| 1940 born in Vienna, Austria
Until 1963 school and ceramic education
1964-1970 Designer in ceramic industrie and own studio in Denmark
1970-1972 Leading CERAMIC DEPARTEMENT Art school of Linz/Austria
1973 – 2004 Head of the CERAMIC DEPARTEMENT at the University of Art and Design in Linz / Austria
Retired October 2004
Awards
Gdansk/Poland Medal of the intern.ceramic competition
Faenza/Italy Diploma “Concorso internationale della ceramica d`arte”
1984 State award for cultural activities in fine art – Upper Austria
1994 Price of the jury “ 2nd Cairo International Biennale for Ceramics 1994”
International Ceramic Symposiums :
1963 Gmunden / Austria
1972 Stoob / Austria
1973 Gmunden/Austria
1990 Kassel / Germany
1992 Bechyne / Czech .Rep.
2005 Innsbruck / Austria
2005 Siklos / Hungary
Memberships:
1984 „ Academie Internationale de la ceramique , Geneve IAC “
Several Austrian Art Associationes
Collections :
Museum of applied Art , MAK Vienna / Austria
Keramikmuseum Westerwald Höhr-Grenzhausen/ Germany
Sammlung der Kreissparkasse Westerwald / Germany
Ouvehand Collection Zürich/ Suisse
Sammlung Welle / Paderborn / Germany
Sammlung Dr.Thiemann Hamburg / Germany
Keramion – Museum für zeitg.Keramik Frechen / Germany
The Igal and Diane Silber Collection Laguna Beach/Cal. USA
Museum of Saga/Japan
Museum of Bechyne / Czech.Rep.
Other works in the possession of other private collection in Austria and abroad.
Development of glazes and designs for Austrian companies . Architectural ceramics in Scandinavia and Austria . Ceramic models for museums – archaeological reconstructions .
Exhibitions :
1967,1968,1969,1970,1972,1973 “Concorso internationale della Ceramica d`Arte , Faenza”/I
1972
International Ceramics Victoria and Albert Museum , London/GB
1973
Ceramic art of the world , Calgary,Alberta/Canada
1982
Kunstkeramik-Zeitgemäße Formen – travelling exh.Lower Austria
Zeitgenössische Keramik aus Österreich Galerie Schneider Freiburg / Germany
1984
Zeitgen.Keramik in Österreich Keramikstudio Vienna / Austria
1985
Günter Praschak , Exhibition at MAK,Museum of applied arts ,Vienna/Austria
1986
Keramik x 13 Klagenfurt / Austria
Zeitgen.Keramik aus Österreich,Veste Coburg/Germany
Europäische Keramik der Gegenwart ,Keramion / Frechen / Germany
1988
Austrian Artists at Mollis / Suisse
Keramiker aus Österreich Leverkusen/ Germany
1989
Sammlung Thiemann Schloß Reinbeck / Germany
Keramik Österreich , Galerie Böwig , Hannover / Germany
1990
Galerie Ceramic Arts , Vienna , Austria
Zeitgen.Keramik aus Österreich , Keramion – Frechen / Germany
1991
Porzellane aus 14 europäischen Ländern , Reinbeck / Germany
Configura-91 – Erfurt / Germany
Praschak-Skulpturen und Gefäße , Gal.Ceramic Arts , Vienna/Austria
1992
Keramik aus Leidenschaft , eine Privatsammlung mod.Keramik , Museum Bellerive, Zürich ,/ Suisse
Gunter Praschak , ceramiques , Gal.Leonelli ,Lausanne / Suisse
„Feuermale“ Int.Ceramic Exhibtion , Offenburg / Germany
Deutsche Keramik-Westerwaldpreis , Westerwald Museum, Höhr-Grenzhausen/Germany
1993
Günter Praschak-Keramik – Kammerhofgalerie Gmunden/ Austria
Keramik aus Österreich , Leverkusen/Germany
1994
Günter Praschak-Skulpturen und Gefäße , Galerie Ceramic Arts , Vienna/Austria
1996
Günter Praschak – Galerie an der Stadtmauer – Villach/&Austria
IAC-Exhibition-Saga Museum,Saga/Japan
Rosental – Saltglazed Porcelain , Hamburg / Germany
1998
The Human Figure , Kunstforum Kirchberg/Suisse
International Contemporary Ceramics , Laguna Beach Museum , Cal. USA
IAC Exhibition , Clay and Glass Gallery-Waterloo,Ontario / Canada
1999
Rufford Craft Center – Sculptures in Clay-Olerton,Newark,Notts. GB
“Sculptures and Vessels “ Westerwald Museum, Höhr-Grenzhausen/ Germany
2000
“Sculptures and Vessels “ Univ.for Art and Design, Linz/ Austria
"Keramik an europäischen Hochschulen “Saarbrücken-Frechen / Germany
"Skulptures“ Kunsttreff Küniglberg , Vienna/ Austria
2001
Österreichische Keramik“ Galerie Handwerk / München and Hannover / Germany
Flora cum Arte Günter Praschak und Lubomir Silar Tulln / Austria
2002
Form und Glasur „ Keramikmuseum Westerwald – Höhr-Grenzhausen / Germany
2005
Exhibition Int.Symposium - Innsbruck / Austria
Exhibition Int.Symposion Siklos - Pecs / Hungary
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