Past Residents
Past Resident2024: Federal Ministry for Arts, Culture, Civil Service and Sport of Austria
Ulrike Königshofer
Ulrike Königshofer is a visual artist based in Vienna whose work explores the visibility of the world around us. Through technical arrangements, she finds new ways to capture the most ephemeral qualities, like the ripples on a lake. Her pieces draw our attention to aspects of reality that often go unnoticed, exploring the boundaries of what can be depicted and reflecting on the nature of images themselves.
Ulrike Königshofer has exhibited work at Camera Austria, Austria; Austrian Cultural Forum, New York; and Halle für Kunst, Austria, among others.
Ulrike Königshofer, Sunlight Traces, 2014, burn traces on paper, 4 × 19 in. (10.16 × 48.26 cm).
Ulrike Königshofer, Graphs, 2022-2023, silver gelatin prints, 19 × 15 in. (48.26 × 38.1 cm).
Ulrike Königshofer, Cast of Water, 2021, installation, 47 × 39 × 39 in. (119.38 × 99.06 × 99.06 cm).
Ulrike Königshofer, Shades of Glass, 2020, framed Photogram, 9 × 19 in. (22.86 × 48.26 cm).
Ulrike Königshofer, Empty Walls, 2023, pencil on paper, 39 × 55 in. (99.06 × 139.7 cm).
Residents from Austria
Past Resident2024: Federal Ministry for Arts, Culture, Civil Service and Sport of Austria
Irina Lotarevich
Irina Lotarevich’s sculptural practice emerges at the intersection of her personal experience and broader systems. She primarily works with metal fabrication and casting techniques, creating sculptures with minimal yet intricate forms that reference architecture, bureaucracy, labor, language, and parts of her own body, as well as the conditions of the material’s production and circulation.
Irina Lotarevich has exhibited work at Sophie Tappeiner Gallery, Vienna; FUTURA Centre for Contemporary Art, Prague; and Belvedere 21, Vienna, among others.
Irina Lotarevich, Compressed Structure, 2024, brass, 37 × 14 in. (93.98 × 35.56 cm).
Irina Lotarevich, Modular Body (container ship cross-section), 2023, steel, aluminum and metal shavings, 68 1/2 × 62 × 15 1/2 in in. (68 1/2 × 157.48 × 15 1/2 in cm).
Irina Lotarevich, Housing Anxiety 6, 2022, aluminum, stainless steel screws and locks and keys, 59 × 39 × 2 3/4 in in. (149.86 × 99.06 × 2 3/4 in cm).
Irina Lotarevich, Overtime and Pedagogy, 2023, steel, metal residue from bandsaw, plexiglass and rust, 30 3/4 × 9 1/2 × 9 in. (30 3/4 × 9 1/2 × 22.86 cm).
Irina Lotarevich, Stuffed Cells, 2024, brass and stainless steel, 2 1/2 × 16 × 3 in. (2 1/2 × 40.64 × 7.62 cm).
Residents from Austria
Past Resident2024: Canada Council for the Arts
Xiaojing Yan
Xiaojing Yan’s art reflects her cultural journey, culminating in a distinct personal vocabulary. Her unique perspective bridges past and present, exploring themes of identity, nature, and transcendence. Drawing on ancient Chinese traditions, rituals, and materials, Yan uses natural elements to evoke mystical and philosophical reflections on life, death, and humanity’s connection to the natural world. Her work is rich with symbolism that remains as relevant today as it was historically, engaging with issues such as environmental sustainability.
Xiaojing Yan has exhibited work at Suzhou Museum, China; Royal Ontario Museum, Canada; and Sharjah Art Museum, United Arab Emirates, among others.
Xiaojing Yan, Lingzhi Girl #10, 2017, lingzhi mushroom, mycelium and woodchips, 16 × 18 × 18 in. (40.64 × 45.72 × 45.72 cm).
Xiaojing Yan, Spirit Cloud, 2017, Medium: fresh water pearls, filament and aluminum, 128 × 118 × 528 in. (325.12 × 299.72 × 1341.12 cm).
Xiaojing Yan, Far from where you divined, 2017, mycelium, cultivated lingzhi mushrooms, wood chips and wood, dimensions variable.
Xiaojing Yan, Nebula, 2019, lava stone beads and golden thread, 157 × 236 × 157 in. (398.78 × 599.44 × 398.78 cm).
Xiaojing Yan, Stamen, 2023, wax and cotton thread, 144 × 108 in. (365.76 × 274.32 cm).
