Birgit Jürgenssen: A Pioneer of Feminist Body Art Birgit Jürgenssen (1949 – 2003) was an Austrian photographer, painter, graphic artist, curator and teacher who specialized in feminine body art with self-portraits and photo series. She emerged from the Viennese avant-garde scene of the late 1960s and early 1970s, a period marked by intense debates surrounding gender roles and artistic expression. Her work stands apart for its uncompromising exploration of female subjectivity and its critique of societal constraints—themes that continue to resonate with contemporary artists and scholars alike…