GLASS MAKER SPACE

Verena Schatz

AUSTRIA

Verena Schatz (b. Innsbruck, 1983) is an Austrian artist and glassmaker whose work moves at the intersection of art, craft, and design, ranging from interactive installations to sculptural works and functional objects.

She began her training at the Glasfachschule and HTL in Kramsach, working for several years as a glass technician before shifting her focus to the material as a medium of artistic expression. Verena’s path led her through international experiences: an internship at the Corning Museum of Glass (USA), studies in Glass Design at the University of Kalmar (Sweden), and a BA in Glass from the Royal Danish Academy (Denmark) in 2012. She later received her MFA from the Institute for Ceramic and Glass Art at Hochschule Koblenz (Germany), where she also worked as a lecturer and director of the glass studio until 2017.

Since then, Verena has lived and worked in St. Konrad near Gmunden. In 2021 she founded Glass Maker Space, a workshop dedicated both to her own practice and to teaching. Her approach combines technical mastery with artistic experimentation, exploring the endless versatility of glass. She is particularly fascinated by the material’s liquid and malleable state, an impression that often remains formally present in her works, even after glass solidifies into rigid form.

Her works are represented in several public collections, including the art collection of the State of Rhineland-Palatinate, Schlossmuseum Linz, and the City of Innsbruck. In 2022 she was awarded the Josef-Franz-Würlinger Prize.

Exhibitions (selection)

2025
“French & Austrian Affairs Edition 3“, Galerie Dumas, Linz, AUT
“Come Play With Me“, Galerie Dumas, Linz, AUT
“TRANSPARENZ“ – Zeitgenössisches Glas aus Österreich, Kunsthaus Köflach, AUT
“ZERBRECHLICH“ K-Hof Museum, Gmunden, AUT

2024
“FRAGMENTS”, Soloshow, Lebzelterhaus, Stadtgalerie Vöcklabruck, AUT
“perception-cognition-awareness“ mit Michael Wittig, HIPP Halle, Gmunden, AUT

2023
“Hang in There“, Galerie Moto, Hall i. Tirol, AUT (Solo)
“ART AUSTRIA Highlights“ – mit Galerie Maier, Wien. AT
“LEICHT“, K-Hof Museum, Gmunden, AUT
“reAKTION“, Museum der Stadt Bad Ischl, AUT
“Glas ohne Grenzen“, Schloss Tollet, Grieskierchen, AUT

2022
Josef-Franz-Wührlinger Preis der Stadt Innsbruck für die Ausstellung “Mezzanine”, Plattform 6020
Ankauf von “This is about You” und “Hang in there I” von der Stadt Innsbruck
“Mezzanine”, Plattform 6020, Fördergalerie der Stadt Innsbruck, AUT (Solo)
“Fragil“, K-Hof Museum, Gmunden, AUT
“Let ́s Start Again3“, Galerie Brunnhofer, Linz, AUT
“Transformation in Glas“, Glass Art Galerie Innsbruck, AUT

2021
“Glas, Stripes and Dots“, Galerie Brunnhofer, Linz, AUT
“Schnittmenge“, Galerie am Rinnholzer Platz, Gmunden, AUT
“European Glass Context“, Bornholm, DK
“Ein Experiment“, K-Hof Museum, Gmunden, AUT
“Vom Sockel zur Wand…“, Europäisches Museum für modernes Glas Rödental, DE

2020
“Beziehungsweise“, Vorchdorf , AUT
“That ́s New and Needed”, Werkankäufe des Landes OÖ, Linz, AUT
“Floral Genial“, Hand.Werk.Haus, Bad Goisern, AUT
”Glass is BioFful II, Biot, FR
“Störung/Entstörung“, K-Hof Museum, Gmunden, AUT
“Art Now!“, Die Galerie, Gmunden, AUT

2019
“7 International Marianne Brandt Award”, Chemnitz, DE
“Reflections”, Galeria Shiras, Valencia, ES
“glass works!”, Ital Reding-Hofstatt Schwyz, CH

2018
“Contemporary Glass Art Biennale“, Haacht, BE
“Glanzstücke“, Galerie der Stadt Traun, AUT
“Milano Vetro-Under 35“, Castello Sforzesco, Milan, IT

2017
“Internationale Biennale of Glass Bulgaria“, BGR
“Vitrum Balticum 2017”, Kaunas, LT
“es pocht 2“, Künstlerhaus Metternich, Koblenz, DE
“subtext glas(s)“, Lorch + Seidel contemporary, Berlin, DE
“es pocht I”, Eisenturm Mainz, DE
“Neuerwerbungen 2016“, Glasmuseum-Alter Hof Herding, Coesfeld, DE

2016
“FUNN”, Bergen, NO
“KUNST direkt”, Mainz, DE
“European Glass Context“, Bornholm, DK
“GLASS LAB EXHIBITION”, Prague Castle, CZ
“Young and Loving 2016”, Bergen, NO
“International Glass Art Biennale”, Haacht, BE

2015
“GLASS LAB EXHIBITION 2015”, Prag, CZ
“Play with Glass”, European Glass Festival, Breslau, PL
“European Prize for Applied Arts”, Mons, Belgium
“Biennale International Du Verre”, Strasbourg, FR
“Stanislav Libensky Award 2015“, Prag, CZ
“Mündung”, Galerie im Bürgerhaus, Zella-Mehlis/Thür, DE
“EGE-European Glass Experience”, Murano Glass Museum, IT

2014
“Coburger Glaspreis 2014”, Coburg, DE
Vitrum Balticum VI, “Optical Outlook”, Kaunas, LT
“EGE-European Glass Experience“, Segovia, ES
“Point of View”, NE Fest, Sofia, Bulgarien

2013
“Frühwerk”, Glasmuseum-Alter Hof Herding, Coesfeld, DE
“Talente 2013“, München, DE

2012
“Stanislav Libensky Award 2012“, Prag, CZ
“Edge“ – Selected Graduates, Copenhagen, DK
”GREEN”, European Glass Context 2012, Nexo, DK
”GLASS: A juried Art Show”, Muncie, IN, USA