Isabel Truniger
Landis & Gyr Stiftung Residency
2000
Isabel Truniger is a Swiss photographer and artist. She has worked as a freelance editorial photographer, publishing images in journals such as Das Magazin, Weltwoche, Annabelle, NZZFolio. Her work has been included in several exhibitions including: 8004/5, Galerie Peter Kilchmann, Zürich (1994), Die Klasse, Museum of Design, Zürich (1996), Quatre jeunes femmes photographes, Kunsthaus, Langenthal, Galerie Ars Futura, Zürich, Galerie 213, Paris (1998-1999); Young: New photography in Swiss art, Winterthur Fotomuseum, Winterthur (1999).
In 1997, Isabel received a Paris studio grant from the City of Zürich and a grant from the Federal Competition for Applied Arts. In 1998, she was awarded a Kiefer-Hablitzel grant. In 2001, Isabel was commissioned by the Schauspielhaus Zürich to create a series of portraits for the season preguide, a series which won the Schweizer Kulturpreise.
Landis & Gyr Stiftung, Switzerland
The Landis & Gyr foundation awards studio scholarships to Swiss artists and cultural professionals in London, Budapest, Sofia and Zug. Its London-based residency partnership with Acme was established in 1987, and provides six month long work/live opportunities for ten Swiss artists per year. Artists are selected for the programme directly by Landis & Gyr Stiftung and must demonstrate a track record of achievement in their field. Over two hundred visual artists, curators, writers, musicians and composers have benefitted from the programme. Residencies are based in Stepney, E1 and are available to Swiss residents only
For more information visit lg-stiftung.ch.
