Urban Grünfelder was born in 1967 in Brixen, Italy. From 1989 to 1995 he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts and concentrated on sculpture and painting. During this time he learned from renowned artists such as Gironcoli, Prachensky and Rainer. In addition, Grünfelder expanded his knowledge and skills in the field of new media at the Institute for New Media under the direction of Prof. Peter Kogler.

Selected Exhibitions: Südtiroler Künstlerbund, Dresden Biennale, Kunstverein Kärnten, Hofburg Brixen, Galerie Schmidla, Künstlerhaus Klagenfurt, Kunsthalle zu Kiel, Leopoldmuseum Wien, NY Scope, Miami Scope, University of Hannover, Essl Museum Klosterneuburg, Stadthaus Ulm, Museum Morsbroich, Kunsthalle Düsseldorf. Public collections: Leopold Museum, Musa, BUMuK, Schiele Center. Private collections in Austria, Germany, Italy and the USA.

"My figures resemble letters. Several letters make a word, words form sentences and sentences weave a story. If you were to look at all my paintings side by side, they would make a narrative about human existence."