Maria Biljan-Bilger

Inspired by the folk culture of southern and eastern Europe, her works were exhibited at the Venice and São Paulo biennials.

[1][2][3] Born on 21 January 1912 in Radstadt, Maria Biljan-Bilger was raised in Graz where her father Daniel Biljan (1872–1942) was a master over maker.

[3] In the 1950s, she was successful in receiving a number of commissions from the city of Vienna for art works and memorials in public spaces.

Inspired by the folk culture of southern and eastern Europe, her works were exhibited at the Venice and São Paulo biennials.

From 1961, in collaboration with Karl Prantl, she helped to arrange the International Sculpture Symposium at Sankt Margarethen im Burgenland,[2][3] taking over its management from 1970 to 1987.