Born 1970 in Sursee, Switzerland, lives and works in Zurich
1991-1992 University of Sorbonne (French Literature and Philosophy), Paris, France
1992-1997 École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France (Diploma)
1999-2001 Jan van Eyck Akademie, Post-Academic Institute for Research and Production for Fine Art, Design and Theory, Maastricht, The Netherlands
2009, 2007, 2005 Swiss Art Award, Swiss Federal Office of Culture, Bern, Switherland
2009 Bae Open Space Studio Grant, Busan, South Korea
2007, 2005 Grant of the Canton of Zurich, Switzerland
2007 Manor Art Prize, Lucerne, Switzerland
2005 Prize of the Jury, Prize of the Cantons of Central Switzerland, Museum of Art Lucerne, Switzerland
Grant of the Canton of Zurich, Switzerland
2004 Pro Helvetia Exhibition Grant, Zurich, Switzerland
2001 Neuentdeckung des Jahres 2000, 20. Internationale Kritiker-Umfrage, Art-Das Kunstmagazin, Hamburg, Germany
2010 „Announcements Annonces Ankündigungen”, ( les halles ) espace d’art contemporain, Porrentruy, Switzerland
2010 “Robert Estermann - Sissy Circus and Other Singularities”, Agnès b. Gallery, Hong Kong, China
Les Halles, Porrentruy, Switzerland
2009 Hilfiker Kunstprojekte, Lucerne, Switzerland
2008 “New Sundays”, Galerie du Jour agnès b., Paris, France
2007 “Robert Estermann. Manor Kunstpreis Luzern 2007”, Museum of Art Lucerne, Switzerland
2011 “Môtiers 2011 - Art en plein air”, Môtiers, Switzerland
(forthcoming: 18 June – 18 September 2011)
2011 Museum of Art Lucerne, Switzerland
(forthcoming: 19 March – July 2011)
2011 Kim Kim Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
(forthcoming)
2011 “Voici un Dessin Suisse (1990-2010)”, Kunsthaus Aarau, Switzerland
(forthcoming: 29 January – 25 April 2011)
2010:
“Zentralschweizer Kunstszenen”, Museum of Art Lucerne, Switzerland
(forthcoming: 11 December 2010 – 28 February 2011)
2010 „Where in this World Could I Go?“, von cirne, Cologne, Germany
2010 “Edition 5, Erstfeld”, Haus für Kunst Uri, Switzerland
2010 “Voici un Dessin Suisse (1990-2010)”, Kunsthaus Aarau, Switzerland
2010 Gluri Sutter Haus, Wettingen, Switzerland
2009 “If it works, it's out of date”, Gallery Shilla (with Kim Kim Gallery), Daegu, South Korea
2009 “Moving Seashore”, Space Bandee, Busan, South Korea
209 “Sammeln verpflichtet”, Museum of Art Solothurn, Switzerland
2009 “Swiss Art Awards 2009”, Art Basel, Basel, Switzerland
2009 MadridFoto, with Galerie du Jour agnès b., Madrid, Spain
2009 “Zeigen”, ETH Zurich Hönggerberg, Zurich, Switzerland
2008 “Zentralschweizer Kunstschaffen 2008”, Museum of Art Lucerne, Switzerland