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Wuschitz Stefanie, P.H.D., M.F.A., M.P.S.



Citizenship: Austria 
ORCID: 0000-0003-2519-449X

project: www.feministhacking.org
website: www.grenzartikel.com/projects

lab:
www.mzbaltazarslaboratory.org
social media: www.instagram.com/stefanie_wuschitz

Arts-based Research: transfeministhacking.akbild.ac.at

Other ongoing projects: femaleartistindexvienna.cargo.site

Coded Feminisms in Indonesia:
codedfeminisms.org


POST-DOC TU BERLIN:
www.philosophie.tu-berlin.de/menue/fachgebiete/open_science

POST-DOC ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS: www.akbild.academia.edu/StefanieWuschitz


PEER-REVIEWED PAPERS


Reza A., Wuschitz S.(2022)  ‘Coded Feminisms in Indonesia‘ In: Proceedings of Politics of the Machines - Rogue Research 2021 (POM 2021). DOI: 10.14236/ewic/POM2021.31

Patrice J. Reis, Torosyan T., Wuschitz S. (2022)  ‘Interferences of the Multitude‘ In: Proceedings of Politics of the Machines - Rogue Research 2021 (POM 2021). DOI: 10.14236/ewic/POM2021.7

Wuschitz, S. (2022). ‘A feminist hacklab’s resilience towards anti-democratic forces‘ Special Issue of ‘Feminist Theory’ Journal’ Feminist Theory. March 2022. doi:10.1177/14647001221082298

Campreguer França, N.; Smit, D.; Wuschitz, S.; Fuchsberger, V. The Women* Who Made It: Experiences from Being a Woman* at a Maker Festival. Sustainability 2021, 13, 9361. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13169361

Wuschitz, S. (2021) (proceedings) ‚A Diffractive Approach to feminist Media Art‘, ISI Yogyakarta

Wuschitz, S (2020) Is this Feminist Hardware? Ed.: Haele, Ulrike, Moritsch, Stefan, In: Gendersensibles Design, D.E.S.I.G.N. Foundation, New Design University Privatuniversität GesmbH, ISBN: 978-3-9503515-7-6

Dietze, M. & Wuschitz, S (2020) Strategien queer-feministischer Hack-Kollektive, In: LECHTS UND RINKS – EINE AUSEINANDERSETZUNG MIT DEM DESIGN DER NEUEN RECHTEN, Tagungsdokumentation Deutsche Gesellschaft für Designtheorie und -forschung, Universität d Künste Berlin Designforschung, ADOCS VERLAG, DGTF

Lindtner, S., Lin, C., Wuschitz S. (2019). Hacking Difference in Indonesia. The Ambivalences of Designing for Alternative Futures. Conference Paper for DIS 2019: Contesting Borders and Intersections. https://dis2019.com/

Carpenter V., Overgaard M., Homewood S., Wuschitz, S. 2018. From Sex Toys to Pleasure Objects, November 2018, DOI: 10.14236/ewic/EVAC18.45, Conference: EVA Copenhagen 2018 - Politics of the Machines - Art and After, At: Aalborg University, Copenhagen, Denmark, 15 - 17 May 2018

Wuschitz, S., Savic, S. 2018. ‘Feminist Hackerspace as a place of infrastructure production’, In: Ada: A Journal of Gender, New Media, and Technology, Issue #13, 2018 (accessable at https://adanewmedia.org/2018/05/issue13-savic-wuschitz/)

Wuschitz S. (In proceedings). Coded Feminisms in Indonesia. Proceedings of the 3rd Politics of the Machines: Rogue Research Conference, Einstein Center Digital Future Berlin. October 14-17, 2021.

Reis, P., Torosyan, T., Wuschitz, S. (In proceedings) Interferences of the Multitude. Proceedings of The 3rd Politics of the Machines: Rogue Research Conference, Einstein Center Digital Future Berlin. October 14-17, 2021.




