group exhibitions

2012 „Montag ist erst übermorgen.Young Art on Paper. Acquisitions of the Graphic Collection 1997-2012“, Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna

2011 „Creekside open“, A.P.T. Gallery, London

2010 „Breaking the stereotype III“, curated Veronika Bernard, depo, Istanbul

„Symposium Himmelberg“, Kunstmühle Himmelberg, Carinthia, Austria

2009 „International Forum of Contemporary Art Georgia 2009“, Garikula, Georgia

„Breaking the stereotype“, curated by Veronika Bernard: INMP, Roma; city hall, Wörgl; II.International Congress of European Turks, Antwerpen

„MAZE“, Projektraum, WUK, Vienna

2008 “ARTmART”, Künstlerhaus, Vienna

“aristerium”, curated by Magda Guruli, Lika Mamatsashvili and Nino Tchogoshvili, Tblisi, Georgia

“Viennart- Vienna and the symbolic capital”, curated by Lucas Gehrmann and Lorenz Seidler, musa, Museum of the city of Vienna

“Breaking the stereotype”, curated by Veronika Bernard, Kadir-Has University, Istanbul and Rheinische-Friedrich-Wilhelms University, Bonn

„MIK“, Vienna

„Anonyme Zeichner“, curated by Anke Becker, Meinblau, Berlin

„As bring collective“, Künstlerhaus-Passage, Vienna

„Video-Salon 3“, Galerija10m2, Sarajewo

„course of intervention“, Galerie Kargart, curated by Dayan Ozan Özoğlu, Istanbul

2007 „be one – get three“, Galerie Cluster, Berlin

“Sundays 101”, performance, Center of architecture, museums quarter, Vienna

“urban pilgrims”, Blumberg artspace, Vienna

2006 “Riss/ Lücke/ Scharnier A”, concept of Heinrich Dunst, galerie nebst St. Stephan,

Vienna

“basis & hedgehog”, museum island, Berlin

“Diskonta”, curated by Dagmar Höss, IG-Kunst, Vienna

“MAZE”, WUK, Vienna

2005 “Romatic Parasites”, Buhl Areal, Gars am Kamp, Austria

“Order”, Gallery at the Park, Vienna

“MAZE”, Wuk, Vienna

2004 „polychrome sculpture at Theseum- the power of colour“, Theseus-

tempel, Museum of Art History, Vienna

„crane neck and gold crepine“, curated by E. Bresciani, Wagenburg

Schönbrunn, Museum of Art History, Vienna

“Art Position”, Ottakring Brewery, Vienna

“Art Position”, Gallery Art Postion, Vienna

“First we take Manhattan..”, Torstraße, Berlin

2003 „blank (made) areas“, New World (B)order, dance-quarter, museums-

quartier, Vienna

“Kooperation”, viedeo presentation, Frauen Aktiv, Verein wiener Jugenzentren, Vienna

2002 „an evening with FO/GOlab“, Das Experiment, Seccession, Vienna

Diploma, academy of fine arts, Vienna

2001 “First Story – Women Building / New Narratives for the 21st Century”,

curated by U. Meta Bauer, Galeria do Palacio, Porto (P)

“real presence”, museum of the 21th may, Belgrade

“Women Organizing”, dubistdiewelt, Wiener Festwochen, Künstlerhaus, Vienna

„Soft Balll: Kulturalisierung und Politisierung“, InfOpool, Kassel

„Three things that the world does not understand“, Generali Window, Vienna

2000 “February- show”, Passagengalerie, Künstlerhaus, Vienna

“chrismas”, curated by I. Burgbacher-Krupka, Kunst und Projekte,

gallery of the city of Sindelfingen (GER)

“stomach-walking”, wall painting, Haus Vitalis, Lütjenburg, Germany

“Projects of the Muthesius Hochschule”, Parliament, Kiel, Germany

1999 “architecture of resistance”, curated by Kyong Park, Detroit (USA)

solo exhibitions

2009 „clashy drawings“, Franzensgasse, Vienna

2008 „russische Originalversion“, Schauraum, curated by Gerald Zahn and Matthias Haydn, Vienna

2007 “exactly without- Venice”, Gallery Spiazzi, Venice

2006 “The froth of translation 3”, Soho in Ottakring, Vienna

2005 “Le schaum BRUTal”, INTAKT Art Space, Vienna

“daily calendar”, Gallery in the Vorwerkstift, Hamburg

2003 “Women are Organizing in Belgrade”, Women Studies Center, Belgrade

2000 “the voice that is clanking in the dark”, gallery Prima Kunst, Kiel

“Faber Castell”, project space, Muthesius-Hochschule, Kiel

public purchases, etc

2007 Theodor Körner Art Price, Austria

2006 Pilotprojekt Gropiusstadt, Berlin

Sussmann Art Price, Austria

2005 Public Purchase Federal Chancellery, Austria

2004 Public Purchase Graphic Collection, Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna

2004-2007 Studio scholarship, WUK, VIenna

life & education

born 1977

grew up in Frankfurt and San José (Costa Rica), living in London since 2011

1998-2000 “sculpture and project art”, Prof. Hannes Brunner and Zvika Kantor, Muthesius- Hochschule, Kiel (GER)

2000 “architecture of resistance”, summer academy with Kyong Park, Detroit

2000-2002 “conceptual art”, Prof. René Green, academy of fine arts, Vienna, diploma

since 2013 working as a fictional art duo "becker & sharp"

catalogues, art-books, press

- Tina Bepperling: „ICI Garikula“, 2009/10 (Vertrieb Salon für Kunstbuch)

- Heinrich Dunst; Walter Pamminger: „RISS/LÜCKE/SCHARNIER A“, Scheidegger & Spiess/ Galerie nebst St. Stephan, Wien 2010

- Soho in Ottakring, What’s up? Was ist hier los?, ed. by Schneider, Ula; Zobl, Beatrix, Springer publishing house, Vienna 2008

- Insert, artist book, ed. by A. Barboza, Gutleut publishing house, Frankfurt a.M. 2008

-Pilotprojekt Gropiusstadt, ed. by Birgit Schumacher, Uwe Jonas, Berlin 2007

-FO/GOlab: “[fem.] ADDITIVES“, Revolver publishing house, Stuttgart 2006

-„Isabel Becker“, Kulturschiene am Mittwoch, moderation Dana Charkasi, Radio Orange

-Krieger/ Kramer/ Einem/ Alkier: „Malerei in Österreich“, Vienna 2005

-Bresciani, E./Kurzel-Runtscheiner, M./Samsonow, E.v.: „Schwanenhals und Goldkrepine“, Museum of Art History, Vienna 2004

-Ragnardóttir, Brindis: „It was half my fault and half the atmosphere“, Denmark 2004

-S. Schmidt-Wulffen: „Akademie der Bildenen Künste 2002-2003”, Vienna 2003

-U. M. Bauer: „first story - women building / new narratives for the 21th century“, cologne 2002

-Hansen, Hannes: „Ein Spiel mit der Leere. Isabel Becker bei Prima Kunst”, Kieler Nachrichten (newspaper), 10.1.2000

presentations

2008 „eop-picture-night“, Werkzeug H, Vienna

„Pechakucha“, Ovalhalle, Museumsquartier, Vienna

2007„real presence“, garajistanbul, Istanbul

2001„real presence“, Museum of 21th May, Beograd

1999 „Architecture of Resistance“, Detroit (USA)