From 1964 to 1969 Karl Goldammer visited the Graphic Academy in Vienna, afterwards he worked at the Academy for Applied Arts. Since 1972 he works as a freelance artist and had many exhibitions in Austria and abroad. His favourite motifs are representations of architecture, Venice, Vienna etc., carried out in a very detailed and realistic manner.
Karl Goldammer lives in Maria Anzbach, where also the Goldammer-Museum is located.