About Evi Schartner

“My art is not bold. Every picture is composed of subtle messages, thus inviting the viewer to look at it again and decode the meanings disguised within my paintings. I intend to forge the links between elements juxtaposed within my art.”

Originally from Salzburg, Evi Schartner has worked with experimental processing of watercolours since 2013. Characteristically, for lasting effects and impressions of her art, she creates an inspiring interplay of lines, forms and shades. The consciously chosen details aim to create and stimulate the viewer’s individual perceptions through the clear composition of the image.

All pictures are painted on bespoke handmade paper. Evi Schartner uses unique materials to create extraordinary effects in her paintings. By developing her own personal style of painting with her distinctive techniques and styles, she has consciously begun to reduce her art down to a graphic level, thereby achieving a fascinating element of light throughout her artwork.

Short biography

December 5, 1981, Schwarzach

Exhibitions

  • 2024 Galerie m beck | Homburg/Saar
  • 2019-2023 Neunerhaus Art Auction, MAK Vienna
  • 2020 ICEP Art Auction, SOTHEBY’S Vienna
    Solo exhibition Arte Hotel Krems
  • 2019 Art Bodensee
    Art Salzburg Contemporary
    ICEP Art Auction, SOTHEBY’S Vienna
  • 2018 Art.Albina – Artaward, among the finalists, Salzburg
    Art Salzburg Contemporary
    Art Innsbruck
    Solo exhibition, Portopiccolo Female Art 2018 Woland Artclub, Portopiccolo Sistiana, Italy
    OFID Charity Auction SOTHEBY’S, Palais Deutschmeister, Vienna
  • 2017 Vernissage “Source of Light” Nagarro Art Forum, Vienna
    Vernissage “Mixed Double” Zürcher Kantonalbank, Vienna
    Start Art SAATCHI Gallery, London
    Artexpo New York, USA
    L.A. Artshow, USA
    Artist in Residence, Glo’Art Belgium
  • 2016 Miami Artweek, USA
    Shanghai Artfair, China
    Art Busan, South Korea
    Artist in Residence, Red Gate Gallery Beijing funded by the Federal Ministry for Art and Culture
    Group Exhibition, Mall Galleries London
  • 2015 RWS Contemporary Watercolor Competition Exhibition, Bankside Gallery London
    Purchase Price RWS Contemporary Watercolor Competition Exhibition,
    Bankside Gallery London
  • 2014 RWS Contemporary Watercolour Competition Exhibition, Bankside Gallery London

Education & Scholarships

Artist in Residence, Glo’Art Belgium
Artist in Residence, Red Gate Gallery Beijing funded by the Federal Ministry of Art and Culture
Master of Arts: Study of Art History, Paris Lodron University Salzburg
Fine Arts: Mozarteum University, Salzburg
Graphic and Communication Design: Higher Technical College for Art and Design, Innsbruck

Evi Schartner

„My art is not bold. Each picture tells its own story, with a subtle message. My works
invite the viewer to look twice to decode the message. I build bridges and connect
opposites with my paintings.“