Born 1984, lives and works in Vienna. Michaela Putz studied Art & Science at the University of Applied Art and Communication and Political Science in Vienna. In her works, she is interested in the self-image of humans in times of ongoing virtualization. She examines the reflections on the surfaces of contemporary communication technology, searching for the contrast between the warm and alive human bodies leaving stains of fat and dirt on the sleek and cool surfaces of the screens. In her photographic works, she captures and transforms the smudged traces we leave on those screen through our bodily interaction with these machines. Through the reflections, layers are being added to create images of mystical black mirrors. Her works have been exhibited in various shows internationally, including: Ars Electronica Festival Linz 2018 (Bildrecht Gallery Space), Künstlerhaus Wien, WUK, WL4 Art Space in Shipyard (Dansg, Poland), Angewandte Innovation Lab (AIL), VBKÖ, Blütengasse 9 or BETON7 in Athens (Athens Photo Festival 2018). She received grants from the University of Applied Arts in Vienna and the International Summer Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna and got awarded with the Förderpreis für Bildende Kunst Burgenland 2018.
Michaela Putz is member of 280A Collective
Selected works are available at ARCC.art
-> UPCOMING 2019
January: Kontrapunkte - OHO Oberwart
February: Artist Symposium VACANT DREAM STATE, Azores (with 280A)
February: VACANT DREAM STATE - EIKON Showroom (with 280A)
March-May: VERRAT DER FOTOGRAFIE - Kunstraum Nestroyhof an exhibition of Foto Wien
March-April: My Point of View - Galerie Arcc.art, an exhibition of Foto Wien
July: NANO // REVOLUTIONS - Espacio de Arte Contemporáneo, Uruguay
October: Solo Show at Bildraum01, Vienna
EDUCATION
2014 - 2017, Master student Art & Science with Virgil Widrich, University of Applied Arts, Vienna; finished June 2017
2011 - 2013, Printmaking class at the Vienna Art School
2002 - 2007, Communication science and political science, University Vienna, finished June 2007
SOLO
2018, TOUCHING SURFACES, OHO Obewart
2016, Folding Landscapes, NOUS, Vienna
GROUP SHOWS
2018
- kunst hilft. Auktion gegen Armut - Galerie Arcc.art
- Schriftbilder - Projektraum Burgenland, Eisenstadt
- HÖHEN & TIEFEN - exhibiton with David Osthoff at projectcell36, Operngasse, Vienna
- CONNECTION - Oliwski Ratusz Kultury, WL4 Mleczny Piotr, Dansg/Poland
- Traces of Seemingly Insignificant Gestures at the Ars Electronica Festival 2018, Bildrecht - Gallery Space, Linz
- VARIO, Unseen Amsterdam's CO-OP with 280A Collective, Amsterdam/Netherlands
- "Just a little bit... respect" - Exhibition of the 18th EU-Art Network Artist Symposium, Cselley Mühle Oslip, Burgenland
- The Infernal Machine, BETON7 (Athens Photo Festival), Athen/Greece
- Studio visit of Kunsthalle K2
2017
- ARCC.art Christmas Shopping - ARCC.art , Kaiserstraße 76, Vienna
- LIQUID LANDSCAPES - Showroom Ruby Marie, Vienna, with 280A Collective
- The Essence, Annual exhibition of the University of Applied Arts – Alte Post, Vienna
- Diploma exhibition – Heiligenkreuzerhof, Vienna
- ARCC.art - Kaiserstraße, Vienna
2016
- Breaking Patterns - impact hub vienna
- Non-Lieux - Johnstraße 31, Vienna
- [dis]placement, Information through Sound - Citygate, Vienna
- Ethereal Synthesis - Gathering of the Church of Genetic Entanglement - grundsteinsieben, Vienna
- Junge Kunst - OHO, Oberwart
2015
- TERRITORY - Blütengasse 9, Vienna
- IT IS 3 MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT, Aesthetic Insurgency - Blütengasse 9, Vienna
- Junge Kunst international - OHO Oberwart, Burgenland
- CONSEQUENTIAL CHOICES, Versions of Atlas Making - AIL (Angewandte Innovation Lab), Vienna
2014
- Innovationspreistage .14 - WUK, Vienna
- The Balls Are Ours - VBKÖ, Vienna
2013
- Krieg gegen Kinder - Künstlerhaus, Vienna
- Barfuß auf Seide - Korea Kulturhaus, Vienna
CONFERENCES
2015
- Changing Worlds Conference 2015 - Palais Strozzi, Vienna
- TEDxViennaSalon CITYx - MAK, Vienna
GRANTS/AWARDS
2018, Förderpreis für Bildende Kunst Burgenland
2018, Unseen Art Trail, powered by Tesla (with 280A)
2018, Shortlisted for the Athens Photo Festival 2018
2017, Grant of the Salzburg International Summer Academy of Fine Arts
2015, Project Grant of the University of Applied Arts Vienna
2014, 2nd place of Innovationspreis der IG Kultur Wien for the collective project „Krieg gegen Kinder“
RESIDENCIES
2018, eu-art network Artist Symposium, Oslip, Burgenland
2018, Artist Residency at Joya:AiR in Andalusia, Spain
2018, Artist Residency/Symposium in Cassis, France, with 280A Artspace
2016, Artist Residency at Hangar in Lisbon, Portugal
PUBLICATIONS
2018, Sentimental Defense, 280A, Issue #3
2018, Courage, Courage, Elevate Festival Magazine, 280A
2017 Squaring the Circle Pt. 2: Liquid Landscape, 280A, Issue #2
MEDIA
2018, Interview with SONDER.BIO
2018, Interview with global art fair
COLLECTIONS
Works in private collections
2 works in collection of ING DiBa (with 280A)