Gabriele Mierzwa Mixed Media

Gabriele Mierzwa was born in Świętochłowice, Upper Silesia, in 1958. She studied art in the studio of Professor Henryk Dzięcioł from 1971–78. She was just 14 years old when she won the Golden Medal J. Nehru by UNICEF in an art contest in India. From 1973–79, she studied at the Kattowitz Art School and received a Ph.D. in art. Since 1985, she has been living and working as an independent artist in the Black Forest, Germany. To change perceptions and create something new is what Mierzwa seeks to accomplish through her artwork. She assembles fragments of memory. The nudes arise from her daily observations and are stimulated by her fantasy. Mierzwa has developed into a well-known artist within the international art scene. She has exhibited in Hamburg, Dortmund, Düsseldorf, Offenburg, Lahr, Wuppertal, Schwetzingen, Bingen, Stuttgart, Köln, Germanisches Nationalmuseum Nürnberg, Olten, Basel, Zürich, London, Tokyo, Miami, Los Angeles and New York.