Denise Schellmann was born in 1980, she lives and works in Vienna.

Curriculum Vitae

1999 – 2006	Diploma studies of pharmacy, University of Vienna, Austria
2006 – 2010	Doctoral thesis of natural sciences, Department of medicinal/pharmaceutical Chemistry University of Vienna, Austria
2008 – 2012	Autodidactic artistic works
2012 – 2014	Education in fine arts by Loys Egg
2014 – 2019	Masterclass „Art & Science“ (Virgil Widrich), University of Applied Art Vienna, Austria, master thesis in cooperation with CERN, Geneva

Selected exhibitions

Sept 2020, „ZWISCHENRÄUME“, solo exibition, Salon real / virtual || Galerie Michaela Stock, Vienna

Jul 2020, „Summerlock reloaded“, group exhibition, Schleifmühlgasse 12–14, Vienna

Apr 2020, „14 DAYS stay home notice“, group exhibition, INSTINC space, Singapore

Mar 2020, „NO PITY“, group exhibition, Galerie Michaela Stock, Vienna

Nov 2019, „The Arscientic Andism“, solo exhibition, Galerie am Park, Vienna

Sept 2019, „Meet the Universe“, group exhibition, University applied Arts in cooperation with HEPHY, ART@CMS program at CERN, Aula der Wissenschaften, Vienna

July 2019, „Origin Poetics“, group exhibition, Art@CMS programme, KASK, Ghent, Belgium

June 2019, „Origin Poetics“, group exhibition, Art@CMS programme, CERN Geneva

June 2019, Diploma Exhibition, University of Applied Arts, Vienna

May 2019, „An Uncertain Straight“, group exhibition, gallery wasserwasser, Vienna

May 2019, „Boxels“, group exhibition, part of Biennale sessions, La Biennale di Venezia, Italy

March 2019, „Ein Raum ohne Bücher ist ein Körper ohne Seele“, group exhibition, Künstlerhaus, Vienna

Feb 2019, charity auction for Wiener Tierschutzverein, Dorotheum, Vienna

Okt 2018, „Konvergenzen“, group exhibition, Kulturdrogerie, Vienna

June 2018, Open Art 2018 Summerstage, group exhibition curated by Thomas Draschan, Vienna

June 2018, Art@CMS group exhibition, CERN, Cessy France

March 2018, „Auflösung – Im Spannungsfeld des Zwischenraumes“ solo exhibition, Bergerhaus, Gumpoldskirchen, Austria

June 2017, „Circuit Training – A Foray Into The World Of The Large Hadron Collider“, group exhibition „Art&Science“ masterclass and „Sitespecific Art“, University of Applied Arts in cooperation with CERN (Art@CMS and HEPHY), das weisse Haus, Vienna

June 2017, „Nervy Glass“, micro live drawing performance, group performance, performance class Peter Kozek, University of Applied Arts, Transmediale Kunst, Brigitte Kowanz, Galerie Schleifmühlgasse 12-14, Vienna

Apr – Aug 2016, „beyond the borders“, group exhibition, Galerie Mondi, Mondi HQ, Vienna

Nov 2015, „The Essential Rhythm – A Drawing Into Space“, solo exhibition, INSTINC Artspace, Singapore

Nov 2015, ICEP – charity art auction, OFID, Palais Deutschmeister, Vienna

Nov 2015, Affordable Art Fair, F1 Pit Building, Singapore

May 2015, „Consequential choice: Versions of atlas making“, group exhibition, masterclass „Art & Science“ University of Applied Arts, Angewandte Innovation Lab, Vienna

Jan 2015, „Urbo Kune, Konstellation 7“, live drawing performance with Klangforum, Netzzeit, Forum für experimentelle Architektur, Landesgalerie Burgenland, Eisenstadt, Austria

Dez 2014, „Urbo Kune, Konstellation 6“, live drawing performance with Klangforum, Netzzeit, Forum experimentelle Architektur, Babenbergerhalle, Klosterneuburg, Austria

Feb 2014, „Transformations“, group exhibition, Galerie Merikon, Vienna

Grants, Nominations

May 2020, working schilarship, Stadt Wien, Austria

May 2018, Sepp Schellhorn grant, Artist in Residence der Seehof Goldegg, Austria

Feb 2016, Kapsch Contemporary Art Prize Nomination

Sept 2015, state support Land Niederösterreich Auslandskultur, INSTINC Artist in Residence Programm, Sept – Nov 2015, Singapore

The Arscientic Andism – my romantic manifesto || 2020, shortfilm 17min

Awards

Nov 2020, Mediterrean Film Festival Cannes, France, BEST FIRST TIME FILMMAKER

Oct 2020, Polish International Film Festival, Warsaw, BEST EXPERIMENTAL

Nominations

Feb 2021, Top Indie Film Awards, Tokyo, BEST EXPERIMENTAL, BEST EDITING, BEST ORIGINAL IDEA, BEST MESSAGE

Official Selections

Feb 2021, 18th In The Palace international short film festival, Sofia, Bulgaria

Jan 2021, Jaipur International Film Festival, India

Dec 2020, Near Nazareth Film Festival, Israel

Jul 2020, Open Window International Film Challange, Kolkata

Artist residencies

May 2018, Sepp Schellhorn Stipendium, der Seehof, Goldegg

Sept – Nov 2015, INSTINC Artist in Residence Programm, Singapur