Karin Hannak received her artistic education with Prof. Anton Lehmden in Salzburg, Austria and Prof. Rudolf Kortokraks in Rome, Italy.
With a crucifixion depiction, painted by Karin Hannak in 1989, transience, time, eternity and, above all, love become themes that the artist deals with personally as well as repeatedly in her work. In 1990, there is a change in the means of expression from painting to CapilloArt (art with human hair). As of 1993, installations follow. After 9/11, human suffering, as well as the concern for the future of our world, become central topics for which the artist found even more possibilities of expression. Karin Hannak's work is a contribution against the violence and brutality of our time. She also often combines her artistic activities with calls to humanity and interpersonal solidarity.
The artist showed projects for peaceful community at festivals and exhibitions in museums, galleries and public spaces. Hannak's multi-part project European Landscape, which was carried out on the occasion of Austria's EU Presidency in 2006 and is an indication of the great responsibility for the future of our children that lies in our decisions, was attended by town halls, museums, galleries, universities and schools in all countries of the European Union. From 2008, the artist began to encompass the world with Embracing Time and Space (ETAS), a symbol of love and peace in the form of a transparent foil banner with a quotation from Thérèse by Lisieux.
Karin Hannak is married and has two children. She is a member of the Austrian Artists' Society, Vienna Künstlerhaus, INTAKT - International Action Group of Fine Artists Vienna
Exhibitions and presentations (partial)
1990 Lancut Castle / Polen
1994 Votivkirche Vienna - public space Vienna / Austria
2000 Gallery Forum Wels / Austria
2003 Künstlerhaus Vienna / Austria
2006 Galleria Laboratorio2 International / Udine / Italy
2007 Museumsquartier Vienna / Austria, National Museum Bratislava / Slovakia, Art Hall Tallinn / Estonia, Lentos Museum of Art / Linz / Austria
2008 Künstlerhaus Vienna / Austria, Olympic Fine Arts 2008/ Beijing International Exhibition Center/ Peking/ China, Caribbean Festival of Arts 2008/ Georgetown/ Guyana
2009 Town Hall / Penang / Malaysia, Mariendom Linz / Austria,
2009 Fourth World Summit on Arts & Culture / Drill Hall / Johannesburg / South Africa ETAS
2011 Donau Park / Vienna / Austria: Peace Moves
2012 Memorial im Park Martissant / Port-au-Prince / Haiti: ETAS
2013 Palais Clam Gallas / Vienna / Austria: en mouvement - in bewegung - Paris-Wien