Was born in Murau/Styria and has lived in Linz since 1967. As a freelance painter and graphic artist, she also teaches these techniques, curates exhibitions and writes about art. She studied lithography with Prof. Alfred Billy at the Kunsthochschule Linz. Renate Moran received the artist's award for precious metal in 1996 and the Aplausia women's appreciation award in the field of art and culture in 2014. She was a member of the Upper Austrian Cultural Advisory Board from 2006 to 2014 and has been Chairwoman of bsa-art Upper Austria since 2008.