Margret Wibmer (*Austria) is an internationally renowned visual and performance artist whose work explores the dynamic relationships between bodies, objects, and spaces. After formative years in New York City assisting minimalist artist Sol Lewitt, she relocated to Amsterdam, where she is currently based. Working across various media, her practice bridges the tangible and intangible, inviting audiences to connect with the world and one another in profound and unexpected ways. This becomes particularly apparent in her performances that invite the audience as actors through multi-sensorial experiences. Having grown up in a household where textile was central, it has remained a key material in her artistic practice.
Her works have been exhibited and performed at and i.c.w. Tsuzuru in Kanazawa, Japan; Fotoforum in Innsbruck, Capital C Amsterdam i.c.w. Amsterdam Art, Palais de Tokyo in Paris, RMIT Design Hub Melbourne, Oude Kerk in Amsterdam, Nishida Kitaro Museum of Philosophy in Japan, Kunstpavillon Innsbruck, KAI 10 – Arthena Foundation in Düsseldorf, Centro per l’arte Contemporanea Luigi Pecci, Prato (Italy), Lumen Travo Gallery and Bradwolff Projects in Amsterdam, Movement Exposed Gallery Space in Utrecht and many other venues. Her work has appeared in publications such as Sony Style Magazine, Vestoy and Metropolis M. Monographs have been published by Kerber Verlag and VfmK – Verlag für Moderne Kunst. Wibmer is adjunct lecturer at Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA) in Singapore since 2021 and joined the US based Institute for Cultural Activism International as a performer and board member in 2022.