Biography
Born in Leibnitz/Austria, Commercial Academy Bruck/Mur, Marketing + PR at parents´s company, business management studies as a co-operative program of work and study, education in sculpting by Petra Bammes and Mag.a Nikola Daskalov, ceramic techniques a.o. by Gustav Weiss and Patrick King, advanced training in art design, graphic and life drawing, extensive study trips.
The Austrian Artist lives and works in a village in the upper part of Styria. Since childhood, arts and culture have been most important to her. Her intensive apprenticeship with academic artists was completed when she started her own studio in 1998.
To express fantasy, fiction and perception plastically is the intention of the artist. Perceiving means seeing, feeling and making aware – being able to reflect impressions soaked up by the senses. A particular concern is the confrontation with the social environment and she considers artists to have an obligation hereto. Her latest conceptually works show this matter clearly.
The raw material for her sculpting may be all kinds of ductile material but ultimately clay as her favourite.
Seeing the formal aspects, it is noticeable that she follows two different styles. On the one hand it is a natural and extreme form of expression whereas on the other, clear and reduced, leaning towards minimalism. She shows cycles and groups of sculptures which differentiate in subject as well as in aforementioned variables.
All artworks are handmade and unique-pieces.
She exhibits at home as well as abroad. Her works are represented in galleries, art houses and are part of private and public collections as well. International awards confirm her work as an artist and are motivation and tribute combined.
Member of the Künstlerbund Graz.
Awards and Nominations
2005 Awarded Sculpture „Art/Addiction“, printed in Landkreis-Calendar 2006 Neuburg/Donau
2006 1. Prize – Int. Competition of Fine Art Seetal/Switzerland
2009 3. Prize – Int. Concorso Banca di Romagna S.p.A. – Ente Ceramica Faenza/Italy
2009 Creating the Award for the best member of management (in ordner of OÖ Ferngaswerke)
2011 7. Int. Keramikbiennale kb2011, Kapfenberg/Austria
2012 2. Int. Ceramic Triennale Unicum 2012 in Maribor/Slovenia
2012 Ceramica Multiplex 2012, 4. Int. Festival of Postmodern Ceramics in Varazdin/Kroatien
2013 8. Int. Keramikbiennale KB 2013, Kapfenberg/Austria
2014 CICA 2014, Int. Competition of Contemp. Ceramics, Museu de Ceramica de l’Alcora, Spain
Publications
- Art News - Infopool 04/2014
- Salzburger Fenster 09/2014
- VAS Népe, Hungaria 03/2013
- Vernissage Art Guide 6-8/2013
- Austria Kultur International, Jahrbuch der Österreichischen Auslandskultur 2013
- Int. Keramikmagazin Neue Keramik, 12/2012
- Culture of Slovenia, 05/2012
- Wiener Zeitung 11/2010
- BZ Leute im Zoom Wien 11/2010
- Ennseiten 11/2007
- Kunstspektrum 09/2007
- Futuro - Artgate International contemporary art 11-12/2006
- Kleine Zeituung Steiermark 03/2006
- Kultur Oberpullendorf 04/2005
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