Career And Positions Held To Date



2020-21 - Post Doc TU Berlin DiGiTal / Berliner Hochschulprogramm für Wissenschaftlerinnen und Künstlerinnen. 'Coded Feminisms in Indonesia'

2020-23- Post Doc / PI in Artistic Research at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna: 'Feminist Hacking. Building Circuits as an Artistic Practice'

2019 - Research Fellow Universität der Künste Berlin: Weizenbaum Institute RG2: Production Possibilities of the Maker Culture

2018 - Lecturer at University of Applied Sciences: Media Typology and Media Technology, Information Science, Eisenstadt

2017-19 - Lecturer at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna: Media Education. Institute for Education in the Arts, with Prof. E. Krasny

2017-18 - Research Fellow at RIAT: Research Institute for Art and Technology, Vienna

2018 - Maternity Leave for second child April 2018 until January 2019

2016-17 - Post Doc, Vienna University of Technology / PEEK project 'Data Publics' with Prof. P. Mörtenböck

2015 - Post Doc, University of Applied Arts Vienna / EU project 'Appertus°' with Dr. M. Tarasiewicz

2015 - Maternity Leave for first child August 2015 until September 2016

2015 - Project Leader, Art-based research project, Indonesia / ‘The NENEK PROJECT’ with Citizen Initiative Lifepatch, Yogyakarta

2015-18 - Research Group, University of Michigan / [Tech. Culture. Matters.] School of Information, Prof. S. Lindtner

2015 - Research Assistant, University of Michigan / School of Information, Prof. S. Lindtner

2011-14 - Senior Artist, University of Applied Arts Vienna / Department Digital Media Art, Prof. Ruth Schnell

2009-12 - University Lecturer, at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna / Department IKR, Prof. Elke Gaugele

2009-18 - Founder and Chair, Mz* Baltazar’s Laboratory / Project Management, Funding and Program Coordination, Curating



Education


2019 - Fellowship Research group at the UdK Berlin and Weizenbaum Institute / Political Production (Im)Possibilities of Critical Maker and Hacker Culture

2009-14PhD University of Technology Vienna / Visual Cultures Unit, Institute of Architecture., advisor Prof. P. Mörtenböck

2008-09 - 1-year Digital Art Fellowship / HUMlab, Umeå University, Umeå Institute of Design, Sweden

2006-08Master Program at New York University, Tisch School of the Arts / Master of Professional Studies (ITP), Graduation with Honors

2001-06University of Applied Arts Vienna / Transmediale Kunst, Prof. Brigitte Kowanz, Graduation with Honors

2005-06University Saint Joseph de Beirouth, Lebanon (1 Semester) / Film and Media, Film Department, Guest Student

2000-01The University of Art and Design Linz / Experimental Visual Art, Prof. P. Lachmayer


SELECTED ACADEMIC TEACHING / WORKSHOPS


2022 - Tangible Music Lab, Linz

2014 - University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

2014Kunsthochschule Kassel, Kassel

2013Institute of Contemporary Art, Moscow

2013Bartlett University College London

2012Shih-Chien University, Taipei

2010Lecture, School of Visual Arts, NYC

2009Umeå Institute of Design, SE, Umeå

RESEARCH TRIPS AND RESIDENCIES


Indonesia, Yogyakarta, Artist Residence, July, August, September 2013, BMUKK

New York City, September 2010: School of Visual Arts, Harvestworks, Market Hotel, NYCresistor

Damascus, May 2010: Beit Al-Nofaraa, Austrian Embassy in Damascus

Hualien Artist Village, Dong Hwa University Hualien Taiwan, September 2011

International Sinop Biannual, Turkey, 1st August-12th September 2012


MOST IMPORTANT INVITATIONS TO PRESENT AT CONFERENCES


2021Keynote Annual Conference of Arts, Humanities & Technology (ID)

2021Politics of the Machines  (DE) // Track concept, panel moderation and presentation

2021Keynote at Conference on Tangible, Embedded & Embodied Interaction (AT)

2021New Materialist Informatics (DE) // Coded Feminisms in Indonesia

2020EAST 4S: Locating and Timing Matters (CZ) // Algo-governance & Future-Making

2019DGTF Conference 2019 (DE) // Strategien queer-feministischer Hack-Kollektive

2019 - Einstein Center Berlin (DE) // Trans Feminist Hacking: Mz* Baltazar’s Lab

2019 - EUSSET Communities & Technologies (AT) // Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

2018 - Chaos Communication Congress (DE) // Frauen* + NIT Gruppen d. CCC

2018 - Ars Electronica (AT) // Beyond Patronage: Artists & Experimental Monetization, Linz

2018 - HEK Basel (CH)  // Creating Commons by Prof. C. Sollfrank, Basel

2017 - Bio Summit, MIT Boston (US) // Feminist Perspective on Bio Technology, Boston

