39th Austrian Graphic Design Competition
9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Uhr
- 5.12.2025 - 22.3.2026
The Austrian Graphic Design Competition was launched in Innsbruck in 1952 on the initiative of Paul Flora and has been an integral part of the Austrian and South Tyrolean art scene ever since. By founding the competition, Paul Flora provided an important impetus for the revitalisation of cultural life after the Second World War and for the promotion of artists. Since then, the competition has been held every two years and the large number of entries shows that it has lost none of its appeal to this day.
The exhibition presents the prize sheets selected by an international jury. A catalogue will be published to accompany the exhibition.
The results of the jury meeting for the ÖGW39:
Prize of the Province of Tyrol (€ 7,000)
Marianne Lang
*1979 Graz
Windthrow, 2025
Brush (ink) on paper
1402 x 1001 mm (sheet)
Innsbruck, Tyrolean State Museums, Graphic Art Collection, inv. no. 824 Z
http://sammlung.tiroler-landesmuseen.at/grafsam/824-z
Prize of the Province of South Tyrol (€ 6,000)
Iris Dittler
*1985 Vienna
head space, series #1, 12-part series, 2024
Soft pastel, copic pencil and graphite pencil on ink paper, framed each 241 x 301 mm (sheet); 281 x 341 mm (frame)
Innsbruck, Tyrolean State Museums, Graphic Collection, inv. no. 825,1-12 Z
https://sammlung.tiroler-landesmuseen.at/grafsam/825-1-12-z
Prize of the Federal Capital of Vienna (€ 5,000)
Peter Fritzenwallner
*1983 Neukirchen am Großvenediger
kids of the black hole, 2023
Pencil and brush (watercolour) on unbleached 200g Chanson paper
1503 x 1090 mm (sheet)
Innsbruck, Tyrolean State Museums, Graphic Collection, inv. no. 826 Z
http://sammlung.tiroler-landesmuseen.at/grafsam/826-z
Prize of the Georg and Alice Eisler Fund (€ 4000)
Christoph Luger
*1957 Bregenz
Untitled, 2023
Collage and distemper on paper
338 x 383 mm (sheet); 352 x 394 mm (frame)
Innsbruck, Tyrolean State Museums, Graphic Art Collection, inv. no. 827 Z
http://sammlung.tiroler-landesmuseen.at/grafsam/827-z
Prize of the City of Innsbruck (€ 4,000)
Thomas Hörl
*1975 Hallein
Ancestral gallery, 3-part series, 2024
Reenactment photos, archive material and research photos on fine art paper as well as colour and textile on paper (collage)
541 x 405 mm (sheet); 574 x 458 mm (sheet); 606 x 507 mm (image); each 701 x 500 mm (mounting board)
Innsbruck, Tyrolean State Museums, Graphic Collection, inv. no. 828,1-3 Z
https://sammlung.tiroler-landesmuseen.at/grafsam/828-1-3-z
Prize of the Province of Lower Austria (€ 4,000)
Nikolaus Gansterer
*1974 Klosterneuburg
the slow (grasping) of thoughts while speaking, 2023
Brush (ink) and pastel chalk on paper, framed
692 x 994 mm (sheet); 710 x 1010 mm (frame)
Innsbruck, Tyrolean State Museums, Graphic Collection, inv. no. 829 Z
http://sammlung.tiroler-landesmuseen.at/grafsam/829-z
Prize of the Klocker Foundation (€ 3,500)
Ramona Schnekenburger
*1980 Schwenningen
EYES, 4-part series, 2024
Pencil and oil paint on Japanese paper
197 x 148 mm (sheet); 198 x 147 mm (sheet); 198 x 148 mm (sheet); 197 x 147 mm (sheet)
Innsbruck, Tyrolean State Museums, Graphic Collection, inv. no. 830,1-4 Z
https://sammlung.tiroler-landesmuseen.at/grafsam/830-1-4-z
