Alisa Kossak

Alisa Kossak is a visual artist and lecturer affiliated with the Akademie der Bildenden Künste Nürnberg (AdBK Nuremberg) and has previously taught at the Leipzig Academy of Visual Arts and Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy University of Music and Theatre. Her work interrogates the social, structural, and material conditions of art production, presentation, and reception, often through text, sound, and photographic installations.

• Key Themes: Working conditions, barriers, social backgrounds, structural inclusions/exclusions in the cultural sector.
• Notable Exhibitions: Sculpture Garden of Thessaloniki, Stadtmuseum Baden-Baden, Kunstverein Kassel, HALLE 14 (Leipzig), European Month of Photography Berlin.

Recognition:

• Baldreit Scholarship
• Grants from Stiftung Kunstfonds, Cultural Foundation of Saxony, and VG Bild-Kunst

Current Role: Teaching staff at the LEONARDO - Center for Creativity and Innovation, focusing on interdisciplinary artistic and scientific collaboration.