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Exhibitions and Exhibition Related Activities
Opening speech for the exhibition “Skurrile Fuguren und Fassadenbemalungen” by Rupert Wenzel, Künstlerhaus Klagenfurt (January 2022). See
Opening speech for the exhibition “Ouriel Morgensztern: Rendezvous in Wien”, Jewish Museum Vienna (October 2021)
Opening speech for the exhibition “Liquid: Szilvia Ortlieb und Gerlinde Thuma”, Galerie am Lieglweg, Neulengbach, Austria (June 2020)
Opening speech for the group exhibition “Exit 27: Pro | Contra”, together with LH Dr. Peter Kaiser, Galerie Herzogburg, St. Veit a.d. Glan, Austria (April 2019)
Opening speech for the exhibition “Diesseits & Jenseits: Natalia Schneider-Mezricky†, Bernhrd Schneider, Szilvia Ortlieb, Uwe Hauenfels†”, Fine Art Galerie, Traismauer (January 2019)
Opening speech for the exhibition “Elements of Nature”, Infineon Technologies Austria AG, Villach (November 2018)
Opening speech for the exhibition “Pauline Marcelle: structura UNHOMELY”, Christian Leis Dependance für zeitgenössische Kunst, Vienna (September 2017)
Opening speech for the exhibition “He cut a thin slice from a surface and found it tasted like elastic ice. Liza Dieckwisch | Ae Ran Kim | Jungwoon Kim | Klara Paterok”, Stadtgalerie raumimpuls, Waidhofen a.d. Ybbs, Austria (June 2017)
Opening speech for the exhibition “AHEAD of the Game” (main visual arts exhibition of the Carinthia-wide interdisciplinary art project kopf.head.glava), Künstlerhaus Klagenfurt (May 2017)
Opening speech for the exhibition “Michael Endlicher: WAS TUN? Frage nicht!”, Bildraum 07, Vienna (March 2017)
Opening speech for the exhibition “Gottfried Salzmann: Aquarelle, Mischtechniken, Collagen, Fotografien”, Fine Art Galerie + Kunstverein, Traismauer (January 2017)
Opening speech for the exhibition “Judith Saupper: Portrait einer Landschaft”, a trans Galerie Isolde Nagel in Kunstpunkt Berlin (December 2016)
Opening speech for the exhibition for “Engel und Dämonen: German trash n’ treasures” (paintings by Jasna Herger, Jo Sickinger and A.C. Sickinger), Trash Art Gallery, Vienna (September 2016)
Opening speech for “Bilder und Zeichnungen von Moje Menhardt-Wipplinger”, Leiben Castle, Weitenegg, Austria (September 2016)
Opening speech for the exhibition “Sterling Ruby”, (first European comprehensive show), Winterpalais, Vienna (July 2016)
Opening speech for the exhibition “Don’t Mention Felix”, Gruppenausstellung der Studentinnen und Studenten des Gender Studies Seminars „Politische Theorie als Kunsttheorie“ von Dr. Renée Gadsden (Attila Zsolt Tornyi, Petra Ilias, Twan Geissberger, Brigitte Mair, Felix Huber, Patrick Catuz, Esther Wratschko and Lazar Djordjevic). Part of Art Gallery, Vienna (April 2016)
Opening speech for the “Kunstmatinee Margit Krisper-Berka”, Servitenkloster Vienna (April 2016)
Art Talk (round table discussion with Pauline Marcelle) in the exhibition “Bend Down Boutique: non-spaces” Galerie Imersten, Vienna (October 2015)
Opening speech for the exhibition “Bend Down Boutique: non-spaces” by Pauline Marcelle, Galerie Imersten, Vienna (October 2015)
Opening speech for the exhibition “Wilder Lowenzahn – Bilder und Objekte” by Cornelia Caufmann (with a performance by Cornelia Caufmann, Tobias Lebetseder and Patric Redl), Coburg Castle, Ebenthal, Austria (June 2015)
Academic and Scientific Consultant for the exhibition “Bosom Friends – Die Busenfreundinnen” at the VBKÖ (Austria Women’s Association of Fine Artists), Vienna (May – June 2015)
Opening speech for the “starsky manifest – polymediale live performance” and catalogue presentation of projection artist starsky at the sound:frame Festival 2015, MAK (Austrian Museum of Applied Arts), Vienna (April 2015)
Opening speech for the exhibition “FEREASTRA” by Lea Fuchs, Gallery Merikon Art Room, Vienna (November 2014)
Opening speech for the exhibition “playGROUND – there’s no place like home” by Eva Petric, UNIQA Art Cercle, Stilwerk Vienna (October 2014)
“Kunstgespräch mit Dr. Markus Swittalek und Dr. Renée Gadsden” (about the work of artist Lena von Lapschina), Stable Gallery in Palais Brambilla, Vienna (September 2014)
Initiator and Artistic Director (with Rupert Huber), “Ich bin dagegen” Festival, Vienna (March 2014)
Opening speech for the exhibition “Tsespmilap – die Umkehr des Gewesenen” by Martin Brausewetter, Galerie Lukas Feichtner, Vienna (January 2014)
Opening speech for the exhibition “Sweet Poison – Dafür Habe Ich Noch Später Zeit” (Sabine Müller-Funk and Amirali Navaee), Kunstverein Baden Galerie, Austria (November 2013)
