.. alwa petroni

visual artist | photographer | fashion designer

Born in 1974 in Linz, went to school in Upper Austria until 1992, studied Chemistry at the University of Vienna from 1992 to 2006, got a masters degree in natural sciences, worked as a chemist and researcher from 1998 to 2009, became a fashion designer in 2010, got a degree as an approved master tailor in 2014. 

Projects and Exhibitions

  • 2012 - 2015 Fashion Shows and stalls at MQ Vienna Fashion Week, collections "Tangram", "Fourteen" and "Ensō On"
  • 2015
    • Co-curating the the exhibotion "1900 - 1930 – eine atemlose Zeit" at Schloß Halbturn, Burgenland
    • Vogue's "A Fashion's Night out" – several looks for the show. Vienna.
  • 2016 Participation at the annual exhibition of Modemuseum by "Mode Wien", Lange Nacht der Museen. Vienna
  • 2018
    • Stall at Curate IC Tradeshow, New York Fashion Week. NYC.
    • Co-curation an participation at the annual xhibition of Modemuseum by "Mode Wien", Lange Nacht der Museen, topic "Japonism. Vienna.
    • Several looks for the Opening Show of "May Ray"-Exhibition, Kunstforum Bank Austria. Vienna.
  • 2019
    • Co-curation an participation at the annual xhibition of Modemuseum by "Mode Wien", Lange Nacht der Museen, topic "Werkschau Handwerk". Vienna.
    • Half-year-loan of one look from the collection "Fourteen" to Japaneum Burg Rabenstein (Styria)
    • "Prinz Eugen", Neo-Baroque, collection or the opening of Hotel Andaz, Quartier Belvedere, Vienna
  • 2020 "Sieb Zehn", Kooperation with Artist Markus Hofer and Gallery Mario Mauroner
  • 2022 
    • Participation at the touring exhibition "Die Wiener Bluse" with the object "fluglinien | blindflug"
    • Hat-object for the cover of the calendar "60 Jahre Forstinger"
(c) Photo by Mike Petroni