Stephanie Balih

ARTIST: My name is Stephanie Balih. I am a professional academic artist and singer-songwriter.

BEAUTY: My artistic focus is on figurative motifs that lift people's energy.
It is very important to me that we humans discover our very own potential and live it.
In addition to animals and nature motifs, my focus is on human portraits.
Because of my sensitivity, I see a lot in a person's aura and put my knowledge into my pictures.

MY TRADEMARK in painting is the typical blue.
I call it “Signature Blue.”
It is included in all of my images. Sometimes it shines through subtly and sometimes I give this gorgeous blue the spotlight completely.
I love the sea and its vibrancy.
“Ocean painting” is also a typical name for my art: I often let this special blue flow across the canvas in delicate paths.
With real gold and a message in the painting, I underline the message of my work of art. My art represents quality and mastery.
My media is acrylic and oil and gold leaf on canvas.

INSPIRATION: I draw my inspiration from my eventful life, movement and my dreams.
I like to work in series and intertwine painting with the themes of my music.
This is about self-love, mindfulness and spirituality.

WORKING PROCESS: At the beginning of each of m...

2014:
Diploma with distinction in fine arts in the graphics class with Prof Gunter Damisch, Academy of Fine Arts Vienna

2012:
Diploma with distinction for artistic teaching, art and communication and fashions & styles, Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna

2007:
State examination in art and music education, University of Augsburg, Germany

Scholarships/prizes

2020:
Music scholarship from the state of Lower Austria

2017:
Nomination for the Liese Prokop Women's Prize 2017 in the field of art and culture

Prize of the Lower Austrian City and Village Renewal for the project “Wertvoll” as part of the Lower Austrian State Exhibition
http://www.stephaniebalih.com/projekt-wertvoll/

2014:
Artist in Residence Project Space Albrechtsfeld, Gallery Bäckerstrasse4 Vienna, Project Space Albrechtsfeld

2011:
Boesner scholarship for the Katrin Plavcak class, International Summer Academy Salzburg

2008:
International Summer Academy Salzburg with Xenia Hausner, Austria

Scholarship for the Traunkirchen Summer Academy with Xenia Hausner

Recognition award from Intercell Ag “Art@Biotech”, Vienna

2006:
Scholarship from the city of Augsburg: Master class in Irsee Monastery with Dieter Mammel, Germany

2020
„HautICH & HimmelDU“, Galerie Bezirkshauptmannschaft Melk, Austria (solo)

2018
„Eigene Sicht der Dinge“, Schloss Schönbrunn, Wien
„Wunder WALD“, Das Kunstmuseum- Waldviertel, Schrems, Austria

2017
„Wertvoll“, Schloss Artstetten, Artstetten
„Charismatische Waldviertler“, Rogendorfer Saal, Schloss Pöggstall, Pöggstall (solo), Austria

2016
„sowohl als auch“, x-posit Akademie der Bildenden Künste Wien
„Goldmond“, Atelier Balih, Artstetten, Österreich (solo)
„Singing for the moon - reaching for the stars“, Nun, Manufaktur kreativer Prozesse, Wien (solo), Austria

2015
„What´s next? “, Wiener Wunderkammer 2015, TU Wien
„Solowerk“, Galerie 3, Treibacher Industrie AG, Althofen, Austria (solo)
„Kunst im Werk, Arbeiten von Stephanie Balih, David Maze und Alex Samyi“, Galerie 3, Treibacher Industrie AG, Althofen
„Projektraum Albrechtsfeld“, Galerie Bäckerstraße4, Wien

2014
„macht macht (ohn)macht“, Amerlinghaus, Wien
„in Bewegung/ bewegt sein“, Unternehmenszentrale Österreichische Post AG, Wien
„Selbstportrait 2014“, KMG Art Gallery, Wien
„Dimensionen 437“, Diplomarbeit, Akademie der Bildenden Künste Wien
„Three under 36“, Galerie Schloss Parz, Grieskirchen, Österreich
„Behind the scenes to“, Studio Liniert, Wien (solo)

2013
„Bewu...