Barbara Musil

* 1972, Austria

Born in Salzburg in 1972. 1992-98 studied medicine in Graz. 1999 graduated with a degree in General Medicine. 1998 took a master class in Experimental Design at the Linz University of Art and Design.

Based in Linz and Vienna she is mainly working in the fields of Video and Media-art, often developing her concepts referring to her current context. Her work was awarded several national and international scholarships and prices in the last years (e.g. 2003 Residency in Cluj, Romania; 2005 Residency in Vilnius, Lithuania; 2006 Residency in Tallinn, Estonia (Pépinières européennes grant) 2004 Prix Ars Electronica, Honorary Mention, Interactive Art…)
Her projects are frequently shown in exhibitions and festivals e.g. (selected):

Festivals 2006-2007: Vilnius/Lithuania; Victoria/Canada; Sao Paulo/Brasilia
sidewalkcinema, Kaiserstrasse, Vienna; Tricky Women, Vienna;
Crossing Europe, Linz
Exhibitions 2006-2007:
Neumunster Abbey Luxemburg; Forum de jaune creation
Lentos Museum, Linz Video as urban condition,
Medienkunstlabor Graz, „MS RIOBAMBA KARLA URSITZ“ with K. Szmit
fragmented and reassembled, urban space, Linz with Gunda WIesner
Galerie Sonnensegel, Vienna
Kunstraum Goethestrasse, Linz
Kunsthalle Exnergasse, Vienna
OK Centrum Linz: You`ll never walk alone, mit Gunda Wiesner
MediaLab Tallinn, Estonia;
Estonian Academy of arts, Tallinn
Galerie der Stadt Wels: Relaunch
Semperdepot, Vienna
Centro per l'Arte contem'poranea Luigi Pecci, Prato, Italy