Education
2015–2018
Bachelor's degree of Fine Arts at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Art (HSLU), Design & Art
2017
Six-month internship with Tanz Luzerner Theater (TLT)
1999
University graduation lic. phil. I
1993–1999
University of Zurich, degree program: History of Art, Medieval Studies and Journalism
Exhibitions / Performances (Selection)
2027
REMEMBER LIFE, together with Brigitt Bürgi, Max Wandeler Stiftung, Brüggligasse 2, Luzern, curated by Brigitt Bürgi, February 20 – May
2026
Art Auction KISSTHEHEN (3rd edition), Grand Hotel Europe, Lucerne, December 12
Group exhibition PLAY AS PRACTICE, with the installation MOTHER SOCCER (2025) pop up Art Space Obergrundstrasse 17, Luzern, curated by Emily Hildebrand, Ximena Gomez Della Valle, Lara Sutter, Zeljka Micanovic Miljkovic, November 6 – 21
Group exhibition MYTHOS, NEU GEDACHT, with the video A SICILIAN MYTH (2023), Hans Erni Museum, Lucerne, curated by Heinz Stahlhut and Ursula Meier, October 15, 2026 – February 28, 2027
Group exhibition SANTA MARIA, Redaktion, Himmelrichstrasse 4, Lucerne, curated by Stephan Wittmer and Simon Kindle, May 17 – June 6
A participatory drawing performance featuring guests in attendance and an impromptu interpretive dance interlude by Olivia Lecomte at the REDAKTION in Lucerne as part of the closing event on January 10
2025
Participation in the group exhibition “Goldrausch Art Salon,” Untere Zäune, Zurich, curated by Daniela Hediger, December 20 to January 23
Participation in the group exhibition “DESSIN. mort ou vif” at Redaktion, Himmelrichstrasse 4, Lucerne, curated by Stephan Wittmer, December 12 to January 10, 2026. As part of the closing event, I presented my participatory drawing action “Dessin Dansant,” which involved the guests in attendance as well as dancer Olivia Lecomte.
Art Auction KISSTHEHEN (2nd edition), Grand Hotel Europe, November 22
Participation in the group exhibition "Architecture of Memory" at Stadtgalerie Chur; curated by Sonja Elisabeth Fuchs and Clara Maria Puglisi, November 14 to December 12
Participation in the group exhibition "New Works" at Galerie Soussol in the Literaturhaus Lenzburg, curated by Ursula Meier and Cornelia Egli 25 October to 16 November. Artist Talk: November 8
Participation in the group exhibition "Euro Feminin 2025" in Sion and at the stadiums of the European Women's Football Championship, curated by Agnes Guhl, July 1 to 27
Participation in the group exhibition "Das Weite suchen" at the "Haus zur Glocke" in Steckborn, curated by Cindy Reichelt, Andreas Schwarz and Judit Villiger, June 14 to July 12
Site specific Art Exhibition "IM FLUSS III" together with Lang/Baumann and Jo Achermann at the border of the river Reuss; curated by Monika Kiss Horvath, May 10 to October 26
Exhibition "ok ?" together with Monika Kiss Horvath at Mesch Web Consulting & Design GmbH, Pilatusstrasse 35, Luzern, April 27 to October 24
Participation in the group exhibition "Architecture of Memory" at the Architekturforum Zürich; curated by Sonja Elisabeth Fuchs and Clara Maria Puglisi, March 12 to April 26
Participation in the group exhibition "GOLDRAUSCH. 2nd Edition: ERFOLG!?", Untere Zäune 3, Zürich; curated by Daniela Hediger, February 28 to April
2024
Art Auction KISSTHEHEN (1st edition), Grand Hotel Europe, Lucerne, December 21
Participation in the group exhibition "ARTistik - Identitäten in Bewegung", Kunsthalle Winterthur, curated by Evelyne Brader, November 15-24
Participation in the group exhibition "privat", with two large prints from the series of bed photographs, Raum für Kunst B74, Lucerne, curated by Karyna Herrera, October 31 to November 30
Participation in the group exhibition "Objektkunst im Fokus" at the Kornschütte Lucerne, curated by the exhibition committee of Visarte Zentralschweiz, August 22 to September 8
Participation in the International exhibition PERSPEKTIV_A 2024 on "Diversity", organised by the Amadeus Festival Vienna in cooperation with La Vienisima at the Amadeus International School Vienna, June 21 to 30
I am very pleased and grateful that my photograph "DEAREST UNICORN - RAINBOW COAT" has been selected as part of the 4th international FEMINIST PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST
Participation in the group exhibition "Goldrausch", Pop up Art Space & Stories, curated by WOM!-art, Paradeplatz 8, 8001 Zurich, May 8 to June 16
Participation in the group exhibition and cultural project "Venus of Muri. A search for traces" in Muri from April 27 to July 28
Participation in the group exhibition "Blurred Visions" with the video work "In the Eye of the Sea" (see under the heading "Video"), curated by LoosenArt, April 23 to May 2 at the Exhibition Space Millepiani, Rome (selected from 1297 submissions)
My video OVERTOURISM was shown five times in April at stattkino Luzern as a supporting film to the Swedish documentary "And the King said WHAT A FANTASTIC MACHINE".
