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Reinhard Gupfinger is an artist and researcher working in the field of Urban Art, Sculpture and Sound Art.
His artistic work Sound Shifting seeks to push the boundaries of hybrid sound art, sculpture and technology to create an awareness of the sonic environment. Amongst other recognitions, he has received the State Prize of the Arts Division and the Culture Division of the Federal Chancellery of Austria for Media Art (2021) and for his dissertation the Award of Excellence from the Austrian Federal Ministry of Science and Research (2020).

 

Education

2015 – 2020   PhD. Program, Tangible Music Lab, University for Art and Design Linz
2008 – 2012   Master’s Program, Interface Culture, University for Art and Design Linz
2010   Exchange Student, IAMAS, Gifu, Japan
2009   Summer School in Sound and Music Computing, Porto, Portugal
2002 – 2008   Mag.art. Degree, Sculpture – Transmedial Space, University for Art and Design Linz
2007   Exchange Student, Bauhaus University Weimar, Germany
2004 – 2006   Diploma in Music and Media Technology, Anton Bruckner University Linz

 

Awards / Residencies / Purchase

2021   State Prize for Media Art, Arts Division of the Federal Chancellery of Austria
2020 Award of Excellence for Dissertation, Austrian Federal Ministry of Science and Research
Purchase, Soundscape Linz, Land Oberösterreich
2019   Artist in Residence, Welcome in der Friedensstadt, Augsburg, Germany
2018   Purchase, Tito, Land Salzburg
Purchase, “Hells Bells”, City Linz
2016   Artist in Residence, Welcome in der Friedensstadt, Augsburg, Germany
2015   Artist in Residence, Die GARAGE, Aarau, Swiss
LinzIMPULS, City Linz
Purchase, “Y” Junge Wirtschaft, Upper Austria
2014   STARTStipendium for Video and Media Art, BMUKK, Austria
2013   LinzEXPOrt, City Linz
Talentförderungsprämie, Interdisziplinäre Kunstformen, Upper Austria
Artist in Residence, Egon Schiele Art Centrum, Český Krumlov, Czech Republic
Purchase, “SWAP” Junge Wirtschaft, Upper Austria
2012   Purchase, Singing Robot Cricket, BMUKK, Austria
2011   LAB.30 Award, Ausgburg, Germany
Alumni Award, University for Art and Design Linz
LinzEXPOrt Grant, City Linz
2010   Artist in Residence, IAMAS, Japan
2009   Art Prize of the City Linz
2008   Grant from the Austrian Federal Ministry of Science and Research

 

Exhibitions / Projects

2020
Quartier-Parcours Gaswerk / Augsburg, Germany
GRAFFITI & BANANAS / NORIDICO Stadtmuseum / Linz, Austria
Es ist MAERZ / MAERZ / Linz, Austria
Kultur Braucht Kunst! / Schlossmuseum / Linz, Austria
UNTITLED / Studiogalerie der KUNSTSAMMLUNG / Linz, Austria zu Egon Hofmann / MAERZ / Linz, Austria

2019
Kunstankäufe Land Sbg. / Kunst im Traklhaus / Salzburg, Austria
MADATAC X / Madrid, Spain

2018
Kunst Labor / MUCA / Munich, Germany
Galerie výtvarného umění v Chebu / Na dosah 3 / Cheb, Czech Republic
Sound Shifting / galerie 20gerhaus / Ried, Austria
Galerie města Plzně / Na dosah 3 /Greifbar nah 3 / Plzně, Czech Republic
It Sounds Devicive! / Bath, UK
Athens Digital Arts Festival / Athens, Greece
Sound Shifting @ CROSSING EUROPE @ UNTEN @ STREAM FESTIVAL
OÖ Kulturquartier / Linz, Austria
STROKE ART FAIR / Munich, Germany

2017
Reinhard Gupfinger / Sound Shifting / MAERZ / Linz, Austria
Reinhard Gupfinger / Sound Shifting / Traklhaus / Salzburg, Austria
every which way / Galerie Beate Berndt / Augsburg, Germany

2016
kristallin #37 / Experimentierfelder 2015 / Salzamt / Linz, Austria
Silent House of Prayer / Galerie Beate Berndt / Augsburg, Germany
Silent House of Prayer / Kulturhaus Abraxas / Augsburg, Germany
DEIN VIERTEL DEINE LEINWAND / Gärtnerplatzviertel / Munich, Germany
ARTMUC / Praterinsel / Munich, Germany
Interface Culture Pop Up Show / Ars Electronica Center / Linz, Austria
MINIFESTA #2 / Atelier Suterena / Vienna, Austria
Der Brand meines Hauses ist Unheil und Flamme zugleich / MAERZ / Linz, Austria

