Kerstin Cmelka

Kerstin Cmelka is a Professor for Performance in the Extended Field at the University of Art and Design Offenbach since 2019. She studied at Städelschule Frankfurt (1999–2005) and has held academic positions at institutions including Khib (University of Bergen, 2016–2018), Berlin University of the Arts (2012–2015), and Städelschule (2005–2018).

• Research Focus: Performance art, time-based media, and interdisciplinary collaborations.
• Academic Contributions: Published texts on performance theory and feminist art practices.

Her artistic practice spans performances, films, installations, and publications, often exploring the interplay between art and life, communication, and societal clichés. Recent works include the 2024 film Gli Elimenti and performances at EL PROJECT in Berlin. Awards include the 2018 Film/Video Artists Program scholarship and the 2014 Villa Aurora Residency.

• Scientific Awards:
  • 2018 – Film/Video Artists Program, Senate Department for Culture and Europe
  • 2017 – State Scholarship for Media Art, Federal Chancellery of Austria
  • 2015 – Working Scholarship, Berlin Senate
  • 2014 – Villa Aurora Residency
  • 2011/2008 – Studio Scholarships, Vienna
  • 2007 – Travel Scholarship, Hessian Cultural Foundation
  • 2003 – Recognition Award for Experimental Film, Lower Austria
  • 2001 – Youth Jury Prize
  • Production Prize, ORF Kunststücke