DEAREST UNICORN, OR: HOW TO CATCH A UNICORN. Single Exhibition at Redaktion, Himmelrichstrasse 4, Lucerne, from March 22 to May 8, 2024, eight prints were on display as posters in the area in front of the "Redaktion". Vernissage: March 22, from 6 pm. Another print and my latest mini plaster works will be shown in the exhibition space. Curator: Stephan Wittmer.
2023
"67:33 - Cash & Carry & Curiosity". Group Exhibition at Redaktion, Himmelrichstrasse 4, Lucerne, on December 2
"Change is Strength - Swiss Women Artists Today", Group Exhibition at Villa Meier-Severini, Zollikon, from 9 to 19 November
"Connected in Art", Group Exhibition in the Galeria Park in Timisoara, Rumania, from 6 to 23 June, curated by Elfi Thoma
"Jubiläumsausstellung", Group Exhibition in the Atelier R6 in Steinen, Switzerland, from 30 March to 20 April, curated by Irène Hänni
"umrissderrelevanz", Group Exhibition at the Chateau Hornegg au Lac in Zurich, from 23 to 26 March
"Gleich?! - Die Schweiz auf dem Weg zur Gleichstellung", Group Exhibition at Zurich Main Station, 8 to 22 March 2023, organized by Advance, Gender Equality in Business
"Mischwald", Group Exhibition at Galerie 6 in Aarau, Switzerland, from 4 March to 1 April, curated by Carlo Mettauer
HAUT - Group exhibition at akku Kunstplattform Emmenbrücke, from 14 January to 12 March, curated by Claudia Waldner
2022/23
DESSIN - "I would like to believe that art can change the world." - Pipilotti Rist.
Group exhibition at Galerie Vitrine Lucerne as part of the Central Switzerland exhibition series DESSIN. 26. 11. 2022 to 06. 01. 2023.
"Spacelines. Space in Contemporary Central Swiss Drawing" Group exhibition at the Hans Erni Museum Luzern with the drawing action "Haut Dessin", curated by Dr. Heinz Stahlhut, 27. 10. 22 to 26. 02. 23
2022
Participation in the 9th Simposio di arte e laboratorio in Cefalù, Sicily, with the live performance IN MEMORIA LETIZIA and works on paper, curated by Roberto Giacchino, 26. 08. to 4. 09.
"Sommer im Land", group exhibition at Atelier R6 in Steinen SZ, with six drawings, curated by Irène Hänni Epp, 13 to 30 Aug.
Participation in the group exhibitions "Tatorte" at "freiraumf3" as well as in "Dunkelfeld" in the "Theatergalerie" with various exhibits (paintings, video, installation) as part of the thematic focus "Red Line against Violence against Women" in Rüsselsheim, Germany; Vernissage: March 8 and 10, 2022. Curator: Karin Mairitsch.
"In Memoriam Pippa", Live performance in the public space of Rüsselsheim as part of the "One Billion Rising" on February 14. Curator: Karin Mairitsch.
2021
Group Exhibition "The Perfect Match" with my installation "Flat White", which plays a match with a Work by artist Carin Studer; this is how the drawn lot decided it. At Galerie Kriens, 26th of November till 19th of December, curated by Stephan Wittmer and Jana Bruggmann.
"SKIN", performance for the exhibition "same same but different" of the artists Miranda Fierz and Adam Pete at Harlekin Gallery Lucerne. www.harlekin.ch
"Short Journey, Long Story", ad hoc-Performance together with Karyna Herrera in the context of the lecture series "Frauenpalaver" organized by the catholic church Stadt Luzern.
