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On the assembly in Barcelona on April 11th 2017, Ms Soon-Yi Oh from South Korea and Mr Grant Sharman from New Zealand were elected as new board members. They are both members of VDMFK for more than twenty years and recognized artists. Together with the other board members, they will guide the policy of VDMFK

From the 4th to 14th of April 2017, the Polish publishing house exhibited 27 works of Polish mouth and foot painters at an exhibition in the cultural center “Zamek” in Poznań. There were 27 new pictures to admire, all painted in oil or acrylis. This resulted in a variety of styles, colors and natural motifs.

The Brazilian publishing house organized an exhibition that exclusively shows paintings of the City of Sao Paulo. The Brazilian artists worked hard during the last months to finally show their artwork in the premises of the “Memorial da América Latina”, one of the biggest cultural spaces of Latin America. The opening ceremony took place on

British mouth painter Christopher Keith Jansz lives in Finmere nearby a school. As the art classes of that school are working on a trees project, the teachers felt it would be worthwhile to visit the artist. Therefore the entire school, divided into manageable groups, visited the studio to meet him personally. He answered to all

The VDMFK welcomes Dieter Marzinger as a new Associated Member. On the occasion of last December’s board meeting, he was elected unanimously by the board member as a new Associated Member. Dieter Marzinger was born on 18 October 1971 in Piet Retief (South Africa). Prior to his grave accident in May 2002 Dieter Marzinger was

After a four-year waiting period, publishing house Slovenia was able to organize an exhibition in the renowned birthplace of writer and poet Ivan Cankar in Vrhnika. The gallery shows 40 pictures about the theme “Winter Wounderland”. On 13 December, a workshop was held, in which more than 650 visitors took part. With great interest, the

From 8th to 17th December 2016, various artists from 7 nations exhibited their works at the Carrousell de Louvre in Paris. Among the works of art was also the painting “Les Herbes” painted by the mouth painter and member of the VDMFK, Vojko Gasperut from Slovenia. A further proof that art has no barrier and

Each year, hundreds of artists from different nations participate in exhibitions at the Salon de la Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts in Paris. From 8 to 11 December 2016, Slovenian artists will present their works in the glorious halls of the Louvre. The Slovenian mouth-painter Vojko Gasperut has the honor of being one of eleven artists

Usually the Tonhalle in St. Gallen (Switzerland) is the home of music. Built at the beginning of the 20th century in the typical Neo-Baroque and Art Nouveau style, the concert building forms an integral part of the city’s cultural scene. A magnificent setting to present numerous contemporary works by mouth and foot painters as well

Until the 27th of November 2016, various pictures of eleven mouth and foot painters from Italy, Slovenia and Croatia can be seen in the Sanctuary of Montenero (Livorno). The exhibition “LAUDATO SI” was organized in collaboration with the Associazione FUNICOLARE and the monks of the Sanctuary. The opening ceremony of the exhibition took place on

On the 25th of October some Brazilian Mouth- and Foot painters participated at the 29th Arts Saloon, which is arranged every year by the Commercial Association of Sao Paulo. The exhibition took place at the Legislative Assembly in Sao Paolo and attracted many visitors. The paintings of various artists and of different techniques were analysed

It is our sad duty to inform you that the long-standing publisher Henry Ching from Taiwan died on October 22nd 2016. Together with his wife, Bernie Cheng, he managed for more than 20 years the fate of the publishing house, and has played a significant role in the success of mouth and foot painters in

Brazilian mouth- and foot painter Maria Goret Chagas is honoured to present her paintings at the Carrousel de Louvre from October 21st to October 23rd 2016. Sculptures, paintings and photos of 30 artists from Brazil, Argentina, Morocco and France will be shown in the prestigious halls. Maria Goret Chagas will be supported by the VDMFK

The Columbian mouth painter Carlos Barrera Estupiñán has organised a personal exhibition in the Casa Cultural Michelangelo in Barranquilla (Colombia). Numerous guests have admired his colourful and mouth-painted artworks. The motto of this exhibition was „El Color de la Vida“ (the colour of life). The event served to commemorate the 45 years old artistic career

Australian and New Zealand mouth- and foot painters participated at Ekka Australian and New Zealand mouth- and foot painters participated at this year’s Brisbane Royal Queensland Show, widely referred to as Ekka. From August 5th to August 14th, various artists demonstrated their amazing technique to thousands of curious guests. Part of the live act was

Three brazilian month- and footpainters present their book in Sao Paolo The three Brazilian month- and foot painter Goret Chagas, Goncalo Borges and Daniela Caburro have assisted at the publication of the book “Motivacao – A chave para o sucesso pessoal e professional” at the bookstore Livraria Cultura in Sao Paolo, in the beginning of

Christina Lau Lay Lian and Daniel Tan Beng Leong were invited by the St James Church Kindergarten               Singaporian mouth painting artists Christina Lau Lay Lian and Daniel Tan Beng Leong were invited by the St James Church Kindergarten on August 3rd 2016. They shared some hours with the

In the small coastal town of Croisic in western France, the French mouth and foot painters attended a painting course from June 26th to July 2nd 2016. An ideal location that offered tranquility and inspiration to improve the technique and skills. Headed by Serge Maudet and Fabien Renault, participants were introduced to the various topics. After

Repetition of a great event. On June 9, 2016 from 4 to 9 p.m. the special event “Art Stand Up” in the Here you can read it online.