Vita
„Christoph Schwarz“ is a collaborative art group involving four individual art / culture / media / leisure workers from Vienna / Austria – developing, producing and promoting projects “not bound to a specific media" and "affection for beauty in the mundane.”
EDUCATION
1999-2006
University of Applied Art, Vienna, Austria - Visual Media & Digital Art, Diploma 2006
Prof. Peter Weibel, Prof. Karel Dudesek, Prof. Tom Fürstner
2003/2004 VŠUP Prague/Czech Republic (Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design)
Conceptual Art Studio, Prof. Jiři David.
2004/05 University Vienna, History of Eastern Europe
2006/07 University of Technology Vienna, City and Regional Planning
EXHIBITIONS / PARTICIPATION
2012 vkunst Frankfurt/Germany, group exhibition
Opening Exhibition, Gallery Frey, Salburg/Austria, group show
2011 Metamart – Kunst & Kapital. Der Ausstellungsparcours - Künstlerhaus Wien, Vienna
Kurzfilmtage Winterthur, Competition
Vienna Independent Shorts Festival, Competition
Viennafair, Gallery Frey
Speculum Artium 2011, Trbovlje/Slovenia, Delavski dom, Group Show
"Overseas Assignments", Gallery Frey/Vienna, Solo
2010 Moved, Mutated and Disturbed Identities, DDM Warehouse, Shanghai, Group Exhibtion
Viertelfestival, "Hybrid Orkestra", Stadtpark Krems
Collaborate, IG Bildende Kunst, Vienna, Group Exhibtion
Brighten the Corners, Area 53, Vienna, Group Exhibition
2009 KÅT A4, Gallery Box, Gothenburg, Group Exhibtion
Moved, Mutated and Disturbed Identities, Casino Luxembourg, Group Exhibtion
Subversive Fair, Linz/Austria
Vienna Art Fair 2009, Gallery Frey
Video Edition Austria - release 02, Medienwerkstatt Wien
Arte Fiera, Gallery Frey, Bologna
2008 ART.FAIR 21, Gallery Frey, Cologne
Opening Exhibition, Gallery Strickner, Vienna, Group exhibition
„seems to be“, Kunstpavillion, Innsbruck, Group exhibition
dieVERANDA, Agitas, Vienna, Group exhibition
“Bewegungsmeldung”, AUTENO, Vienna, Group exhibition'
2007 “PROTOPHYSIK1”, kunstMARKE, Vienna, Single exhibition
Vienna Art Fair 2007, Gallery Frey
2006 “REAL 2006 - Young Austrian Art”, Kunsthalle Krems, Group exhibition
Schikaneder Schaufenster, Vienna
“The Essence”, Museum of applied art, Vienna, Group exhibition
2005 Csiga Gallery, Millenáris Park, Budapest, Group exhibition
2004 „Virtual Frame“, Kunsthalle Vienna, Group exhibition
Group exhibitions in Prague and Berlin together with VŠUP Prague / Conceptual Art
PRIZES & GRANTS
2012 Black Sea Calling, Residency Plovdiv/Bulgaria
BR Shortfilm Award, Regensburger Kurzfilmtage
2010 BMUKK Startstipendium Medienkunst
2009 7th Asia-Europe Art Camp Casino Luxembourg – Forum d’art contemporain
2008 International Residency Programme Fondazione Pistoletto, Biella/Italy
As_Tide Programme Grant (Brussels, Graz, Barcelona, Valletta)
AGITAS Kunstpreis, dieVeranda, 2nd prize
RE/ACT 2008 Nominee for „GENERATION SMS“
2006 Berlinale Talent Campus #4
2005 UTV Video Award/Silver for „Jürgen Thomas – Armes Floh“.
2003 Austrian Winner of „Future of Europe“ for „EUAA Promotion Video“
2000 „Deutscher Menschenrechtsfilmpreis“ – „German Human Rights Film Award“