Artist Statement
My work explores human wildness, fear, loneliness, isolation, and terror, transforming these emotions into decorative forms.
The installations consist of large and small objects scattered across a room, as if torn from a larger painting, inviting viewers to engage with the unfolding narrative. Each installation is a scene waiting to be explored, drawing the audience into a complex tableau that resists organization and hierarchy, existing as a plane of pure potentiality, multiplicity, and fluidity. My sculptures, characterized by bulging forms and tactile surfaces, challenge conventional boundaries by rejecting rigid structures and appearing as living entities. They blur the line between viewer and artwork, presenting dynamic, ever-evolving forms that defy traditional sculptural norms. My paintings continue this exploration with impasto techniques and voluminous textures, extending the canvas into the viewer's space. The layers and protrusions create a sense of depth and movement, resisting fixed identity. The spontaneous, unblended colors transform the painting into a living, breathing surface pulsating with life and energy.
The hybrid forms in my work, which combine elements of painting and sculpture, transcend traditional art categories, existing in a liminal space where form and meaning are in constant flux. These objects challenge viewers to reconsider the nature of art and the boundaries that define it, embodying a call to dismantle hierarchical structures and embrace diversity. My art is a testament to the power of disruption and reimagining the boundaries of body and space. My work challenges us to embrace the constant interplay between order and chaos.
Education
2021 - now University of Art and Design Linz, Diploma Program, Class of Prof. Ursula Hübner and Anne Speier
2004 - 2008 University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK, BA Graphic Design & Illustration, Class of Prof. Jim Stoten
Solo Shows
2023 Mourning work, curated by Hasan Ulukisa, Upper Austrian Chamber of Labour, Linz, Austria
2023 Wild rabbits can be kept in captivity and eventually domesticated, Ausenstelle 5, Vienna, Austria
2023 Room of fine arts, curated by Roman Grabner, Graz, Austria
Selected Group Exhibitions
2024 Parallel Vienna with Room of Fine Arts Gallery, Vienna, Austria
2024 GOODBYE PAINTINGS / Haack, Plank, Shcheblykina, Galerie Ruberl curated by Christina Gschößer, Vienna, Austria
2024 Schloss Wolkersdorf curated by Dagmar Kunert, Wolkersdorf im Weinviertel, Austria
2024 Sommerausstellung 2024 curated by Inga Kleinknecht, Schlossmuseum, Linz, Austria
2024 BestOFF Sommerfrische Delux curated by Simone Barlian und Elisa Schmid, Gmunden, Austria
2024 St. Batlmä, Innsbruck, Austria
2024 The Bright Side of the Moon 2, Annarumma gallery, Naples, Italy
2023 The Female Gaze, Brunnhofer gallery, Linz, Austria
2023 Paraphrases on the Lentos Art Collection, Lentos Art Museum, Linz, Austria
2023 Art in stone, art on paper, Sparkasse Oberösterreich, Linz, Austria
2023 BestOFF curated by Radical Collective, Maerz gallery, Linz, Austria
2023 Dialogue curated by Jasmin Leonhartsberger, 44er Gallery, Leonding, Austria
2023 Guest at Wiespach Castle - photography, painting, silkscreen, sculpture, Gallery Schloss Wiespach, Hallein, Austria
2023 Caring matters. Who cares, curated by Graziele Lautenschlaeger, WHA Gallery, Linz, Austria
2022 BestOFF curated by Norbert Pfaffenbichler, Splace gallery, Linz, Austria
2022 Lost and Found curated by Katharina Hoeglinger, WHA Gallery Linz, Austria
2022 Please don't mind me while I ugly cry, The Eye Altering, Thessaloniki, Greece
Residencies and Stipends
2024 Salt Lake Cities, Salzkammergut 2024, curated by Gerald Priewasser-Höller, Kainisch, Austria
2024 - 2026 Salzamt Atelier, Linz, Austria
2023 Scholarship, International Summer Academy Salzburg, Austria, painting class by Francis Ruyter
2022 - 2023 Ernst Mach-Scholarship Austria
2022 Bonfire Online Residency
2015 International Summer Academy Salzburg, Austria, photography art course by Tobias Zielony
Collections
LENTOS Kunstmuseum Linz, Austia, Brunnhofer gallery, Linz, Austria, Sparkasse Oberösterreich