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1988    born in Linz (AT)

 

lives and works in Vienna and Scharten

 


Education:


2007-2014 study at the university for applied arts in Vienna, department of painting

2011-2012 department of TransArts
2011    Erasmus scholarship at the National Colledge of Art and Disign, Dublin

 

 

Awards, nominations and scholarships (selection):

2023     SAIC Chicago by AIR NÖ, Residency, Chicago (US)

2021     "Austrian Shortfilm Award - Jury Prize", Vienna Shorts Film Festival, Vienna (AT)

2021     "Jury Award & Architects Award", max3min film festival, Milano (IT)

2021     Atelierhaus Paliano, residency, Paliano (IT)

2021     Bezirkskulturfonds Lichtenberg, project grant, Berlin (DE)

2021     "Special Mention", Stuttgarter Filmwinter, award winner

2020     "Crossing Europe Innovative Award - Special mention", award winner

2020     "Jung und Gegenstaendlich", Artprice, Bodenseekreis Gallery, nomination

2020.    "Changes", Galerie der Stadt Wels, residency

2016     “Kunstpreis LENTOS Freunde”, award winner

2015     "Lichtenberg Studios", Berlin, residency
2014     “Junge Kunst 2014”, an award of the Kunstverein Passau, award winner

2013     "Studios Das Weisse Haus", Vienna, residency

2013     "Ö1 Talentestipendium", nomination

2011     “Fred Adelmueller foundation”, scholarship

2009     “International summeracademy for applied arts in Salzburg”, scholarship

2009     “SBH Exposure”, winner
2007     “Koschatzky artprice”, nomination

 

Filmfestivals / Screenings (selection):

2023   Diagonale, Film Festival, Graz (AT)

2022   VIENNALE, Vienna International Film Festival, Vienna (AT)

2022    dotdotdot, Film festival, Vienna (AT)

2021    45th Hong Kong Int. Film Festival, Hong Kong (CN)

2021    Diagonale 2021, Graz (AT)

2021    Vienna International Shorts, Film Festival, Vienna (AT)

2021    Mo&Fries, Short Film Festival, Hamburg (DE)

2021    Lago Film Fest, Revine Lago (IT)

2021    This Is Short, Onlinefestival

2021    max3min, Shortfilm Festival, Milano (IT)

2021    Crossing Europe, Film Festival, Linz (AT)  

2021    34. Stuttgarter Filmwinter, Stuttgart (DE)

2021    38th Kassel Documentary Film and Video Festival, Kassel (DE)

2020    Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen, Oberhausen (DE)

2020    VIFF, Vancouver International Film Festival, Vancouver (CA)

2020    VIENNALE, Vienna International Film Festival, Vienna (AT)

2020    Diagonale 20´, Filmfestival, Graz (AT)

2020    IDFF East Silver Market, Jihlava (CZ)
2020    Vienna International Shorts, Vienna (AT)
2020    Kurzfilmfestival Hamburg, Hamburg (DE)
2020    Crossing Europe Filmfestival, Linz (AT)

2019    VIENNALE, Vienna International Film Festival, Vienna (AT)

2019    36th Kassel Documentary Film and Video Festival, Kassel (DE)

2019    Marienbad Film Festival, Marienbad (CZ)

2018    Crossing Europe Filmfestival, Linz (AT)

2015    Simultan Festival, Timisuara (RO)

2015    visonXsound 2015,TANK 203.3040.AT, Neulengbach (AT)
2014    Crossing Europe Filmfestival, Linz (AT)

2014    Reeperbahnfestival, Hamburg (DE)

2014    Videoscreening 2/1, Baustelle Schaustelle, Essen (DE)

2013    Internationales Kurzfilmfestival Hamburg, Hamburg (DE)

2013    Uppsala International Shortfilmfestival, Uppsala (SE)

 

Solo & Two Person Exhibitions (selection):

2023     "As We Know It", Haruko Maeda & Michael Heindl, Elektrohalle Rhomberg, Salzburg (AT)

2022     "Gap", Michael Heindl & Pólya Zsombor, MMG Galeria, Budapest (HU)

2021     "Heavens Devils Afternoons", Kunstraum L201, Studenzen (AT)

2021     "Skin In The Game" - Michael Heindl and Karin Maria Pfeiffer, Periscope, Salzburg (AT)

2020     "Two Works For Free", QDK, Museumsquartier, Vienna (AT)

2019     "Schnee von Gestern", Sculpture Park, Ottensheim (AT)

2015     "Once I walked so far I lost my toenails", BB15, Linz (AT)

2014     "No Day Without Consequences", Diplomashow, DieAngewandte, Vienna (AT)

2013     “Weather Report”, Das Weisse Haus,Vienna (AT)

Exhibitions (selection):

2023     “A Suitcase Project”, PictureTheory Gallery, New York (US) (upcoming)

2023     "Let´s get lost", Deluge Contemporary Art, Victoria (CA)

2023     OSTRALE Biennale, Dresden (DE)

2023     “The Scenery Repeats Itself”, Flucc, Vienna (AT) (upcoming)

