Photocredits: Violetta Wakolbinger
Biography
After graduating with a bachelor degree in art history from the University of Vienna in 2016, Trinkl completed a master's degree in sculptural conceptions at the University of Art and Industrial Design in Linz with Prof. Frank Louis, where she graduated in 2023 with distinction.
In 2024 Daniela Trinkl was awarded the sponsorship award Diözesankunstpreis Linz. The artist has shown her work in numerous national and international exhibitions. Her recent projects include Parallel Vienna (2022, Artist Statement), Salzkammergut Festwochen Gmunden (2022) and House of losing control/Vienna Art Week (2021). The artist received various work and travel grants, including a travel grant from the Austrian Federal Chancellery. In addition, she was selected to take part in several artist-in-residence programs, such as the art collection of the state of Upper Austria in the Salzamt Linz and the renowned PILOTENKUECHE in Leipzig. Trinkl has taken part in artist talks, such as Talk at Kunstquartier Alte Handelsschule Leipzig, and was invited to talk about her work on the Austrian cultural radio station Ö1 in the programme series Leporello. Trinkl's works can be found in both private and public collections such as the Dr. Hans Hoch Foundation in Neumünster/D.
Artist Statement
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My sculptural and installation works revolve around the question of what it means to exist in an increasingly artificially created world. The starting point is the tension between humans, technology and the environment – between what appears natural and what is man-made. I develop hybrid forms that transform familiar impressions of function, physicality or civilisation into something artificial and alien.
At the centre is the examination of a synthetic existence – and of human hubris in believing we can create, control or reshape life. In my works, this exaggeration is often reflected in moments of rupture, alienation and vulnerability. The forms appear as relics or new species of a posthuman world in which the boundaries between naturalness and artificiality are increasingly blurred.
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Distortion, exaggeration and humour serve as means for me to undermine claims to control and reveal the fragility of human existence. Between speculative biology, science fiction and social reflection, my works reflect a world that is becoming increasingly alien to itself.
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CV
Daniela Trinkl
Memberships
lives and works in Vienna
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Künstlerhaus Wien
SALOON Wien
forum Kunstuniversität Linz
IG Bildende Kunst
2020 - 2023
Fine Arts, MA with distinction | Department of Sculptural Conceptions
University of Art and Design Linz
2012 - 2016
History of Art, BA | University of Vienna
2009 - 2011
College for Ceramics | Keramikfachschule Stoob
Prizes, scholarships, grants
2025
2024
2019
2019
2019
2018
Exhibition Funding | Bildrecht Vienna
Exhibition Funding | 5th District of Vienna
Exhibition Funding | City of Vienna
Award Diözesankunstpreis Linz
Working scholarship Pilotenkueche Leipzig and travel grant of Federal Chancellery Austria (BKA)
Working scholarship | Federal state Upper Austria
Working scholarship | Dr. Hans Hoch Stiftung | Neumünster (D)
International Summer Academy of Fine Arts Salzburg
Class Caroline Achaintre
Residencies/grants
10-12/2019
06/2019
03/2019
International Residence Program PILOTENKUECHE | Leipzig (D)
Atelierhaus Salzamt Linz | Die Kunstsammlung OÖ
Künstlerhaus Neumünster | Schleswig-Holstein (D)
Jury work
2024
Open Call Frau* schafft Raum - a project against violence against women, Vienna
Jury: Silvia Eiblmayr (art historian, curator), Hedwig Saxenhuber (journalist, publisher), Stefanie Huhndorf (Office for human rights of the city of Vienna), Daniela Trinkl (artist) und Heidemarie Kargl (Frauenservice der Stadt Wien)
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Artist Talk
2022
Artist Talk about the exhibition Magical Remedy
Daniela Trinkl spoke with galerist Gundula Gruber
Gallery Gundula Gruber Vienna
2019
Artist in Residence Pilotenküche Leipzig
Kunstquartier Alte Handelsschule Leipzig
2019
Ceramic Artist Exchange Tandem Daniela Trinkl and Lotte Schlör
Künstlerhaus Neumünster (D)
Exhibitions (selection)
2025
Upcoming
Exhibition_winners of the sponsorship award of the Diözesankunstverein Linz 2023-2025
Ursulinenkirche Linz
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​Upcoming
Under the outer shell
Sehsaal Wien
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Upcoming
X Frames per Space
VCAS, West Space, Vienna Art Week
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​Glitches, Blips and Bugs
VCAS Wien, WEST space
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​I exist in a mix of plastic, rubble and soil (Solo)
IFK Internationales Forschungszentrum Kulturwissenschaften Wien
2024
Open Studio
Atelier Daniela Trinkl, Gablitz
Lust auf Pink_Other Island 2024
Bräuhausgasse 31
Curated by Kathi Sylvest
du hebst dich du stampfst es bricht (Duo)
FRAU* schafft Raum
In Kooperation mit Rachel J. Müller
Curated by Anna Valentina Ennemoser
2023
Genetic Blossom (Solo)
Art and Commercial Building Hauptplatz 23 Linz
Adapt or Perish! (Solo)
The Artists Linz
Inoome / From the series Props (Solo)
Red Carpet Showroom Volkstheater Vienna
Life's surprise guests (Solo)
OHO Open Culture House Oberwart
Interbreeding (Solo)
Red Carpet Showroom Altes Landgut Vienna
2022
Artist Statement (Solo Show)
Parallel Vienna
Seestadt Tower_Proximity and Distance
Flederhaus Seestadt Aspern Wien
Curated by Katerina Dimitrova
BestOff Sommerfrische
Salzkammergut Festwochen
Curated by Simone Barlian
Magical Remedy (Solo show)
Gallery Gundula Gruber, Vienna
2021
Open Studio Days
Vienna Art Week
Jury: Angela Stief, Hugo Canoilas, Rita Vitorelli
House of Losing Control
Vienna Art Week
Jury: Angela Stief, Hugo Canoilas, Rita Vitorelli
Curated by Julia Hartmann and Robert Punkenhofer
BestOFF 21 Kunstuni Linz
Jury: Angela Stief, Florian Waldvogel und Sydney Ogidan
Curated by Angela Stief
Fragment_PK/K at Haus Wien
Haus Wien
Curated by Laurence Sturla
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Windows 21
University of Art and Design Linz
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Perspektiven Kunstfestival Attersee
Gegnerhaus geht auf
Gegnerhaus Attersee
Open Studio
Project room Kreuzgasse
2020
14th Young Art Auction
Artcare, Vienna ​
Rundgang
University of Art and Design Linz
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Annual exhibition Künstlerhaus Neumünster
Ceramic Artist Exchange-Tandem 2019
Curated by Danijela Pivasevic-Tenner
Galerie Künstlerhaus Neumünster
2019
Overwhelmed incorporeal happiness
Curated by Patricia Brien
Galerie Pilotenkueche Leipzig
Reset unsettling flesh layers
Curated by Patricia Brien
Kunstquartier Alte Handelsschule Leipzig
PK Open Studios
Gallery Pilotenkueche Leipzig
Opening boxes
Atelierhaus Salzamt Linz
The animated us
Künstlerhaus Neumünster
Curated by Danijela Pivasevic-Tenner
2018
Positionen zu Portrait/Animismus
International Summer Academy of Fine Arts Salzburg
Class Caroline Achaintre
Curated by Caroline Achaintre und Sonja Bendel
Die Pignette: extended
Art18 Art Walk, Wien
Open Studio
Die Pignette, opening up
Atelier Kreuzgasse Vienna
Collections
2019
Dr. Hans Hoch Foundation Neumünster