Miriam Prantl
born 1965 in Bregenz, Austria
1983-85 State Theater of Karlsruhe in Germany (Dance Company)
1985-86 Moved to New York City, member of the CAD Dance Group
1986-87 Studies acting at the Lee Strasberg Theater Institute in New York
Member of the band „Industri“
1987 Moved to London, U.K formed band „Transfixion“
first experimental drawings and paintings
1989-90 Studied painting, sculpture and design at Camberwell College of Art in London
1990-93 Studied painting at the Chelsea College of Art in London (Bachelor of Art)
1993-95 Studied painting at the Royal College of Art in London (Master of Art)
lives and works since 1995 in Dornbirn, Austria
Awards/Scholarships
1993 Artist in residence, University of Calgary, Canada
1995 Jardines Insurance Art-award, London, U.K
lectures at Kent Institute of Art, East-London University, University of Plymouth, UK
2000 Art award of the Sparkasse of Dornbirn, A
2002 Artist in residence, Montreal, Canada
2002 Assistant professor at the Concordia University, Art Department, Montreal, Canada
Public collections
Fordham University, New York, USA
Jardines Insurance, London, UK
TI Group art collection, Oxford, UK
Museum Ritter, Waldenbuch, G
Nordstern Insurance, Vienna, A.
Kupferstichkabinett, art collection, Vienna, A
National Art Collection of Austria
Stiftung Liner, Appenzell, CH
City of Dornbirn, A
Illwerke, Vorarlberg, A
Dornbirner Sparkasse, A
EHG Steelworks, Dornbirn, A
State Museum of Vorarlberg, A
Sparkasse Singen Radolfzell, G
Sparkasse Kempten, G
Hypo State Bank, Bregenz, A
Raiba State Bank, Bregenz, A
City of Winterthur, CH
Zumtobel Lichtzentrum, Dornbirn, A
Art collection, First Advisory Group, LI
Museum of Art Singen, G
Museum of Art Appenzell, CH
Kunsthaus Bregenz, A
Tridonic, Dornbirn.A
Art in public space:
2000 „Farbspirale“ Kreisverkehr Nord, Lustenau, A
2005 „LED Lightinstallation „Stahlzentrum, Dornbirn, A
2005 „Lichtkreis“ Hirschen, Marktplatz Dornbirn, A
2005 „Led Lightlines“ Sparkasse Singen, D
2006 “Farb und Lichtkonzept“ Seniorenheim Schützengarten, Lustenau, A
2006 „Lightinstallation“ Sparkasse Singen Radolfzell, D
2007 “Lichtband“ Facade, Stadthalle Singen, D
2007 „Stele 4-teilig“, „Led-Relief 3“ Neubau , Volksbank Rankweil, A
2009 „Colour Design inside/outside“, Primary and Secondary School Alberschwende, A
2010 „ Lightinstallation“ Fortuna Passage, Obertor, Winterthur, CH
2011 „ Light reliefs“ Raiffeisen Bank, Lustenau, A
2013 „Light art ceiling“ , Illwerke, Montafon, A
2013 „Lichtstelen“ Pflegheim, Dornbirn, A
2014 „Lichtkonnex“ Wallpiece, Tridonic, Dornbirn,A.
2016 „Ray“ Lichtstäbe, Sparkasse Hegau-Bodensee, Singen
2017 „Dia“ programmed Led- lightinstallation, Sparkasse Kempten, D
2019 „ErdenLicht“ sculptural light and sound Installation, Silvretta, A
2020 „Lightinstallation“ EHG Stahlzentrum Dornbirn, A
2020 „Farben/Lichter/See“ lightinstallation, Vorarlberg Museum, A