The Artist Lecture Series Vienna presents Svenja Deininger

Deininger was born 1974 in Vienna, Austria.She studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Münster in the class of Timm Ulrichs 1996-2000 and at the Academy of Fine Arts Düsseldorf in the class of Albert Oehlen 2000-2003.

In 2003 she co- founded the KunstKlubKöln/aquarellbluten.In 2007 she co- founded the Mittwochsbar in Vienna.

Deininger's solo exhibitions include:

Kunsthalle Krems/Factory, Krems (2012), Gallery Marianne Boesky, project room, New York (2012), BA Kunstforum, Vienna (2011), Ve.sch, Vienna (2010), Gallery Martin Janda (2010), Praterstrasse 48, Vienna (2009), Thomas K. Lang Gallery, Vienna (2009), Austrian Cultural Forum, Warsaw, Poland (2008), Layr:wustenhagen Contemporary, Vienna (2007),Kunstraum, Essen Germany (2004).

Deininger's group exhibitions include:

Beijing Biennale (2012), Gallery Martin Janda, Vienna (2012), Gallery Petra Rinck, Düsseldorf (2011), Kunstverein Schattendorf (2010), Collection Lenikus, Vienna (2010), Bellstreet Projectspace, Vienna (2009), Gallery Judith Walker, Klagenfurt (2004).

The Artist Lecture Series Vienna is a program conceived to present the occasion for artists to speak on their work to an audience of peers and interested parties in Vienna.Organized by Rainer and Ezara Spangl and running since 2010, the Artist Lecture Series Vienna presents the lecture program in the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna in cooperation with the Class of Abstract Painting.

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Previous lectures:

Florian Schmidt, 30.05.2012

Florian Schmidt was born 1980 in Raabs/Thaya, Austria.Currently Schmidt lives and works in Berlin.

Schmidt attended the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna 1999 - 2006 and the Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg 2002 - 2003.

Solo exhibitions include: Zach Feuer Gallery, New York (2012), Galleria Suzy Shammah, Milan (2012), Art LA Contemporary (with New Galerie and Siverman gallery), Los Angeles (2012), New Galerie, Paris (2011), Galerie Andreas Huber, Wien (2011), Zach Feuer Gallery (2011), Galerie Ben Kaufmann, Berlin (2010), Ancient& Modern, London (2010), Galerie Andreas Huber, Wien (2008).

Group exhibitions include: Laura Bartlett Gallery, London (2011), Art Berlin Contemporary, Berlin (2011), Zach Feuer Gallery, New York (2010), Galerie Andreas Huber Wien (2010), MUMOK, Wien (2010), Kunstverein Schattendorf (2010), Palais Esterhazy, Eisenstadt (2010), Praterstrasse 48, Wien (2010),Belvedere, Wien (2009), Artnews Projects, Berlin (2008), Galerie Amer Abbas, Wien (2007), Bell Street Project Space, Wien (2007).

Veronika Dirnhofer, 25.04.2012

Veronika Dirnhofer was born 1967 in Horn, Austria and grew up in both Voralberg and Switzerland.Currently Dirnhofer lives in Lower Austria and Vienna.In 1987 she completed her studies at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. In 1991 Dirnhofer was awarded a work grant from the Austrian Federal Ministry of Science and Research and she received an award from the Austrian Federal Ministry of Science and Research to study in New York, USA.

Since 1993, Dirnhofer has worked as a University Assistant at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna In 1996 she was at the School of Visual Arts, New York on a study visit. In 2002 she was a Visiting Professor at the University of Art Linz and she received a Culture Award from the province of Vorarlberg. In 2004 Dirnhofer received a Recognition Award from the province of Lower Austria. In 2006 she was an Artist in Residence at the Art Institute of Chicago. Since 2011 Dirnhofer has been a board member of the Association of Women Artists, Vienna.

