Stefan Sonvilla-Weiss, MA, Ph.D.

1961 born in Wels, Austria
1980 Study of philosophy at the University of Salzburg, Austria
1981 Study of art education and design at the University Mozarteum, Salzburg
1984 Study of art education, design, painting and new media at the University of Applied Art in Vienna
1986 Master degree (MA) for art education and design (Prof. Peter Weibel), University of Applied Art in Vienna
1987 Marriage with Barbara Sonvilla
1988 Birth of my daughter Felicitas
1998-1993 Working as crossover artist, cooperation on building up a contemporary art space "Schauplatz zeitgenössischer Kunst", Vienna
1993-95 Art educator in Vienna
1994 Birth of my sun Silvius
1995 Starting with multimedia, founding of the company "mediadesign"
1996 New York, Boston (M.I.T.)
1999 Construction of the Austrian Art & Education Server "kunstnetzwerk.at"
Research assistant and lecturer for art and new media at the University of Art and Design Linz, Austria,
Head of the virtual school art department in Austria, virtual school planing team member in the VS- Art department Europe
2001 Since Oct. researcher at the EUN- European Schoolnet in Brussels
2002 January Phil. Doctor graduation with "excellent" ( Prof. Manfred Faßler, University Frankfurt/Main, Germany) at the University of Applied Art in Vienna .
2003 University professor for the international MA-program ePedagogy Design, University of Art and Design Helsinki UIAH
    since 1996 activities as author, media artist, designer and developer of multimedia projects; since 1999 Austrian virtual school teacher for art and design, concept, design and realisation of the Austrian server for art, new media and design, www.kunstnetzwerk.at, on behalf of the Austrian cultural ministery.

    Developement of online didactic materials ( Implementation of Hard- and Software in Art Education)); activities as a course instructor for multimedia workshops for teacher education ; developement of new kind of online teaching and learning teaching, f.e. "Borromini interactive. The life of baroque", www.borromini.at/spiel by order of the Museum "Albertina", Vienna.

    European Commission granted projects
    Project Co-ordination:
    EDU-ELEARN: ICON- Identity Formation In Contextual Media Culture, Proj.Nr. 2003-4642/001-001
    Duration: 12 months, Start: 02/2004

    Publications, Articles (selection):

    Latest publication:
    Stefan Sonvilla-Weiss: Virtual school - kunstnetzwerk.at. Partizpative Medienkultur in der virtuellen
    Bildungslandschaft Österreichs, Peter Lang Verlag, Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, Frankfurt/M, New York, Oxford, Wien 2003

    Current publications and work in progress:  
    ICON-Identity formation in contextual media culture, 2004
    Context visual and social knowledge building - Art education on the move, 2004

    "Der pornographische Blick", Salzburger Künstlerhaus, 1988, Catalogue
    Stefan Sonvilla-Weiss, "Arbeiten" (Works) 89/90, Catalogue Publisher: Galerie A 4, Wels
    Unbedingt- Spirituelle Tendenzen in der jungen Kunst Österreichs, Vienna, Salzburg, 1990
    Stefan Sonvilla-Weiss, Haus Wittgenstein, 1991, Catalogue
    Ins Licht gerückt- ein Museum auf Abruf, Vienna 1991, Catalogue
    "Die Jury- eine Welser Entdeckungsreise, im Rahmen der Welser Kulturvermerke", Daten 1994, Publisher: "Die Fabrikanten" coop Udo Wid
    "Narziß, Selstbespiegelung oder Selbsterkenntnis?" -
    Narzißmus im Spiegel der Gesellschaft, Medienservice des BMUK, Vienna 1996, Book
    "Preisträger 94", p.20, Linz 1994
    Kamasutra— ein multimediales Konzept von Stefan Sonvilla-Weiss, von Sarah Haslinger in: O.Ö. Kulturbericht Linz, p.17
    "Kama, Body and Fruits", Linz, Wien, Catalogue with CD Rom
    "Trafik," kuratiert von Peter Nesweda u. Julia Fabényi, Publisher: Kunstmanifest— Kunstbüro Kitzladen, 1997
    "MAK Vienna - Das Museum als Arbeitgeber in den verschiedensten Berufssparten", im Auftrag des BMWK, 1999
    "Netzbilder Bildnetze. Unterrichtswelten in Veränderung", pedagogic books vienna, p.62 - 69, Vienna 2001
    "Offene Wissensquellen", Article in "Das fliegende Klassenzimmer", Uni-Publikation Kunstuniversität Linz, 2003
    Cumulus working papers Tallinn, Publications Series G, UIAH 2003, "Context and strategies for the International MA-program ePedagogy Design", p.97
    elearningeurope
    Arttu! 4/03 - The Magazine of Young Design, "MA in ePedagogy Design to be launched", p.20, 2004

