“We need art that opens us up to beauty and takes us by the hand like a friend.”

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*1971 CH/GB, 8 years in Vienna, since 2005 in Switzerland. 
Member SGBK (Swiss Society of Female Artists) since 2011.

Activities: painter & printmaker; essays on art philosophy; “Art Talk” YouTube; teaching Art School

Education
2025 The Soul's Code, Kosmos Institute, Dr Sharon Blackie
2025 Finding ourselves in Fairy Tales, A Narrative Psychological Approach, Pacifica Graduate Institute
2024 Online Drawing Development Year, Royal Drawing School, London
2023  An Enchantment of Women’s Stories with Angharad Wynne
2023  Hagitude program (reimagining the second half of life) with Dr. Sharon Blackie
2022 The Working Artist program (online)
2021 Thriving Artist Business School (online)
Since 2020 Royal Drawing School, London, various online courses
2016 - 2025 Private tuition from Martin Rabe (artist & art educator) art philosophy
2017 Summer School with Damian Callan, Edinburgh, Scotland
2012 – 2015 Art School Rabe (Kunstmalschule Rabe), Liestal, Switzerland
2001-2005   Private tuition, Zeger van Soest (life drawing & painting) Vienna, Austria
1990-1993 “Textile Design and Design Management” University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST), UK, BSc(Hons)

Awards

2025 Scholarship from Cultural Fund of the City of Salzburg for the Salzburg International Summer Academy of Fine Arts, Austria

1991 Prize for Project UMIST J. Nuttall & Sons Ltd, artwork for sports trade fairs in Paris, France, UK; designing rugby shirts for leisure wear. 

Solo Exhibitions

January 2022: regular “open studios” showing my work in ATELIER Sibylle Laubscher 

2025    "Zum Schmale Wurf", Basel

2025     "Bergblick", Atrium, Liestal

2025     "Imagination", Reinach business parc 

2024     “Zum Schmale Wurf”, Basel

2024     “Kunst im Schaufenster”, Mobile ATELIER, Cheesmeyer, Sissach, Switzerland

2023     “Kunst im Schaufenster“, Mobile ATELIER, Cheesmeyer, Sissach, Switzerland

2019     Solo exhibition in SGBK exhibition rooms, Basel

2018     Exhibition, West Wales Arts Centre, Fishguard with Elisabeth Wehren (mother)

2016     “Der Körper & sein Raum”, Rheinfelden with Esther Dietwiler, ceramics

2010     Exhibition at the Badminton Swiss Open, St. Jacobs Stadium, Basel

2003     Portrait exhibition “Hand-Arbeit”, Vienna, Austria

Live Painting
2025 BBC Radio 2, The Scott Mills Breakfast Show, Conchita Wurst & Graham Norton

2024 „Mobiles Atelier“ Cheesmeyer, Sissach, Switzerland

2023 Ackerkonzert, Biostiftung Schweiz, Staatsorchester Nürnberg, Überlingen, Germany

2023 „Neue Wege im Gesundheitswesen”, Sissach, Switzerland

2023 „Mobiles Atelier“ Cheesmeyer, Sissach, Switzerland

Speaking about Art
Since 2024  YouTube channel “Art Talk” regular postings about art philosophy
2025 Welcome speech, “Drawing without Borders”, Royal Drawing School, London
2024 Welcome speech at the exhibition ArtESB, Liestal, Switzerland, where I was invited to be as guest curator
2024 Art Talk at ArtESB
2021 Opening speech at “Leben & Tod”, group exhibition, Dotzingen, Switzerland

Group Exhibitions

2025     Art Liestal

2025      ArtESB, Liestal

2025      Celebrating Women's Football, Sion, Switzerland

2025     “Drawing without Borders”, Royal Drawing School, London

2025     “Pink”, SGBK Kunstraum, Basel

2025     “Zeichnung”, SGBK Kunstraum, Basel

2024     “Sun & Fun and nothing to do”, Büni Galerie Dotzige

2024     Wild at Art 2, Basel, Switzerland

2024     ARTBOX.PROJECT Venice 2.0, Italy

2023     ArtLiestal, Liestal, Switzerland

2023     Kunstweihnachtsmarkt, Atelier R&, Steinen, Switzerland

2023     ARTBOX.PROJECT Basel 2.0, Basel, Switzerland

2023     Fishguard Arts Society, Picton Castle, Wales

2023     ARTBOX.PROJECT New York 2.0, New York, USA

2023     Jubiläumsausstellung, Atelier R6, Steinen, Switzerland

2023     „Heimatlos“, SGBK exhibition, Basel, Switzerland

Commissions
Since 2018 Political cartoon “Volksstimme” newspaper, 1x per month
2019 - 2024 Illustrations, honorary members, Theatermühle Arisdorf
2025 Flyer, Theatermühle Arisdorf “50 – und alle spielen verrückt”, Dani von Wattenwyl
2024 Flyer, Teatro Mobile “Das Abschiedsdinner”, Matthieu Delaporte & Alexandre de la Patellière
2024  Poster “40 Years Theatermühle Arisdorf” & Poster “We need you” appeal for donations, Logo “Winkel 11”
2023 Flyer & set design, Teatro Mobile “Alles was Sie wollen”, Matthieu Delaporte & Alexandre de la Patellière
2022 Flyer & set design, Teatro Mobile “Kleine Eheverbrechen”, Éric  Emmanuel-Schmitt
2021 Mural, private house wall near Zurich, CH
2021 Flyer, Teatro Mobile “Art”, Yazmina Reza
2020 Poster, flyer, Theatermühle Arisdorf, “Es ist alles nur ein Spiel”, Peter van Bijllaardt (cancelled due to Covid 19)
2019 Logo & flyer, Teatro Mobile Arisdorf, “Die Grönholm Methode”, Jordi  Galceran
2019 Poster & flyer, Theatermühle Arisdorf, “Der Jüngste Tag”, Ödön von Horvath
2019 Textile design for Wiwo Wickel, www.wiwo-wickel.ch
2018  Portrait & Interview series 12x, gardening magazine “Schweizer Garten”
2017 Poster & flyer, Theatermühle Arisdorf "Der Besuch der alten Dame", F. Dürrenmatt
2013 Self portrait "111 Lieblinge Ein Hutbuch“ Mühlbauer, Vienna, Austria
2011 – 2013 Christmas card, AGEBA Treuhand AG, Switzerland
2011 Portrait of CEOs, AGEBA Treuhand AG, Switzerland
2004 Commercial commission: Schönbrunn Palace mug, 40,000 mugs, re-editioned 2011: 20,000 mugs, Austria
1994 Mural, Eifel region, Germany
1987 Mural in the disco, Black Merlin Hotel, Kenya

Selected Bibliography
Sept. 2023 "Liebling", Schöner Wohnen Schweiz
12. 1.2023  "Kaffee, Kuchen und ein Portrait", Volksstimme, by Brigitte Keller
05.4.2022 "Eine bessere Welt bauen", Volksstimme, by Brigitte Keller
2021 "Die Kunst ist eine Künstlerin" by Maria Becker, Reinhardt Verlag ISBN978-3-7245-2496-0
2021 SGBK Kunstprojekt "Frauen im Bundeshaus" ISBN: 978-3-033-08935-8
03.11.21 Bieler Tagblatt: Und Ewig Lockt der Tod by Helen Lagger

Selected Collections: private collections around the world