Künstler Claudia Holzinger

Claudia Holzinger


Claudia Holzinger is an artist who uses photography as the central narrative for her installations. Her body serves both as a projection surface and as the projector. Through self-reflection, she addresses body politics, role concepts, fan communities, moral hygiene, and established power structures, employing costume comedy, pathos, and humor. Her works focus on absurd, awkward, and tragic-comical narratives.

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Vita

seit 2020

Part of the artist duo SÜSSHOLZ with Sophia Süssmilch

seit 2019

Member of the independent collective Femxphotographers.org

seit 2016

Part of the artist duo HOLZINGERurbat with Lilly Urbat

2015 - 2019

Executive | Curator of the independent art space Edel Extra e.V. | Nuremberg (GER)

Education

10/2026

Diploma | Academy of Fine Arts | Nuremberg (GER)

2014

Photography | Juergen Teller | Academy of Fine Arts Nuremberg (GER)

2013

Graphic Design | Prof. Oliver Kartak | University of Applied Arts Vienna (AUT)

2010

Visual Communication (Prof. Felten | Prof. Girst | Prof. Mayfried) | Academy of Fine Arts Nuremberg (GER)

2009 - 2010

Photo Assistant | Silke Deidl Images | Munich (GER)

2006 - 2009

TV Editor | Constantin Entertainment GmbH | Munich (GER)

Awards

2020

Nomination C/O Berlin Talent Award | Berlin (GER)

2019

German Photobook Award – Silver (GER)

Nomination German Design Award (GER)

Official Selection Make Art not Fear Film Festival | Porto (PRT)

2018

Bavarian Award for the Advancement of the Arts (GER)

Grants / Stipends / Residences

2023

USA-Scholarship of the Free State of Bavaria (GER)

Popps Packing Studio Residency | Detroit (USA)

2022

Grant | Stiftung Kunstfonds | Bonn (GER)

2021

Project funding | City of Nuremberg (GER)

Project funding | City of Erlangen (GER)

Project funding | Cultural Foundation Erlangen (GER)

Bayern Innovativ Scholarship (GER)

2020

SYLA Residency Scholarship | Florida / Lothringer 13 | Munich (GER)

2019

Tokonoma Exhibition Scholarship | Kassel (GER)

Baldreit-Scholarship of the City of Baden-Baden (GER)

2018

Petrohradska Collective Residency Scholarship with HOLZINGERurbat | Prague (CZE)

Studio Scholarship of the City of Nuremberg (GER)

2013

Erasmus + Stipend

Exhibitions (Solo)

2024

Schlepplift | 1zwei3 | Vienna (AUT)

2023

Flat Tire | Fresh Air | strobe | Tribeca | NYC (USA)

Gletscher | Tokonoma e.V. | Kassel (GER)

2022

Today is tomorrow‘s yesterday | Sternschuppen | Berlin (GER)

2020

I never wanted to be a sexsymbol | school | Vienna (AUT)

2016

Pfffft....! | Edel Extra e.V. | Nuremberg (GER)

2015

30 - Eine Ausstellung | Edel Extra e.V. | Nuremberg (GER)

2014

MAMA | Edel Extra e.V. | Nuremberg (GER)

Exhibitions (Duo)

2024

KunstNacht Kempten | Kempten (GER)

2023

Gathering of Myths and Muses with HOLZINGERurbat | Galerie Klatovy | Klenová (CZE)

GAMECHANGER with Hanna Kučera | Galerie Stephanie Kelly | Dresden (GER)

2018

HOLZINGERurbat: Start Down | Galerie 207 | Prague (CZE)

HOLZINGERurbat: The official David Hasselhoff Fancruise | 1|2|3 Gallery | Prague (CZE)

2017

Luther mi amor with Lara Sielmann | Edel Extra e.V. | Nuremberg (GER)

2016

HOLZINGERurbat | Academy Gallery Nuremberg (GER)

Life is live with David Häuser | Die Weinerei | Nuremberg (GER)

Exhibitions (Group, selection)

2024

Parallel Vienna Art Fair | Vienna (AUT)

Anti/Körper | Fotohof Salzburg (AUT)

LOVE YOURSELF FIRST with Femxphotographers.org | Museum Schloss Moyland | Bedburg-Hau (GER)

2023

Magic Landscapes without Consequences | CIRCOLO | St. Ulrich (ITA)

als wäre ich du | Basis Projektraum | Frankfurt/Main (GER)

2022

Archive of Southern German State Art | KREISGalerie | Nuremberg (GER)

2021

Femxphotographers.org - Mom | I am a rich man | Kommunale Galerie Johannisthal | Berlin (GER)

Bei Langeweile öfter mal das ABC aufsagen | Galerie Krobath | Vienna (AUT)

Publications

2024

AKADEMIE AKTUELL | 2024 Issue 1 (GER)

2023

Süddeutsche Zeitung Magazin #4 (GER)

Straßenkreuzer Magazin #30 (GER)

2022

Süddeutsche Zeitung Magazin #33 | #34 | #52 (GER)

C/O Vienna Magazine (AUT)

2020

Femxphotographers Org - Mind over Matter | Hatje Cantz (GER)

Femxphotographers Org - The Body Issue | Hatje Cantz (GER)

„Ruiniert euch!“ | starfruit publications (GER)

AVISO Magazin | 02/20 (GER)

2019

Annual Magazine #8 | Landesverband Bildender Kunst Sachsen (GER)

ISIT Magazine #002 (ITA)

GUT Magazine | Issue 5 (GBR)

MAMA Magazine | Issue 1 (GER)

2018

VOGUE Magazine | 08/19 (GER)

2017

PROFIFOTO Magazine | No.9 (GER)

2016

COEVAL Magazine (USA)

PARCO Campaign (with Juergen Teller | M&M Paris) (JPN)

2015

AISHTI Salamé Magazine (LBN)

SYSTEM Magazine | Issue 8 (GBR)

Collections

2024, 2022, 2018

Collection of the City of Erlangen (GER)

Talks / Lectures

2023

Artist Talk | Cross-Disciplinary Strategies | University of Applied Arts Vienna (AUT)

2022

Artist Talk | University Mainz (GER)

Keynote 2022 | Kunst Galerie Fürth | Fürth (GER)

2021

Artist Talk | Applied Photography | University of Applied Arts Vienna (AUT)

The Body Issue | Kultur Kiosk | Stuttgart (GER)

2020

The Body Issue | Academy of Fine Arts Nuremberg (GER)

Netzwerkstecker | Politbande | Nuremberg (GER)

2018

HOLZINGERurbat | UMPRUM | Prague (CZE)

Teaching

seit 2022

Univ. Assistant for Applied Photography and Time-Based Media (Prof. Maria Ziegelböck) | University of Applied Arts Vienna (AUT)

Workshops

2024

Feminist School of Painting | Kunstpalais | Erlangen (GER)

2023

14 vs. unknown | Survival Workshop | Berlin (GER) (funded by Fonds Darstellende Künste)

2022

Photography workshop in collaboration with C/O Berlin (GER)

2019

Photostories in collaboration with Bezirksjugendring Mittelfranken | Nuremberg (GER)