Franz Landl - contemporary painter

Born on May 19, 1952, in Fürstenfeld.

Childhood and school years in Fürstenfeld.
1967 Apprenticeship as a typesetter in Fürstenfeld (first linocuts and drawings).
1971–1972 Ortwein School of Graphic Arts in Graz
1975 Studied Old Master oil painting techniques
1977–1978 Lived and worked on the island of Ibiza
1979–1986 Worked as a restorer in various churches in Austria
1988 First collaboration (stage design) at the theater in Reichenau/Rax (Reichenau Festival)
1990 Extended stay in Prague (Czech Republic)
1995–2018 Lived and worked in Fürstenfeld, Reichenau/Rax, and Zadar (Croatia)
Since 2019 Lives and works in Fürstenfeld

Solo exhibitions in Fürstenfeld, Vienna, Murau, Zadar, Sarajevo, Hatzendorf, Hainersdorf, and Graz

Group exhibitions in Vienna, Graz, Villach, Fürstenfeld, Bern, London, New York, Miami, Zadar, Oberwart, Leipzig, Budapest, Roquevaire, Baden, Zurich, and St. Petersburg

CD covers for bands in Germany and New Zealand

Awards:

1994 High-value prize for a collage

2000 Rembrandt Plaque (Research Institute of Fine Arts), Germany

2002 First prize in an art competition in Ibiza, Spain