About
Katharina Gruzei works as an independent artist in the media of photography, video, film, sound and installation. Within her artistic practice she traces societal tendencies and addresses socio-cultural issues. They range from gender related topics to questions arising in urban surroundings. Another focus is feminist topics and her work in public space, which she mostly implements site-specifically.
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Mag.art. Mag.art. KATHARINA GRUZEI
born 1983 in Austria
lives and works in Linz and ViennaEDUCATION
2014 - Diploma in Fine Arts - Class for Experimental Art
Institute of Fine Arts and Cultural Studies, University of Art and Design Linz, Austria2012 - Diploma in Cultural Studies
Institute of Fine Arts & Cultural Studies, University of Art and Design Linz, Austriastudies abroad
2006 - Studies of Fine Art
Art Department of the University of California, Santa Barbara, USA2006/07 - Visual Culture Studies and Photography
Masterclass of Katharina Sieverding, University of Arts, Berlin, DEAWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS
2021 Forum Stipend, Alumni forum of the University of Arts & Design, Linz
2020 - State Scholarship for Photography of the Federal Chancellery
Margret Bilger Scholarship of the State of Upper Austria
Shortlist August-Sander-Award, SK Stiftung Kultur, Cologne2019 - Shortlist German Photo Book Award
2018 - Award of the Salzburger Kunstverein & the Province of Salzburg
2017 - Talents Award for Fine Arts, Province of Upper Austria
2016 - Award for electronic Media, Photography and Film by the Region of Carinthia, Austria
2015 - AK Kunstpreis OÖ / Art Award of the Workers Union Upper Austria
2014 - Energie AG Award
2013 - Award for the Best Experimental Short, Nashville Filmfestival, USA
Award for Fine Arts and Interdisciplinary Artforms, City of Linz, Austria2012 - Local Artist Award, Crossing Europe Filmfestival, Linz
VAM Award for the best young Austrian Shortfilm, Vienna Independent Shorts Filmfestival2010 - Frame Award
Talents Award of Upper Austria2008 - Ö1 Talents Award
Theodor-Körner Award for Fine Arts and Artistic PhotographySTIPENDS
2020 - Linz Export Stipend
2017 - Mentoring Stipend of the Federal Culture Ministry of Austria
2016 - Startstipend of the Federal Culture Ministry of Austria
2014 - Graduates Stipend of the University of Art and Design Linz
Fohn Stipend Vienna2011 - Stipend of the International Summeracademy of Fine Arts Salzburg
2007 - Linz Export Stipend
2005 - Stipend of the International Summeracademy of Fine Arts Salzburg
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2020
Crossing Europe Extracts, Crossing Europe Filmfestival Linz, AUT
Japan Revisited, Then-Now-After, Online-Screenings, JPN
Favoriten Festival Dortmund, While we are Working, Online-Screening, GER
2019
Alchemy Film & Moving Image Festival, Embrace the Strange, Hawick Scotland, SCT
Crossing Europe Filmfestival, Linz, AUT
2018
Architektur Film Sommer „Habitat 2.0 - aus Alt mach Neu“, Architekturzentrum Wien, AUT
Quiet Dialog: Invisible existences and Us, Film-Screening Program, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, JPN
Shaping Democracy - The Republic in 25 frames per Second, Frei Raum, MQ Wien, AUT
Rennes 2018 – Clair Obscur / Festival Travelling, FRA
Decydentki, Dom Norymberski Krakow, POL
2017
dotdotdot, Open Air Shortfilmfestival Vienna, AUT
Wir sind Wien.Festival, FilmFabrik, Vienna, AUT
Botschaft Transit, Speyer GER
2016
FLUCA - GET INVOLVED: FOCUS DIRECT URBANISM, Austrian Cultural Pavillion, Plovdiv, BGR
Extended Horizons, Go Short International Short Film Festival Nijmegen, NLD
2015
El centro no puede resistir, Fundación Luis Seoane, Coruña, ESP
City Screen Festival Stavanger, Workers leaving the Factory Featuring; Harun
Farocki & Katharina Gruzei, Outdoor Cinema Badehusgata, NOR
2014
Now and After Videofestival, Gulag Museum Moskau, RUS
Backup Festival, Weimar, GER
Birds Eye View, Art in the London Underground, Canary Wharf Screen, London, GBR
PROYECTOR Festival, Madrid, ESP
Digital Marrakech, MAR
2013
Stuttgarter Filmwinter, GER
Rotterdam Filmfestival, NLD
