MICHAELA SCHWENTNER. born 1970, based in Vienna.
Conceptual media artist. Lecturer at University of Arts and Design Linz
Director of MOSZ Records
Organiser of the offspace JADENGASSE [1995 - 1996]

In her work she focuses on varied forms of perception, projection, illusion and imagination
and on examinations of experiencing space.
Under the moniker jade she cooperates with Peter Rehberg on audio-visual performances.
INTERNATIONAL SCREENINGS / EXHIBITIONS [SELECTION]
Sundance Independent Film Festival, Viennale Film Festival, Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen, London Film Festival, WRO Media Art Biennale, Transmediale Berlin, Diagonale Film Festival, Edinburgh Film Festival, Cork Film Festival, New York Underground Film Festival, Microwave Int. Media Art Festival Hongkong, Holland Animation Film Festival, Wien Modern, Mutek Montreal, Manifesta4, Independent Film Festival Rotterdam, Avanto Festival, Crossing Europe Film Festival, La Rochelle Film Festival, Melbourne Int. Animation Festival, Triennale Linz 1.0, Parvin Etesami Women Film Festival Tehran, Animadrid, Sonambiente Berlin, Impulstanz Vienna, Norwegian Shortfilm Festival, backup Festival 01, Chicago Underground Film Festival, Wiener Festwochen, VideoEx Zurich, Videonale Bonn, Image Forum Festival Kyoto, EMAF European Media Art Festival, Sonar Festival, Elektra Festival Montreal
Kunsthalle Wien, Secession Wien, Austrian Cultural Forum New York, Shedhalle Zurich, Edith-Russ-Haus for Media Art Oldenburg, BAWAG Contemporary Vienna
AWARDS
2004 Local Artists Award - Crossing Europe Film Festival Linz
2007 Austrian Award for Film Art
RESIDENCIES
2009 Domus Artium Malo, Italy
2012  Domus Artium Paliano, Italy
Contact: jade@jade-enterprises.at