Zara Pfeifer
Zara Pfeifer was born on November 25, 1984, in Cologne, Germany. She studied architecture at the Technical University Vienna and the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, as well as photography at the Friedl Kubelka School for Artistic Photography in Vienna. Pfeifer works as an artist between Berlin and Vienna and teaches a seminar on photography in architecture at the Technical University Vienna. Her work has been exhibited internationally at institutions including the MAK Center for Art and Architecture in Los Angeles, the Academy of Arts in Berlin, and the Venice Architecture Biennale. She has received numerous honors, including a studio grant from the Austrian Federal Government at ISCP New York and the MAK Schindler Scholarship in Los Angeles for 2025/26.
EDUCATION
Technical University Vienna
Vienna, Austria
Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
Vienna, Austria
Friedl Kubelka School for Artistic Photography
Vienna, Austria
JURY
Chris Dercon
Ann-Katrin Günzel
Anna Jermolaewa
Kristina Schinegger
Lilli Hollein