2017 - Fiber Conference (NL) // Panel: Ora et Labora, Feminist Hackerspaces. Amsterdam

2015 - Open Hardware Summit Europe (AT) // Feminist Hackerspaces, Vienna

2014 - University of Michigan (US) // Making Hacked: Labor, Free Culture&Citizen Science

2013 - New School NYC (US) // Open Source Art, Leaders in Software & Art, NYC

2012 - National University (TW) // New Media Art Department, Women in Tech, Taipei

2011 - TRANSMEDIALE (D) // Lecture, Conference: BODY:RESPONSE – Biomedial Politics

2010 - ARS ELECTRONICA (AT) // Presentation ‘Mz* Baltazar's Laboratory’, Linz



MOST IMPORTANT INVITATIONS TO EXHIBITIONS

2023 - Solo Exhibition: Galerie 3 // opening scheduled for September 23rd

2022 - Solo Exhibition: Kunstraum pro arte // Coded Feminisms in Indonesia

2021 - Kunsthalle WEX // A Knot in the Throat: Foraging for a Vanishing Present

2020 - Schmiede Hallein  // Feral Residency - The women who made it

2019 - Medienwerkstatt Wien // re/dis/cover. Kambodscha

2017 - Parallel Art Fair, (Austria) // Galery 3

2017 - Forum Alpbach, Alpbach (Austria)  // Mz* Baltazar‘s Lab

2015 - ART|JOG 8, 2015 (Indonesia) // Exhibition: Infinity in Flux, Jogja National Museum

2015 - Bouillants (France) // Exhibition: Le Genre, Vern-Sur-Seich

2007 - Austrian Cultural Forum (United States) // Exhibition: Tricky Women Festival, NYC

2005 - Kunsthaus Graz (Austria) // Exhibition: “Erzählungen -35/65+“, Graz

MOST IMPORTANT ARTS-BASED RESEARCH PROJECTS FUNDED IN THE PAST


2020 - Digital Progamm Hochschulen Berlin // TU Berlin: Coded Feminisms Indonesia

2020 - FWF PEEK // Project Leader Academy of Fine Arts Vienna

2016 - BKA // Austrian Government funding Mz* Baltazar's Laboratory

2015 - SHIFT // Vienna City funding Mz* Baltazar's Laboratory

2014 - BMUKK //  and Austrian Embassy funding The NENEK PROJECT

2013 - National funded Artist Residency // Sewon Art Space, Indonesia

2011 - Johanna Dohnal Scholarship // PhD Research, Looped Scroll

2010 - Center for Innovation and Technology // Mz* Baltazar`s Laboratory


WORKS IN COLLECTIONS


MAK, Österreichisches Museum für angewandte Kunst. StadtFabrik: Neue Arbeit. Neues Design.

Kunsthalle Wien, Künstler-Video-Archivs of Ursula Blickle Stiftung

Video Edition Austriarelease 02, Medienwerkstatt Wien

Videonale Online Archive – 2012 Videonale im Kunstmuseum Bonn


MOST IMPORTANT PRIZES / AWARDS

2019 - Content Award // in the team with Klara Rabl for Feed the Troll

2012 - Outstanding Artist Award // with collective Mz* Baltazar's Laboratory

2011 - Johanna-Dohnal-Prize // for PhD research

2006-10 - Sixpackfim Artist // Videogallery, video ‘Teteschaus’

Digital Arts Fellowship HUMlab, Umeå Institute of Design, Univ. of Umeå

2006-08 - New York University Grant, NYC, TISCH School of the Arts, ITP Program

2006-07 - Arbeitsstipendium University of Applied Arts, Vienna



OTHER EXHIBITIONS / SCREENINGS / RECENT WORKSHOP ACTIVITY


Wuschitz, S (2022) Screening. Coded Feminisms in Indonesia, Femmes Indonesiennes en lutte. Paris.

Wuschitz, S. (2022). Symposium: Coded Feminisms in Indonesia, online and offline, Salzburg

Wuschitz, S. (2019). Sound Workshop for women* trans only in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, at Lifepatch, Citizen Initiative in Art, Science and Technology, August 2019

Wuschitz, S. (2019). Anti-Racist Robot Workshop, Kunsthalle Wien, 4.10 und 5.10.2019

Wuschitz, S. (2019). Anti-Racist Robot Workshop. Performance Art Forum  (PAF) St. Ermes bei Paris, 1.11.2019


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Stefanie  Wuschitz