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On November 11th and 12th, 2023, an art exhibition took place at the Norwegian publishing house “Grini Mølle” in Oslo. This “Open House Exhibition” always takes place on the same weekend in November and has become a beautiful tradition. Unique paintings by 21 mouth and foot painting artists from 12 different countries were shown using […]

After participating in 2017, 2021 and 2022, the publisher of mouth and foot painting artists France repeated the extraordinary art shopping experience at the Courrousel du Louvre in Paris this year. Over the years, Art Shopping has become THE art event in Paris, where hundreds of artists can present their works of art to thousands

The annual Festival of Lights took place in Berlin from October 6th to 15th, 2023. The baroque forms of the Berlin Cathedral were both an invitation and a challenge for the participating artists. Their colorful images were projected onto the outline of one of the city’s most important landmarks using lighting technology. With this light

The four Argentine artists, Wolfgang VRBICA, Cesar Andres BARCIA scholarship holder, Agostina Antonella SEMAAN, scholarship holder, and Carlos Alberto SOSA, scholarship holder, were invited to a special event.  “We are Diversity 2023”, is the name of the event that takes place once a year and is dedicated to the integration of physically disadvantaged people. This

On the occasion of International Mouth and Foot Painters Day on September 5, 2023, the South African mouth painters Martin Charl Sodoms and Brenton Nicholas Swartz presented their unique art to the public at the Capetown Market. The South African public television broadcaster SABC was on site. In a short interview, the two associated members

The association of mouth and foot painting artists all over the world (VDMFK) held its 15th delegate convention from July 2nd to 6th, 2023 in Copenhagen. After Rio de Janeiro in 2019, this was the first convention after the corona crisis. A total of 35 mouth and foot painters from all 5 continents met for

From January to July 2023, the first two Art workshops invited colourful experimentation. The great motto of the training offer: “Art and the importance of the little things”. The year 2023 is all about personal style. The participants should further develop their own creativity and give their motif a personal touch. In a lively exchange,

It is part of the publishing company’s tradition in Poland to hold a workshop once a year in different parts of the country. From May 31 to June 4, 2023, the publishing house from Poland held its traditional workshop in Wisła, like last year. Artists Stanisław Kmiecik, Mariusz Mączka, Walery Siejtbatałow, Arkadiusz Cyprian, Teresa Frys,

From 16 to 18 May 2023, the Czech publishing house celebrated a Festival of Understanding. The exhibition with tradition aims to bring two worlds closer together: the one of people with and the world of people without disabilities. The 21st edition of the festival took place in the “Lesní mlýn” in Mariánské Lázn. The scholarship

Dear friends and supporters of the mouth- and footpainting Artists. The mfk, die Mund- og footmalende kunstnere welcomes 35 international mouth and foot painting Artists to Danmark. From July 4th to July 9th, 2023, 35 mouth- and footpainting Artists from all 5 continents will show over 100 admirable artworks at the foyer of the impressive

The Polish mouth painter, Katarzyna WARACHIM, exhibited her paintings in the gallery of the Central Public Library in her hometown of Gliwice from April 17 to May 15, 2023. The exhibition was titled “Bujda na kółkach” and included 44 oil paintings she painted with her mouth. The opening ceremony took place on May 5th, the

The VDMFK welcomes Shely Cohen as a new Associated Member. On the occasion of the board meeting in November 2022, she was elected unanimously by the board member as a new Associated Member. Shely Cohen was born on 21 November 1966 in Haifa. At the age of 18, she was involved as a passenger in

On March 8, the Croatian foot painter Stjepan Perkovic from Croatia had the honour of participating in the Women’s Day celebrations in Zagreb. Jazz singer Lela Kaplowitz and her husband, pianist Joe Kaplowitz, organized a beautiful festive concert dedicated to women. Numerous performers took part in the event as guests (including the artist’s wife). Mr.

From January 16th to February 3rd, the 4 Brazilian artists Maria Goret CHAGAS (Associate Member), José Henrique Taveira BREDA (Scholarship holder), Ivana Soares BANDEIRA (Scholarship holder) and Diogo Alexandre DE SOUSA SILVA (Scholarship holder) present their works at the Pinacoteca municipal in Franca. An audience of art lovers attended the opening of “Art with Mouth,

From December 2nd to February 9th, 2023, the Slovenian publisher is organizing an exhibition for the second time in the Liszt Institute in the center of Ljubljana. On this year’s theme “Slovenian and Hungarian Sea” 43 paintings in different techniques will be exhibited. Mouth and foot painters from four different countries took part in the

The Swiss publishing house , was able to accept a special invitation from Renate Ribler. The St. Gallen University of Applied Sciences, called OST for short, organized its “Contrast” cultural cycle again after the forced break caused by the corona. This cultural cycle is an exceptional platform of the University of Applied Sciences and gives

On November 12th and 13th, 2022, the publishing house Norway opened its doors to visitors. In addition to the art exhibition, the Norwegian publishing house also presented its products, which show the unique motifs of the mouth and foot painting artists. Board member Tom Yendell and mouth painter Wenche Løseth attended Saturday’s art exhibition. Over

From October 26th to 29th, 2022 the “Mega Artesanal” took place in Sao Paulo. Every year, the publisher house of the mouth and foot painters in Brazil takes part in the largest fair for art products in Latin America with its own stand to present itself. This year the artists Gonçalo Borges, José Marcos dos

«Painting means everything to me. It replaces my legs and my arms, reflects my soul.” the artist says during her recent visit to the design studio at the Swiss Paraplegic Center in Nottwil. Tele Züri, Zurich’s local television station, also became aware of the artist and accompanied Ms. Fischel to her lecture in the Meilihof

On August 17, 2022, the Brazilian publisher attended the opening of an exhibition organized by the Marine Corps in honor of the 200th anniversary of independence. Many Brazilian mouth and foot painters made special paintings for this event and some of them received special awards. The exhibition ran from August 17 to September 20, 2022