© Maria Theresa Barbist, 2016

VITA
*1979 in Schwaz, AT
2005 Promotion (Psychologie), Universität Innsbruck, Innsbruck, AT
2009 Psychotherapeutisches Fachspezifikum Psychodrama, Universität Innsbruck, Innsbruck, AT
2010 Movement-based Expressive Arts Education and Therapy, Tamalpa Institute, Kentfield, CA
2014 Master of Fine Arts (New Genres), San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA

2016
MIAMI SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, Miami, FL
SMASH AND GRAB FUNDRAISER, Locust Projects, Miami, FL
FIBERISH, curated by Pip Brant, Florida International University, Miami Beach Urban Studios Gallery, Miami Beach, FL
INTERSECTIONALITY IN SOUTH FLORIDA, curated by Richard Haden, MoCA Miami, Miami, FL
IN MEMORIAM, Miami Performance International Festival, Edge Zones, Miami, FL
PAMM STAFF ART EXHIBITION, University of Miami Gallery, Miami, FL
NOLA SHORT FILM COMPETITION, FilmGate, O Cinema Wynwood, Miami, FL
WISH YOU COULD HAVE SEEN THIS, curated by Ma Li, San Francisco Art Commission Gallery, San Francisco, CA
RECENTLY ACQUIRED, curated by Mindy Solomon, Audrey Love Gallery, Miami, FL
A REAL SHIT SHOW, Flowerbox Projects, Miami, FL

2015
WEST OF CANNES FILM FESTIVAL, honorable mention, Miami Lakes, FL
WE PLAY SO HARD AT BEING HUMAN, curated by Kate Barton, curatingcontemporary.com
ART FALLOUT, NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale, FL
7th ALL-MEDIA JURIED BIENNIAL, Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, Hollywood, FL
9 TOPICS GUEST EXHIBIT, Girls’ Club, Fort Lauderdale, FL
COLLABO 5, Bakehouse Art Complex, Miami, FL
TALK BACK, Edge Zones, Miami, FL
FADENSPIELE, Solo Exhibition, Swenson Gallery, Miami, FL
ABSCHIED, Miami Performance International Festival, Miami Beach Botanical Garden, Miami Beach, FL
ON TIME, ON ACCIDENT, curated by Cassidy Garbutt, Gallery 102, Washington, DC

2014
EINKEHR, Scrawl Center for Drawing, San Francisco, CA
FRAGMENTS, Bay Area Student Film Festival, Berkeley, CA
IF…, Google Headquarters, Mountain View, CA
KREATUR, Miami Performance International Festival, Edge Zones, Miami, FL
PRINCIPAL, San Francisco Art Institute MFA Show, The Old Mint, San Francisco, CA
ENGENDERING PERFORMANCE: A CALL AND RESPONSE, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
TIME/SPACE, Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, CA
ENCOUNTER, Northern California Performance Platform, San Francisco, CA
GENERATION, Something Spacious, Oakland, CA
THE MATERIALITY OF TABLEAU, Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, CA
BEGEGNUNG, 100 Performances for the Hole, Somarts Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2013
PAINTING BETWEEN ACTION AND IDEA, curated by Liam Everett, ODC Theater, San Francisco, CA
BORDER/LINE, Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, CA
VISUAL TRANSLATIONS, Still Lights Gallery, San Francisco, CA
CONTINUING MFA SHOW, Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, CA
SPUREN: WE LEAVE TRACES, Swell Gallery, San Francisco, CA
LEBENSBILDER – Life in Pictures, Solo Exhibition, Studio 16 Gallery, San Francisco, CA
FRAGILE CONNECTIONS, Solo Exhibition, Paul Sack Still Lights Gallery, San Francisco, C

HONORS AND AWARDS
Student Recognition Award, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
Graduate Fellowship (Nominee), Headlands Center for the Arts, Sausalito, CA
Presidential Scholarship, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA

COLLECTIONS
Christine Gschwentner, Innsbruck, Austria
Franziska Frick-Kunz, Schaan, Liechtenstein
Yoad Bar-Noy, Tel-Aviv, Israel
Steve Gombinski, Miami, FL

RESIDENCIES
Scrawl Center for Drawing, San Francisco, CA
Bakehouse Art Complex, Miami, FL

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Open Studio Press. “Studio Visit Magazine Volume 34”. Boston, 2016
Contemporary Performance. “Contemporary Performance Almanac 2015.” New York, 2015.
Arroyo, Eddie. “Miami Performance International Festival.” Miami Rail, Fall Issue (2014).
San Francisco Art Institute. “Principal, MFA Catalogue.” San Francisco, 2014.
Root Division. “MFA NOW 2014 Archive.” San Francisco, 2014.