2022     11th Lucca Biennal, Lucca (IT)

2022     25th Gabrovo Biennal, Museum of Humor and Satire, Gabrovo (BG)

2022     "Are You Sure You Want To Leave", Art Quarter, Budapest (HU)

2022     "Aufwärts fallen", Oberösterreischischer Kunstverein, Linz (AT)

2022     "Crime", currated by Sicc.Zine collective, Favoritenstraße 69, Vienna (AT)

2021     "At Second Glance", Austrian Cultural Forum, Belgrade (RS)

2021     "Antimatter", Media Art Festival, Victoria (CA)

2021     "OSTRALE 21`", Biennale, Dresden (DE)

2021     "Intertonale", Media Art Festival, Scheibbs (AT)

2020     "Antimatter", Media Art Festival, Victoria (CA)

2020     "Watergate", European capital of culture, Rijeka (HR) (Online Exhibition)

2020     "[I DO NOT FEEL] FREE TO DO [WHAT I WANT]", Kunstverein <rotor>, Graz (AT)       

2020     "Begehungen 2020", Ring 8, Chmenitz (DE)

2020     "Changes", Galerie der Stadt Wels, Wels (AT)

2020     "The Crown of Corona", Artqol Magazine (Online Exhibition)

2020     "IR-REAL", Artprice, Bodenseekreis Gallery, Meersburg (DE)

2020     "Alphabet des anarchistischen Amateurs", Stadtgalerie, Waidhofen a. d. Ybbs (AT)

2019     "OSTRALE", Biennale for Contemporary Art, Dresden (DE)

2019     "Living Units 3", Museum of Amazigh Heritage, Agadir (MA)

2019     "[I DO NOT FEEL] FREE TO DO [WHAT I WANT]", Municipal Gallery, Kharkiv (UA)

2019     "Whispering Dialogues", Galerie 5020, Salzburg (AT)

2019     "Alphabet des anarchistischen Amateurs", <rotor>, Graz (AT)

2019     "Funambuli: Leben als Hochseilakt", Kunsthaus Weiz (AT)

2019     "die weisse ab-haus-verkaufs-kunstschau“ #06, das weisse haus, Vienna (AT)

2018     "Nach der Natur", Forum Stadtpark, Graz (AT)

2018     "Archipelago", Wiener Festwochen, Main Library, Vienna (AT)

2018     "Living Units #2", Gezira Art Center, Cairo (EG)

2018     “A Recollection of Resonance”, BB15, Linz (AT)

2018     "Urban Bloom Festival", Vienna (AT)

2018     "Bitte Danke Alles Gute #4", AU, Vienna (AT)

2017     "10 years anniversary show", das weisse haus, Vienna (AT)

2017     "SMALL #2", Kunstraum SUPER, Vienna (AT)

2017     "Dreisechsfünf #2", AA Collections, Vienna (AT)

2016     "Saló", Salzburger Kunstverein, Salzburg (AT)

2016     “Linving Units”, Nile Art Gallery, Cairo (EG)

2016     “Reine Geschmacksache” , Museum Moderner Kunst Wörlen, Passau (DE)

2016     “Meandering”, wellwellwell, Vienna (AT)

2016     “Living Units”, GO Art projects, Bucharest (RO)

2016     “KlimARS 2016”, MUMUTH, Graz (AT)

2016     “Freunde des Lentos Kunstpreis”, Lentos, Linz (AT)

2016     “Bitte Danke Alles Gute #3”, AU, Vienna (AT)

2016     “Die weisse ab-Haus-verkaufs-Kunstschau #5”, Das Weisse Haus, Vienna (AT)

2015     "Destination Wien", Kunsthalle Wien, Vienna (AT)

2015     XWRA Video and Media Art Festival, Ipati (GR)

2015     “Rand”, afo Architekturforum OÖ, Linz (AT)

2015     "Art Muc", Artfair, Munich (DE)

2015     "Schön vergänglich…über Brücken musst du gehen“, Kunstverein Passau, Passau (DE)

2015     "Die weisse ab-Haus-verkaufs-Kunstschau #4", Das Weisse Haus, Vienna (AT)

2015     "Simple past or present perfect?", Alfred Kubin Galerie, Wernstein/Inn (AT)

2015     "Überschreitungen", Verein Symposion Lindabrunn, Lindabrunn (AT)

2015     "Zukunft sichten im Vorwärtsdenken", Galerie Stoerpunkt, Munich (DE)

2015     "Bitte Danke Alles Gute #2", AU, Vienna (AT)

2015     "Open>End", Shared City, Vienna (AT)

2014     "Kunstpreis: Junge Kunst 2014", Kunstverein Passau, Passau (DE) (solo)

2014     “Das Rätsel des Überflüssigen”, Marienhof, Munich (DE)

2014     "Parallel Vienna 2014", Altes Zollamt, Vienna (AT)

2014     "Paraflows 9", Künstlerhaus Wien, Vienna (AT)

2014     "Performativität des Widerstands", Lisabird Contemporary, Vienna (AT)

