Stephanie Rizaj

Stephanie Rizaj is a visual artist who spends her time between Brussels and Vienna. Her artistic practice weaves together biomythographical narratives of marginalized groups with a critique of production conditions and power relations. Through the female gaze, it focuses on socio-political constructions of identities by examining thoughts of collective belonging, and the accompanying identity shift as a consequence of being on the run. Rizaj’s work ranges from performative sculptures to videos and site-specific installations.

Rizaj studied at different institutions including the Gerrit Rietveld Academie Amsterdam (NL), and the University of Applied Arts Vienna (AT). Her work has been shown nationally and internationally in various exhibitions and festivals, including Manifesta 13 Marseille (FR), Stedelijk Museum (NL), Galerie Ron Mandos (NL), Diagonale (AT), Dokufest (XK).  Amongst other prizes, she has been awarded the Theodor Körner Prize (AT).