Horst Kornberger Horst Kornberger is a visual and conceptual artist, poet, writer, lecturer and researcher into the field of imagination and creativity. Horst was born in Austria in 1959 and began his career as a visual artist. He then studied Speech and Drama in England, Goethean Studies in the United States and Waldorf Education in Australia. He has taught Speech and Drama, Goethean Studies, Epistemology and Anthroposophy at Rudolf Steiner College in Sacramento and the Waldorf Teacher Training in San Francisco.
Horst is the director of the 'School of Integral Art' where he pioneers creative, biographical and story writing. He has created an online course 'Working the Word - creative writing in process,' and has recently published his first book 'Story medicine and how to make it'. He lectures nationwide on themes of early childhood, education, creativity and the use of the imagination as a healing and community-building tool. Horst is currently offering the Story Medicine Training in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth as his contribution to a global therapeutic artwork that helps to preserve the life of childhood. His latest research centres on imaginal therapy and community alignment.
Horst's artwork has been exhibited in Europe, USA and Australia and his poetry has received numerous commendations and two prizes in Australian competitions. Horst's major artistic focus is the creation of 'Icons of the Environmental Age' including 'Kompost- the heap between ecology and art', 'The Viridian Project,' 'Buddha in Honey', 'The Geometry of Hope', 'Sophia's Notebook', 'The Honeyclock' and the creation of the 'Online Campus for Global Creativity' for his Word-Work Projects: 'Working the Word', 'Story Medicine' and 'Biographical Writing.'
Horst is a father and stepfather and lives with his family in Perth, WA.
"Horst is a delightful and erudite guide. His knowledge of and enthusiasm for his subject is breathtaking and he should be declared a national treasure."
-Jaya Penelope (Student of Working the Word)
"Horst Kornberger is one of the most inspirational lecturers I have ever encountered. He facilitated an environment in which writing flowed easily and effortlessly from our pens."
- Jill Whitfield (Student of Working the Word)
Jennifer Kornberger Jennifer is a Director of the School of Integral Art. She is an artist and writer. Her poetry has been short-listed in national competitions and her series of poems
The Sermon of Spices was published in the
Newcastle Poetry Prize National Anthology 2001/2002. Jennifer is involved in creating performance events for poetry and music.
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