    Presentations

    "Why Open Source in an educational context?" Prometeus conference Paris Oct. 2002
    "Open Source - Strategien und Modelle partizipativer Medienkultur", Universität Oldenburg,
    Öffentliche Anhörungen/Professur Kunstpädagogik - Visuelle Kultur und ihre Didaktik mit einem Schwerpunkt im Bereich innovativer Medienarbeit, Jan. 2003
    "Open Source - Closed" European Schoolnet Conference Brussels, Feb. 2003
    "Context and Strategies for the international MA-program ePedagogy Design",Cumulus Conference Tallin, May 2003
    "ePedagogy Design", INSEA Helsinki Aug. 2003

         Lectures
    University of Art and Design Helsinki
    2004:
    From Visual pedagogy to visual knowledge building
    eLearning in the context of art and new media


    Awards, grants

    1984 Special award Austrian graphics competition
    1985 Award for fine Arts from my home town Wels
    1991 Austrian state award for Fine Arts
    1994 Upper Austrian grant for Fine Arts
    Trend art spectrum, Vienna
    1999 Emanuel and Sophie Fon grant for scientific art related publications
    2002 Publication grant from the BMBWK (Austrian ministery for education, culture and science)

    Art Exhibitons (Selection)

    1989 Der pornografische Blick, Salzburger Kunstverein, Galerie Eboran, Salzburg
    1990 Unbedingt- spirituelle Tendenzen in der jungen Kunst Österreichs, Wien,
    Salzburg, Graz, Industrie mit Phantasie, O.Ö. Landesgalerie,Vorwand, Galerie Art Start, Wien, Galerie A 4, Wels (E)
    1991 Flugversuche, Vogelpark Schmieding ns Licht gerückt- ein Museum auf Abruf, Rathaus Wien
    Haus Wittgenstein (E), Wien, Schauplatz zeitgenössischer Kunst (E), Wien
    1992 Sichtweisen, O.Ö. Landesgalerie
    1993 Einfach Sein (E), Galerie 5020, Salzburg
    1994 sampled already mades, Echoraum, Wien, Die Jury, Galerie der Stadt Wels
    trend art spectrum, Wien
    1995 Preisträger 94, O.Ö. Kunstverein, Linz
    1996 O.Ö. Landesausstellung, http:/ www. art-up-austria.co.at
    1997 Trafik, Kunsthalle Szombathely (Hungary), Moravska Galerie, Brünn (Czech Republic)
    1998 Kama, Body& Fruits, Galerie im Stifterhaus, Linz (E)
    Trafik    , Burgenländische Landesgalerie, Eisenstadt
    Bloom‘s Day    , Kunsthalle Szombathely
    1999 Kama, Body& Fruits , passage-galerie, Künstlerhaus Wien
    2000 Der Garten , Kunsthalle Szombathely, Mücsarnok- Kunsthalle, Budapest (Hungary)


    Multimedia/Web

    1997 Basic-Design "Kunst (Art)!?" (W.B.Verlag, Vienna) with Franz Patreider (CD-Rom)
    "Kama, Boy & Fruits", Stefan Sonvilla-Weiss, review 1991-1997, ©Stefan Sonvilla- Weiss (CD-Rom)
    1998 Screendesign, Animation and Authoring "GeoMarketing-Die Siebenmeilenstiefel der Marketing- Feinplanung" (CD-Rom)
    Austrian server for art and education (Concept, Design, Content),
    http://www.kunstnetzwerk.at.
    1998- Shockwave-Animation for an exhibition in Vienna (Albertina ) and Rome,
    1999 http://www.borromini.at/spiel.
    "New media technics online", http://www.kunstnetzwerk.at/1999/html/medienhilfe/fs_newmedia.html.
    "Art education and new media"; Competition initiated by the University of Art and Design, Linz, http://www.ufg.ac.at/be/wettbewerb2000.
    Austrian Film festival, "Flash Animations", (Sonvilla-Weiss, Suko)
    2002 Insight-knowledge base for new technologies and education, http://insight.eun.org
    2003 ePedagogy Design, http://epedagogydesign.uiah.fi