CV
SHORT BIO
Stefanie Wuschitz works at the intersection of art, research and technology, with a particular focus on feminism, open source technology and peer production. 2006 She graduated from the University of Applied Arts Vienna (Transmediale Kunst) with honors. 2008 she completed her Masters at TISCH School of the arts at NYU and became Digital Art Fellow at Umeå University in Sweden. 2009 she founded the feminist hackerspace Miss Baltazar’s Laboratory in Vienna, encouraging art and technology that is developed from a female perspective. In 2014 she finished her PhD with the title ‘Feminist Hackerspaces. A Research on Feminist Space Collectives in Open Culture’ at the Vienna University of Technology. October until June 2015 she held a part-time Post-Doc position at the University of Applied Arts, Vienna, co-editing the publication ‘Openism. Conversations on Open Hardware’. Since March 2015 Stefanie is part of an interdisciplinary research group at the University of Michigan (tech. culture. matters.) and worked until January 2017 in the PEEK project ‘Data Publics’, initiated by Prof. Mörtenböck. She was exhibiting internationally e.g. Arthall Budapest HU 2004, Gallery The Parlour, UK 2005, Goethe Institute Damaskus, SY, 2006, Kunsthaus Graz, AT, 2007, Videonale Kunstmuseum Bonn, 2007, Sinopale Sinop TUR, ITP Spring and Winter Show US 2007, Austrian Cultural Forum NYC, US, 2007, Northern Center of Photography FI, 2008, Länsmuseet Västernorrland SE 2009, Norrlands Operan SE 2009, WOCHENKLAUSUR, UK 2011, Fringe Festival Taipei 2011, Academy of Fine Arts Krakow 2011, OKNO, Bruessels 2012, Science Friction 2014 DK, GPL Contemporary 2014, Bouillants FR 2015, Jogja Contemporary, ID 2015, Art|Jog|8 ID 2015, House of Electronic Arts CH 2015 and gave international workshops at the University of Michigan, Kunsthochschule Kassel, Institute of Contemporary Art Moscow, Bartlett University College London, Shih-Chien University Taipei, Transmediale Berlin, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Harvest Works NYC among others.
CAREER AND POSITIONS HELD TO DATE
Post Doc Vienna University of Technology, 2016: PEEK project ‘Data Publics’ with Prof. Peter Mörtenböck
Post Doc University of Applied Arts Vienna, 2015: EU project ‘Appertus°’ with Matthias Tarasiewicz
Research Group University of Michigan 2015: Tech Culture Matters, School of Information, Prof. Lindtner
Senior Artist University of Applied Arts Vienna 2011-2014: Department of Digital Media Art
University Lecturer at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna 2009 – 2012: Department IKR, Univ.Prof. Elke Gaugele
PhD University of Technology Vienna 2009 – 2014: Visual Cultures Unit, Univ-Prof. Peter Mörtenböck
1-year Digital Art Fellowship 2008 – 2009: HUMlab, Umeå University, Umeå Institute of Design, Sweden
Master Program at New York University, Winter 2006 – Spring 2008: Tisch School of the Arts, Master of Professional Studies (ITP)
University of Applied Arts Vienna, Winter 2001 – Spring 2006: Media Art, Univ. Prof. Brigitte Kowanz, With Honors
Art University Linz, Winter 2000 – Spring 2001: Experimental Visual Art, Univ. Prof. Peter Lachmayer
