biography
1961 | Born in Hallein, Salzburg, Austria |
1984 - 1992 | Study at the University of Art and Design, Linz, Austria |
1985 | Study at Summer Academy Salzburg, Austria, and Malpartida de Caceres, Spain, Wolf Vostell |
1992 / 1993 | Work Stipendium of the Austrian Ministry of Science and Art |
1993 - 2000 | Assistant at the University of Art and Design, Linz, Textile Department |
1994 / 2005 | Symposium of Art, Sigharting and Peuerbach, Upper Austria |
1995 | Award for young artists, National Government of Upper Austria |
since 2000 | Associate Professor at the University of Art and Design, Linz, Austria, Institute of Art and Design, Textile Department |
since 2003 | Member of the artists association MAERZ |
2006 | AAW International Artists Workshop, Alexandria, Egypt |
2007 / 2009 | Residency by the National Government of Upper Austria, Palliano and Malo, Italy |
2009 | Award of the federal state of Upper Austria at the 31st Austrian Graphic Design Competition |
since 2009 | Head of the Silk Screen Printing Studio, Institute of Fine Arts and Cultural Studies, Painting & Graphic Art Department, University of Art and Design, Linz, Austria |
2016 | Residency at the Cité internationale des arts, Paris, France |
2019 | Slavi-Soucek-Award for graphic design of the federal state of Salzburg |
2024 | Art award for fine and interdisciplinary arts of the city of Linz |
2025 | “TOUCH NATURE” Lentos Kunstmuseum, Linz, Upper Austria |
“IN DER SCHWEBE” IFK, Vienna, Austria; solo sxhibition | |
2024 | “TOUCH NATURE”
Galerie Planète Rouge, Paris, France Austrian cultural forum, Istanbul, Turkey Tollhouse, Gornja Radgona, Slovenia /SAC Bucharest, Romania |
“DER RAUM IN UNSEREN KÖPFEN. DIE SAMMLUNGEN” Museum der Moderne, Salzburg, Austria | |
“IM GARTEN DER FRAUEN” Mariendom Linz, Upper Austria; solo exhibition | |
“KOMISCHE NATUR” Galerie S.I.X, Seewalchen, Upper Austria; solo exhibition | |
2023 | “TOUCH NATURE”
Rakouské kulturní fórum v Praze, Prague, Czech Republic Austrian cultural forum New York City, USA Österreichisches Kulturforum Berlin, Germany Galerija Fakulteta Likovnih Umetnosti, Belgrade, Serbia Galerija VN, Zagreb, Croatia |
“BLIND DATE” Nordico Stadtmuseum, Linz | |
“NATURE MORT” Salongalerie Ortner2, Vienna, Austria; solo exhibition | |
2022 | “TAUBEN TOD UND TRÄUME” splace, Galerie der Kunstuniversität, Linz, Upper Austria; solo exhibition |
“TAUBENTRÄUME” Stadtgalerie im Museumspavillon, Salzburg, Austria; solo exhibition | |
“WHAT THE FEM*?” Nordico Stadtmuseum, Linz | |
“WEGE” Priesterseminar der Diözese, Linz; solo exhibition | |
2021 | “WILDE KINDHEIT” Lentos Kunstmuseum, Linz |
2020 | “AU TEMPS QUI PASSE” 44er Galerie, Leonding, Upper Austria; solo exhibition |
“I HAVEN'T BEEN TO PARIS IN 1952” Galerie MAERZ, Linz; together with Martin Bischof, Julia Gutweniger, and Sabine Jelinek | |
“COMMON GROUNDS” Salzburger Kunstverein, Salzburg | |
“IM WALD” TextilKunstGalerie, Sammlung Aichhorn, Salzburg; solo exhibition | |
2019 | “SCHWERPUNKT DRUCKGRAPHIK” Galerie im Traklhaus, Salzburg |
“AUGUSTE KRONHEIM - MONIKA PICHLER” Galerie Hofkabinett, Linz | |
“OUT AND ABOUT - IRGENDWOHIN” Kunstraum Retz, Lower Austria | |
“PARALLEL” Presentation at Kunstraum Retz, Vienna | |
