After graduating with an Art History degree from Columbia University in 2013, Maria-Anna Messner-Haidenthaler knew that she wanted to return to her native Austria to champion and connect contemporary artists from around the globe. In 2022, she launched The Line Up, a platform dedicated to fostering emerging artists through international residency programs, curated pop-up art exhibitions in unconventional spaces, and a robust network of private and public collectors—something inclusive in approac...