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GRANTS AND STIPENDS (selected)
| 2013 | Artist Studio and Grant by the Austrian Government, Artist Residency Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 3 months |
| 2011 | Stipend: Johanna-Dohnal-Prize 2011 |
| 2010 | Grant Faculty of Architecture & Spacial Planing f. Architektur & Raumplanung, Technische Universität Wien |
| 08-09 | Digital Arts Fellowship HUMlab, 12-month Affiliation to Umeå Institute of Design, University of Umeå |
| 06-08 | Scholarship of New York University Interactive Telecommunications Program |
| 06-07 | Arbeitsstipendium University of Applied Arts, Vienna, BM:BWK |
| 06-10 | Sixpackfilm Artist Videogallery, video “Tetescha us” |
| 2005 | Leistungsstipendium University of Applied Arts, Vienna |
| 2005 | Stipendium für fachspezifische Kurse im Ausland University of Applied Arts, Vienna |
| 2005 | Projektbezogenes Finanzierungs-Stipendium University of Applied Arts, Vienna |
PROJECTS, EXHIBITIONS, SCREENINGS
EXHIBITIONS / SCREENINGS
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2016 2016 2015 2015 2015 2015 2014 2014 2014 2013 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2010 2009 2009 2009 2009 2008 2008 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2006 2005 2005 2005 2004 |
ZEICHENGRUPPE, Wien // das weisse haus, Performance-Installation 17.01.– 23.01
NENEK PROJECT, Klagenfurt // MAMA in der Galerie3, 1.10. – 11.11. The One Step Revolution, Graz //’ Destroy’, Medienkunstlabor, 24. 9.16 – 18. 11. 16 Looped Scroll, Yogyakarta // Art|Jog|8, Taman Budaya, 6.6 – 28.6.2015 THE NENEK PROJECT, Basel // Critical Make, House of Electronic Arts, 23.-29.04. Looped Scroll, Vern-Sur-Seiche // Le Genre, Bouillants, 4.4.-31.05. THE NENEK PROJECT, Yogyakarta // Jogja Contemporary, 10.3.-25.3. Data Shaddow, Graz // ESC Medienkunstlabor, 27.9.- 28.11. Revolutionsfrucht, Graz // Solo exhibition at Kunstgarten Graz, 1.6.-1.7.13 De-Othering Machine, Vienna // interactive performance on 3 locations 29.-31.3 Mooszillator/in, Vienna // Installation, Klangmanifeste, Wien Selbstläufer, Vienna // ViennaFair, exhibition: Djinni in a Bottle, 20.-23.9 Selbstläufer, Bregenz // 3D Print, Gallery Lisi Hämmerle, Bregenz 15.5.- 30.6.12 Moss Clock, Brüssel // Time Inventors Kabinet, OKNO, 10.-13.05. Science Friction, Copenhagen // Collaborative, soundinstallation, 29.-31.3 De-Othering Machine, Wien // Exhibition: Gesichtsfelder , ZS art Galerie Looped Scroll, Wien // Schauraum, Museumsquartier, Zoetrope 23.03. – 06.05.12 De-Othering Machine, Linz // Exchange Radical Moments Life Art Festival. 11.11. ¡Dadada!, Taipei // Fringe Festival Taipei, 28.08 – 11.09. Interactive Drawing, Hualien // Public Art Festival, Dong Hwa Univ., Taiwan, 17-21.09. DADADA¡¡¡¡¡¡¡, Kauchung // Dogpig Art Café, 15.09. Suburbs, Vienna // Alte Schieberkammer, Polen – Österreich, 21.7.-29.7. Feminist DIY, Vienna // Transmediale Berlin, Workshop, Panel 2.-5.2. ¡Dadada! Vienna // Interactive Fluxus Performance Raum D, MQ, 17.01. Vagina Dentata Vienna // Interactive installation Werkzeug h. 11.11.-21.01. De-Othering Machine, Krakau // Suburbs, Academy of Fine Arts Krakow, 7- 30.10. WOCHENKLAUSUR, Plymouth // Community based Art Work, Effort, UK, 8. – 28.3. Noisy Friends, Belgium // Interactive plants, OKNO Brüssel, 17.