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The online seminar series by Kunstverlag Au was continued with another workshop at the beginning of the year. Bracha Fischel, Antoine Leisi, Lea Otter and Lars Höllerer took part in the workshop with the usual ambitious training format and the idea of creating an optimal training framework over four training days. For the year 2022,

The VDMFK welcomes Zeljko Vertelj as a new Associated Member. On the occasion of the board meeting in November 2021, he was elected unanimously by the board member as a new Associated Member. Zeljko Vertelj was born in Ljubljana on 26 July 1959. In January 1992 he was involved in a serious road accident which

The VDMFK welcomes Lidia de Jesús Cháidez López as a new Associated Member. On the occasion of the board meeting in November 2021 she was elected unanimously by the board member as a new Associated Member. Lidia de Jesus Chaidez Lopez was born in Culiacan, Province of Sinaloa, on 14 March 1970. She attended primary

“3-H Congress” in early May 2022 in Bad Ischl The well-known Austrian mouth painter Paulus Ploier, together with the Association of Mouth and Foot painting artists (VDMFK) succeeded in organizing the “3-H-Congress Crisis Support for Babies, Toddlers and family” in the imperial city of Bad Ischl. From May 2nd to 5th, 2022, the congress with

The Publishing House of Poland exhibits works by its artists on the occasion of a joint exhibition in Raciborz. On display are 33 paintings by Polish mouth and foot painters. The exhibition shows a great variety of styles. The exhibition opened on 2 February 2022 and will last until 28 February 2022. Painting demonstrations were

With the positive experiences of the first three online seminars and workshops in 2021, Kunstverlag Au realised its fourth online workshop in November 2021 and December 2021. Once again, Edith Tarantino was recruited as the course leader for this event, and thus a well-known and renowned art connoisseur was on hand to mediate for the

On 30 November 2021, Associate Member Marcelo Cunha from Brazil inaugurated his painting studio in his home in a rural area of Rio de Janeiro. In addition to his family and close friends, artists from the region participated, as well as mouth and foot painters Goncalo Borges and Daniel Ferreira from Sao Paulo. Marcelo Cunha

On November 19, 2021, an interview with the two British artists Tom Yendell and Barry West was broadcast on the ITV television program “This Morning”. On the television broadcast, the artists emphasized why sending a Christmas card is still an important way to keep in touch with one another, especially during the pandemic time. They

The publishing house of mouth and foot painting artists in Norway was finally able to reopen its doors to the public after a long and restrictive Covid period. The Publishing house of mouth and foot painting artists organized its own exhibition in its “showroom” on Saturday and Sunday, November 13th and 14th, 2021. Over 80

Fifty Meninas returned the fourth year in a row on the streets of Madrid back to from November 1st to December 15, 2021 upon receipt of the Debod Temple a living and supporting exhibition to show. One of these menina was made up of three Mouth and Foot painters painted in Spain. These were the

On the occasion of the exhibition “SIAMO COME TELE BIANCHE”, the Italian mouth painter Santina Portelli was invited as guest of honour by the director of the MIIT Museum Dr. Guido Folco. Among other things, selected works by the Italian artist will be on display. The mouth painter interprets the moto of the collection as

Mexican journalist Jorge Zarza from TV Azteca visited mouth painting artist Saúl Lopez Montanéz. The TV station had contacted Saúl Lopez Montanéz a few months ago to organise an interview and report extensively on the popular news programme Hechos AM. Visibly moved by the unique encounter, the artist presented the journalist with a portrait at

From 18 September to 10 October 2021, an exhibition was held at Santana Parque Shopping in Sao Paulo. 24 paintings by different Brazilian mouth and foot painters were shown. On each of the four Saturdays, painting demonstrations were held by the artists Arthur Hirche, Daniel Ferreira, Goncalo Borges, Goret Chagas and Marcos Paulo. The artists

After a year of being forced to stay at home, the British mouth painter Keith Jansz was delighted to be able to get involved in different activities again. A long-awaited break from being in the painting studio. Currently he is having an exhibition in Bath titled ‘Travels Through Paintings’. The talented artist said with his