Dirhofer's solo exhibitions include: Galerie Thiele, Linz (2011), Im Garten, Nordico Linz (2011), Galerie 3, Klagenfurt (2011), Zeichnung Galerie Artepari, Graz (2010), Galerie Art-house, Bregenz (2010), condition of risk Galerie frey, Wien (2009), Nachlässe Frauenmuseum Hittisau (2009)

Dirnhofer has participated in the following group exhibitions: Mutter, Joanneum, Graz (2010), Experimentelle , Randegg, Lower Austria (2010), Sivrettatelier , Palais Lichtenstein, Feldkirch (2010), Destination Chicago , IG Bildende Kunst Wien (2009), Hoch hinaus , Kulturraum Montafon (2009)

Marina Faust, 14.03.2012

Marina Faust lives and works in Paris and Vienna.

A selection of solo exhibitions, projections and installations include Kunsthalle Wien, Vienna (2011), Song Song, Vienna (2010), Sariev gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria (2010), MAK, Contemporary Art Tower, Vienna (2009), Cinémathèque française, Paris (2007), Maison Martin Margiela project space, Ebisu, Tokyo (2007), Song Song , Vienna (2007), Palais de Tokyo, Paris (2002)

A selection of Faust's group exhibitions and projections include MUMOK, Vienna (2012), Head, Geneva (2011), Sungkok Art Museum, Seol, Korea (2009), CAPC, Bordeaux, France (2008), Le Fresnoy, Studio National des Arts Contemporains, France (2002)

Texts on Faust have been published by Kunsthalle Wien, Vienna (2011), Artnet (2007), Bureau des vidéos, Paris (2006), Art Press, Paris (1988), The Village Voice, New York (1988), Le Monde, Paris (1982)

Publications and collaborative works include Le Printemps de Septembre, France (2011-12), Frog Magazine, France (2006-11), ST/A/R Magazine, Vienna (2009), AD Germany and AD USA (1985-2011), Maison Martin Margiela, Paris (1990-2012), The Purple Journal, Purple Fashion, Paris (2002-07), Fondation Cartier, Paris (1994)

Faust is included in the collections of MUSA, Vienna, MAK, Vienna, FNAC, Paris, Fondation Cartier, Paris, F.R.A.C, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, France, Fotografis Collection, Vienna, Rupertinum, Salzburg

Martin Vesely, 22.02.2012

Martin Vesely was born 1974 in Vienna.He completed his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna in the class of Eva Shlegel and Matthias Herrmann between 2000-2007.From the Bmukk-Kunst, Vesely has been awarded the Rom-Stipendium für künstlerische Fotografie (2005), the Paris-Stipendium für künstlerische Fotografie (2007) and the Staatsstipendium für künstlerische Fotografie (2008).Vesely founded the Ve.Sch - Raum und Form in der bildenden Kunst located at Schikanedergasse 11/3, 1040 Vienna.

A selection of his exhibitions This is Happening 2 , Georg Kargl Fine Arts, curated by Fiona Liewehr (2011), Die Fotografie in Referenz…, Fotohof Salzburg, Salzburg (2011) , Lebt & arbeitet in Wien III.-Stars in a Plastic Bag, Kunsthalle Wien , kurated by Xenia Kalpaktsoglou, Raphaela Platow, Olga Sviblova (2010) , Materialisierungen , Fotogalerie Momentum, ( Solo) ( 2010) , Triennale Linz 1.0 , Landesgalerie, Linz (2010), Breathless, curated by Adam Budak as part of curated by (2009), Miete Strom Gas oder Brasilien Wax , Institut [for contemporary art], Q21, Vienna, curated by Michael Hall (2009) ,Diplomausstellung Akademie of Fine Arts Vienna, Semperdepot, Vienna(2007) , Wazz up, Monat der Fotografie, Fotogalerie Wien, (2006), Ursprüngliche', Galerie Österreichisches Kulturforum, Berlin (Solo)(2006), I can see clearly now , Projektraum Krinzinger, Vienna (2005) , Translation alternatives , Aula - Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien (2005), Zurich , Gabriele Senn Galerie, Vienna (2002 ), Endlich Sechsundzwanzig, Westlicht , Schauplatz für Fotografie, Vienna (2002), En suite - aktuelle junge österreichische Fotografie , Fotohof Salzburg (2001).

Ivo Kocherscheid, 26.01.2012

Presently, Kocherscheidt works as a freelancer with a special emphasis on underwater photography for magazines such as Mare, Universum, Geolino, Achtung, Vorn, Scubadiving Magazine among others.He exhibits his work in Germany and Austria. Since 2009 Kocherscheidt is a member of the exhibition space Ventilazione in Vienna. He lives and works in New York and Vienna.

