Christine Schöpf
Bio:
Christine Schöpf began working at the Upper Austria Regional television and radio studio in Linz, Austria, in 1977 in the area of news and politics. In 1981 Schöpf was made responsible for the art and science program at ORF. In 1979 Schöpf helped to create ARS ELECTRONICA: The Festival of Art, Technology, and Society, held annually at Linz, Austria. She has contributed greatly to the conception and organization of the festival itself as well as many programs sponsored by the festival including the PRIX ARS ELECTRONICA, an international computer art competition. In 1988 she served as the editor of the PRIX catalog Meisterwerke der Computerkunst. Schöpf actively promotes and supports the creation of computer art.
