Martina Gmür

Swiss visual artist (b. 1979) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Martina Gmür (born 1979) is a Swiss visual artist. She works within many genres, including installation art, painting, drawing, performance art, and sculpture.[1][2] She lives in Basel.[1]

Early life and education

Roots (2019, oil on panel), by Martina Gmür at Galerie Stampa, Basel
Roots (2019, oil on panel) by Martina Gmür at Galerie Stampa, Basel

Martina Gmür was born on 6 August 1979 in Münster, Valais, Switzerland (now Goms, Valais).[2] She attended École de design et haute école d'art du Valais [fr] in Sierre from 1996 to 1999; and the Hochschule für Gestaltung und Kunst [de; als] in Basel from 1999 to 2002.[3]

Career

In 2007, she was awarded the Manor Cultural Prize for the Canton of Valais;[3][4][5] and in 2000, she was awarded the UBS Art Award, by the UBS Culture Foundation and funded by the investment bank UBS.[6][7]

Her works are represented in the museum collection of the Kunstkredit Basel-Stadt [de],[8] the Kunsthaus Baselland [als],[9] the Musée d'Art du Valais [fr],[10][11] and in the Kunstmuseum Thun [de].

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