Ilse Haider (born 1965 in

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) is an Austrian artist. She focuses on photography and her photographic works use three dimensional surfaces. She has received a number of awards for her work and her work has appeared in exhibitions throughout Europe and the United States.

Life

Ilse Haider completed her art studies in 1988 at the

Academy of Fine Arts Vienna The Academy of Fine Arts Vienna () is a public art school in Vienna, Austria. Founded in 1688 as a private academy, it is now a public university. The academy is also known for twice rejecting admission to a young Adolf Hitler in 1907 and 1908. ...

under the direction of

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. From 1988 to 1990 she completed additional studies at the

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under the tutelage of

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. Between 1995 and 2001 she taught at the

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, Austria. In 2003 she was awarded the Kunstpreis der Stadt Wien. Her photographic works are distinguished by the use of

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surfaces, achieved by the use of innovative methods in combination with traditional photographic technique. The content of her artwork often emphasizes the subject of "Man and Woman" Her 2012 exhibit, 'Mr. Big' at the "Naked Men" ("Nackte Männer") exposition in the

Leopold Museum The Leopold Museum, housed in the Museumsquartier in Vienna, Austria, is home to one of the largest collections of modern Austrian art, featuring artists such as Egon Schiele, Gustav Klimt, Oskar Kokoschka, and Richard Gerstl. It contains the w ...

(Vienna) has caused considerable local controversy.

Awards

* 1995 Bürgerpreis with

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* 2011 Otto Breicha Award for Photographic Art

Exhibitions

*1994 Galerie Charlotte Lund, Stockholm *1995 Galerie Erhard Witzel, Wiesbaden and Galerie Steinek, Vienna *1996 Angles Gallery, Santa Monica, CA (USA) *1997 Galerie Vayhinger, Radolfzell *1998 Galerie Steinek, Vienna and Galerie Charlotte Lund, Stockholm *1999 Museum für moderne Kunst, Cuxhaven and Galerie Erhard Witzel, Wiesbaden *2002 Galerie Steinek, Wien and Kunsthalle Exnergasse, Vienna *2003 Galerie Erhard Witzel, Wiesbaden *2006 Galerie Erhard Witzel, Wiesbaden *2011 Rupertinum, SalzburgAusstellung im Rupertinum
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Haider, Ilse Austrian artists 1965 births Academy of Fine Arts Vienna alumni Living people 21st-century Austrian photographers