Hong Kong International Filmfestival, CHN
EMAF, European Media Art Festial, Osnabrück, GER
Nashville Film Festival, USA
Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen, GER
Rencontres Internationales, New Cinema and Contemporary Art, Haus der Kulturen der Welt Berlin, GER
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, CZ
Curtas Filmfestival, Vila do Conde, Portugal, PRT
Wroclaw New Horizons Filmfestival, POL
Sao Paulo International Shortfilm Festival, Brasilien, BRA
Seoul EXis, Experimental Film & Video Festival, Korea, KOR
EUNIC REX Filmfestival, Stockholm, SWE
Rotterdam Architektur Fimfestival, NLD
Rio de Janeiro Shortfilm Festival, BRA
L`Alternativa 2013 Barcelona Independent Film Festival, ESP
Focus on Sound in Film, Izmir Short Film Festival, Türkei, TUR
2012
Diagonale Filmfestival Graz, AUT
Crossing Europe Filmfestival, Linz, AUT
KurzFilmFest Hamburg, GER
Vienna Independent Shorts Filmfestival, AUT
DokFest Kosovo, RKS
Kasseler Filmfest, GER
Denver International Filmfestival, USA
Vilnius Film Shorts, LTU
Mar del Plata Filmfestival, Argentinien, ARG
2011
Espressioni, Performing Arts Festival, Milan, ITA
Loop Festival, Barcelona, ESP
Festival Oodaaq d’image poetique, Rennes, FRA
Rencontres Internationales, Nouveau Cinema & Art Contemporain, Centre Pompidou Paris, FRA
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2020
Crossing Europe Extracts, Crossing Europe Filmfestival Linz, AUT
Japan Revisited, Then-Now-After, Online-Screenings, JPN
Favoriten Festival Dortmund, While we are Working, Online-Screening, GER
2019
Alchemy Film & Moving Image Festival, Embrace the Strange, Hawick Scotland, SCT
Crossing Europe Filmfestival, Linz, AUT
2018
Architektur Film Sommer „Habitat 2.0 - aus Alt mach Neu“, Architekturzentrum Wien, AUT
Quiet Dialog: Invisible existences and Us, Film-Screening Program, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, JPN
Shaping Democracy - The Republic in 25 frames per Second, Frei Raum, MQ Wien, AUT
Rennes 2018 – Clair Obscur / Festival Travelling, FRA
Decydentki, Dom Norymberski Krakow, POL
2017
dotdotdot, Open Air Shortfilmfestival Vienna, AUT
Wir sind Wien.Festival, FilmFabrik, Vienna, AUT
Botschaft Transit, Speyer GER
2016
FLUCA - GET INVOLVED: FOCUS DIRECT URBANISM, Austrian Cultural Pavillion, Plovdiv, BGR
Extended Horizons, Go Short International Short Film Festival Nijmegen, NLD
2015
El centro no puede resistir, Fundación Luis Seoane, Coruña, ESP
City Screen Festival Stavanger, Workers leaving the Factory Featuring; Harun
Farocki & Katharina Gruzei, Outdoor Cinema Badehusgata, NOR
2014
Now and After Videofestival, Gulag Museum Moskau, RUS
Backup Festival, Weimar, GER
Birds Eye View, Art in the London Underground, Canary Wharf Screen, London, GBR
PROYECTOR Festival, Madrid, ESP
Digital Marrakech, MAR
2013
Stuttgarter Filmwinter, GER
Rotterdam Filmfestival, NLD
Hong Kong International Filmfestival, CHN
EMAF, European Media Art Festial, Osnabrück, GER
Nashville Film Festival, USA
Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen, GER
Rencontres Internationales, New Cinema and Contemporary Art, Haus der Kulturen der Welt Berlin, GER
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, CZ
Curtas Filmfestival, Vila do Conde, Portugal, PRT
Wroclaw New Horizons Filmfestival, POL
Sao Paulo International Shortfilm Festival, Brasilien, BRA
Seoul EXis, Experimental Film & Video Festival, Korea, KOR
EUNIC REX Filmfestival, Stockholm, SWE
Rotterdam Architektur Fimfestival, NLD
Rio de Janeiro Shortfilm Festival, BRA
L`Alternativa 2013 Barcelona Independent Film Festival, ESP
Focus on Sound in Film, Izmir Short Film Festival, Türkei, TUR
2012
Diagonale Filmfestival Graz, AUT
Crossing Europe Filmfestival, Linz, AUT
KurzFilmFest Hamburg, GER
Vienna Independent Shorts Filmfestival, AUT
DokFest Kosovo, RKS
Kasseler Filmfest, GER
Denver International Filmfestival, USA
Vilnius Film Shorts, LTU
Mar del Plata Filmfestival, Argentinien, ARG
2011
Espressioni, Performing Arts Festival, Milan, ITA
Loop Festival, Barcelona, ESP
Festival Oodaaq d’image poetique, Rennes, FRA
Rencontres Internationales, Nouveau Cinema & Art Contemporain, Centre Pompidou Paris, FRA