Lukas Thaler (* 1989) lives and works as an artist and curator in Vienna. He studied painting at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna and art history at the University of Vienna. Since 2012, he co-runs the curatorial project MAUVE. Since 2011, his exhibition activities have continuously spanned galleries and institutions both nationally and internationally. Since 2021, he has been working as a lecturer in the Department of Art and Design at the TU Wien.