[1] Between 1989 and 1995 Grubinger studied at the Hochschule der Künste Berlin where she worked with Valie Export and Katharina Sieverding.
[2] Her graduation project, C@C, or Computer Aided Curating (1993–95), provided a branching interface for visitors to explore a social network of artists.
[5] In the 1990s and 2000s Grubinger had numerous residencies in Cologne, Stockholm, Paris, London, New York and Los Angeles.
She was professor for Sculpture – Transmedial Space at Kunstuniversität Linz, Austria and in 2016 taught at the academy of fine arts in Düsseldorf,[6] Germany.
[7] Grubinger's works have been shown in numerous international venues, with solo exhibitions at, among others, Abteiberg Museum Mönchengladbach; the BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Newcastle; Kiasma Museum, Helsinki; Berlinische Galerie, Berlin; Tobias Nahring Gallery, Berlin and Leipzig; Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt; Institute of Contemporary Arts, London; and the Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna.