Donya Aalipour (b. 1995, Tehran, Iran) is an Austrian artist based in Vienna. Her practice explores the social role of art and the responsibility of the artist, interweaving lived experience with fictional narratives. Aalipour studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna and attended the Summer Academy Salzburg in 2022. She has presented two solo exhibitions at O Gallery Tehran and participated in group exhibitions across Europe and international art fairs, including Art Dubai. She received a studio scholarship from the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna.
Maria Belova (b. 1995, Moscow, Russia) is an interdisciplinary artist working across sculpture, installation, sound, and performance. She studies Transmedia Art at the University of Applied Arts Vienna and has studied Fine Art at Chelsea College of Arts, University of the Arts London. She also completed a program in Art Photography at Schule Friedl Kubelka, Vienna. Recent exhibitions include WILL-O’-THE-WISP at AG18 Gallery, Vienna (2026); the solo show Maria Belova: Nobody’s Watching at Vienna Collectors’ Club (2024); PASSAGE, accompanying program with Jakob Lena Knebl and Ashley Hans Scheirl; the Falckenberg Collection, Deichtorhallen Hamburg (2024); Budapest Contemporary Art Fair (2024); ReA! Art Fair in Milan (2023); and PARALLEL VIENNA (2023).
Jasmina Cibic (b. 1979, Ljubljana, Slovenia) is a Slovenian artist and filmmaker based in London, UK. She studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia (1998–2003) and earned an MA in Fine Art from Goldsmiths College London (2003–2006). Working across film, installation, and performance, her practice examines the relationship between art, architecture, and political power. Recent exhibitions include Most Favoured Nations at Museum der Moderne Salzburg (2022), Stagecraft – Une mise en scène du pouvoir at Musée d’art contemporain de Lyon (2021), The Palace at Museum Sztuki Łódź (2021), and The Foundation of Endeavour at Museum of Contemporary Art Metelkova, Ljubljana (2020). She represented Slovenia at the 55th Venice Biennale (2013). Awards include the Film London Jarman Award (2021), B3 Biennial of the Moving Image Award (2020), MAC International Ulster Bank and Charlottenborg Fonden prizes (2016), and Best Artist’s Film at Aesthetica Film Festival (2024).
Michael Endlicher (b. 1960, Vienna, Austria) is an artist based in Vienna. He studied business administration and began his artistic career after ending his first profession in advertising. His work has been shown in numerous exhibitions in Austria, including the solo exhibition How to Paint a Character at Galerie Dantendorfer (2025) and Zeichen Sprache Ironie at Kultum Graz (2024). Further exhibitions include Gallery Gundula Gruber in Vienna, Parallel Vienna, and the reopening exhibition Alles war klar at Künstlerhaus Wien (2020).
Annika Eschmann (b. 1990, Herdwangen-Schönach, Germany) is an artist based in Vienna, Austria. She studied Transdisciplinary Arts at the University of Applied Arts Vienna, earning her MA with distinction in 2020, and also studied at Srishti Institute, Bangalore, and IMAL, Munich. Her recent solo shows include Iron Curtain, Economy of Attention and Metamorphosis at AG18 Showcase, Vienna (2025) and What Goes Around? at Galerija Kornjaca, Belgrade (2024). She has also participated in Susret/Begegnung at Galerija Kornjaca, Belgrade (2023) and #131 Feinheiten at konnektor, Hannover (2025).
Alfred Hruschka (b. 1950, Laa/Thaya, Austria) is an artist based in Falkenstein, Austria. Hruschka works across diverse media exploring the intersection of nature and art. His recent exhibitions include Unseren Garten bestellen at Motorenhalle Dresden (2025), Verbindungen at Barockschlössl Mistelbach (2024), Natur + Kunst at the Biennale Szombathely, Hungary (2022), and Over the Line at Novy Jicin Bastion, Czech Republic (2019).
Alexandra Kontriner (b. 1980, Lienz, Austria) is an artist based in Vienna. She studied Art History in Innsbruck and Vienna and completed courses in Applied Arts at the University of Applied Arts Vienna, as well as a program in Crafts and Design in Kramsach, Tyrol. Her work has recently been shown at Künstlerhaus Wien, Wunderkammer, (2024), in a solo exhibition Pioniere at Galerie Trapp, Salzburg, and Alexandra Kontriner. Metamorph at galerieKrems, Krems (2025). She was awarded the Paper Unlimited – Erich Grabner Prize for Artistic Graphics by the City of Krems.
