Elmar Peintner (born October 13, 1954) is an Austrian contemporary artist. Peintner lives and works in Imst, Tyrol Austria. Early life Peintner was born in 1954 in Zams, near Landeck in Tyrol, the second of seven children of Hubert Peintner, a teacher, and Laura Peintner, née Koeck, a tailoress. From 1954 to 1972, he spent his childhood and youth in Landeck. In 1972, he sat his A-level examinations at Landeck Grammar School. Higher education Between 1972-74, he was a student at the Teacher Training Academy in Zams, qualifying as a primary school teacher. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts under Prof. Maximilian Melcher from 1974 - 1979. In 1979, he was awarded a diploma and a Master of Fine Arts. He was granted a Foreign Scholarship to study in Luxembourg by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Arts. He was a guest student of Prof. Tetsuya Noda at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music (GEIDAI), Faculty of Fine Arts in Tokyo, Japan. Private life In 1982, Elmar Peintner moved to Imst, building himself a studio house. Peintner married Maria Foerg, a piano teacher in 1985. Awards Peintner's works are published in a number of catalogues and books and has been awarded many honors and prizes for his art. 1977 Golden Füger Award, Vienna, Austria 1979 Uitgeverij Danthe Award, Belgium 1979 Master Class Award, Vienna, Austria 1980 Polish National Museum Award at the 8th International Biennial of Graphic Art in Cracow, Poland 1981 1st Prize at the 11th International Biennial of Graphic Art in Sint-Niklaas, Belgium 1982 1st Prize in the City of Innsbruck Art Award, Innsbruck, Austria 1984 Young Talent Award at the International Biennial of Graphic Art "Intergraphik 84", Berlin, Germany 1984 1st Prize at the II. European Triennial of Graphic Art, Grado, Italy 1989 Creditanstalt Award at "Fingerprints ‘89", Vienna, Austria 1992 IWA Foundation Award at the Biennial of Graphic Art in Ostrava-Havirov, Czech Republic 1992/1993 Double award winner at the International Exhibition of Graphic Art in the Napa Art Center, Napa, California, U.S. 1995 Gold Medal Winner at the 2nd International Exhibition of Graphic Art in Stockholm, Sweden 2002 1st Prize at the IV. SACHA 2002, Chavantes, Sao Paulo, Brazil 2004 1st Prize at the 3rd Biennial "Lilla Europa 2004", Hallsberg and Örebro, Sweden 2005 Special Award at the 4th Lessedra World Art Print Exhibition 2005, Sofia, Bulgaria 2006 Decoration