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
The publishing house of Poland exhibited works of its artists on the occasion of a joint exhibition in the cultural centre ART BRUT Gallery in Lublin. The exhibition showed a great variety of styles and included 38 works of the mouth and foot painters of Poland. The exhibition opened on 2nd April 2019 and will
On March 21st 2019, a jointly organised exhibition between the marine corps of Rio de Janeiro and Brazilian mouth and foot painters was opened at the “Museu Histórico da Cidade do Rio de Janeiro”. During the ceremony, Captain Valdir Gouvêa Rêgo, representative of the Marine Corps, Mrs Heloísa Queiroz, director of the Museum Network of
The mouth painter Antonio Davis from the USA was recently invited to the “Steve Harvey Show”. Steve Harvey is an award-winning comedian and talk show master in the USA. Antonio Davis discussed the joy he feels in his voluntary work – especially his work with children and the promotion of artistic expression. Thanks to his
At the Paratekvandou World Championship in Antalya, Turkey there were 400 participants from 69 countries. The very talented foot painter Mrs. Dejana Bačko from Serbia won the gold medal in the category from 41 to 49 kg. Mrs. Bačko knows and calls in Serbia the “girl with wings”. She has shown the world that through
The foot painter Jason C. Delos Reyes from the Philippines, showed his watercolour paintings during the opening of Miriam College’s first art fair, entitled “UnARThodox”. The exhibition took place from 31 January to 2 February 2019 at the Paz Adriano Grounds of Miriam College, Quezon City. The event also included seminars and workshops on topics
Here is a brief report of the meeting held at the Jonosake Tourist Resort were mouth- and footpainters from all over Brazil came together to celebrate “the Overcoming” event. Among so many joys in 2018, November 25th was a very special day, not only because we had the opportunity to demonstrate our work for the
Brandur Bjarnason KARLSSON, mouth painter from Iceland, exhibited his pictures on November 18, 2018 in the town hall of Reykjavík. Among other things, Brandur spoke to the President of Iceland, Mr. Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, about the possibilities of Blockchain. Brandur Bjarnason KARLSSON is very active and has participated in workshops of the Prime Ministry and
The publishing house of Poland exhibited works of its artists on the occasion of a joint exhibition in a cultural center in Rzeszów. The exhibition showed a great variety of styles and included 40 works of the mouth and foot painter of Poland. The exhibition opened on 19 November 2018 and lasted until 30 November
We have lost popular person from our large family of mouth and foot painters. Mr. Massberger was a pillar, a colleague, a friend and someone to whom we all always had great respect. He met Arnulf Erich Stegmann, the first president of the association, at the age of 14 years. A few years later, he
The mouth and foot painters meet in the “Carrousel du Louvre” and show their artwork. Maria Goret Chagas, foot painter from Brazil will also be present. She will be available at the stand for questions between Friday, October 19 and Sunday, October 21, 2018. The exhibition takes place between 11 am and 8 pm at
On this year’s “KOREA Art Festival Art fair” more than 450 artists exhibit their artwork. Among them there will be also two Korean mouth and foot painter, KIM Jin-Joo and Kim Myoung-Ki who assisted the opening ceremony. From October 3rd to October 7th 2018 more than 4’000 paintings will be shown to the public in
