Artworks by
Mirjam D. Koenig

The artist
Mirjam D. Koenig was born in Switzerland and spent her youth in various European countries. Being born into an artistic and multi-cultural family fostered an early aesthetic appreciation. Exposure to visual stimuli soon found its artistic expression.

Parallel to her artistic career, Mirjam trained and worked in advertising/marketing, but later became a teacher. At the age of 30, she migrated to Australia. This country presented a new and fertile breeding ground for artistic ideas and their realisations. Works of early Australian exhibitions were in fibre/fabrics, multi-layered silk work, handmade paper, cast and moulded.

Australian multi-culturalism especially, combined with her own colourful background, prepared the way for Mirjam's research into the "Arts of Body Decoration". This research culminated in the exhibition "SkinDeep" (April/May 2000).

The following images show a selection of recent works:

From the Mountain to the Sea 9 metres square Silk Commissioned by the Byron Shire Council

Skin II 50 cm x 58 cm Silk metallic foils silk threads

Image 44 cm x 44 cm Soft pastel inks gold leaf on paper

Ubana 47.5 cm x 31 cm Oil pastel gold leaf metallic pigment inks

Green Woman 18 cm x 18 cm Handmade paper cast soft pastel

Silk - Mixed Media:

"Fields" Silk 2002 Multi- layered silk embroidery

"Fields" detail Silk 2002 Multi- layered silk embroidery

Pencil and Crayon:

Townsville Hills Soft pastel

Washpool Creek Soft pastel

Bark Pencil

Honeyshed Pencil

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