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1938: Born and grown up in Leoben/Styria. 1958: Abitur followed by study of art history in Graz. First wanted to become a writer and argued autodidactly with painting of expressionism. 1960-65: Study of painting and restoration at the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna. Degree. 1966-68: Job as a private detective. 1968: Actual beginning of art work. Preferred technique is the painting behind or under glass (Hinterglasmalerei). 1971: Purchase of an old winegrower house in Trausdorf a. W. and so the permanent settlement in Burgenland. 1973: Participation in artists-meetings in Rabnitztal. 1976: Start with the technique of etching and installation of an own lowprint workshop. 1978-80: Stays and exhibitions in USA, Little Rock and mainly New York. The meetings with the art movement there (popart and photorealism) caused a far reaching shapely changes. At the same time he founded his studio-gallery in his own house. 1983: Award of Theodor Kery foundation. Admitted as a member of the artists group in Burgenland. 1985: Turned towards water colour painting in academic tradition. 1994: Restart of shape material and the theories of painting of his artistic beginning. Return to Ralf Egger page |