The Croatian foot painter Stjepan Perkovic was nominated for the “Vecernjakov pecat” award this year. This event honours people from public life in this part of Europe for special merits. Due to the coronavirus epidemic, this year’s edition took place in a slightly modified format without the presence of the public, with a live
Dear Artist In the week prior to eastern we start with #BocaPieChallenge #MouthandFootChallenge, an action through which we will launch a series of artistic challenges painting different motifs with the mouth or with the foot. For this, we need you dear artists to carry out simple video tutorials, explaining the technique to be used to
The artists’ meeting 2020 was organized in Bengaluru. The three-day event (February 21, 2020 – February 23, 2020) was extremely productive for the Indian artists. 17 Indian artists from different states and their families were present. Everyone was enthusiastic and the presence of Tom Yendell provided additional motivation for the artists. On the first day
The Mediterranean Towers chain has been the leading and most innovative chain in the field of retirement communities in Israel for the past thirty years. It is a home for the older people. The people live in their own small apartments and are fully cared for by doctors and nurses. Each house offers a variety
From 7 to 13 December 2019 the gallery ‘ART… on paper” in Lugano hosted the solo exhibition ‘Bruno Carati: my painterly life. Simply without hands’ took place. Around 25 works in the exhibition document the extraordinary artistic and human history of Bruno Carati. During the exhibition opening Bruno Carati showed his skills. Mario Famlonga, Director
In the last edition of the Sunday Morning Show, the US television channel CBS visited mouth and foot painting artists in North America and reported on their activities. The report impressively explains how mouth and foot painters around the world earn an income through their artistic development and the support of publishers. This helps the
The Belgian foot painter Sarah Talbi will be exhibiting her paintings with seven other artists at the Charlotte Van Lorreinen Art Gallery in Tervuren until 22 December 2019. The opening took place on 07 December 2019 and was attended by many guests. The exhibition mainly shows pictures with landscapes that remind us of the beauty
In October 2019, the UK publishing house launched a magical new children’s book.called Danny’s Dream. The story is about a young boy who has dreams of becoming an Olympic champion athlete but a tragic accident dramatically changes his life. The book was illustrated by UK artist Ian Parker, working with author, Victor Margiotta. Incorporating 34
French mouth and foot painters had the honour of exhibiting their works at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg from 22 to 26 October 2019. Charming, exciting, extraordinary – these are just some of the adjectives heard during the exhibition. “The possibility of organizing an exhibition of our paintings in such a place is associated
The Egyptian Mouth and Foot Painter Reda Ahmed Attia Fadl took part in the exhibition “Our Heritage” at the Egyptian International Exhibition Centre in Nasr City from 2 to 6 October 2019. The exhibition was opened by Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the Egyptian President. During a personal conversation, Reda Ahmed Attia Fadl presented the President with
Lars Höllerer, mouth painter from Germany, will exhibit 32 new paintings with the motto “Bodensee und me(h)r” at the Galerie Gunzoburg in Überlingen Germany from November 03 to November 28, 2019. The exhibition shows paintings made of oil and acrylic. The art exhibition will open on Sunday 03. November at 11:00 am. Opening hours: Tuesday
On 5 September, on the occasion of the International Day of Mouth-and Foot Painters, the new ONCE lottery coupons with the international logo of the mouth and foot painting artists appeared in Spain. ONCE is a social organisation for the blind and disabled that sells coupons in addition to the Spanish state lottery. That is
From 9 to 19 October 2019 the personal exhibition of the Italian mouth painter Santina Portelli will take place in the Casa della Psicologia at the Piazza Castello in Milan. Santina Portelli called the exhibition “Nothing is impossible” for a special reason. I’ve mentioned this phrase “nothing is impossible” so many times in my life
On the assembly in Rio de Janeiro on September 25th 2019, the mouth painter Ann-Lund Wahlberg from Denmark was elected to the board of the VDMFK. Together with the other board members, she will guide the policy of VDMFK during the next six years. An honourable but also very demanding role. The management congratulates and
The Association of Mouth and Foot Painting Artists in the World e.V. (VDMFK) held its 14th Delegates’ Convention in Rio de Janiero from 23 September to 26 September 2019. A highlight of the event was undoubtedly the international exhibition in the marvelous premises of the Cidade des Artes, where more than 100 art works painted
Shortly after the end of World War II, Arnulf Erich Stegmann made the decision to co-operate with colleagues who, just like him, created works of art with their mouth or with their feet. In 1957, a unique self-help organisation was established. That was the start of the more than 60 years success story of the
The Argentinian mouth painter Cesar Andres Barcia took part in the 13th edition of the Open Arts in the Norcenter shopping centre in Buenos Aires. This event is very important in Argentina and is attended by many guests. About 60 artists were invited. Cesar Andres Barcia exhibited his works from 28 to 31 June 2019
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The Kunstverlag Au (Switzerland) organized a contemporary art exhibition from 15 to 19 May 2019 in the Tonhalle in St. Gallen. Around 100 pictures of international mouth and foot painters were presented to the visitors. In the context of this exhibition also a painting workshop for mouth and foot painters took place, led by the
The Brazilian television channel Globo TV dedicated a report on the life of the Brazilian mouth painter Lucas Luciano SILVA on 13 May 2019. Click here to see the report