"Eine aussergewöhnliche Lage", art print for Andreas Weber's project "Kunst macht sichtbar", commissioned by Visarte Zentralschweiz to design the annual gift, a limited edition for sponsors. The related poster with a view of all X-ray images was exhibited at the Kunstmuseum Luzern as part of the exhibition "zentral!" from the 4th of December to the 13th of February 2022.
Corona Call Locarno, group exhibition, digital photo performance "The Lion's Lockdown", curated by Christoph Doswald, July 30 to August 22, 2021
2020
Participation at the Pink Panorama Film Festival Luzern with the Video "Louis and Zach". www.pinkpanorama.ch
Group exhibition "The Dark Side of The Lion" with the photo wallpaper "The Lion's Lockdown: Respect" together with Olivia Lecomte at Kunsthalle Luzern from 15.10. until 13.12.2020, curated by Karin Mairitsch
Group exhibition "Just Darker" at Kunstmetzgerei, Luzern, with the installation "Flat White", 29th of August till 5th of September.
Single exhibition "Of Pears and Apples" at Kunstraum B74, Luzern, 21st of August till 12th of September 2020.
Single exhibition "Urban Search, Decadent Rescue" at Museum1, Adligenswil, together with Olivia Lecomte, curated by Stephan Wittmer, from 6.6. until 4.7.2020, with an exhibition of different installations, photographies and a live Performance on the 6th of June. (www.museum1.ch)
Participation in the digital exhibition "Walkie Talkie" of Museum im Bellpark, Kriens, with the photographic work "Die letzte Kassette" in ten parts, curated by David Glanzmann (@museumimbellpark; www.bellpark.ch/walkietalkie).
Participation in the solidarity action "Skizzen aus dem Lockdown", launched by Visarte Zentralschweiz, with the collage "Bon appetit", the paper cut "April 2020", joint work with Claude Sandoz, "Die Zeit, die Zeit", joint work with Andreas Weber. All three works were sold at the auction of September 19th 2020 in the Kornschütte Luzern.
Participation in the digital exhibition "Selbstporträt im Lockdown" by Visarte Zentralschweiz on Instagram, Facebook, the Website of Visarte and in the printed Issue of the "Feuilleton" with the Video work "Keep on Moving"
Participation at the group exhibition "Town-Ho" for _957. The Independent Art Magazine with "Amber". I scented the whole Magazine with Amber and quote Melville's Moby Dick: ""Who would think, then, that such fine ladies and gentlemen should regale themselves with an essence found in the inglorious bowels of a sick whale". Shown from the 13th to the 15th of March at B74 Raum für Kunst, Luzern and on other places in Switzerland.
Digital Photo-Performance "The Lion's Lockdown" in seven cycles with Olivia Lecomte as part of the multiannual project L21 of the Kunsthalle Luzern, curated by Karin Mairitsch.
Group exhibition "Das Loch ist immer noch nicht geflickt" at HSLU, Design & Kunst, Emmenbrücke, with the Installation work "Give it to Me", 6.3. - 13.3.20.
Short Movie "Conquered Concrete", together with Olivia Lecomte, was selected as one of the top 20 films of Ork_Kota_Platform 2020. It was screened at the venues of the 21. SzólóDuó International Dance Festival from 15.01.2020 until 18.01.2020 in Budapest, Hungary.
2019
Group exhibition "Der letzte Giacometti", at B74 Raum für Kunst, Lucerne with the Photographic Work "How much I Love You".
Dancing Performance "Fed by Sky Dew" together with Olivia Lecomte in Kulturwinkel Luzern and at ZHDK Zürich in the context of "6 Choreographers Underground" (November).
Group Exhibition "Utopie II: Personal Fit" in the Kornschütte Luzern with the video "Louis and Zach" (30.5. - 15.6.)
