Barbara Eichhorn

Barbara Eichhorn is a Lecturer at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, specifically within the Department of Education in the Arts. She has been actively teaching drawing and design courses since at least 2012 and holds a part-time teaching assignment at New Design University St. Pölten. Her academic and artistic work is deeply rooted in drawing, performance, and spatial interventions.

Her research interests include:

• Conceptual and performative drawing
• Art in public space
• Interdisciplinary collaboration between art, text, and movement
• Feminist and collective art practices

While Barbara Eichhorn does not publish traditional academic articles, her artistic output consists of numerous international exhibitions, performances, and workshops. Her work spans solo and collaborative projects across Europe, Asia, and the Americas, with recurring themes of embodiment, resonance, and spatial perception. She has been featured in major institutions such as the Belvedere 21, Lentos Kunstmuseum, and the Brooklyn Museum.

Her notable scientific and artistic awards include:

• Staatsstipendium für bildende Kunst (2009)
• Gerhard und Birgit Gmoser-Preis für Gegenwartskunst (2011)
• Preis der Stadt Wien für bildende Kunst (2013)
• Multiple artist residencies and stipends in New York, New Delhi, Istanbul, and Frankfurt

Barbara Eichhorn has been involved in significant artistic collaborations and educational initiatives. She co-developed the BLIND_moves performance series with Daniel Aschwanden and has conducted workshops at institutions like the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, ImPulsTanz Festival, and Zeppelin University. She has also contributed to feminist art archives and collective knowledge projects such as LIKWI. There is no mention of formal student supervision or research grants, but her extensive exhibition and teaching history reflects a sustained engagement with artistic research and pedagogy.

She is associated with the following labs and teams:

• BLIND_moves (collaborative performance project with Daniel Aschwanden)
• LIKWI (Labor für implizites und künstlerisches Wissen, Zeppelin University)
• VBKÖ (Association of Austrian Women Artists)