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Mag.art. Mag.art. KATHARINA GRUZEI

 

born 1983 in Austria

lives and works in Linz and Vienna

 

 

EDUCATION

 

2014 - Diploma in Fine Arts - Class for Experimental Art

          Institute of Fine Arts and Cultural Studies, University of Art and Design Linz, Austria

 

2012 - Diploma in Cultural Studies

          Institute of Fine Arts & Cultural Studies, University of Art and Design Linz, Austria

 

studies abroad

 

2006 - Studies of Fine Art

          Art Department of the University of California, Santa Barbara, USA

 

2006/07 -  Visual Culture Studies and Photography

                 Masterclass of Katharina Sieverding, University of Arts, Berlin, DE

 

 

 

 

AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS

 

2021   Forum Stipend, Alumni forum of the University of Arts & Design, Linz

2020 - State Scholarship for Photography of the Federal Chancellery

          Margret Bilger Scholarship of the State of Upper Austria

          Shortlist August-Sander-Award, SK Stiftung Kultur, Cologne

2019 - Shortlist German Photo Book Award

2018 - Award of the Salzburger Kunstverein & the Province of Salzburg

2017 - Talents Award for Fine Arts, Province of Upper Austria

2016 - Award for electronic Media, Photography and Film by the Region of Carinthia, Austria

2015 - AK Kunstpreis OÖ / Art Award of the Workers Union Upper Austria

2014 - Energie AG Award

2013 - Award for the Best Experimental Short, Nashville Filmfestival, USA

         Award for Fine Arts and Interdisciplinary Artforms, City of Linz, Austria

2012 - Local Artist Award, Crossing Europe Filmfestival, Linz

         VAM Award for the best young Austrian Shortfilm, Vienna Independent Shorts Filmfestival

2010 - Frame Award

          Talents Award of Upper Austria

2008 - Ö1 Talents Award

          Theodor-Körner Award for Fine Arts and Artistic Photography

 

 

STIPENDS

2020 - Linz Export Stipend

2017 - Mentoring Stipend of the Federal Culture Ministry of Austria

2016 - Startstipend of the Federal Culture Ministry of Austria

2014 - Graduates Stipend of the University of Art and Design Linz

          Fohn Stipend Vienna

2011 -  Stipend of the International Summeracademy of Fine Arts Salzburg

2007 - Linz Export Stipend

2005 - Stipend of the International Summeracademy of Fine Arts Salzburg

 

 

RESIDENCIES

 

2022   Experimentierfeld Glasgow, SCO

2020   Residency of the State of Upper Austria in Paliano, ITA

2019    Experimentierfeld Montpellier, FRA

          New York Residency of the Federal Culture Ministry of Austria, USA

2017    Tokyo Residency of the Federal Culture Ministry of Austria, JPN

2015    Cité Internationale des Arts Paris, FRA

          On:site Residency Moscow, Russia, RUS

          Experimentierfeld, Garage Aarau, CHE

          Experimentierfeld, De Vondelbunker, Amsterdam, NLD

2009 - Salzamt Linz, AUT

 

 

OTHER

 

2022  Curator of the project and exhibition "Right Time, Right Place" in New York

         and at the Gallery of Monira Foundation at Mana Contemporary, New Jersey

2017   Curator of the exhibition „Experimental Field Tokyo“

         in collaboration with Rainer Noebauer and SYP Gallery Tokyo, JPN

2015   Official Festivaltrailer for the Crossing Europe Filmfestival, AUT

2011   Lecture at the Center for Contemporary Art Tbilisi, GEO

2009  Lecture at the Department of comparative Literature, Stanford University, USA

2009  Teaching assistant, Summeracademy of Fine Arts Salzburg, Photography Class Ines Doujak, AUT

 

 

ART FAIRS

 

Viennafair

Art Brussels

Art Cologne

Moving Image London

 

 

COLLABORATIONS

 

Charim Gallery Vienna

Sixpackfilm Vienna

Visualcontainer Milan