Prize of the Province of Upper Austria (€ 3,000)
Annika Eschmann
*1990 Herdwangen-Schönach
Line 66, 5-part series, 2024-2025
Archival ink, ink, pencil and acrylic spray on paper
each 1000 x 1000 mm (sheet)
Innsbruck, Tyrolean State Museums, Graphic Collection, inv. no. 831,1-5 Z
https://sammlung.tiroler-landesmuseen.at/grafsam/831-1-5-z
Prize of the Province of Carinthia (€ 2,000)
Barbara Holub
*1959 Stuttgart
In search of MÃrové námÄ›stÃ, 2024
Lithograph on Magnani 1404 laid paper, 300 g
770 x 560 mm (sheet); 540 x 434 mm (plate); 377 x 405 mm (image)
Edition of 5
Innsbruck, Tyrolean State Museums, Graphic Collection, inv. no. 1844 D
https://sammlung.tiroler-landesmuseen.at/grafsam/1844-d
Prize of the Province of Vorarlberg (€ 2,000)
Nico Schleicher
*2001 Vienna
When the swamp no longer soaks my shoes, 3-part series, 2025
Charcoal on paper
1490 x 1003 mm (sheet); 1525 x 1002 mm (sheet); 1501 x 1003 mm (sheet)
Innsbruck, Tyrolean State Museums, Graphic Collection, inv. no. 832,1-3 Z
https://sammlung.tiroler-landesmuseen.at/grafsam/832-1-3-z
Prize of the Province of Burgenland (€ 1,000)
Christian Azzouni
*1995 Vienna
Irreparable, 8-part, 2025
Partially applied photo chemicals on light-sensitive photo paper, UV exposure
940 x 1160 mm (image)
Innsbruck, Tyrolean State Museums, Graphic Collection, Inv. No. 833,1-8 Z
https://sammlung.tiroler-landesmuseen.at/grafsam/833-1-8-z
Prize of the Raiffeisen-Landesbank Tirol AG (€ 1,000)
Emma Peinhopf
*1999 Salzburg
Princess Treatment, Isolation Camp Pizza, 2-part, 2024
Coloured pencil and pencil on paper, framed
413 x 832 mm (sheet); 411 x 832 mm (sheet); 452 x 871 mm (frame); 451 x 871 mm (frame)
Innsbruck, Tyrolean State Museums, Graphic Collection, inv. no. 834,1-2 Z
https://sammlung.tiroler-landesmuseen.at/grafsam/834-1-2-z
Acquisitions of the Province of Tyrol
Edith Hofer
*1959 Lustenau
Pink Lilly (159), 2024
Brush (watercolour) on laid paper
775 x 566 mm (sheet)
Innsbruck, Tyrolean State Museums, Graphic Collection, inv. no. 835 Z
€ 2.200
http://sammlung.tiroler-landesmuseen.at/grafsam/835-z
Julia Zastava
*1982 Moscow
External Dazzling. Dracula at the window, 2024
Pencil on Clairefontaine tracing paper 400g
644 x 499 mm (sheet)
Innsbruck, Tyrolean State Museums, Graphic Collection, inv. no. 836 Z
€ 1.400
http://sammlung.tiroler-landesmuseen.at/grafsam/836-z
Katharina Biser
*1998 Lustenau
Buds - beech, chestnut, 2025
Coloured pencil on paper
700 x 501 mm (sheet)
Innsbruck, Tyrolean State Museums, Graphic Collection, inv. no. 837 Z
€ 600
http://sammlung.tiroler-landesmuseen.at/grafsam/837-z
Linda Artemis Bergstötter
*1997
Hermine's Christmas socks, 2023
Iris print, algraphy on long fibre tissue paper
604 x 470 mm (sheet)
Edition 1
Innsbruck, Tyrolean State Museums, Graphic Collection, inv. no. 1845 D
€ 300
https://sammlung.tiroler-landesmuseen.at/grafsam/1845-d
Jury members
Dr Sabine Folie
Director | Art Collections of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
Prof. Dr Nicole Fritz
Director | Kunsthalle Tübingen
Dr Michael Hering
Director | Staatliche Graphische Sammlung Munich
Ms Hemma Schmutz
Director | Museums of the City of Linz
Dr Ralf Bormann
Head of the Graphic Collection | Tyrolean State Museums, Innsbruck
We would like to thank the prize sponsors
