| 1973-1979 | Research Assistant, Institute for Agricultural Management, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna |
| 1978 | Doctorate, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna |
| 1979-1984 | Executive Assistant, Provincial Chamber of Agriculture of Tyrol, Innsbruck |
| 1985-1989 | Director, Provincial Chamber of Agriculture of Tyrol, Innsbruck |
| 1989-1994 | Austrian Federal Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Vienna |
| 1995-2004 | European Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries, Brussels |
| 2005-2011 | Chairman, Ecosocial Forum Europe, Vienna |
| 2005-2015 | Chairman, RISE-Foundation, Brussels |
| 2014-2015 | Chairman of the Steering Committee of the EU scientific programme for Expo Milano 2015 |
| since 2012 | President, European Forum Alpbach, Vienna |
| since 2016 | President, Board of Trustees to the Austrian Institute of Advanced Studies (IHS), Vienna |
| 1979-1987 | Studies in Art History, Philosophy and Psychology, University of Innsbruck |
| 1987 | Dr. Phil. Art History |
| 1987-1990 | Assistant, Department of Art History, University of Innsbruck |
| 1990-1991 | Head of the Department for East-Asian and Islamic Art, MAK [Museum of Applied Arts] Vienna, interim |
| 1991-1996 | Assistant, Department of Art History, University of Innsbruck |
| 1996-1997 | Fellowship Instituto Camões Lisbon, Research on Expansion Art |
| 1998 | Fellowship Biblioteca Nacional, Lisbon |
| 2000 | Professor Art History, University of Innsbruck |
| 2003-2004 | Research Lisbon, Renaissance in Portugal, Art of the Newchristians/Cryptojews |
| 2007 | Visiting Professor Leiden, Netherlands |
| 2010 | Research Granada, Spain, Plus Ultra of Emperor Charles V. |
| 2009 | Diploma with distinction, University of Applied Arts, Vienna |
| | Solo exhibitions (selection): |
| 2011 | temperatursprünge, Galerie Goldener Engl, Hall in Tirol |
| 2012 | Bertha und andere Bilder, Contemporary Fine Arts Berlin |
| 2013 | After Eight, Berlin Gallery Weekend, CFA Berlin |
| 2015 | onetwo paintings, Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects |
| 2016 | Markus Bacher, Galerie Bernard Ceysson |
| River Deep Mountain High, Contemporary Fine Arts Berlin |
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| | Group exhibitions (selection) |
| 2007 | Forumsausstellung, Galerie Schmidt, Reith im Alpbachtal |
| 2008 | Austria Contemporary, Essl Museum, Klosterneuburg |
| 2009 | Aus der Sammlung Dr. Klocker, Galerie Goldener Engl, Hall in Tirol |
| 2010 | Eine Berührung der Wirklichkeit, Hangart-7, Edition 15 Österreich, Salzburg |
| 2012 | Alpenrepublik, Kunstraum Innsbruck und Artdepot, Innsbruck |
| Blickwechsel, Von der Neuen Sachlichkeit bis heute, Ferdinandeum, Innsbruck |
| Immer Bunter - Aktuelle Malerei aus Österreich,Galerie im Taxispalais, Innsbruck |
| 2013 | Biennale Giovani Monza, Serrone della Villa Reale Monza |
| 2015 | Look look, Kunstraum Sellemond, Vienna |
| House of Pain nach H.P.Lovecraft, Martinetz, Köln |
| Siegfried Anzinger und Markus Bacher, Galerie 422, Gmunden |
| 2016 | Diverses sont les lignes de la vie, Galerie Bernard Ceysson, Wandhaff |
| Im Licht der Öffentlichkeit, Österreichische Kunst nach 1945 aus Tiroler Privatbesitz, Ferdinandeum, Innsbruck |