-22.08 Busqueda, Sweden // It’s About Time, Bildmuseet & HUMlab, Umeå, 8.–12.07, MÖTE09, Sweden // Norrlands Operan, Black Box, Galleri Verkligheten 3 LJUDverk, Sweden // Interactive Mobile Storytelling, Länsmuseet Västernorrland Touch Diamond, Sweden // ICEHOTEL, interactive Ice-Sculpture Bundle of Voices, USA // ITP Spring Show, NYC: Student Show, Mobile Application The Sign of Fear, Finland // Northern Center of Photography in Oulu ITP Winter Show, USA // Kamkaj mobile application, “Singing Swing“ installation Galeria Hippolyte, Finland // The Sign of Fear, group show with ua. Günter Brus Austrian Cultural Forum, USA // Tricky women festival, NYC, Screening “Tetescha us” ITP Spring Show 2007, USA // The Bed Stuy Comic Project, NYC, storytelling Videonale Kunstmuseum Bonn // Screening von Tetscha us, “Erzählungen -35/65+“, Kunsthaus Graz, Austria // Screening “Tetschaus“ MediaArtLab Graz, Austria // Screening “Tetschaus“ Goethe Institute Damaskus, Syria // Sound Installation mit Zeichnungen, „Enti Hunna“ Gallery The Parlour, GB // London, Screening von Video “Fruchtlos“ Technisches Museum Wien, AT // Art Computer Game “Maniganda” Arthall Budapest, Ungarn // Urban Orient.ation, Video und Sound Installation |
WORKSHOPS AND TEACHING
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Netzpolitischer Abend Metalab, Vienna, 05.01. 2017 Coded Cultures Festival, Vienna, 22.5.2016 Kunstraum Niederösterreich, Vienna, 2016 University of Applied Arts, Vienna, 2015/16 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 21.1.2014 Kunsthochschule Kassel, Kassel, 12.-16.5. 2014 WAFTlab, Indonesia, Surabaya, 18.12.2014 EASA Bulgaria, Veliko Tarnovo, 25.7.- 4.9.2014 Institute of Contemporary Art, Moscow, 12.2.-18.2.2013 Bartlett University College London, (Architecture) 7.1.-14.1.2013 Shih-Chien University.Taiwan. 3.4.12 – 9.4.2012 Treasure Hill Artist village, Open Lab. Taiwan 15.4.2012 Shitiping. Taiwan. Guest Artist. 17-21.09, 2011 Treasure Hill Taipei Artist Village. 17-19.08.2011 Platform4, Miss Baltazar, Denmark, 27.-29.06.2011 Déjà Vu, Temporäre Bühne für den Alltag, 5.7. 2011 Make Me Festival, Belgrade, 10.-14.06. 2011 Lecture Performance Kultur Waggon Frankfurt, 28.5.2011 Feminist DIY Kick Off, HfG Offenbach, 25.5. – 28.5.2011 TEDx Bratislava, Slovakia, 21.5.2011 Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 18.5.2011 Sonification Worklab, Contemporary Art in Graz, 2011 Transmediale Berlin, , 2.-3. Feb, 2011 Lecture, School of Visual Arts, NYC, Sept. 14th 2010 |
Feministische Hackerspaces on the Rise Edit-A-Thon Wikipedia, Mz Baltazar’s Lab THE NENEK PROJECT, In: Social Glitch Grammar & Architecture of New Media ATTINY microcontroler workshop Open Hardware Workshop ATTINY microcontroler International Architecture Convention Interactive Art Workshop, J. Backstein Co-teaching with artist Ruairi Glynn Department of Communications Design Noise Instrument Workshop Terrace Environment Artist Workshop Taiwan: Interactive Art for children Aalborg: Miss Baltazar’s Laboratory Miss Baltazar’s Laboratory Miss Baltazar’s Laboratory Feminist Electronic Noise Toys Elektronic Media Department Miss Baltazar’s Laboratory Miss Baltazar’s Laboratory Miss Baltazar’s Laboratory Take Your Time, OKNO Miss Baltazar’s Laboratory Computer Arts |
