Iris Häussler - Biography

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Curriculum Vitae


since 2001
Lives and works in Toronto, Canada

1983 - 90
Academy of Fine Arts, Munich, Germany, Prof. Heribert Sturm

1962
born in Friedrichshafen / Bodensee, Germany

 

Current


"He Named Her Amber" (The Grange Excavation Project). Art Gallery of Ontario, curated by David Moos. 2008-2010, Toronto, Canada

 

 

 

Scholarships and Awards


2008
Canada Council for The Arts, Research Grant, Canada

2007
Canada Council for The Arts, Travel Grant, Canada

2006
Canada Council for The Arts, Production Grant, Canada
Ontario Arts Counil Award, Project Grant, Canada

2005
Toronto Arts Council Award, Project Grant, Canada

2000
Anna and Joseph Fassbender Prize for Drawing, Brühl, Germany

1999
Karl-Hofer Prize, Hochschule der Künste, Berlin, Germany ( MONOPATI )
Visiting Professor at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich, Germany

1994
Fellowship of the Kunstfonds e.V., Bonn, Germany

1993
Gisela and Erwin von Steiner Foundation (Project grant for Pro Polis )
Prize of the Cultural Circle of of the German Industry Association (BDI)
Stipend of the State of Bavaria University Program

1991
City of Munich Arts Prize

1986 - 87
Naxos (Kyklades, Greece), Foreign Studies Fellowship of the National Studies Endowment

1986
German National Studies Endowment (Studienstiftung)

 

Invited lectures (selected)


2009
Faculty of Fine Arts / Department of English , York University, Ontario, Canada
Faculty of Architecture, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Museum Studies Program, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Department of Theory and Policy Studies, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada

2007
Artist Lecture (with Walid Raad), University of Minnesota, Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN, USA

2006
Graduate Program for the Visual Arts, York University, Toronto
Criticism and Curatorial Studies Class, Ontario College of Art and Design, Toronto

2000
Academy of Fine Arts, Berlin, Germany

1999
Visiting professorship at the Academy of Fine Arts, Studio Course, Munich, Germany

1998
Academy of Fine Arts, Munich, Germany

1997
IASPIS program, Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Stockholm, Sweden

 

Monographs

Mark Kingwell (2008) The Legacies of Joseph Wagenbach. - in: Opening Gambits: Essays on Art and Philosophy, pp. 124-132. Key-Porter, Toronto. ISBN 978-1554700738.

Martina Fuchs, Christiane Meyer-Stoll (2001) Ich war's nicht / It wasn't me - Comprehensive catalogue 1989 - 2001. Bilingual English/German. Hardcover, 128 pp. ISBN 3-936127-02-6.
(Available)

It wasn't me

Cornelia Gockel (1999) Die Spur des Gastes. Über Iris Hässler. - Feature, 1989-1999. German. Kunstforum International, Vol 146 pp. 274-283, June/July 1999

Solo Catalogues


Begleiterscheinungen. Ed. Iris Häussler and KUNSTHAUS DRESDEN. München 2000. Text: Dr. Martina Fuchs


blind date (with Maria Lindberg). Ed.: IASPIS, Konstakademien Stockholm. Stockholm/München 1998. Interview: Susanne Gaensheimer, Maria Lind, Maria Lindberg and Iris Häussler.


Leihgaben. Hrg.: Förderverein für instabile Medien, Potsdam 1996. Text: Thomas Kumlehn and Conversation between Thomas Kumlehn and Iris Häussler.


Huckepack. Hrg.: Iris Häussler und Förderkreis der Leipziger Galerie für Zeitgenössische Kunst. Leipzig 1995. Text: Klaus Werner


Paidi. Hrg.: Martina Fuchs und Christiane Meyer-Stoll, Kunstraum München e.V. München 1994.


Pro Polis. Hrg.: Goethe Institut Mailand und Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus, München/Mailand 1993. Texte: Lucia Matina, Christiane Meyer-Stoll


ou topos - eine synthetische Erinnerung. Hrg.: Kulturreferat der Landeshauptstadt München (Monografienreihe Förderpreise 1991), München 1991. Text: Christiane Meyer-Stoll


ou topos - eine synthetische Erinnerung. Hrg.: Volksbildungswerk der Stadt Wien, Wien 1989. Text: Wieland Schmied


 

Group Catalogues


Faktor X. Zeitgenössische Kunst in München. Ed. Siemens arts program, München, Germany (2005), ISBN 3-7913-3377-1.


Zeitzonen. III. Triennale Zeitgenössischer Kunst Oberschwaben. Ed. Stadt Weingarten, Weingarten, Germany (2004), ISBN 3-937577-42-4.


Hasenbergl, Kunst-Architektur-Bauhütte. Ed. Peter Ottman, Christoph Keller, Munich, Germany (2004), ISBN 3-937577-82-3.


Aids-Memorial. Ed. Bernhart Schwenk, Munich, Germany (2001).