“SUPER MAERZ” Kunstraum Super, Vienna | |
2018 | “A PASSANGER” Salzburger Kunstverein, Salzburg |
“SOUVENIR” Judith Ortner/Ortner2, Vienna; solo exhibition | |
2017 | “IN HEAVEN” Galerie Jordan/Seydoux - Drawings and Prints, Berlin, Germany |
“SOUVENIR” Galerie der Stadt Vöcklabruck im Lebzelterhaus, Vöcklabrucki, Upper Austria; solo exhibition | |
2016 | “AUS DER SAMMLUNG LANDSCHAFT” Landesgalerie Linz |
“NOWHERE” Cité internationale des arts, Paris, open studio | |
“GRUSS AUS...DIE LANDSCHAFT IN ANSICHTSKARTEN” Stadtmuseum Nordico, Linz | |
2015 | “NEUES IN DER SAMMLUNG” Lentos, Linz |
2014 | “AN DER DONAU” Stadtmuseum Nordico, Linz, catalogue |
“UNKNOWN CONTENT” Kunstraum pro arte, Hallein, exhibition with Ursula Guttmann | |
“WATER: LIFE AT THE RIVER AND THE SEA” Galerie Thiele, Linz, solo exhibition | |
“IN WIRKLICHKEIT IST ALLES GANZ ANDERS” Diözesanfinanzkammer Linz; solo exhibition | |
2013 | “IN A HOLY TREE” Ortner 2, Vienna, Austria; solo exhibition |
“FÜR DIE FÜLLE” Salzburger Kunstverein, Salzburg | |
“UNKNOWN CONTENT” Kunstverein Paradigma, Linz, exhibition with Ursula Guttmann | |
“YOU`LL NEVER KNOW WHAT WILL GROW” four serigraphies for the calendar 2014 published by Gemeinnütziger Grafischer Bildungsverein Linz, presentation in the Botanic Garden, Linz | |
“BEEING A PART OF IT” contribution to the book "BEYOND", exhibition and book presentation, Institut Hartheim, Upper Austria, with Kristiane Petersmann, et al. | |
“RANDOM SETTINGS” exhibition of the Landesgalerie Linz in the Musiktheater Linz; solo exhibition | |
“THOUGHTS -THAT IS...” Galery Arka, Vilnius, Lithuania | |
2012 | “SILENT VIEWS OF ORIENT”
artist book presentation, Salzburger Kunstverein, Salzburg; presentation of the artist special edition book, Ortner 2, Vienna, Austria |
“DEMONS AND PEARLS” NÖ Dokumentationszentrum für moderne Kunst, St. Pölten, Austria | |
“SICHTWEISEN” Galerie Zauner, Linz, Austria | |
“HITLERBAUTEN IN LINZ” Stadtmuseum Nordico, Linz, Austria, catalogue | |
“KUNSTANKÄUFE DES LANDES SALZBURG 2010-2012” Galerie im Traklhaus, Salzburg, Austria, catalogue | |
“TREFFPUNKT KUNST” die KUNSTSAMMLUNG des Landes Oberösterreich, exhibition and DVD presentation, Linz | |
2011 | “PIMP YOUR COLLECTION: WÜSTE” Landesgalerie Linz |
“VANISH/SURVIVE” Galery Arka, Vilnius, Lithuania | |
“INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION FOR DIGITAL AND PRINTMAKING” Atelier of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt | |
“THE TEXTILE SHOW” Art for Happiness, Nagano, Japan | |
“SILENT VIEWS OF ORIENT” artist book presentation, Landesgalerie Linz | |
2010 | “AN DER DONAU...” Galerie Zauner, Linz |
“2nd PENANG INTERNATIONAL PRINT EXHIBITION 2010” The Penang State Art Gallery and The Tuanku Fauziah Museum and Gallery, University Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia, catalogue | |
“GENIUS LOCI” Galeria X, Bratislava, Slovakia | |
2009 | "KUNST FLOW", a project for Linz 2009 European Capital of Culture, Artemons, Hellmonsödt and Energie AG Power Tower, Linz |
“31. ÖSTERREICHISCHER GRAFIKWETTBEWERB” Galerie im Taxispalais, Innsbruck, Austria, catalogue | |
“2nd BANGKOK TRIENNALE INTERNATIONAL PRINT AND DRAWNG EXHIBITION” Slipakorn University, Bangkok, Thailand | |