Performance "Unwanted. Women Nature" with Karyna Herrera in Kulturwinkel Luzern
2018
Degree show in the Lucerne exhibition hall
Large format projections of the animations entitled “Upside Down” onto the façade of the Peter's Chapel in Lucerne
2017
1. International Biennial of Stansstad, group exhibition, video-installation „A Piece of Clay“
Dance/performance art “A Piece of Clay” in Südpol, Kriens (Dancer: Dario Dinuzzi, Voice: Zach Enquist)
Photography exhibition in the Lucerne Theatre for the premiere of “Tanz24: Timeless”
Screening of the video “I've Seen it All” in the stattkino Lucerne as a supporting movie to “Per Song” by Xie Shuchang
2016
Long Duration Performance “Red Hot Glamorous“ with Dejana Valanovic as part of the 150-year anniversary of visarte Schweiz, HSLU Design & Art
Dance performance “Garba Reloaded", scenography and dramaturgy, Viscosi complex Emmenbrücke
Video-Installation „God is a Woman“, Teiggi 2.0, Kriens
Solo performance „God is a Woman“, Performance Festival ACT, Sierre
Performance „I Forgive You“, with Dejana Valanovic, Performance Festival ACT, Zürich and Basel
Video-Performance „ok“, with Dejana Valanovic and Nadine Pieren, Teiggi, Kriens
2014
Solo exhibition „agere contra“, Departement of Education and Culture, Obwalden
Photomontage "Augen auf!" ("Open your eyes!"), group exhibition as part of the campaign “No domestic work is illegal”, multiple venues in Switzerland
Prizes, Awards, Grants
2026
Studio residency grant, Visarte Switzerland, Cité internationale des arts, Paris (residency May–July 2028)
Selection of four haiku in the poetry competition "Haiku" (lyrik-wettbewerbe.de) for the anthology "Haiku - Band 1", Edition Lyrik, ed. Vera Klee; one of 24 authors selected from all submissions
2023
Works purchased by the Art Commission of the Canton of Lucerne
Admission of the poster "Haut Dessin" in the poster collection of the Museum für Gestaltung Zürich
2022
2nd prize in the competition announced by the Federal Council for the design of a central memorial site on the grounds of the Army Training Center Lucerne (AAL) with the project HORTUS CONCLUSUS / Flowers forever Flowers (together with Marques Architekten AG)
2020/21
Shortlisted for the "Visarte Corona Call" with the digital performance photography project "The Lion’s Lockdown", together with Olivia Lecomte; group exhibition in various parts of Switzerland (www.corona-call.visarte.ch)
2020
Short film "Conquered Concrete" selected as one of the 20 best films of the Ork_Kota_Platform 2020; screened at the 21st SzólóDuó International Dance Festival, Budapest, January 15–18, 2020 (together with Olivia Lecomte)
2019
The video "Louis and Zach" was generously supported by the Fuka Fund of the City of Lucerne and by the RKK Lucerne.
2013
2nd place for my project “Himmelfahrt” (Ascension) submitted to a competition held by the Aargauer Kunstraum concerning the design of an elevator
Diverse Activities (Selection)
2026
Artist talk / guided tour at the Hans Erni museum, November 12
since 2025
Initiator and concept author of "Kunst in der City", a cooperation between Visarte Zentralschweiz and City Management Luzern: temporary use of vacant shops for art exhibitions (Gerbergasse 8, 2025-26; Obergrundstrasse 17, 2026-27)
2025
Participation in a panel discussion on the topic of “Teilhabe” at the Hans Erni Museum with Stephan Wittmer, Marius Geschinske, Heinz Stahlhut, moderated by Marie-Louise Nigg, on November 22
Participation in a panel discussion at the KKL on various cultural policy topics, invited by the Club of Lucerne, together with gallery owner Victor Gisler and art historian Peter Fischer, moderated by Olivia Röllin on October 17.
Speech given at the Visarte exhibition “Will I be Missed” at the Kornschütte Lucerne on August 21
since 2024
Initiator of the special newsletter of Visarte Zentralschweiz: invited authors write about art on a topic of their choice
2024
Laudatory speech for the group exhibition "privat" at the vernissage at Raum für Kunst B74, Baselstrasse 74, Luzern, on October 31
Laudatory speech for the artists Karin Mairitsch, Katrin Odermatt and Daniella Tuzzi at the vernissage of their exhibition “Zugluft” in the Shedhalle, Hofstrasse 15, Zug, on October 11
Speech as a representative of the board of Visarte Zentralschweiz at the opening of the exhibition "zehnmal neu" in the Galerie Kriens in Lucerne on April 19
Participation in the Zoom service "Bread & Love" on the topic of "Stories of Projections" with the video PAIN
since 2023
Co-founder of KISSTHEHEN with Monika Kiss Horváth: annual auction of contemporary art, mainly from Central Switzerland, Grand Hotel Europe, Lucerne (www.kissthehen.com)
2023
Speech as representative of the board of Visarte Zentralschweiz at the opening of the exhibition "Fast eine Skulptur" in the Kornschütte Lucerne on June 1
Juror in the anonymous site specific art competition "Rüssegg" under the freeway viaduct, organized by the project group KIF (Kunst im Fluss) under the patronage of Visarte Zentralschweiz
since 2024
President of Visarte Zentralschweiz
since 2022
Active Member of the Swiss Society of Women Artists (SGBK) www.sgbk.ch
since 2021
member of the project group KIF (Kunst im Fluss) of Visarte Zentralschweiz
2021
Transcultural lecture including workshop on "Working with and on paper", organized by the catholic Church of the City of Lucerne, Department of Migration and Integration.
