Andrea MAXA Halmschlager

Lives and works in Vienna
1961 born in Krems, Austria 
1980-1986 studies Metal Product Design with Carl Auboeck,
Vienna University of Applied Arts 
1986 University graduation
1986-1987 studies in Afdeling Edelsmeden with Onno Boekhoudt,
Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam 
1991 Exhibition design for "Ausstrahlungen - Schmuck 1936-1991"
1995 teaching at Art Didacta, Innsbruck, AT.
1998 grant of the 8th Erfurt jewelry symposium, DE.
2011 1st Prize Swarovski-Innovation-Award
1983-2008 teacher of sculptural design and metalwork at
Secondary Schoolof Applied Arts "Jewelry and Fashion Design Herbststrasse, Vienna
2010 Artist in Residence in Gunda Maria Cancolas
"Atelier für feine Massarbeit", Salzburg, AT.
since 2009 freelance artist