| University Salzburg, Dozentin „ditact: women’s IT summer studies“ |
Wearable Technology |
| Lecturer Akademie der Bildenden Künste Wien. WS 2010/11
Lecturer Universität für Angewandte Kunst, Wien. Digitale Kunst WS 2010/11, SS 2010, WS 09/10, WS 11/12, SS 2012 |
“Science Fashion” „Human-Computer Interface“ Architecture or Media |
| Lecturer an der Technischen Universität Wien WS 09/10
European September Academy Technical University Wien |
Playing as methodological approach in spatial research |
| Umeå, Pushing the limits exhibition, SE, April 2009 |
Electronics Workshop |
| Umeå Institute of Design, SE, Februar und April 2009 |
Interaction Workshop |
| Umeå Institute of Design, Interactive Art Department,
Elektronik & interaktive Kunst, Sommersemester 2008/9 |
Miss Baltazar’s Laboratory |
| Workshop & Lecture, Experience Technology module
Hyper Island, Stockholm & Karlskrona, SE, Oktober 08 |
Art with Mobile Media |
| Workshop Zine-Design”und Storyboards, Spring 2008 |
Lower East Side Girls Club |
| Video/Photo/Comic Workshops USA ‘07, Libanon ‘05, Syria ‘03 |
Art Workshops for kids |
ARTIST TALKS AND CONFERENCES
Ars Electronica Center – Convention VIS-A-VIS Medien.Kunst.Bildung
‘Feministische Hackerspaces. Feministische Raum Kollektive im Bereich Open Culture’, January 28, 2016
Open Hardware Summit Europe: Feminist Hackerspaces, April 28, 2016
Maker Faire Vienna: Feminist Hackerspaces, April 17, 2016
AIL Vienna Bastard CROWD Expert Talks, Innovation Laboratory, The Nenek Project, May 8, 2015
University of Michigan (US) Panel Discussion: Making Hacked: Labor, Free Culture&Citizen Science, Cory Doctorow, Stefanie Wuschitz, Irina Aristarkhova, Matt Kenyon, 20.11.2014
New School NYC (US) LISA 2013 – Leaders in Software and Art, panel, OPEN SOURCE ART, 1.11.2013
Context Hacking, Salzburg, University of Salzburg, Contemporary Arts & Cultural Production, 18.10.2012
Paraflows Festival, Vienna, Reverse Engineering, Museumsquartier, “Hacking Feminism“, 15.9.2012
Taiwan National University. Taiwan, New Media Art Department, “Carolee Schneemann and Women in Technology“,12.4.2012
Kunstverein Frankfurt, DIY Art-aktiv: „Geekas und Geekushas. Kollektive, feministische Kunstpraktiken“, Frankfurt, 26.01.2012
Department for Interface Cultures, De-Othering Machine, University of Art and Design, Linz, 25.10.2011
Public Art Festival of Dong Hwa University Hualien Taiwan, 17-21.09, 2011
Fringe Festival Taipei, 28.08 – 11.09.2011
Bended Realities Festival Frankfurt – Waggon am Kulturgleis, 27. – 29.5.2011
Conference: BODY:RESPONSE – Biomedial Politics in the Age of Digital Liveness, Berlin 2-6 Feb 2011
Coordination, Space RE:solutions. Intervention & Research in Visual Culture Conference, Vienna 21-23.10.10
Campus Party, Madrid, 15. April 2010, Lecture international conference Madrid
HUMlab Podium, Juni 09, “Artistic Research”, Bruce Damer, Galen Brandt, Ele Carpenter, Erica Robles
Portfolio Präsentation Jänner 09, Theater Sagateatern Umeå, Schweden, Karlskrona, Schweden
Tactical Media Conference April 07, The Change You want to See, Brooklyn, USA
