KATHARINA MÖRTH
‘My path to art is shaped by dialogue with the material. As a trained sculptor, I see craftsmanship as a necessary foundation...’
Curriculum Vitae
Born in Munich (Germany)
Lives and works in Austria and internationally
ARTISTIC ACTIVITY (OVERVIEW)
Over 30 permanent sculptures in public spaces.
Presentations in over 80 exhibitions worldwide and participation in 50+ international sculpture symposia in 18 countries on 5 continents
Katharina Mörth is a sculptor who exhibits internationally.
Her work includes sculptures made of wood, stone and steel, as well as works using recycled and natural materials. In terms of content, her artistic practice revolves around the body, the shell, transformation and boundaries – often in connection with climate-related, material-immanent and site-specific issues.
INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE
Exhibitions, artist-in-residence programmes, sculpture symposia and projects in:
Africa (Burkina Faso), Albania, Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, China, Denmark,
Germany, France, Iran, Italy, Japan, Canada, Luxembourg,
Austria, Switzerland, Slovenia, Czechia, USA
PERMANENT ART IN PUBLIC SPACES
PUBLIC PURCHASES (SELECTION)
2025 18 metal sculptures, Series S-54, Sculpture Nomad – Opeltrasse, Bochum (DE)
2025 Stone sculpture Dialogues with the Sea, Scogliera Viva, Caorle (IT)
2025 Stone sculpture Diversity of 2, Korça Sculpture Park, Sculpture Nomad (AL)
2024 Stone monument Fiore della Memoria, Tuori / Arezzo (IT)
2024 Stone sculpture Puppenhülle, Seekirn, Carinthia (AT)
2022 Stone sculpture Open Mind, Far Online, Udine (IT)
2021 Metal sculpture, Sculpture Trail Büren an der Aare (CH)
2021 Stone sculpture Evolution, Cavriglia Solar Park (IT)
2020 Stone sculpture Echinite, Arte sul Mare, San Benedetto del Tronto (IT)
2020 Art in Architecture, Oleanderweg, Bochum (DE)
2019 Wooden sculpture Landscape Memory, Werfenweng (AT)
2018 Granite sculpture Fruit de la Vie, Laongo (BF)
2017 Wooden sculpture Paradigm, Rylestone (AU)
2017 Granite sculpture Illusion, Saint-Georges (CA)
Exhibitions & Projects (Selection)
2025 Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia
2025 Reconnect, Socharsky Festival, Budweis, Czech Republic
2025 Zeichnung vor Stein, Kunstwerk Krastal, Treffen, Austria
2024 10th International Silk Road Art Exhibition, Xi’an, China
2024 Art International Zürich, Switzerland
2024 Diversity of 2, Schloßgalerie Schärding, Austria
(Full list available upon request)
GRANTS & AWARDS (SELECTION)
2025 First Austrian artist selected for Sculpture by the Sea, Sydney
2021 Semi-finalist, Lih Pao Sculpture Award, Taiwan
2018 Finalist, Phönix Art Award, Germany
2009 First Prize, Salzburg Stone Festival
2008 Artist-in-Residence Grant, Paliano (IT)
(Full list available upon request)
EDUCATION
1999–2004 University of Applied Arts Vienna, Diploma with distinction – Magistra Artium
(Master Class Adolf Frohner; Diploma supervision: Adolf Frohner / Sepp Auer)
1996–1999 Vocational School for Wood Sculpture, Munich, Apprenticeship Diploma
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Since 2004 Independent artist
2013 Studio assistant to Erwin Wurm
Since 2022 Artist collective Sculpture Nomad
Günther Oberhollenzer, about Katharina Mörth
In his essay ‘Hard Matter and Delicate Form,’ curator Günther Oberhollenzer analyses the tension between the archaic power of materials and the sensitive design of Katharina Mörth's work. He describes the sculptural process as a dialogue that goes beyond pure craftsmanship and invites the viewer to engage in a haptic experience.
Dr. Anna Spohn, about Katharina Mörth
In her essay ‘Boundaries without Borders,’ art historian Dr. Anna Spohn explores the central motif of the delicate envelope and the cocoon in Mörth’s work. She highlights how the artist pushes the resilience of steel and stone to its limits, making the physical ambivalence between protection and confinement tangibly felt within the sculptural space.
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Video: 50 Seconds about my work
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Interview conducted in French during the Sculpture Symposium in Saint-Georges, Canada.