Bio
I am an Anglo-Swiss artist with a passionate commitment to the European tradition of painting, fine art and its associated philosophy. My main interests in painting are movement and light. I create “living pictures”. I capture what I see around me in sketches and use these studies to inspire paintings and prints which I sell commercially and also exhibit. I love to delve into other worlds, be it by reading, drawing or painting. I paint to express myself, to hide myself in the process of making the work. The categories of “Aesthetics in Art” by Immanuel Kant and 10 years study of Art Theory & Philosophy inform my personal artistic vision.
Education
Since 2020 Various public courses online at the Royal Drawing School, London
Since 2016 Private tuition from artist Martin Rabe in art theory and philosophy
2017 Summer School with Damian Callan, Edinburgh, Scotland
2012 – 2015 Fine Art, Art History & Philosophy, Private Art School Rabe (Kunstmalschule Rabe), Liestal/BL, Switzerland
2001 – 2005 Private tuition with Zeger van Soest (life drawing and painting) Vienna, Austria
1990 – 1993 “Textile Design and Design Management” University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST), UK, BSc(Hons) | Design prize for student competition
Exhibitions
Since January 2022: constant changing exhibitions of my work in ATELIER Sibylle Laubscher
2022 120 years Swiss Women’s Art Society, group exhibition, Sprützehüsli, Oberwil
2022 Group exhibition “Summer Exhibition” Fishguard Arts Society, Wales
2022 120 years of Swiss Women’s Art Society, group exhibition, Galerie Carzaniga, Basel
2021 Weniger ist Mehr, group exhibition in Gleis21, Unterengstringen
2021 Sterben & Tod, group exhibition in 3 galleries: Büni Galerie Dotzige, Kultur Mühle Lyss, Galerie de Grandcour
2020 “Was uns bewegt” group exhibition, Vielfältig Produzentengalerie, Chur
2019 Group exhibition “Summer Exhibition” Fishguard Arts Society, Wales
2019 Solo exhibition in SGBK exhibition rooms, Basel
2019 Group exhibition “Vom Zeichenstift bis zur Nadelspitze” Galerie Obertor, Chur, Vielfältig Produzentengalerie
2019 Group exhibition “Summer Exhibiton” Fishguard Arts Society, Wales
2019 Group exhibition “Les Petits” Swiss Art Space, Lausanne
2018 Group exhibition “Faszination Land” Produzentengalerie Vielfältig, Zurich
2018 Exhibition, West Wales Arts Centre, Fishguard mit Elisabeth Wehren
2018 Group exhibition, “Portrait” Swiss Art Space, Lausanne
2018 Group exhibition, “Kunst fürs Herz”, Liestal
2018 Group exhibition “Les Petits” Swiss Art Space, Lausanne
2016 Open Ateliers Rheinfelden/AG, exhibition in the Trinkhalle
2016 “Der Körper & sein Raum” exhibition, Rheinfelden with Esther Dietwiler, ceramics
2014 Participation at art market in the Sprützehüsli Kunst & Kultur, Oberwil/BL
2012 Group exhibition im Magidunum, Magden
2012 “Frisch Gestrichen” group exhibition with SGBK, Artworks, Liestal/BL
2010 Exhibition at the Badminton Swiss Open, St. Jacobs Stadium,
2009 Group exhibition of artists living in Arisdorf & Hersberg/BL, “Schöne Grüsse aus Arisdorf”
2008 Kunst in Liebrüti/AG: exhibition with Elena Lichtsteiner and Dora Merz
2008 Group exhibition: „Glücksmomente“, Galerie im Alten Pferdestall, Jegenstorf
2008 Group exhibition: “Penalty statt Doppelpass”, KKL-Uffikon, 1. Wetzmuseum, Uffikon/LU
2003 Portrait exhibition “Hand-Arbeit” in Vienna, Austria
2001 Group exhibition in the American Women’s Association, Vienna, Austria
1999 Group exhibition in the Bank Austria Creditanstalt, Vienna, Austria
Since 1997 Design and sale of greetings cards (Manchester, London, Vienna, Liestal, Arisdorf)
Commissions
Ongoing, since 2018 cartoon for the newspaper “Volksstimme”, 1x per month
2021 Poster for Teatro Mobile “Art” by Yazmina Reza
2020 Poster, flyer for Theatermühle Arisdorf, “Es ist alles nur ein Spiel”, Peter van Bijllaardt (cancelled due to Covid 19)
2019 Logo & flyer for Teatro Mobile Arisdorf, “Die Grönholm Methode”, Jordi Galceran
2019 Poster and flyer for Theatermühle Arisdorf/BL, “Der Jüngste Tag”, Ödön von Horvath
2019 Textile design for Wiwo Wickel, www.wiwo-wickel.ch
2018 Portrait Paula Menz Zuber
2018 Portrait & Interview series 12x in the premier Swiss gardening magazine “Schweizer Garten”
2017 Poster and flyer for Theatermühle Arisdorf/BL, „Der Besuch der alten Dame“, F. Dürrenmatt
2013 Self portrait with hat for „111 Lieblinge Ein Hutbuch“ Mühlbauer, Vienna, Austria
2011 – 2013 Company Christmas card for AGEBA Treuhand
2011 Portrait of Stefan Peter & Rolf Germann CEOs, AGEBA Treuhand AG
2004 Commercial commission: Schönbrunn Palace mug for Christmas and Easter markets. 40,000 mugs, re-editioned 2011: 20,000 mugs
1994 Mural, Eifel region, Germany
1992 Decorative pictures for sports trade fairs in Munich and Paris for J. Nuttall & Sons Ltd, UK
1987 Murals in disco, Hotel Black Marlin, Kenya