Opening speech for the exhibition “Linien und Zeichen” (Cornelia Caufmann) and sound installation “Schnittstelle” (Tobias Leibetseder), Hofkirchnergasse Festival, Klosterneuburg, Austria (September 2013)
Opening speech for the exhibition “Let’s Sink” (Leo Schatzl and students of the University of Art and Design Linz), Wellenklaenge Festival, Lunz am See, Austria (July 2013)
Opening speech for the exhibition “Spuren Legen - Gegenwartskunst in Wiener Bezirks und Sondermuseen: Robert Svoboda und Klaus Sinowatz”, Bezirksmuseum Wien Landstrasse, Vienna (June 2013)
Opening speech for the exhibition “Abstract Grammar” by Kirsten Borchert, Roter Teppich Kunstpreis 2013, Wiener Bildungszentrum (March 2013)
Opening speech for the exhibition “Martin Brausewetter”, Wittgenstein House, Vienna (November 2012)
Opening speech for the exhibition “Cosmic Symphony” by the photographer Yuko Ichikawa, Stable Gallery in Palais Brambilla, Vienna (October 2012)
Opening speech for the exhibition “Szilvia Ortlieb”, Kunstwerkstatt Tulln, Austria (September 2012)
Opening speech for the exhibition “Judith Saupper, Marianne Lang, Olaf Osten”, Bäckerstrasse 4 – Plattform für junge Kunst, Vienna (June 2012)
Opening speech for the exhibition “geschnitten.strukturiert.geschichtet: Szilvia Ortlieb und Martina Golser”, Kunststation Kollmitzberg, Austra (May 2012)
Opening speech for the group exhibition “Tempted to Doubt” (Kirsten Borchert, Daniel Domig, Peter Hoiß, Hatschepsut Huss, Markus Kircher in cooperation with Gunter Damisch & Turi Werkner, Larissa Leverenz, Maria A. Maeser, David Welsch and Andreas Werner). Sala Terrena, Heiligenkreuzerhof, University of Applied Arts Vienna (May 2012)
Opening speech for the exhibition “Helga Cmelka, Babsi Daum: gedanken – striche”, Künstlerhaus, k/haus Galerie, Vienna (March 2012)
Opening speech for the exhibition “de.con.struct” by architectural photographer Bruno Klomfar, Stadtgalerie, Waidhofen/Ybbs, Austria (March 2012)
Opening speech for the exhibition “Andrea Schnell, Martin Krammer – Zeichnungen, Skulpturen”, Kunstarcade, Mödling, Austria (November 2011)
Opening speech for the exhibition “Martina Golser, Szilvia Ortlieb”, Kunstarcade, Mödling, Austria (October 2011)
Opening speech for the exhibition “Expanded Mind Works” by stiching artist Zenita Luis, Apostelhof, Vienna (December 2009)
Opening speech for the exhibition “Religion in Kommunismus: Erich Lessing Fotografien”, Pfarrre Dornbach, Vienna (November 2009)
Opening speech for the exhibition “Landschaft im Wandel”, Land Art sculpture installation, Weinburg, Lower Austria (October 2009)
Opening speech for the photography exhibition “Christof Aigner – Wasserfromen und Pflanzenwelten”,
Galerie Atrium ed Arte, Vienna (December 2008)
Opening speech for the exhibition “Zenita Luis”, Apostelhof, Vienna (November 2008)
Opening speech for the exhibition “Johannes Deutsch. Virtuelle Gesichtsräume”, Konzerthaus Weinviertel, Ziersdorf, Austria (October 2008)
Opening speech for the exhibition “Martin Brausewetter”, Wittgenstein House, Vienna (October 2008)
Opening speech for the exhibition “Johannes Deutsch. Virtuelle Gesichtsräume”, Schüttkasten, Allentsteig, Austria (August 2008)
Opening speech for the exhibition “Martin Brausewetter. Malerei und Fotoarbeiten”, Haus der Kultur, Halbturn, Austria (March 2008)
Opening speech for the exhibition “Martin Brausewetter”, Advicum Consulting, Vienna
(September 2007)
Group exhibition participation: “Haut – Skin”, Central Academy of Fine Arts Museum, Beijing (April – May 2005)
Group exhibition participation: “KünstlerInnen AGIEREN nach dem Tod von Seibane”, WUK, Vienna (March 2004)
Opening speech for the exhibition “Martin Brausewetter. Malerei, C-Prints und Objekte”, Wittgenstein House, Vienna (December 2003)
Curator of the exhibition “Vom Stürmer gelernt? Politische Karikaturen gegen Ende des 20.Jahrhunderts”, European Forum Alpbach, Tirol, Austria (August 2003) and University of Applied Arts Vienna (September 2003)
Opening speech for the exhibition “Martin Brausewetter. Fotoinstallation, Malerei und Objekte”, Wittgenstein House, Vienna (November 2002)
Artistic advisor for the project “Open Air – A Radiotopia”, Ars Electronica Festival 2002 (September 2002)
Opening speech for the exhibition “Open Art”, an international group show at the gallery ‘kulturpendel’ as part of the Festival of Cultures, Waidhofen/Ybbs, Austria (September 2002)
Opening speech for the presentation of the Kapsch Art Calendar Prize 2002, Vienna (November 2001)
Opening speech for the international group exhibition “Raum hoch drei”, Wittgenstein House Vienna (September 2001)
Group exhibition participation: “Renée Gadsden und Linda Christanell – Fotos”, Kosmos.Frauenraum, Vienna (January – February 2001)