The artist and former academy professor of Figurative Painting, Silke Otto-Knapp, died in Los Angeles after a long serious illness at the age of 52.

The Academy announces with great regret that Sinan Gültekin passed away in Vienna on June 8, 2024 at the age of 64. Gültekin studied to become a teacher of ...

From 2013 to 2022, Thomas Heise was Professor of Art and Film at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna.

From 1972 to 1997, Wolfgang Hollegha was professor at the Academy of Fine Arts, where he last taught a masterclass in painting.

The Academy of Fine Arts Vienna bids a sad farewell to Andrei Siclodi, who passed away on August 18, 2025, in Hall in Tirol after a brief illness.