Biography

*1970   
Bruneck-Brunico (Italy), lives and works in Vienna

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from 2012
Visiting professor at the University of Applied Arts Vienna

2008
Lecturer at the University of Applied Arts Vienna

2001 – 2005
Lectureship (Kunst als Architekturpraxis) at Vienna University of Technology

2000 – 2005
Part of the artsit's group RAIN (S. Jirkuff, L. Schmidt-Colinet, A. Schmoeger, F. Zeyfang, E. Valdes-Figueroa)

1994 – 1999
University of Applied Arts Vienna, Prof. Mario Terzic

1991 – 1993   
Meisterschule für Malerei (painting school), Gerhart Lojen, Graz

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Awards, fellowships

2010
Paul Flora Award, Innsbruck/Bolzano

2009
Msgr. Otto Mauer Award, Vienna

2007       
Fellowship, BKA Austria, Rome

2006
Strabag Art Award 2006, Vienna (Catalogue)

2005
Treibholz, Arts in public space, Pflege und Pensionistenheim, Wallsee, NÖ

2004
State fellowship, BKA Austria

2003
London-Fellowship, B + B, Austrian Cultural Forum London

2003
SCA-Art Award, 3. Prize and Exhibition in Vienna and Frankfurt (Catalogue)

2000
Schindler-Fellowship, Los Angeles

1999
RBB Art Award, Graz (Catalogue)
17. Römerquelle Art Award, Catalogue and Exhibition in Graz, Klagenfurt and Vienna (Catalogue)

1993
Artist prize, Poster campaign Kunst auf Zeit, Gruppe 77, Graz

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