2014     "The Essence 2014", Künstlerhaus Wien, Vienna (AT)

2014     "Die weisse ab-Haus-verkaufs-Kunstschau #3", Das Weisse Haus, Vienna (AT)

2014     „Riches and Realities“, Universität Innsbruck, Innsbruck (AT) (catalog)

2014     “London/Vienna/Calling”, Semperdepot,Vienna (AT)

2013     “Small Pieces III”, Galerie Eugen Lendl, Graz (AT)

2013     “London/Vienna/Calling”, Mile End Art Pavillion, London (UK)

2013     “Maßnahmen zur Rettung der Welt, Teil 1”, <rotor>, Graz (AT)

2013     “A7”, Hafentor 7, Hamburg (DE)
2013     “ephemeral”, Kunstraum am Schauplatz,Vienna (AT)

2013     “to rank first among similar paintings”, DieAusstellungsstraße,Vienna (AT)

2013     ______ , Ausstellung, Skulpturinstitut / die Angewandte,Vienna (AT)

2013     “BitteDankeAllesGute”, Gallerie AU,Vienna (AT)
2012     „photography-fiction-public space“, Konschthaus beim Engel, Luxemburg (catalog) (LUX)

2012     „(NO) Standing,Anytime“,Kunsthalle Lazarettgürtel,kuratiert von Zweintopf,Graz (catalog) (AT)

2012     „Temporarily Illuminated“, Kunststand nr. 37,Vorgartenmarkt,Vienna (AT)

2012     „The Essence 2012“, annual show of the university for applied arts, Künstlerhaus,Vienna (AT)

2012     „von aussen nach innen nach aussen“, Fluc,Vienna (AT)

2012     „O“,Ve.Sch artspace,Vienna(AT)

2012     „PACT Atelier“, PACT Zollverein, Essen (DE)

2012     „Räumung“, Palais Kabelwerk,Vienna (catalog) (AT)

2012     „again & again“, Kunsthalle Projectspace,Vienna (catalog) (AT)
2011     „Applause“, Moxie Studios, Dublin (IRE)

2011     „Ship Galley Art Collective“, DDSG Johann Strauss,Vienna (AT)
2010     „New(B)Order“, Projekt des Vereins Meta D.O.N, Belgrade, Novi Sad (SRB)

2010     „Kontra Punkte“, OÖ Landesausstellung 2010, Hofbühne Tegernbach, Grieskirchen (AT)

2010     „FEAR“, Galerie Ulrike Hrobsky, Vienna (AT) „Is There Transformation“, Kunstraum Praterstraße 15,Vienna (AT)
2009     „I Kissed The Girl“,Vincent Bauer, Mike Heindl, Christoph Rohner, Galerie Studio 18,Vienna (AT)

2009     „Graffiti Transnacional“, Projekt zur Subversiv Messe im Zuge von Linz09, Linz (Kattalog) (AT)

2009     „The Essence 09“, annual show of the university for applied arts Expositur vordere Zollamtstraße,Vienna (AT)
2009     „Werkschau“, Bacher, Dellamartina, Heindl, Rodelius, Kunsthaus Neumarkt, Neumarkt a. d. Raab (AT)

2009     “Youkis Artist In Residence“,Youki Medienfestival, Medienkulturhaus Wels (AT)

2009     „von wo hin“, Stiegenhaus, Langenlois (AT)
2008     „3 Länder“, Künstler aus Italien, Deutschland & Österreich, Alfred-Kubin-Galerie, Wernstein/Inn (AT)
2007     „Gratis“, Galerie Warum Kunstraum, Wels (AT)

2007     „Koschatzky-Kunstpreis“, exhibition of the nominated artists, MuMoK,Vienna (AT)

2007     „Changing Strategies“,WUK,Vienna (AT)

Bibliography:

 

2018    "Hörst du noch oder lauschst du schon?", http://www.99prozenturban.de/

2017    Verleihung des Lentos Kunstpreis, Kultur Heute, ORF 3, TV Report

2016    "Living Units", exhibition catalog

2015    "Schön vergänglich…über Brücken musst du gehen“, exhibition catalog

2015    "Destination Wien", exhibition catalog 

2014    "Paraflows 9", exhibition catalog

2014    "Junge Kunst 2014", exhibition catalog

2014    "Riches and Realities", exhibition catalog

2014    “London/Vienna/Calling”, exhibition catalog

2013    “Ö1 Talentestipendium für bildende Kunst 2013”, catalog of the nominated artists, Radio Österreich 1
2013    “Im öffentlichen Raum handeln”, Lichtungen- Zeitschrift für Literatur, Kunst und Zeitkritik, Ausgabe 133 / XXXIII Jg.
2012    “Europe´s most irritating public artist”,Text by John Metcalfe,  www.theatlanticcities.com

2012    “Kunst, Krise, Subversion. Zur Politik der Ästhetik”,Transcriptverlag

2012    “(No) Standing Anytime”, currated by Zweintopf (Hg.), exhibition catalog

2012    “Again and Again”, exhibition catalog
2012    “Räumung”, exhibition catalog

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