2015
Transforming: Street Objects from Your Street to Main Street / Site:Brooklyn / Brooklyn, USA
The Wrong / New Digital Art Biennale / online and in selected locations worldwide
MINIFESTA / Salzamt / Linz, Austria
UmFunktionssystem / periscope / Salzburg, Austria
Experimentierfeld Aarau / Die GARAGE / Aarau, Swiss
Chasing Max Mustermann / Designhalle / Graz, Austria
tage des elektronischen bewegtbildes / Munich, Germany
MitarbeiterIn der Zukunft / Landesgalerie Linz / Linz, Austria
ARTMUC / Praterinsel / Munich, Germany
kristallin #8 / Salzamt / Linz, Austria

2014
Sonar+D / Sonar Festival / Barcelona, Spain
Linzer Kunstsalon / Landesgalerie Linz / Linz, Austria
Das Absolute Objekt / Raumschiff / Linz, Austria

2013
Supersummativ / Gallery Maerz / Linz, Austria
Preise und Talente / OÖ Kulturquartier / Linz, Austria
Kryptophonie / Salzburg, Austria
Ukradena Galerie / Český Krumlov, Czech Republic
Politischer Stillstand / NORDICO Stadtmuseum / Linz, Austria
Architektur und Klang / afo architekturforum oberösterreich / Linz, Austria
Linz Impuls, Import, Export, Salzamt / Linz, Austria

2012
Centre for Sound Art and Experimental Music / Seydisfjördur, Iceland
Künstlervereinigung MAERZ / Linz, Austria

2011
LAB30 Festival / Augsburg, Germany
Coded Cultures Festival / Vienna, Austria
LeonArt Festival / Leonding, Austria
Ars Electronica Festival / Linz, Austria
IIE / Oktogon HFBK Dresden / Dresden, Germany
PlayFace InterCult / Museumsquartier 21 / Vienna, Austria
Speculum Artium / New Media Art Festival / Trbovlje, Slovenia
Kunstsammlung des Landes OÖ / U/Hof / Linz, Austria

2010
Amber Art and Technology Festival / Sanat Limanı / Istanbul, Turkey
hör!spiel!art.mix / 33 1/2 Halbwertszeiten / broadcast / podcast / Bayern2, Germany
Playful Interface Cultures / Ars Electronica Exhibition / Linz, Austria
Bock Ma’s / Festivaleröffnung / Timelkam, Austria (midi marching band)
Graduate exhibition of the Institute of Advanced Media Arts and Sciences / Ogaki / Gifu, Japan
hör!spiel!art.mix / TD II / broadcast / podcast / Bayern2, Germany

2009
Salzamt / Kunstförderstipendien / Linz, Austria
Brauhaus / Opening Performance / Linz, Austria (midi marching band)
ars electronica / Linz, Austria (midi marching band)
Yellow House / Opening Performance / Linz, Austria (midi marching band)
Airworks / per pedes / Linz, Austria
Festival of Regions / Concert for Choir and Organ Pipe / Linz, Austria
Sound Characters / Innsbruck, Austria

2008
Hört.Hört! / Viertelfestival Niederösterreich, Austria
Landesgartenschau Tulln / Tulln, Austria (midi marching band)
Fluc / Vienna (midi marching band)
Unterstinkenbrunn, Austria (midi marching band)
universal cube / Leipzig, Germany  (bu’nostik)
MOFF. release_party / Schiff Schönbrunn / Linz, Austria (bu’nostik)
Die lange Nacht des Hörspiels, Vienna, Austria
can you feel the sound / Linz, Austria

2007
Stadtmuseum Nordico / Linz, Austria (bu’nostik)
ars electronica / Linz, Austria (bu’nostik)
ars electronica / Linz, Austria (midi marching band)

2006
Teletongenerator / Linz, Austria
ars electronica / Linz, Austria (bu’nostik)
Kapu / Linz, Austria (midi marching band)

2003-05
ESC im Labor / Graz, Austria (bu’nostik)
Galerie Mesic ve dne / Budweis, Czech Republic
Sprachraum berlinz / Berlin, Germany
Sprachraum berlinz / Linz, Austria
Werkstatt / Innsbruck, Austria (bu’nostik)
Down Into The Engine Room / Linz, Austria (bu’nostik)