Elena Kristofor (b. 1983, Odessa, Ukraine) is a Vienna-based artist working primarily in photography. She studied photography at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna and architecture at TU Wien, and also attended the Summer Academy Salzburg and earned a diploma from fotoK, Vienna. Her recent solo exhibitions include Steppe Scape at Foto Wien, Vienna Collectors Club (2025) and it comes like a river at Photo Cluster, Vienna (2025). Group exhibitions include Vertical Horizon at Kyiv Biennale, Lentos, Linz (2025) and Kühler wird die Sonne im Dunst des Nebels at Turmgalerie Vilshofen (2024). She received the Austrian Art Alumni Award 2025 from BMFWF.
Lea Liebl (b. 2000, Innsbruck, Austria) is an artist based in Vienna. She studies Transdisciplinary Arts at the University of Applied Arts Vienna and holds a BA in Art History and a BSc in Economics from the University of Innsbruck. Liebl’s work has been shown in solo exhibitions including Untitled (Apprehension) at Verein Fortuna, Vienna (2025) and Blau Blau Blau ist alles was ich hab at Come In! Galerie, Waidhofen an der Ybbs (2025). Group exhibitions include Constant Swarming at Kulturdrogerie, Vienna (2025), Solutions & Strategies at Klimabiennale, Vienna (2024), and Everyone but Caspar at Künstlerhaus Sootbörn, Hamburg (2024).
Monica L. LoCascio (b. 1984, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) is an artist based in Vienna, Austria. She holds an MA in Art & Science with honors from the University of Applied Arts Vienna (2021) and a BA in New Media & Visual Arts, magna cum laude, from Emerson College (2006). Her work explores the intersections of art, science, and history, with a focus on women’s labour. Recent exhibitions include Quantum Untangled at Science Gallery, London (2026), Cosmic Titans: Art, Science and the Cosmic Universe at Lakeside Arts, University of Nottingham (2025), and the solo show Guts of My Guts at HALLE13, Vienna (2023).
Claire Morgan (b. 1980, Belfast, UK) is an Irish artist based in Gateshead, UK. She studied Fine Art, sculpture, at the University of Northumbria, graduating with First Class honours, and completed Foundation Studies in Art and Design at the University of Ulster. Morgan’s work explores nature, human fragility, and environmental themes through sculpture and installation. Recent exhibitions include You will not stop here at Golden Thread Gallery, Belfast (2024), Hold me tightly lest I fall at Landesgalerie Niederösterreich, Krems (2024), and I only dared to touch you once I knew that you were dead at Galerie Karsten Greve, Köln and Paris (2023). Other notable shows include A tentative strategy for a renewal… at Galerie Karsten Greve, Paris (2021) and Joy in the Pain at Saarlandmuseum Moderne Galerie, Saarbrücken (2021).
Klaus Pichler (b. 1977, Vienna, Austria) is a photographer based in Vienna. He earned a diploma in Landscape Architecture at the University of Life Sciences, Vienna, and has worked as a freelance photographer since then, producing both art projects and commissioned work. His recent exhibitions include the solo show The Petunia Carnage at Stadthaus Ulm, Germany (2024), group exhibitions Mixed and Winter in Wien at Wien Museum, Vienna (2024), and the solo exhibition One Third at CRAF, Palazzo Tadea, Spilimbergo, Italy (2023).
Monika Pichler (b. 1961, Hallein, Austria) is an artist and professor based in Linz, Austria. She studied at the University of Art and Design Linz (1984–1992) and has been a professor at the Institute for Art and Design / Textile since 2000. Since 2009, she has also led the screen printing workshop at the Institute for Fine Arts and Cultural Studies, Department of Painting and Graphics, Kunst Universität Linz. Her recent exhibitions include the solo shows MEETING AT A WILD RIVER at ZETA, Center for Contemporary Art, Tirana, Albania (2025), DIE TEPPICHE at Kubin Haus, Zwickledt (2025), IN DER SCHWEBE at IFK, Vienna (2025), and IM GARTEN DER FRAUEN at Mariendom, Linz (2024).
