Iris Laner

Iris Laner is a Professor of Fine Arts and Art Education at the Department of Fine Arts and Design, School of Music & Arts Education (SOMA), Universität Mozarteum Salzburg. She leads the FWF solo project 'Joint Aesthetic Judgments' and coordinates the transdisciplinary #ConnectingMinds project 'Transforming Climate-Social Futures.' Her work bridges aesthetic, ethical, and political perspectives through collaborative and art-based research.

Her research focuses on aesthetic judgment, collaborative practices with cultural artifacts, and the role of art education in fostering utopian visions and sustainability. She has co-edited book series like 'Experience-Oriented Educational Research' and 'Interjections: Transdisciplinary Texts on Art and Pedagogy.'

• Hertha Firnberg project: 'Aesthetic Practice and the Critical Faculty'
• Graduate school fellowship: 'Image and Time' (NCCR Image Criticism eikones)

Publications include works on collective imagination, embodiment in education, digital media critique, and poststructuralist theories. She has contributed to journals and edited volumes in aesthetics, pedagogy, and cultural studies.

Laner's teaching and research span institutions like the University of Basel, University of St. Gallen, KU Leuven, and Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen. Her methodological interests include theoretical, qualitative, participatory, and art-based research.