Workshop "Papercuts", organized by the catholic Church of the City of Lucerne, Departement of Migration and Integration.
Jury member at the open dance competition "WE-Open Call", founded by Mathilde Gilhet
since 2020
Member of the board of Visarte Zentralschweiz
2020 - 2023
Member of the Visarte Switzerland admission committee
since 2019
Active Member of Visarte Schweiz
2017–2020
Member of the Site-specific-Art committee (WEKO/Kunst+Bau) of Visarte Zentralschweiz
2012–2014
Historic preservationist in the canton of Obwalden
2011–2012
Jury member in the competition concerning the copies of the Spreuerbrücke paintings
2009–2011
Historic preservationist in the canton of Lucerne
2011
Guest curator of the exhibition “Spleen – von angefressenen Tüftlerinnen und verwegenen Sammlern“ ("Spleen – Of Obsessed Tinkerers and Daring Collectors") at the Lucerne Museum of History
2009
Internship with the painter and sculptor Jörg Niederberger, Büren.
2000–2009
Author of the volume “Amt Luzern. Die Landgemeinden” (The district of Lucerne. The rural communities), part of a series of books dedicated to art monuments in Switzerland
1997
Tutorage with Prof. Franz Zelger at the Chair of Art History at the University of Zurich including excursion (English country houses and their art treasures)
Publications (Selection)
2026
Kandierte Kirsche, Schlaflos, Die Auflösung I, Die Auflösung II (Haiku). In: Haiku - Band 1. Edition Lyrik, ed. by Vera Klee. 2026, p. 16 (e-book and paperback).
2024
"Kunst im Fluss", in: KARTON. Architektur im Alltag der Zentralschweiz 59(2024), S. 34f.
2022
ART AND CULTURE. What is KIF? In: SME Magazine Littau Reussbühl 2/22, p. 25.
2016
Garba Reloaded. In: www.hochparterre.ch
Die Melchi-Gruppe von Richard Kissling. Das glückliche Ende der langen Odysee eines nationalen Denkmals. Jahresheft 9/2016, hg. v. Bildungs- und Kulturdepartements Obwalden, S. 56 - 65.
2011
Künstlerische Interventionen führen zu einem neuen Ganzen. In: Eingriffe in eine Sammlung. Katalog zur Ausstellung im Historischen Museum Uri, vom 29. Mai bis 16. Oktober 2011, S. 31ff.
2010
SPLEEN. Von angefressenen Tüftlerinnen und verwegenen Sammlern. Katalog zur Ausstellung im Historischen Museum Luzern vom 1. Oktober 2010 bis 20. Februar 2011. Luzern 2010.
Eine erlebnisreiche Velofahrt nach Blatten bei Malters mit Kultur- und Gourmetfreuden. In: Gazzetta della Donna. Luzern für Frauen. Hg. v. Judith Wyrsch Koepfli und Stefan Sägesser. Luzern 2010, S. 139-145.
2009
Die Kunstdenkmäler des Kantons Luzern. Neue Ausgabe Band II: Das Amt Luzern. Die Landgemeinden. Basel 2009. Coautor: André Meyer.
2007
Der Hochaltar von Hergiswald – Ikonografie und Formgebung. In: Jahrbuch der Historischen Gesellschaft Luzern 25 (2007), S. 66-69.
2005
Zwischen Rom und Trachten. Das Frühwerk von Josef Reinhard. In: Josef Reinhard 1749-1824. Trachten, Porträts, Menschenbilder. Hg. v. Christoph Lichtin. Bern 2005, S. 69-93.
2002
privat. Porträts Kanton Luzern. Luzern 2002. In Zusammenarbeit mit Nicole Henning (Fotos) und einem Beitrag von Sibylle Birrer (Essay).
1998
[Art.] Wimpfheimer, Willy Karl. In: Biografisches Lexikon der Schweizer Kunst. Unter Einschluss des Fürstentums Liechtenstein.
Schweizerisches Institut für Kunstwissenschaft Zürich und Lausanne (Hg.), Bd. 2, Zürich 1998, S. 1130.