Margot Pilz (b. 1936, Haarlem, Netherlands) is an artist based in Vienna, Austria. She studied photography at the Höhere Graphische Bundes-Lehr- und Versuchsanstalt in Vienna, completing her studies in 1976. Pilz held professorships in computer art at the Technical University Vienna (1990–1992) and the Technical University Graz (1993–1994), and was a visiting professor at Panteion University, Athens (1991). Her recent exhibitions include the solo shows Lovers at Künstlerhaus Bregenz (2025) and Margot Pilz – Selbstauslöserin at Kunsthalle Krems (2021), as well as participation in DU SOLLST DIR EIN BILD MACHEN at Künstlerhaus Wien (2025) and STAND UP! FEMINISTISCHE AVANTGARDE at Sprengel Museum Hannover (2025). Pilz has received several awards, including the Vienna Art Prize (2011), the Lower Austria Culture Prize for Visual Arts (2019), and the Austrian Art Prize for Media Art (2022).
Oliver Ressler (b. 1970, Knittelfeld, Austria) is an artist and filmmaker based in Vienna. Ressler studied at the University of Applied Arts Vienna. He works in installation, public projects, and film, addressing topics such as economy, democracy, climate emergency, civil disobedience, and societal alternatives. His recent exhibitions include Sentient Seeds for a Scorched Earth at Kunstverein Ludwigshafen, Germany (2026); Dog Days Bite Back at Belvedere 21, Vienna (2024); Hothouse Planet Breakout at Leeds Arts University, UK (2024); and Living Investment Risk at BITDB Space, Beijing, China (2024). Earlier exhibitions include Deadly Serious, Living Alive at Museo Espacio, Aguascalientes, Mexico (2023) and Barricading the Ice Sheets at Neuer Berliner Kunstverein, Berlin (2023). He has received the ZKM International Media Art Prize, Karlsruhe (2002), and the Swiss Prix Thun for Art and Ethics (2016).
Dafna Talmor is a London‑based artist. She holds an MA in Fine Art Photography from the Royal College of Art, London, and a BA in Fine Art from Goldsmiths, University of London. Alongside her artistic work, Talmor works as an Associate Lecturer at Goldsmiths, University of London on the BA Media, Cultural Studies and Communications course and at Camberwell College of Arts, UAL on the MA Photography course. Her recent exhibitions include SEA of STONES – Constructed Landscapes (vol. III) at TOBE Gallery, Budapest (2025); Fractured Lands (duo with Ella Morton) at The Halide Project, Philadelphia (2025); and The Moving Eye Cannot See at Sid Motion Gallery, London (2025). Previous shows include Sea of Stones at the House of Arts, Veszprém (2023) and Constructed Landscapes at Carmen Araujo Arte, Caracas (2022).
Elisabeth von Samsonow (b. 1956, Neubeuern, Germany) is an artist, philosopher, and emeritus professor of Philosophical and Historical Anthropology of Art at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. She studied philosophy, Catholic theology, and German studies at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich and earned her doctorate in 1985 on the epistemology of astronomer Johannes Kepler. In 2012/2013, she was a visiting professor at the Faculty of Design, Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. Her recent exhibitions include THE GODDESS RETURNING – PROTECT THE EARTH ECOFEMINISM & ART at Kvinnohistoriskt Museum, Umeå (2025), VIENNA TODAY – ACTIVATING FUTURES at Hai Museum of Art, Shanghai (2025), FEMME F(R)ICTION at Academy Mansion, New York (2023), MIRROR MIRROR at Landesmuseum Kärnten, Klagenfurt (2023), DIE ERDE LESEN – THE DISSIDENT GODDESSES’ NETWORK at Landesgalerie Niederösterreich, Krems (2022), and LÖSS. Eine Frau in der Landschaft at Naturhistorisches Museum Wien (2020).
Judith Wagner (b. 1973, Vienna, Austria) is a Vienna-based artist. She studied at the University of Applied Arts Vienna, including a semester abroad at the Oslo National Academy of the Arts, and has worked as an assistant in the Sculpture Department at the University of Applied Arts. She also teaches at the New Design University, St. Pölten. Recent exhibitions include Metamorphosis behind the Human Being at Barvinsky Gallery, Vienna (2025), Art At The Park at Kunsthaus Wiesinger, Vienna (2025), in between at GPLcontemporary, Vienna (2022), Presentazione nuove opere at Terra Arte, Rome (2022), and (K)ein Mensch ist eine Insel at Künstlerhaus, Vienna (2021).
