Carry Hauser studied at Graphische Lehr- und Versuchsanstalt and at the Vienna School of Applied Arts. In 1914, he volunteered for military service, but returned to Vienna as a pacifist. He then lived mainly in Vienna, but also sporadically in Passau, where he was friends with the painter Georg Philipp Wörlen. However, many works from this early creative period, evidence of the horrors of war, were lost in the turbulence of the post-war period. From 1928, he was president of the Hagenbund. In the Corporate State, he was involved in the Vaterländische Front before the National Socialists banned him from working and exhibiting. In 1939, Hauser left Austria to follow an appointment at an art school in Melbourne. However, the outbreak of war prevented him from leaving for Australia and forced him to stay in Switzerland, where employment restrictions were imposed on him. For this reason, he was mainly active in literature during that time. After his return to Vienna in 1947, Hauser took part in building cultural life in Austria. He became general secretary of the P.E.N. Club and honorary president of the New Hagenbund. As a painter he enjoyed an international reputation in the post-war period. He made a name for himself as a journalist with articles about art and art issues. His achievements were recognized through public commissions and awards, including the Golden Medal of the City of Vienna, as well as the award of the title of professor.