Franz Xaver Ölzant

b. 1934 in Oberzeiring, Styria (A); Austrian sculptor

He lives and works in Pfaffenschlag near Waidhofen an der Thaya

1955-1958	Studied at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna
since 1958	Studios in Lower Austria and Vienna
1978-1982	Attended the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
1986-2001	Professorship at the Academy of Fine Arts
1980	Prize of the City of Vienna for sculpture

International Symposia:

1969	Symposium of European Sculptors in St. Margarethen, Burgenland
1971	Sculpture Symposium St. Wendel, Germany
1972	Stephansplatz Symposium, Vienna
1977	Prilep Symposium, Macedonia
1979	"Straße der Skulptur", Saarland, Germany
1982	UNI Kaiserslautern Symposium
1983	Symposium in Kawasaki City, Japan
1998	Symposium in Hiroshima, Japan