About The Artist

Hanna Scheriau (born in Vienna, 16.11.1942) studied dramatics at the University of Vienna giving priority to “ Scenery and Costume ” and she absolved Oskar Kokoschka’s legendary “School of Seeing” in Salzburg. Then for a long time her family was the most important thing in her life, but she never gave up her passion for drawing and painting (on canvas, paper, wood, glass, ceramic...) Around the year 2000 she discovered the medium SILK for her painting and developed a completely new way of painting, the “Experimental Painting on Silk”. Since then she is a free-lance artist living in Salzburg. This artistic work on silk is a worldwide unique kind of art, an innovation. In spite of careful search no other artist can be found up to now in the established art scene, who paints on silk in the same way as Hanna Scheriau. Art works are arising which can not be made in other technologies Each of the images is fresh and unique and can not be copied because of the special technique. Art works are arising which can not be made in other technologies Silk is a medium for painting since thousands of years and extremely durable, much more than canvas. The silk colours for artists are liquid, they are not a bit photo-sensitive and have a special luminous power. Exhibitions of works by Hanna Scheriau found their way not only in Europe but also in Asia and America. Her work has been prized in Italy, France, Russia, Germany, UK and USA. Paintings of Hanna Scheriau are found in collections around the world and are highly valued.