977-99
22 'Swiss Posters of the Year'
Grand Prize and First Prize Awards:
Essen/Germany: Poster Triennale 1987, 1994
Chaumont/France: Festival Internationale de l’Affiche 1992
Lahti/Finland: International Poster Bienniale 1993
Vienna/Austria: Best Cultural Poster of the Year 1994, 1995
Helsinki/Finland: International Poster Bienniale 1997
Trnava/Slovakia: International Poster Trienniale 1997
Rzeszow/Poland: International Theatre Poster Bienniale 1997
Swiss Graphic Designers: SGD A4 Award 1997, 1999, 2003, 2005
Hong Kong/China: International Poster Triennial 2001
Hangzhou/China: International Poster Bienniale 2003
Moscow/Russia: Golden Bee Graphic Design Bienniale 2004, 2006
Colorado/USA: Internaional Invitational Poster Bienniale 2005
Taipei/Taiwan: Internaional Poster Bienniale 2005
Ningbo/China: Internationale Poster Bienniale 2006
Zagreb/Croatio: ZGRAF International Graphic Design Bienniale 2008
Moscow Golden Bee International Graphic Design Bienniale 2008
1979-09
Many Awards from the Art Directors Club of Switzerland, Art Directors Club New York, Art Directors Club of Europe, Type Directors Club New York, Tokyo Type Directors Club, Red Dot Communication Award. 100 Best Posters Austria/Germany/Switzerland, European Design Annual Awards a.m.o.
Participation and prize winner of many Design and Poster Competitions, such as Warsaw Poster Biennale, Brno Design Biennale, Chaumont Festival de l’Affiche, Toyama Poster Trienniale, Mexico Poster Bienniale, Lahti Poster Bienniale, Helsinki Poster Bienniale, Trnava Poster Trienniale, Ogaki Invitational Poster Bienniale, Colorado Invitational Poster Bienniale, Moscow Poster Bienniale, Taiwan International Graphic Design Award, Ningbo Poster Bienniale, Hongkong International Poster Trienniale, Zgraf International Design Competition, Hangzhou Poster Bienniale, a.m.o.
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Posters in many important Poster Collections such as the Museum of Modern Art
New York,
Museum for Art and Craft Hamburg, Toyama Museum of Modern Art Japan, Ogaki Poster Museum Japan,
Poster Museum Essen, Stadedeljk Museum Amsterdam, Zurich Poster Collection, Basel Poster Collection, Minneapolis Institute of Art a.m.o.
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Exhibitions
1978
Luzern/Switzerland, Raeber Gallery
1979
Martigny/Switzerland, Le Manoir
Nervi/Italy, Teatro di Parco
Paris/France, Galérie Artcuriel
1986
Brunnen/Switzerland, Park Hotel
1987
New York/USA, Reinhold Brown Gallery
1989
Stansstad/Switzerland, Hotel Acheregg
1991
Lucerne/Switzerland, Kornschütte Rathaus
1992
Frankfurt/Germany, Amerika Haus
1993
Chaumont/France, Poster Festival, Grand Garage
Lucerne/Switzerland, Gallery Ars Collect
Berlin/Deutschland, Akademie der Künste, Galerie Parterre
1994
Mexico City, La Casa del Poeta
Hannover/Germany, Galerie Grohnert & Weigelt, with Günther Kieser
1995
New York/USA, Reinhold Brown Gallery
Tokyo/Japan, Ginza Graphic Gallery
Guadalajara/Mexico, Centro de Arte Contemoraneo
1996
Maracaibo/Venezuela, Centro de Bellas Artes
Zofingen/Switzerland, Thut Gallery
1997
Horgen/Switzerland, Plakat Forum, with Ivar Breitenmoser
1998
Warsaw/Poland, Gallery Grafiki i Plakatu
St. Niklausen/Switzerland, MAZ
1999
Willisau/Switzerland, Rathaus: Jazz Posters by Niklaus Troxler
Essen/Germany, German Poster Museum. Niklaus Troxler Posters
2000
Nyon/Arzier/Switzerland: Art Nyon reçoit N.T., Poster Exhibition and
Concerts
2001
Caracas/Venezuela: Exhibition at Museo de la Estampa y del Diseno
Carlos Cruz-Diez: Niklaus Troxler - Afiches de Jazz
Hamburg: Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe. Hall for Poster Art
2002
Stuttgart/Germany: Design Center: Jazz & More. N.T. Posters
Warsaw/Poland: Studio Gallery: Poster exhibition with M. Wasilewski
Rottweil/Germany: Galerie B. Merz, Jazzplakate von N.T.
2005
Minneapolis Institute of Art
2006
Ljubljiana/Slovenia: at Emzin
2007
New York: AIGA/Cooper Union
Havana/Cuba: at Galeria de la Biblioteca Publica
2008
Rovereto/Italy: A Century of Jazz, Museo di arte moderna e contemporanea
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Books on Niklaus Troxler:
1978
Jazz in Willisau - hundertmal Jazz live, Edition Raeber, Lucerne (o.o.p.)
1991
Niklaus Troxler - Jazz Posters, Edition Oreos/Germany (o.o.p.)
1999
Jazz Blvd. - Niklaus Troxler Posters, Lars Müller Publishers. ISBN 3-907044-90-8
Niklaus Troxler/A Designers Design Life, Wang Xu >Publ., Guangzhou/China ISBN 7-5006-3437-7/J.328
2004
Master and Students. Niklaus Troxler & Students State Academy of Art and
Design Stuttgart. ISBN 7-5006-5665-3/J.616
2005
Wie Niklaus Troxler den Free Jazz nach Willisau brachte. Comenius Verlag. ISBN
3-906286-19-3
2007
Niklaus Troxler - The Master of Design. Page One. ISBN 981-245-430-6
Niklaus Troxler. Pyramyd Books Nr. 54. ISBN 978-2-35017-054-1
Niklaus Troxler.ggg Books Nr. 80. ISBN 978-4-88752-365-4