Valentino Skarwan, *1998, born in Vienna and raised in Guatemala, lives and works in Vienna and Guatemala City. They study Transmedia Art at the University of Applied Arts Vienna (under Jakob Lena Knebl) while simultaneously pursuing a Fine Arts degree with Judith Eisler.
Like a spider’s web, Skarwan interweaves performance, sculpture, installation, video, and photography into open and porous forms—fluid formats that resist rigid definitions. Their work explores fluid entities, questions of identity, and the urgency of rethinking new ways of being and their relationship to the environment.
Their works have been exhibited both in Austria and internationally. In 2024, they were nominated for the Ö1 Talent Scholarship. In 2023, they presented a piece at Belvedere 21 as part of performances at Über das Neue. They have collaborated and performed with various artists and choreographers, including Doris Uhlich, Gelatin, Hugo Canoilas, Anne Sprinkler, and Beth Stephens.