Creative return: How Natalie Istenich Lienz is enthusiastic about art

Creative return: How Natalie Istenich Lienz is enthusiastic about art

Lienz, Österreich - Natalie Istenich, a committed artist and teacher at Borg Lienz, has completed an impressive career full of creative initiatives and loving connection to her homeland, East Tyrol, in recent years. Her studies of the visual education and work education at the Mozarteum Salzburg, which she completed from 2011 to 2017, was particularly formative. Already during her studies she spoke in the series "Homesick?" About her strong bond with your home. At the age of 23, Natalie began to realize her passion for art in teaching.

In 2015 she received a call from a teacher who led her to take over a Sabbatical representative at Borg Lienz for the 2015/16 school year. This representative office, which soon turned into a permanent job, was initially a challenge because it was only five years older than her students. This experience inspired her to continuously develop her teaching style. In 2023, together with colleague Claudia Planegger, she took over the subject of "performing game", the continued existence of which she secured with great commitment. The "Time Out" musical, which was implemented inside: the "Time Out" musical, which was sold out in March 2025, is considered further success of their teaching.

artistic activities and exhibitions

Not only as a teacher, but also as an artist, Natalie is active. Her work primarily deals with the human body and play with aesthetic color combinations. It draws with a focus on minimalist lines that rewrite the body in its simplicity and at the same time preserve its expressiveness. These drawings serve as the basis for their larger acrylic images and to implement lines in color and surface. In retrospect, she describes that she would definitely like to be braver and to trust more.

Another highlight of her artistic work was the exhibition "Onein", which she organized together with her father and Silvia Ebner in the Narras nursing home in autumn and combined the acrylic pictures with literary texts. The creative development is a central concern for Natalie, and she plans to set up a studio with her father to create more space for her personal art.

community and creative rooms

Natalie appreciates the sense of community and the supportive atmosphere in East Tyrol, where she spends a lot of time with leisure activities. At the same time, she also explores other creative possibilities, such as the open workshop in Frankfurt, which offers people a room to work in community and try out their artistic skills. This workshop regularly invites group activities that concentrate on techniques such as sewing, knitting and crocheting and uses materials from different areas to produce environmentally conscious and creative products.

Each of these creative activities and experiences reflects Natalie's passion for art and deep connection to her homeland, which is shown in her commitment to students and in her own artistic practice. More information about Natalie Istenich and your art can be found on your website. In addition, the open workshop, which gives teams and individuals the opportunity for creative development, is described on Kreativwerkstatt-ffm.de.