Marie Ruprecht-Wimmer

Marie Ruprecht, born in 1975 in Upper Austria, lives and works in Aschach on the Danube. She studied Experimental Design at the Institute of Fine Arts and Cultural Studies at the University of Art and Design Linz and has been working since 1994 in the fields of photography, drawing, painting, textiles, sculpture as well as video, mixed media and spatial installation. An essential feature of her work is the direct engagement with the existing spatial and contentual conditions and the theme related appropriation of new cultural techniques for the realization of her works.

Marie Ruprecht has works in private as well as public ownership and has had numerous exhibitions in Austria and abroad.

Collections
KUNSTSAMMLUNG - Art Collection - Region of Upper Austria
Art Collection - City of Linz
Collection Museum Angerlehner

Member of the
Following Organizations
Die KUNSTSCHAFFENDEN - Galerie im OÖ Kulturquartier
Galerie DIE FORUM Wels
Alumni Forum - University of Art and Design Linz

Marie Ruprecht is initiator and director of the KUNSTSALON in cooperation with Antonia Riederer.

"Marie Ruprechts art shows us that you can get an impression of the 'big picture' by just paying attention to the small details. What we c...

2002 bis 2005 PhD Programm
Univ. Prof. Dr. Thomas Macho
University of Art and Design Linz

2001 Graduated with honors diploma
Institute of Fine Arts and Cultural Studies / University of Art and Design Linz

1994 bis 2001 Fine Art - Experimental Design
Univ. Prof. Dr. Herbert Lachmayer
Institute of Fine Arts and Cultural Studies / University of Art and Design Linz

Scholarships & PRizes
Juli 2020 Artist Residency Grant - Province of Upper Austria
Juni 2006 & Juli 2006 LinzExport Grant - City of Linz
Juni 2006 & Juli 2006 SIM House Artist Residency Grant, Reykjavik, Island
März 2003 bis August 2003 Austrian Federeal Chancellery - Artist Residency Grant, Fujino, Japan.
April 1998 bis Juni 1998 Erasmus Study Visit - University of Fine Arts Bilbao, Spain
August 1998 First Prize in the category Free Art in the framework of the international competition Future.Vision.Work for young architekts, designers and artits