Premio Combat Prize

Artwork Description:
A small Triptychon out of a cycle dealing with connections, wires, complexities of living. The impossibility of separation in the world. The dog as it lives in it, most benefitting from the situation in a more and more complex world.
This triptychon shows the devotion of a dog. It´s just about sleeping and playing, embeded in a fluffy surrounding.
What I wanted is to show the impossibility of separation through rough pencil strokes, lines, overpainting, crossing my own ideas and let the ductus do it´s work.
As I´m coming from a quite strong figurative way of working this now is a new perspective and thrilling possibility of expression of my own feelings concerning the surrounding world with all its complexities.
Short Biography:

1970 born in Ried i. Innkreis, Austria
2005 - 2006 study at the arts university of Linz, 2011 Summercollege /Xenia Hausner, 2012 Artist college Bad Reichenhall/Anton Petz;
self employed artist
member of BVOÖ, IG Bildenden Kunst, Galerie Forum Wels;
web: https://www.birgitschweiger.com I Tel: +43 676 7073884 I mail: paintsbi@gmail.com
Represented by:
Austria:
Sturm und Drang Galerie Linz, 4020 Linz, Altstadt 18, 4020 Linz
Galerie Seywald | Dr. Thomas Seywald | Rainbergstraße 3c | A-5020 Salzburg;
Deutschland: Galerie Max-21, Iphofen, Deutschland
Public Collections:
2014 Museum Angerlehner Wels/Thalheim; 2014, 2017 Art Collection Stadt Linz, 2018 Nordico Museum
Publications:
Birgit Schweiger ”Works 2012 - 2015”, ISBN978-3-200-03985-8, “Energiewendekunst” - ”EnergyTransitionArt”, ISBN 978-3-9817703-0-8, Anton Lutz , Ursulinenhof, Collective Project, Curator of „Spiel oder Absicht“
Prices/Awards:
2016 3rd Price Windkraft-Kunst Wettbewerb I 2016 1st Price Atterseeschifffahrt for the design of the 3rd Artship on the AtterseeI Gustav Mahler I 2015 Generali Ladies Linz, Exhibition I 2014 International Competition Energy Transition Art, Berlin, Finalist and Exhibition I 2014 Finalist The Artist´s Magazine, Annual Art Competition
Solo Shows/Cooperations/Projects (Selection):
2018: Linz AG Artforum, Artfair Linz, Juli/August Artist in Residence Gmünd/Kärnten
2017: Cooperation ”ANTON LUTZ”, Linz, Curator and Exhibitor I Tabakfabrik Linz ”Tobacco Dancers”, Soloshow I ARTMUC Artfair, Munich I Galerie K2, Sierning, Soloshow I D- Kassel, Documenta-halle, Cooperation I Sturm und Drang Gallery, Linz
2016: Soloshow Galerie Seywald, Salzburg I Art_Action ”Shame on Linz”, Videoproject, Gallery Max-21, D-Iphofen, Cooperation
2015: „FREUDENHAUS”, Cooperation, Stiftervilla, Kirchschlag/Linz I Höhenrausch, „The Secret of birds“, 29.5. – 18.10. 2015, Cooperation im Rahmen der BVOÖ, OÖ Kulturquartier Ursulinenhof I Generali Art Contest 24/25, ORF Oberösterreich, Linz I 29.10. Opening ”Yenergy on Tour”, Berlin DUH I Kubin ”Was aus meiner Sammlung wurde”, Cooperation with the Landesgalerie Linz, BVOÖ
2014: Cooperation Gallery Hofkabinett Linz I ”YENERGY on Tour”, „Energiewende“ in the silent green Kulturquartier Berlin I  „Gemischter Satz“ in Bad Aussee, Garagerie
2013: Stadtturmgalerie Schwanenstadt Soloshow „Perspectives“ I Soloshow „Yenergy“ Galerie Seywald, Salzburg I Cooperation Galeriehaus Wels „Salonage
2012: Gallery Hofkabinett Linz, http://www.hofkabinett.at I ABC Galerie Ansfelden, http://www.antonbrucknercentrum.at