MIA FUNK
BIOGRAPHY
Mia Funk has participated in several international juried competitions including the Salon d’Automne Paris, for which she won the Prix de Peinture 2009. She has shown at the Grand Palais, official selection of the Salon des Artistes Français 2012. She was selected for the Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year 2013, was a finalist in Sky Television’s Art Competition London 2010, and The Guardian Newspaper’s London Lives Competition 2010, Aesthetica Magazine’s Prize 2010, was nominated for the Celeste Prize 2010, won the Thames & Hudson Prize 2010. In 2015, Indiana University Northwest created the Mia Funk Spirits Prize. Her work has been highlighted on radio, television and numerous art publications. She has exhibited widely and is known for her figurative and portrait work. She was commissioned to do a painting for the 30th anniversary of the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival. She teaches at L’École de Dessin Technique et Artistique in Paris and has been a visiting lecturer at a number of universities. Her paintings are held in several public, private and corporate collections including the Dublin Writers Museum, Centre Culturel Irlandais in Paris, American Writers Museum (Chicago-upcoming), U.S. Library of Congress, UC Berkeley, and the FIU World Art Collection in Amsterdam.
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Dublin Writers Museum (group portrait of Irish writers)
Centre Culturel Irlandais in Paris (Portrait of Samuel Beckett, Portrait of Francis Bacon)
American Writers Museum, Chicago
(in progress)
U.S. Library of Congress (artwork+poetry collaboration with poet Heather Hartley, inspired by the work of César Vallejo)
UC Berkeley Archive/Collection
(glass artwork)
Office of Public Works, Ireland
(Cork City, Guinness behest)
FIU World Art Collection, Amsterdam (figurative artwork)
Indiana University Northwest Archive/Collection (artwork Memory of Water series)
American University of Paris...
ARTIST STATEMENT
When I am obsessed with something, I tend to reflect that obsession at every turn. Be it memory, the perversity, isolation and complexity of the human condition, or whatever the concept or theme that’s on my mind at that particular time, I try to be provocative and playful and create a visually impacting work using oil on canvas, moving the paint like a dream/nightmare until I’m satisfied with the effect of the images coming through. I think people have a capacity now to accept strange and I hope some of my work holds up to that.
I want to disorientate the viewer and make the unfamiliar familiar and vice versa. I think, from all my years visiting galleries and art shows, that one is bombarded by so many images, that it’s hard for the artist today to create some thought-provoking piece that the viewer will come away with and stick in their mind. Creating paintings that have an impact that people will remember long after seeing – this is my objective and aim.
BIOGRAPHE
Elle a participé à un certain nombre des salons internationaux selectionné par jury, y compris le Salon d'Automne de Paris, pour lequel elle a remporté le Prix de Peinture 2009. Elle a exposé au Grand Palais - Sélection Officielle du Salon des Artistes Français 2012. Elle a reçu le Prix Thames & Hudson 2010 et a été finaliste à Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year 2013, Sky Television Art Competition, Londres 2010, The Guardian Newspaper’s London Lives Competition 2010, Aesthetica Magazine’s Prize 2010, et a été nominé pour le Celeste Prize 2010. En 2015, Indiana University Northwest a créé le Prix Mia Funk Spirits. Elle a des œuvres majeures dans le collection permanente du Dublin Writers Museum, American Writers Museum (Chicago-en cours), U.S. Library of Congress, Centre Culturel Irlandais à Paris, UC Berkeley, et de la FIU World Art Collection à Amsterdam. Son travail a été à la radio, la télévision et des publications d'art de nombreux. À l’occasion des 30 ans de Guinness Cork Jazz Festival, elle a réalisé un tableau commémoratif. Elle enseigne à L’École de Dessin Technique et Artistique, Paris et a enseigné dans plusieurs universités en tant que conférencier invité.
TEACHING
This summer I am teaching a masterclass at
La Porte Peinte, in Noyers sur Serein
as well as my ongoing classes at L’École de Dessin Technique et Artistique Sornas in Paris.
QUERIES
I am looking to expand my representation.
Queries from galleries welcome, particularly France, Europe, US and Asia. contact
PORTRAIT COMMISSIONS
I accept portrait commissions from individuals and groups. I travel for commissions and can work from sittings or photos. contact
My public commissions have included many portraits of prominent figures in the field of art & entertainment, including a group portrait celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival and (presently) a large group portrait for the American Writers Museum, Chicago. I also have portraits in public collections, including the Dublin Writers Museum, Centre Culturel Irlandais de Paris, US Library of Congress, U.C. Berkeley Collection. I recently painted Garrison Keillor for the 40th anniversary of his radio show, A Prairie Home Companion.
AWARDS & HONORS
Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year 2013 - Finalist Selected Artist
(UK television - Storyvault Films )
Sky Television Arts Competition London 2010 - Finalist
London Lives Competition 2010 (Finalist)
Thames & Hudson Prize 2010 Picture Works
Mia Funk Spirits Prize 2015
in association with Indiana University Northwest
Aesthetica Magazine’s Prize 2010
Creative Works Finalist
Momaya Prize 2014
Honorary Mention
KWS Hilary Mantel Short Story Prize 2014
Long List
Doris Gooderson Prize 2014
Short List
The Guardian Newspaper UK
Best Artwork - Month of October - Witness Series
艺术家介绍
米娅芳克曾受训于巴黎国立高等美术学院工作室。她还参加了一些国际性组织比赛，包括2009年巴黎秋季沙龙，并获得了Prix de Peinture。她还在大皇宫举办过自己的展览，以及在2012的官方组织的法国艺术家沙龙办过展览。并入围2010年“伦敦天空电视台当代艺术比赛”（Sky Television’s Art Competition London）的决赛，同年被伦敦卫报提名授予Celeste奖。她的作品被电台，电视以及报纸广泛报道介绍。她广泛地举办展览，作品中的象征意义和她的肖像画为人熟知。她还被委任为吉尼斯科克爵士乐音乐节（Guinness Cork Jazz Festival）三十周年作画。她的大部分作品被公共机构及个人所收藏，例如都柏林作家博物馆，巴黎的Centre Culturel Irlandais以及阿姆斯特丹的the FIU World Art Collection。
