born 1973 in Linz, lives and works in Vienna and Upper Austria
Education
1993 Matura at the BORG Linz in the branch “Visual Education and Visual Design”.
1995 – 1997 College for Photography at the Höhere Grafische Bundes- Lehr- und Versuchsanstalt in Vienna XIV
1997/98 stay abroad in New York City (USA) working as freelance photographer
2004 – 2009 Diploma in Art History at the University of Vienna
2006 – 2008 Collaboration in the creation of the image database “unidam” of the University of Vienna
2007 Scientific tutor of the photo collection under the direction of Dr. Martin Engel at the Institute for Art History of the University of Vienna
2008 – 2009 collaboration in the research project: “Dutch Painting from 1350 – 1500” under the direction of Prof. Fritz Koreny at the Institute for Art History at the University of Vienna
2009 – 2010 Tutor of the VO “Sculpture of the Italian Renaissance” with Prof. Rosenberg at the Institute for Art History of the University of Vienna
2009 – 2017 Doctoral studies in Philosophy in Art History at the University of Vienna
Art historian and freelance curator
Since 2009 working as art historian and freelance curator
Summer 2010 Event management at the Salzkammergut Festwochen in Gmunden (Upper Austria)
2010 – 2014 Co-operation of a course for the course “Art & Economy” at the University of Applied Arts, Vienna on the topic: Austrian Art after 1945
Since 2011 member of the board of the Viennese Kunstverein “das weisse haus”
Since 2011 operation of a small project room at Neustiftgasse 107/5 in 1070 Vienna
2012 Artistic director of the charity auction for the benefit of the mobile hospice of Caritas in cooperation with the Dorotheum, Vienna
Since 2012, regular leadership and art mediation at the Viennacontemporary art fair.
2012 – 2013 Digitisation of the image archive of em. OH Prof. Dr. h.c. Helmuth Gsöllpointner, Linz (Upper Austria)
2013 Guest lecture on the topic “Free cursory activity” at the Institute for Visual Education at the University of Applied Arts, Vienna
2013 Guest lecture on “Obsession in Art” in the TransArts class of the University of Applied Arts, Vienna .
2013/14 Workshop on “Obsession” with the TransArts class of the University of Applied Arts, Vienna, followed by an exhibition at the Schlossgalerie Attnang Puchheim, Upper Austria.
2014 – 2015 Member of the Advisory Board of the Museum Angerlehner, Thalheim bei Wels (Upper Austria)
2014 – 2016 Artistic Director of the CreArt European Travelling Exhibition in Pardubice (CZ), Linz (AT) and Genoa (IT).
2017 Curation of the exhibition project Excentrifugal together with Traklhaus, Salzburg and Atelierhaus Salzamt, Linz.
Since 2018 Central European Curatorial Advisor of the festival “Sculpture by the Sea” taking place in Bondi, Sydney and Cottesloe, Perth
