Art/Visual Culture
Michael Schneider Curates Contemporary Art from Vienna to Shanghai
In September 2011 Webster University, Vienna Art research faculty member Michael Schneider participated in an exhibition, “Chinese – Austrian Printed Graphic Works” at the Shanghai Hongqiao Contemporary Art Museum in Shanghai, China.
The exhibition coincides with the “Year of Printed Graphic Works” in China, and features graphic art by leading contemporary artists from Austria and China. Schneider was a co-organizer of the exhibition, and also curated the Austrian contributions, led the delegation and held a lecture at a symposium.
New Department Head Art/Visual Culture
We are pleased to announce that our senior full-time Art research professor, Dr. Monika Schwaerzler-Brodesser has accepted the position as Art/Visual Culture Department head replacing Barbara Hillerman who retired in June 2011.
Book Art Exhibition
At the conclusion of the summer course ART 2020-Studio Seminar: Book Art which was conducted by Thomas K. Lang and Michael Schneider with the assistance of Elisabeth Parth, students enrolled in the course prepared an exhibition of their final projects. During the final discussion of the exhibition they used colored stickers as a means to comment on the success of each project. The color codes were indicators of craftsmanship, originality, thoughtfulness (concept), and degree of risk.
Art Dep. Head and Academic Advisor B. Hillerman retires
After 26 years of service at Webster University Vienna, our beloved Undergraduate Advisor and Art Department Head, Barbara Hillerman, will not only be retiring but also moving back to the United States to marry her high school sweetheart.
Webster combined Barbara's farewell party with the opening of her photographic art exhibition “I on the street”. Over 75 people came to an evening that had it all: laugh- out-loud presentations, sumptuous buffet, teary eyes, warmth and a very, very happy Barbara.
To put it in her own words:
Art Department Academic Honors
Dr. Monika Schwaerzler, senior Art Department Research Faculty, presents "the Art Scarf", a tradition originated on the main campus, to Alexandra von Ungern-Sternberg Prufer, who graduated with Art Department Honors. The second picture below shows Alexandra von Ungern-Sternberg Prufer and Silvia Cojoc, recipients of 2011-2012 Art Department Academic Honors.
Dr. Monika Schwaerzler's research
Dr. Monika Schwaerzler, senior member of the Art Department's research faculty, was invited to present a paper - "City Lights and Their Charged Rhetoric. Light Enhanced Messages" - at an international conference - "Rhetoric in Society 3" - at Lessius University Antwerp/Belgium. The conference was held from January 26 to 28, 2011.
International Juried Photo Show
Webster Vienna is proud to announce that Chris Fries from the Vienna campus was awarded third place in a juried photo show sponsored by the May Gallery on the main campus in Saint Louis. Photographs by two Webster Vienna Art majors; Chris Fries and Alexandra von Ungern Sternberg Prufer and by BSBA major Tatiana Alexeenkova were accepted by a committee of outside jurors for inclusion in the Annual Student Photography Exhibition. The exhibition was held from January 21 to February 18, 2011, and included photographic work by students from Webster's world-wide network of campuses.
Mag. Sylvia Kummer in the press
Webster faculty, Mag. Sylvia Kummer, has been presented as "Artist of the Week" in the Austrian newspaper "Niederösterreichische Nachrichten".
The article (in German) is available as pdf, see below. More information about Sylvia Kummer's work can be found on: www.sylviakummer.com
Student art exhibition - Vienna Subway
U-Art: Webster Students develop art exhibition for the Vienna Subway
The exhibition presents and describes the artworks that are installed within the Vienna Subway. It was developed by students of the Art Department of Webster Vienna as part of the course ‘Introduction to Curatorial Studies’ supervised by Prof. Michael Schneider (who himself has created one work of art for the Vienna Subway (U-Bahn station Johnstraße).
Date:
Tue, 2010-09-21 11:00
Megumi Tsuchiya starts PhD program in Creative Curating
Megumi Tsuchiya has started her PhD program in Creative Curating at Goldsmiths, University of London. In 2005 Megumi was the second bachelor student to graduate from the then newly formed Webster Vienna Department in Art with an emphasis in Visual Culture. Megumi obtained her MA degree in London and has worked for a gallery in London and done projects with British and Japanese artists. In addition she has curated shows in Vienna, Graz, Freiburg, Ingolstadt and London.
