Patricia Karg is the daughter of master builder Ludwig Karg, from whom she learned a connection to craftsmanship, and his wife Gertraud. Patricia learned to sew from her grandmother, a needlework teacher who awakened her creativity.
After compulsory school, Karg attended the technical school for wood and stone sculpture at the
HTL Bau und Kunst Innsbruck from 1976 to 1980 and graduated in 1981 with the journeyman's examination. From 1980 to 1987 she studied
sculpture at the
Academy of Fine Arts and was a master student of
Hans Ladner. She completed her studies with a diploma. She has been working as a freelance artist since 1987.
Karg works with wood, stone, cast stone, cast bronze, iron and glass. She paints with acrylic, oil, watercolor and does graphic art.[1][2] Her artistic motto is: "Through my work I want to edify and broaden people's minds. My works should be food for the soul."
Patricia Karg lives with her daughters in
Thaur in
Tyrol. She designed her
studio house, which she moved into in 1995, herself and had it realized by Innsbruck architect Wolfgang Martin Miess.
Awards
1981: Prize of the City of Innsbruck
1981 and 1983: Prize of the art didacta innsbruck - International Summer Academy for Fine Arts
1983: Prize of the International Summer Academy, Innsbruck
1984: Prize of the 88th Katholikentag, Munich
1985: 1st prize for the redesign of the church
St. Philipp Neri in Munich
1987: 1st Prize of the City of Innsbruck for painting with purchase by the
Land Tirol
1987: 2nd prize from the city of Innsbruck in the "Cemetery Chapel Competition"
1988: Award for a small sculpture by International Art Competition,New York