Patrick Puls

Patrick Puls serves as a Lecturer at the Department of Scenography, Mozarteum University Salzburg since 2014, specializing in art and cultural mediation across Vienna and Salzburg.

Educational background includes studies at the University of Vienna's Faculty of Social Sciences and Economics and the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences in Vienna.

His research concentrates on art historical analysis and interdisciplinary mediation, developing formats that bridge visual arts with STEM fields through collaborations with Vienna University of Technology (TU ForMath) and the Austrian Academy of Sciences (HEPHY). Teaching encompasses image analysis, art history courses (Kunstgeschichte 03/04), and feminist art of the 20th century.

Professional engagements include:

• Art mediator at Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien (2001-2023)
• Development aid work in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger (2004-2007)
• Lecturer at math.space, Museumsquartier Wien (2009-2014)
• Generali Foundation art projects with schools and Academy of Fine Arts Vienna (2011-2014)
• Q21/Museumsquartier Wien cultural mediation (2018-2022)
• Moderator for 'Possibilities and Challenges of Aesthetic Education' lecture series (2023/2024)

His practice demonstrates sustained integration of artistic and scientific methodologies in educational contexts.