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L E N A G O L D S T E I N E R


Lena Goldsteiner (born 1988, Austria) studied sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, at Scholi Kalon Technon in Athens (Greece) and daily. She holds an Industrial design degree from University of Applied Arts Vienna. In 2011 she co-founded SOYBOT, a micro-publishing house and risoprinting studio in Vienna and participated in exhibitions with and without SOYBOT in institutions and off-sites in Vienna, Belgrade, Athens and Milano. 'Theatre of Destruction', a machine created within the realm of product circles was presented at Power Station of Art in Shanghai and at V&A Museum in London.


Contact: hi@lena.gold

E D U C A T I O N

2014 – 2022 Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, AT
2017/2018 Athens School of Fine Arts, GR
2006 – 2012 University of Applied Arts, Vienna, AT


G R O U P E X H I B I T I O N S

2023 AT, Kunstraum Schwaz, Life on its own -->
2023 AT, Vienna, Futuregarden, Kuverts, by Muldengold
2023 AT, Vienna, Akademie Auktion 2023, Atelierhaus
2022 AT, Vienna, IST EIN LOCH NICHTS?,TZTZTZTZTZTZ, Über Löffel, Wesen und Kugeln. Eine Skulpturenausstellung im Bildhauerei - Garten, Sportklubstraße 4 -->
2022 AT, Vienna, Parallel Editions, Atelierhaus -->
2022 AT, Vienna, 'SPRITEGATE', CURATOR Nina Puchner, Helmut Heiss, Burnbjoern WITH Lony Mathis, Helmut Heiss, Georg Pinteritsch, Mariella Lehner, Janne Marie Dauer, Nina Buchner, Georg Holzmann, Peter Schönhardt, Christoph Voglbauer, Burnbjoern, Julia Frank, Lena Gold
at ex. Soybot HQ, Rauscherstraße 20, 1200 Wien -->
2022 AT, Unterretzbach,'stay deep and stay pressurized', Alexandra Feusi, Lena Goldsteiner, Viktoria Morgenstern, Sophie Neumann und Patrick Topitschnig, kuratiert von Johannes Rips, Pölzwein Unterretzbach -->
2021 AT, Linz, Salzamt Atelierhaus, Edition: 'GPS & Love Letters' 'PEW PEW PEW Festival III' with Áron Lorincz (HU) -->
2021 AT, Vienna, One Mess Gallery at F23 ‚Minigolf‘
2021 AT, Hallstätter See, Schloss Grub - ‚Tiefgänge‘, Kulturplattform de zentral -->
2021 AT, Vienna, Garden of Academy of Fine Arts, 'Hortus + You never promised me a fig garden'
2021 AT, Vienna, WAF Gallery, 'Mixed Feelings' curated by Basil Fischler/Leon Höllhumer
2020 AT, Vienna, LLLLLL, T.o.m.b.o.l.a, curated by Terese Kasalicky and Heti Prack
2019 AT, Vienna, Academy of Fine Arts, 'Autoradio' with Juliana Lindenhofer -->
2019 AT, Kunsthalle Leoben, 'Debüt' curated by Gotthard Fellerer
2018 GR, Athens, Skatepark Latraac, ERGO Collective ‚The Workshop‘
2018 GR, Athens, Back to Athens, 'Sent from my IPhone'
2018 GR, Athens, KAllidromiou 42,'Rooftop'
2017 AT, Vienna, MAK, 'StadtFabrik: Neue Arbeit. Neues Design.'
2017 AT, Vienna, 'Young Art Auction'
2017 AT, Vienna, Aquarium, 'Spectacle Splatters' with Anne Schmidt
2017 AT, Vienna, 'Cinemagerie' cinematic installation with Johann Lurf, Viktoria Schmidt and David Tavcar, cooperation of Diagonale Festival of Austrian Film and Vienna Design Week
2016 AT, Vienna, 21er Haus, 'Young Art Auction'
2016 AT, Vienna, 'Off the coast of me', show of Objectsculpture at Neustiftgasse
2015 AT, Vienna, Wien Museum, 'Auf den ersten Blick', Soybot
2014 IT, Milano, 'Sprint – Independent publishers and artists' book salon'
2014 CHINA, Shanghai, Power Station of Art, 'Urban', Shanghai Design Biennale 2014, 'Theatre of Destruction'
2013 AT, Vienna, SWDZ, 'at.las'
2013 POR, Madeira, Pedra Sina Residency, 'Coin operated', with Jonas Bohatsch
2012 UK, London, Victoria & Albert Museum, Friday Late: 'Destruction', 'Theatre of Destruction'
2012 D, Berlin, 'International Laser Summit'
2012 AT, Vienna, Parkfair, 'Arte Noah'
2012 AT, Vienna, Stadtarbeit Vienna Design Week, 'Theatre of Destruction'

2012 AT, Vienna, Künstlerhaus, 'Essence', end of year show, Angewandte
2012 AT, Vienna, Hufak-Offspace, 'Extrafalouse' with Kickie Chudikova
2012 AT, Vienna, MAK, 'Das große Kaffeehausexperiment' with Moya Hoke
2010 AT, Vienna, LOVE_, 'Zines'
2010 SRB, Belgrad, 'International Laser Summit'


R E S I D E N C I E S

2021 HALLSTATT AIR, Kulturplattform de zentral, June 2021, Hallstatt, AT
2019 URKULT 19, Festival für Experimentelle Kunst, Ritten, Southtirol, IT/AT
2016 SoArt Residency at Lake Millstatt, Carinthia, AT
2014 ‚Self Assembling‘, Schmiede Hallein, AT
2013 Multimadeira, Pedra Sina Residency, Madeira, POR


B I B L I O G R A P H Y

'SPOON' My workbook, research and process documentation, 2022
T.O.M.B.O.L.A. II, 2021, Heti Prack + Terese Kasalicky
ECOSEXUAL, self published, 2018
SoArt Katalog, soart artists 2013 – 2016, #3, 2017
Art Books self published in small editions and risoprinted at SOYBOT:
WELLFLANELL, 2015
TOYBOY, 2014
NEKROSELFIE, 2014
CARS AND UFOS, 2011


T E X T S

Diametrale Geschenke - Text von Anne Schmidt
- Zur SoArt Residency - Text von Alexandra Hennig
DUAL USE - Text by Lena Goldsteiner


G R A N T S / P R I C E S

2023 Gestaltung eines Gedenkorts für das Körperspendeprogramm der SFU Sigmund Freud Universität am Zentralfriedhof in Wien - Gewinn bei geladenem Wettbewerb
2015 Leonardo Da Vinci Foreign Grant, at Silo Studio in London, UK
2012 Honorary fund from Lower Austria
2011 James Dyson Award – Honorary Mention
2008 Erasmus Foreign Grant, Brussels, Belgium
2005 Honorary Mention, Ars Electronica Linz, U-19 Freestyle Computing


C O L L E C T I V E S

2011 Co-Founder of risoprinting Micropublishinghouse SOYBOT, Vienna
2011 SUPERSUPE with Kickie Chudikova
2014 OBJEKTAS platform of industrial designers

IMPRESSUM