Ulrike Ulrich
Landis & Gyr Stiftung Residency
2016
Ulrike Ulrich was born in Düsseldorf in 1968 and has lived and worked as a writer in Zurich since 2004. In 2010 her debut novel Stay Away was published by Luftschacht Verlag Vienna, followed in 2013 by the novel Behind the Eyes, and in 2015 the narrative volume ‘Outside at this time’. In 2020 her novel While we celebrate was published by Berlin Verlag.
Ulrike’s texts have received multiple awards, including a year as a scholarship holder of the Lydia Eymann Foundation in Langenthal, 2010; the Walter Serner Prize, 2010; the Lilly Ronchetti Prize, 2011; and recognition prizes from the City of Zurich.
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.
