Thora Gerstner

Thora Gerstner is a Lecturer at the State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart, serving as an artistic-technical teacher in the Department of Art specializing in glass processing. She holds part-time lecturer positions at multiple institutions including Augsburg University of Applied Sciences, University of Art and Design Pforzheim, and University of Tübingen. Her international experience includes guest lectureships at Wu Zuo Ren School of Fine Arts (Beijing) and archaeological illustration work in Egypt and Oman.

Her artistic research focuses on:

• Glass-based installation art
• Technical drawing and illustration
• Mixed-media sculpture
• Site-specific public art interventions

She has received significant recognition including the Stiftung Kunstfonds Scholarship (2022), multiple project grants from Kulturamt Stuttgart, and the Biennual Young Art Award (2018).

Her educational background includes:

• Diploma in Fine Arts, State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart (2016)
• Erasmus scholarship at Iceland Academy of the Arts (2014)
• Studies under Prof. Thomas Bechinger and Prof. Ricarda Roggan

As tutor at University of Stuttgart's architecture faculty, she teaches drawing fundamentals. She coordinates the glass workshop at the Academy and collaborates on public art projects like 'ATELIER TRANSLUZENT'.