MARIELLA LEHNER 单雯⻜
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Vita
mariella.lehner@gmail.com
ABOUT
(c) 2021
I am a visual artist working across mostly drawing, painting and printmaking based between Vienna and Athens. At the core of my practice lies a philosophical exploration of the complex relationship between humans and their environment.
My aesthetic language combines elements of speculative fiction, personal narrative, and sociopolitical critique. Whether through large-scale wall paintings, intimate prints, or immersive installations, my work moves between fragility, resistance, and the poetic potential of the unresolved. Through my practice, I understand art as a space for active questioning and subtle transformation.
Structured in cycles, I often select materials in direct response to content. A slow process of layering—across materials, techniques, and visual languages—is fundamental to my work, regardless of medium. It reflects my way of engaging with a world in which singularities and absolutes do not exist, and meaning is formed through accumulation, contradiction, and continuity.
ARTISTIC EDUCATION
2025 MFA, 中國美術學院 Hangzhou, CHN (exchange)
2023 MFA, Visual Arts, State University of New York, Purchase College, USA (exchange)
2023 BFA, ΑΝΩΤΑΤΗ ΣΧΟΛΗ ΚΑΛΩΝ ΤΕΧΝΩΝ, GR (exchange)
2012 – 2016 Art History, Universität Wien, AUT
AWARDS & GRANTS
2023 Winner Simacek Art Award