Friday, 28 February 2025 - Friday, 25 April 2025 Show all dates
Exhibition: Art is female! Girlish whim or masterpiece?
KöflachExperience the exhibition ‘Art is female!’ at the Kunsthaus Köflach in the Graz Region. Discover the impressive works of three female artists who wrote art history.
On Friday, 28 February 2025, at 19:00, the exhibition ‘Art is female!’ opens at the Kunsthaus Köflach in Styria. Girlish whim or masterpiece?’ . This extraordinary show honours the work of Olga Holzhausen, Margarethe Martiny-Holzhausen and Elisabeth-Charlotte Martiny - three female artists who asserted themselves in an art world dominated by men and left behind lasting masterpieces.
The exhibition shows the artistic transformation over three generations:
- Olga Holzhausen - around 1900 a celebrated portrait painter in Vienna with a studio in a prime location.
- Margarethe Martiny-Holzhausen - combined traditional craftsmanship with modern artistic trends and lent her animal studies and fairy-tale depictions a poetic power.
- Elisabeth-Charlotte Martiny - integrated global experiences into her works and developed an experimental style that went as far as abstraction.
Mayor Helmut Linhart and art historian Dr Nicole Kaddoura will speak at the opening. The Quasi Presto string quartet will provide the musical accompaniment for the evening.
This exhibition in the Graz Region tells of courage, passion and the unwavering pursuit of recognition. The artists lead a self-determined life, have travelled the world and incorporate foreign cultures and new ideas into their works.
Visit the Kunsthaus Köflach and discover how ‘Art is female!’ opens up a new perspective on art history - powerful, timeless and inspiring.
Date and time
Event location
Köflach - Kunsthaus Köflach
Venue
Ulrike Janach
Bahnhofstraße 6
8580 Köflach
