// Alba D'Urbano

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History() {
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Solo Exhibitions;
Work in Public Collections;
Bibliography;
Videography;
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BIOGRAPHY
1955 born in Tivoli near Rome (I)
1974-78 Philosophy studies at the "La Sapienza" University, Rome (I)
1978-83 Graduated from the "Accademia di Belle Arti", Rome (I). Major: Painting under Professor Enzo Brunori
1985-89 Master-student in Visual Communication at the Hochschule der Künste, Berlin (D). Major in Film, Video, Sound/Slide productions.
1987 Editor's grant from the german television network ZDF "Das kleine Fernsehspiel" for the realisation of the video "Kreis, der"
since 1987 Participation on numerous Film- and Media events with Videos and Videoinstallations (European Media Festival Osnabrück (D), "Femme Cathodique" Paris, " Biennale of Videoart" Fukuja, Japan, etc.)
1989 Nafög-Grant, Hochschule der Künste, Berlin (D)
Grant from the company, Röhm GmbH, Darmstadt (D) for the completion of a project.
1990 Eurocréation Grant, Paris, for the Institut für Neue Medien, Frankfurt/Main (D)
Move to Frankfurt/Main (D)
1993-94 Lectureship at the Institut für Neue Medien, Frankfurt/Main (D)
1994 Lectureship at the Hochschule für Gestaltung, Offenbach (D)
1995 Professorship of computergraphic at the Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst, Leipzig (D)
1997 Move to Leipzig (D)
1998 "Kunst und Papier auf dem Laufsteg" (fashion show), Deutsche Guggenheim, Berlin (D)
since 1998 Headship of the class of Intermedia at the Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst, Leipzig (D)
1999 Presentation of the Installation "Divina" and lecture at the conference "Art and Computer Science", Evangelische Akademie Tutzing (D)
2000 "outside", Performance at the Kunstforum, Berlin (D)
since 2000 Curatorship within the activities of the school (→ Curatioral Projects)
Work as an artistic duo together with Tina Bara (→ Website)
2003-04 Professorship at Università Libera di Bolzano, (I)
2006 Project subsidy German Federal Cultural Foundation: "Eine Frage (nach) der Geste"
2009 Project Grant Stiftung Kunstfonds: "Covergirl: Wespen-Akte"
2012 "Herbstgarten", 3rd price of the competition to design Leipzig's Monument to Freedom and Unity (with Anna Dilengite and Tina Bara)
2021 Left teaching activities at Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst (Academy of Fine Arts), Leipzig (D)