Emma Peinhopf Impressum

Emma Peinhopf

*1999 in Salzburg

lives and works in Vienna, Austria

My work revolves around people and the worlds they inhabit. In colorful pencil drawings, I capture everyday moments from my life, like eating in a restaurant, having after-work drinks, or small encounters with strangers, and push them into playful, sometimes surreal narratives. The scenes are lively, distorted, and meant to draw viewers directly into the situation. Alongside these portraits, I create wide-eyed ceramic figures and imagined characters that exaggerate cuteness while hinting at unease or melancholy. Through this mix of real encounters and imagined figures, my work moves between everyday life and the surreal. It reflects the tension between what feels familiar and what feels slightly off, capturing the beauty, humor, and contradictions of human interaction.

EDUCATION

since 2021

Fine Arts – Drawing and Printmaking

Class of Jan Svenungsson

University of Applied Arts Vienna

2024

Guest semester in Transmedia Art

Class of Jakob Lena Knebl

University of Applied Arts Vienna

2018–2021

College and Masterclass for Graphic and Communication Design

Die Graphische, Vienna

2018

A Brand-New Edition – Screen Printing Course with Ciara Phillips

Summer Academy Salzburg

EXHIBITIONS

2025

MEETCUTE

Solo exhibition

Galerie Sophia Vonier, Salzburg

Group exhibitions (selection):

2025

Vienna Contemporary

Galerie Sophia Vonier, Vienna

2025

Rinkeli-Ränkeli

Mono Lisboa, Portugal

2024

Art Albina Kunstpreis

Kulturwerkstatt Oberalm, Salzburg

2024

Ich kann auch bis 3 zählen

Plateau, Vienna

2024

PAPER (Part of Rock, Papier, Scissor)

Aa Collection Gallery, Vienna

2024

PARALLEL VIENNA via Land Salzburg, Kunst im Traklhaus

Otto Wagner Areal, Vienna

2024

Very Human Drawings

ATLAS, Vienna

2023

Schaumbad

HOLLEREI Gallery, Vienna

2023

Valent1day

Contemporary Matters, Seestadt Aspern, Vienna

2022

I Have a Feeling for You

Sehsaal, Vienna

2022

Here We Are Now

Angewandte Festival, Poster 1050, Vienna

EXPERIENCE

2025

Assistant in the Ceramics Studio

Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Lisbon, Portugal

since 2021

Performance and artistic collaboration in various productions

Performance Collective God's Entertainment, Vienna

AWARDS & COLLECTIONS

2025

39. Österreichischer Grafikwettbewerb / Preis der Raiffeisen-Landesbank Tirol AG Sammlung Tiroler Landesmuseen

2025

Acquisition, Lentos Kunstmuseum Linz, Austria

2024

Design of the haptic award for the Diversitas Prize 2024 (ceramics)

Commissioned by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research (BMBWF), Vienna

2024

Acquisition, Salzburg Museum, Austria

www.salzburgmuseum.at/galerienfoerderung

TEXT

Text by Maximilian Lehner

MEETCUTE (de)

Galerie Sophia Vonier, 2025

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