Maria Bussmann, 14.12.2011

Maria Bussmann was born 1966 in Würzburg. Presently Bussmann lives in Vienna and New York.

A selection of Bussmann's solo exhibitions include: Vogerlhochzeit , ortart, Nürnberg (2011); Long Beach, NY , Graphisches Kabinett, Secession, Wien (2010/11); Himmelfart /ascension , Galerie Ernst Hilger, Wien (2010); Ich war nie in Japan , Jesuiten Foyer, Wien (2010); praying project 2 , Galerie Altnöder, Salzburg (2009); and Japanische Übungen with Tei Kobayashi at Kunsteverin Baden, Baden (2008).

A selection of Bussmann's group exhibitions include: Zacherlfabrik,Wien (2011); Familien-erb-teil , Kunstraum, Engländerbau, Vaduz, Lichtenstein (2011); Querbeet , Galerie Altnöder, Salzburg (2011); Lebt und arbeitet in Wien III - Stars in a Plastic Bag , Kunsthalle Wien (2010); Österreichische Zeichnung von 1990 bis 2010 , RLB Kunstbrücke, Innsbruck (2010); Open Studios, ISCP , New York (2009); Zauber der Zeichnung, Zeichnungen in Österreich von 1946-2009 , Galerie im Ansitz Lanserhaus, Eppan (2009); landscape contemporary - die Landschaft in Veränderung , NÖ-Art (Niederösterreich Gesellschaft für Kunst und Kultur), St.Pölten (2009); Hommage an die Zeichnung , Österreichisches Parlament, Wien (2009); dessin figuratifs - dessins d'artistes français et autrichiens , Musee d'Art Moderne, Saint-Etienne (2009); expended lines , Galerie 5020, Salzburg (2009); The Studio Visit Show, Exit Art, New York (2006); Soleil Noir - Depression und Gesellschaft , Salzburger Kunstverein (2006); Praying Project - Performance of Drawing Litanies , Exit Art, New York (2005); Mapping of Being: Selections Winter 2003 , The Drawing Center, New York (2003).

From 2002-2004 Bussmann was awarded an Erwin - Schrödinger Fellowship as a visiting scholar from the Austrian Science Fund at the Stony Brook State University of New York (SUNY).In 1999 she compled her PhD in Philosophy and Cultural Studies through the Universtiy of Vienna and the University of Applied Arts Vienna. Between 1987 and 1993 Bussmann studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Nürnberg the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna.

Lisa Ruyter, 22.11.2011

Lisa Ruyter was born 1968 in Washington DC, USA. Presently living in Vienna Ruyter is a University Professor at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna.

Since 1993 Ruyter has been exhibiting internationally.A selection of Ruyter's recent solo exhibitions include at Leeahn Gallery, Soul and Daegu, Korea (2011), Georg Kargl, Vienna (2008), Taka Ishii Gallery, Tokyo (2008), Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Paris (2008), Mimmo Scognamiglio Arte Contemporanea, Naples, Italy (2007), Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Paris, France (2006), Team Gallery, New York (2006), Arndt & Partner, Berlin (2005), St. Wolfgang Church, Regensburg, Germany (2005), Leo Koenig, Inc, New York (2002), Galerie Andreas Binder, Munich (2001).

Group exhibitions include Kawaguchiko Museum, Yamanashi, Japan (2011), Alan Cristea Gallery, London (2010), gdm galerie de multiples, Paris (2010), Engholm Galerie, Vienna (2010), The Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens, Greece (2010), Kunsthalle Wien, Vienna (2010), Belvedere Museum, Vienna (2009), Leo Koenig Inc., New York (2009), Kunstahalle Krems, Krems (2009) and many more.

In Vienna, Ruyter runs the art space • . Reviews of Ruyter's work are published, among others, in EXIT Express (2010), Falter (2010), Der Standard (2010), Die Presse (2010), Playboy (2009), International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA Bulletin (2009), The New York Times (2009), Artnews (2009), Art in America (2008), artnet magazine (2008), Modern Painters (2008), Artkrush (2008), The Saatchi Gallery Online Daily Magazine (2008).