"Hand - Medium - Körper - Technik" Ed.: Ulrike Bergermann, Andrea Sick, Andrea Klier, Bremen, Germany (2001).


CITY INDEX. Ed.: KUNSTHAUS DRESDEN. Dresden 2000. German/English. Text: Dr. Martina Fuchs.


Malsch. Ed.: Walter Storms Verlag, München, Germany (1999)


Stille halten. Hrg. Künstlerwerkstratt Lothringerstr., München 1999 (erscheint 12/04)


Vollkommen gewöhnlich. Hrg.: Kunstfonds e.V., Bonn 1998.


Jahrbuch 1997. Hrg.: Institut für Moderne Kunst Nürnberg, Nürnberg 1997. Text: Gespräch zwischen Christiane Meyer-Stoll und Iris Häussler


Vertrauenssache. Hrg.: Bonner Kunstverein, Bonn 1997. Texte: Annelie Pohlen, Detlef B. Linke


encircled area. Hrg.: Städtische Galerie Zagreb, Zagreb 1996. Text: Hilke Möller (Interview)


Max-Pechstein Förderpreis 1995. Hrg.: Städtisches Museum Zwickau, Zwickau 1995. Text: Klaus Werner


0,073 ha Welt. Hrg.: Kunsthaus Glarus, CH-Glarus 1994. Text: Annette Schindler, Marietta Schürholz


Renta Preis 1994. Hrg.: Renta Gruppe Nürnberg / Kunsthalle Nürnberg, Nürnberg 1994. Text: Annelie Pohlen


ars viva 1993/94, z.B. skulptur. Hrg.: Kulturkreis der deutschen Wirtschaft im Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie. Köln 1993. Text: Martina Fuchs


Magia Naturalis. Hrg.: Galerie der Hauptstadt Prag/Kulturreferat der Landeshauptstadt München, Prag/München 1992. Text: Christiane Meyer-Stoll (Interview)


 

Reviews (selection)


Canadian Art: Gillian McKay, December 2009


C-Magazine Contemporary Art: Kate Steinman, December 2009


The National Post: Kathryn Blaze-Carlson, November 28 2009


Art Papers: Cecilia Aldarondo, July/August 2009


Spotlight (Germany): Eve Lucas, August 2009


Fiberarts: Gil McElroy, Summer 2009


Art forum: Dan Adler, April 2009


Canadian Jewish News: Sherry Smither, February 5 2009


Now Magazine: Fran Schechter, February 4 2009


National Post: Alison Broverman, January 24 2009


The Toronto Star: Peter Goddard, January 22 2009


The Globe and Mail: Naomi Carniol, Dec. 20 2008


The Globe and Mail: Sarah Milroy, Nov. 29 2008


Die Welt: Thomas Medicus, July 24 2007


The Toronto Star: Peter Goddard, March 17 2007


The Globe and Mail: Terence Dick, Sept. 16 2006


The Toronto Star: Murray Whyte, Sept. 16 2006


National Post: Frontpage article, Sept. 12 2006, and Commentary by Siri Agrell, Sept. 12 2006


Sing Tao: Sept. 16 2006


Fuse Magazine: Naomi Binder-Wall, 2007 Vol.30 No.1


Brick Literature Magazine: Martha Baillie, Summer 07, # 79, 2007


Bordercrossings: Andrea Carson, Vol.102, 2007


Esse, Mark Kingwell, Issue # 60, Canular, 2007


C - Magazine International Contemporary Art, Catherine Sicot, review, Issue # 93


Art in America, Ulf Erdmann-Ziegler, review, June 1994, pp.108 - 109


 

Television (selection)


Fairchild TV (2006-11-22), Arlene Tang for Timeline Magazine


Bayerisches Fernsehen (2001-02-04/2002-02-07), Eva Wollschläger for Heimat und Menschen


 

Radio


CIUT 89.5FM (2009-20-20 Interview and feature with Peter Stock)


CBC (2009-01-24 Big City, Small World) + (2009-01-22 Here and Now Interview with Marina Wray)


CLASSICAL 96.3FM & AM740 (2009-01-21 Interview with David Bale)


CBC (2006-09-20 Freestyle: Interview)


Jazz.Fm91 (2006-09-24 Benmergui in the Morning: Interview with Mark Kingwell)


 

Art in Public Space (selected invited competitions)


2005
Rahlstetter Höhe, Hamburg, Germany (1. Prize)

2004
Jewish Museum, Munich, Germany

2003
Child Care Centre Cambridge, Canada

2001
Aids Memorial, Munich, Germany

2001
Kindergarten Aschenbrennerstrasse, Munich, Germany (realised 2003)

1999
Municipal Department of Refugee and Housing Affaires, Munich, Germany

1997
Faculty for Chemistry and Pharmacy of the Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany

1985
Municipal Fountain, Starnberg, Germany (1. Prize)

 
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