WORKS IN COLLECTIONS
Kunsthalle Wien, Künstler-Video-Archivs of Ursula Blickle Stiftung
Video Edition Austria – release 02, Medienwerkstatt Wien
Videonale Online Archive – 2012 Videonale im Kunstmuseum Bonn
Most important peer review activities, editorships and/or memberships in arts-based research organisations
2016201620152015/162014/1520122008/09
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Co-Editor of the book ‘Openism. Conversations in Open Culture’Advisory Committee of the Digital Communities category at Prix Ars ElectronicaAdvisory board for Media Art Prize 2015, government of SalzburgAdvisory board for Film and New Media, for the Vienna City Government, MA7Peer Reviewer for the Journal of Peer Production (http://peerproduction.net/)Videonale Online Archive – 2012 Videonale at art musem BonnDigital Arts Fellowship HUMlab, 12-month Affiliation Institute of Design, Univ. of UmeåSweden (Kempe Foundation), Arts-based research |
Research Trips and Residencies
Indonesia, Yogyakarta, Artist Residence, July, August, September 2013, BMUKK
New York City, September 2010: School of Visual Arts, Harvestworks, Market Hotel, NYCresistor
Damaskus, Mai 2010: Beit Al-Nofaraa, Austrian Embassy in Damascus
Hualien Artist Village, Dong Hwa University Hualien Taiwan, September 2011
International Sinop Biannual, Turkey, 1st August-12th September 2012
List of all arts-based research publications in the last 5 years
BOOK CONTRIBUTIONS
Wuschitz. S. 2016, (forthcoming), Feministische Hackerspaces und andere Strategien technologischer Aneignung. In: VIS-A-VIS. Medien. Kunst. Bildung. Sonvilla Weiss (Hg.), Linz Ars Electronica. ISBN: Gebunden: 978-3-11-049996-4, e-Book: 978-3-11-049851-6
Wuschitz, S. 2016, Kampung Cultures. In: Friesinger G. (Ed.), paraflows .X – DIGITAL MIGRATION. Ökonomien zwischen Öffnung und Begrenzung, Wien: edition mono/monochrom
Wuschitz, S. 2016, ‘Openism. Conversations on Open Hardware’, Autoren/Herausgeber: Newman A., Tarasiewicz M., Wagner S., Wuschitz S., ISBN/EAN: 9783950414066
Wuschitz, S. 2015, Ein Megaphon bauen, In: Köver C, Burger D., Eismann S. (Eds). Hack’s selbst! Digitales Do it yourself für Mädchen.
ISBN 978-3-407-75410-3 © 2015 Beltz & Gelberg in der Verlagsgruppe Beltz, Weinheim Basel http://www.beltz.de/de/nc/verlagsgruppebeltz/gesamtprogramm.html?isbn=978-3-407-75410-3
Wuschitz, S. 2015, Creating mobile media and social change. In: Tornaghi C., Knierbein S.(Eds.), Public space and Relational Perspectives. New Challenges for Architecture and Planning, 2015, SkuOR, Routledge, ISBN-13: 978-0415821575 ISBN-10: 0415821576
Wuschitz, S. 2014, Hacking Feminism. In: Friesinger G. & Herwig J. (Eds.), Reverse Engineering. Open – Disect – Rebuild. Paraflows 2012, Transcript Verlag. ISBN 978-3-8376-2503-5
Wuschitz, S. 2013, Klänge aus dem Moos. In: Kuni V. (Ed.), HOME MADE BIO ELECTRONIC ARTS ÇDo-it-yourself: Mikroskope, Sensoren, KlangexperimenteÈ. Migros-Kulturprozent Christoph Merian Verlag: Basel. ISBN 978-3-85616-567-3
Wuschitz, S. 2012, Barbie Girl des Grauens. In: Eismann S., Kver C. (Ed.) Mach’s selbst: Do it Yourself fr Mdchen. Weinheim Basel: Beltz & Gelberg. ISBN 978-3-407-75363-2