“KREUZUNGSPUNKT LINZ” Lentos Kunstmuseum Linz, catalogue | |
“LINZBLICK” Lentos Kunstmuseum Linz, catalogue | |
2008 | “OUT OF THE GREY - DRUCKGRAPHIK & MULTIPLES” Galerie Jordan Seydoux, Berlin, Germany |
“LOCAL HEROES” Galerie pro arte, Hallein, catalogue | |
“IN OLEVANO” Raum der Stille, KHG Linz; solo exhibition | |
“IN WIRKLICHKEIT IST ALLES GANZ ANDERS” Galeriehalle, Linz; solo exhibition | |
2007 | “LINEN ARECHETYPE” Arka Art Gallery, Vilnius; Gallery White, Kaunas, Lithuania |
“KUNST HILFT AFRIKA” Lentos Kunstmuseum Linz | |
“GLOBAL INTRIGUE” Latvian National Museum of Art, Riga, Latvia, catalogue | |
2006 | “AAW International Workshop” Alexandria, Egypt |
“neu im MAERZ” artists association MAERZ, Linz | |
2005 | “TREFFPUNKT KUNST” ORF Landesstudio OÖ, Linz; solo exhibition and interview |
“BLUMEN IM KOPF - WAS ÜBRIG BLEIBT II” Galerie pro arte, Hallein; solo exhibition | |
“ZIMMERREISE” Katholisch Theologische Privatuniversität, Linz; solo exhibition | |
2004 | “NÜSSE & HIRNE” Galerie am Stein, Schärding, solo exhibition, catalogue |
“PAULA'S HOME” Lentos Museum of Modern Art, Linz | |
“SIE - Künstlerinnen positionieren sich” Old City Hall, Linz; solo exhibition | |
“MADE IN UPPER AUSTRIA” Stadtmuseum Nordico, Linz, catalogue | |
“REISENDE FRAUEN” Kunstpavillon, Innsbruck | |
2003 | “KUNSTANKÄUFE DES LANDES SALZBURG” Galerie im Traklhaus, Salzburg, Catalogue |
“FLEXIBLE 4 identities” Manchester, GB; Tilburg, NL; Odense, DK; Linz, A; catalogue | |
2002 | “DER GLOBALE KOMPLEX” O.K. Center for Contemporary Art, Linz, site specific installation, catalogue |
“WAS ÜBRIG BLEIBT” Galerie 5020, Salzburg; solo exhibition | |
2000 | “AUS DEM UMFELD” Gallery of the University of Art and Design, Linz, catalogue |
“GEGEN KRIEG UND GEWALT” Neue Galerie der Stadt Linz, Linz | |
“FABELHAFT” Schloß Aschach, Cooperation with Ulrike Johannsen, Irmi Kapeller, Ursula Witzany | |
“SCHÖPFUNGSZEITEN” OÖ Landesgalerie, Linz, site specific installation, catalogue | |
1999 | “BASISTAGE LINZ” Installation in the Arcotel Linz |
“KLEINE WEBSTÜCKE” Several Galleries in Poland | |
1998 | “SIEBDRUCKE” Galerie im Traklhaus, Salzburg; solo exhibition, catalogue |
“24 GEMEINDEN” Kunst am Bau, Sponsored Project by the Local Government of Wels-Land, OÖ | |
“HYBRID FACTORY” Project for the European Month of Culture, City Council of Linz | |
“NEUTRALIEN” Kulturvermerke, Schloß Ort, Gmunden | |
“5020/4020” Galerie 5020, Salzburg, Cooperation with Gabriele Klien | |
1996 | “EINBILDUNG/ABBILDUNG” Galerie MAERZ, Linz, Cooperation with Heide Pichler and Priska Riedl |
“FLEXIBLE 2 - PAN-EUROPEAN ART” Tilburg, The Netherlands; Wroclaw, Poland; Manchester, United Kingdom; catalogue | |
1995 | “GO EAST - GO WEST” Jekaterinburg, Nishnij Nowgorod, and Moscau, USSR, catalogue |
“REISE - KUNST” Kunstverein Fa.Paradigma, Linz; solo exhibition, catalogue | |
1994 | “ZWISCHENBILDER ZWISCHENRÄUME - Copygrafic and electrografic work of Austrian Artists” OÖ Landesgalerie, Linz, catalogue |
“OBJEKTTEXTILBILD” OÖ, Landesgalerie, Linz, catalogue | |
1992 | “ART FRIENDS” Kunstverein Fa. Paradigma, Linz, Cooperation with Dietmar Hochhauser |
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