Christa Layr

Christa Layr



About The Artist


Born in Vienna, childhood in a small town in Upper Austria, surrounded by blooming meadows and woods covered with moss. Youth in Salzburg, training to become a physiotherapist in Vienna. Currently living in Vienna and Waldviertel (Lower Austria). Quote: „You don’t remember the days but the moments of joy, of content, of the beauty of nature, of loneliness and sadness.“ They build a dynamic flow of memories that I want to show in my work. My pictures reflect moods, they are traces of my life. Sometimes pictures give answers to questions that haven’t even been asked, because some things you cannot put into words - but you can paint them. „The meaning of a word is limited, only that of a picture is infinite.“ Art-trips to: Paris, London, Berlin, Mailand, Rom, Madrid etc. Training at: Akademie Geras: Doz. Hansl, Prof. Wiesinger, Doz. Reil Kunstfabrik Wien: Doz. Almbauer, Doz. Schlamadinger, Doz. Wille-Jais Exhibitions: since 2011 frequent exhibition activity. 2016: Generali Versicherung Wien; Bezirksmuseum Währing; Galerie „Kunstreich“ Bad Tatzmannsdorf; artwalk18 Wien; artwalk NÖ; Justizzentrum Wien Mitte; International Art Expo May Barcelona (Espai Ku Art Gallery); Salon Art Shopping Paris (Louvre); ArtExpo Summer Rome (Galleria Domus Romana - Via Quattro Fontane 113); Galerie Zeh (Heidenreichstein, Kleinpertholz 35); Art Expo 2016 Milano (Spazio Antologico East End Studios Milano); Invitation/Participation at the competition: “Museum of the Americas 25th anniversary award” (Miami Florida), Participation at the competition: “Celeste Prize 2016” 2017: Wettbewerb: „Celeste Prize 2017“ Budapest Galeria 1X Cannes: Art Shopping Côte D‘Azur Contemporary International World Art Dubai Florenz Lissabon Artist in the World Ibiza Art Fair St. Tropez: Salle Jean Despas-Place des Lices Cannes: Salon International d‘Art Contemporain Monaco: Salon Golden Garden Gallery Lichtraum Eins Wien 1. Bez. Houston Participation in the project „Kunst im Waldviertel“. Member of „Niederösterreichische Kulturvernetzung.”