Wuschitz, S., 2011, Access to Interfaces of Expression: A Workshop with Women Artists in Syria. In: Mörtenböck P. & Mooshammer H. (Eds.), Space RE:solutions: Intervention and Research in Visual Culture. Wien: Transcript Verlag. ISBN 978-3-8376-1847-1
Wuschitz, S. 2011, Przedmieścia, suburbs, předměst, Vorstdte: międzynarodowy projekt artystyczny; international art project, Zbigniew B. (Ed.), Wydaw. Akademii Sztuk Pięknych, Academy of Fine Arts Krakow, Poland, 271 pages. ISBN 83623212960,98
Wuschitz, S., 2011, Creating mobile media and social change. In: Tornaghi C. & Knierbein S., (Eds.) Urban cultures and public space: civil society and conflict. Wien: Publisher TBC
Wuschitz, S., 2010, Workshop Monte Laa, In: Tornaghi C. & Knierbein S. (Eds.), ffentliche Rume Favoriten. Playful spatial games. Werkstattbericht. Wien: Interdisciplinary Centre for Urban Culture and Public Space, vol. 107, pp. 76-77
MAGAZINES/JOURNALS
Wuschitz, S. 2014. Gleichbehandlung in Hacker Spaces: Disruptive und integrative Praktiken .Contraste. Die Monatszeitung fr Selbstorganisation, Issue Dez 14, [ Retrieved from http://www.contraste.org]
Wuschitz, S., 2013. Female Makers. E-Journal p-art-icipate. Kultur aktiv gestalten. Ejournal des Programmbereichs Contemporary Arts & Cultural Production, Schwerpunkt Wissenschaft & Kunst, Universitt Salzburg in Kooperation mit der Universitt Mozarteum. Issue 02/13. Politics and Cultural Resistance, Salzburg: University of Salzburg with Mozarteum [ Retrieved from http://www.p-art-icipate.net/cms/female-makers/]
Publications before 2011:
Wuschitz, S., 2010. Workshop Monte Laa, In: Tornaghi C. & Knierbein S. (Hg.), Öffentliche Räume Favoriten. Playful spatial games. Werkstattbericht. Wien: Interdisciplinary Centre for Urban Culture and Public Space, vol. 107, pp. 76-77
Wuschitz, S. 2010. DIY Technik. In: Eismann, S., Köver, C., Lohaus, S. & Tsomou, M. (Hg.), Missy Magazine. Popkultur für Frauen. Hamburg: Missy Magazin GbR, vol 2 pp. 40-41
Wuschitz, S., 2007. Arduino Microcontroller. In: Fiber. Werkstoff für Feminismus und Popkultur, Wien: Verein zur Förderung und Publikation feministischer Diskurse, vol. 11, pp. 8-9
Wuschitz, S., 2007, Teteschaus. She is crossing borders. In: Pakesch, P. (Hg.), Erzählungen -35/65+ Zwei Generationen. Köln: Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König, pp.114-115
Wuschitz, S., 2006. Media in Lebanon. In: Art in Migration. Wien: Kerstin Kellermann, vol. 3 p.20
Wuschitz, S., 2006. Zerstörte Hoffnungen In: An.schläge, vol. 9, p.14
Wuschitz, S., 2007. Teteschaus. In: Elben, G. (Hg.), Videonale 11 e.V.: Festival für Zeitgenössische Videokunst, Köln: Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König, pp. 108-109,
Wuschitz, S., Seyfried, G. & Zaiser, D., 2004. Cocoon. In: Hochschülerschaft der Universität für Angewandte Kunst Wien(Hg.), Kunst Rele:wandt?, Wien: Universität für Angewandte Kunst Wien pp. 104-105,
Wuschitz, S. & Lindinger, K., 2003. Ich will kein Dieb sein. In: Reder, C. & Ferfoglia, S., (Hg.), Transfer Projekt Damaskus, Wien: Springer Verlag, pp.283-287
Wuschitz, S. & Lindinger, K., 2003. Alltagssynfonien. In: Reder, C. & Ferfoglia, S., (Hg.), Transfer Projekt Damaskus, Wien: Springer Verlag, pp. 273-281