As an artist , I explore image worlds between reality and fiction, academic tradition and popular culture. I use different media, with a particular focus on oil painting from the outset. In my paintings a variety of everyday objects come together , such as excepts from magazines, withered flower bouquets or toy action figures, which, however, have no narrative connection.
For a long time, the concept of beauty has occupied me, reflected in flawless faces and bright colors , but repeatedly interrupted by a melancholy that points to the transience of the outer appearance. A reflection of contemporary issues , filtered through my personal experience and enriched by a diverse repertoire of art history viewing habits, describes my concern for my current artistic work.
Always being on the lookout to incorporate the unforeseeable, and finding expression for emotions on the canvas that cannot be replaced by words, makes the creative process so challenging and unique.
Myriam Quiel, 2023
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freelance artist since 2004
Education and Work Experiences
since 2018 Employee as Louis Vuitton-Painter, Frankfurt a. M.,Germany
2018 Co-Founder of @MQ projects, Louisen-Arkaden, Bad Homburg,
Germany
2013/14 Employee at the Library of the Deutsche Botschaftsschule, Tehran, Iran
1998-2003 Studies of Art at the Art Academy Dresden in the class of Hans- Peter Adamski, HfBK Desden, Germany
1996-1998 Studies Art History and Theatre Sciences, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
1994-1996 Assistent of Stage Design and Costume Image, Staatstheater am Goetheplatz, Bremen, Germany
Solo Exhibitions
2018 @MQ projects, contemporaray art project, Bad Homburg, Germany
Hotel Steigenberger, project in corporation with @MQ projects, Bad Homburg, Germany
2017 Myriam Quiel- Painting, Gallery Barbara von Stechow, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
2016 Still Life, Aaran Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2013 Pin-Up, Gallery Munikat, München, Germany
2012 Neverendingstory, Etemad Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2011 Myriam Quiel-Painting, Gallery Lake, Oldenburg, Germany
2010 Myriam Quiel-Painting, Etemad Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2009 Myriam Quiel-Painting, Etemad Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2008 Myriam Quiel-Painting, Kunstverein Bremerhaven, Germany
2007 Wohnzimmerkrieg, Gallery Dörrie&Priess, Berlin, Germany
Myriam Quiel-Painting, City Museum Oldenburg, Germany
Selected Group Exhibitions
2018 Kultour, Taunussparkasse, Bad Homburg, Germany
2016 Iran x Cuba, Rouge Space Gallery, New York, USA
2015 Tehran- Virtualorreal, Aaran Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
Mapping Within, The Mine Contemporary Art Gallery, Dubai, UAE
2013 Magic Of Persia, Christie`s auction, London
2012 Finale Encore, Private Place, Tehran, Iran
2011 Swimming Pool, Mohsen Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2010 12 Cubed, Aun Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2009 Magic Of Persia, Christie`s auction, Dubai, UAE
2008 Impulse 20, Gallery Löhrl, Mönchengladbach, Germany
2007 Magic Of Persia, Christie`s auction, Dubai, UAE
2006 Menschen, Tiere, Sensationen, Gallery Dörrie&Priess, Hamburg, Germany
2005 The Portrait, Stiftung Starke, Berlin, Germany
2004 HfBK Dresden - AVU Prag, Kunstforum Ostdeutsche Gallery, Regensburg, Germany
Honours and Art Prices
2007 Art Price of the Public Insurance Company, Oldenburg, Germany
2003 Honour for the best Graduation (Diplom) , HfBK Dresden, Germany
Art Fairs
2017 Art Zurich, Gallery Barbara von Stechow, Frankfurt a.M., Germany
2010 Istanbul Art Fair, Gallery Etemad, Tehran, Iran
2008 Art Cologne, Gallery Löhrl, Mönchengladbach, Germany
2006 Art Forum Berlin, Gallery Dörrie&Priess, Hamburg, Germany
Collections
Willy Brandt Haus, Berlin, Germany
Collection of the !9th - 21th Century, Museum Kassel, Germany
City Museum Oldenburg, Germany
and different private collectors