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Michaela Richardson

Encaustic Artist

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Michaela Richardson was born in Munich, Germany and now lives in the far south of Austria.  


She is one of the few European artists to have mastered the ancient technique of encaustic wax painting. This sustainable method dates back to the Egyptians and was also used by the Romans and Greeks. It involves burning hot beeswax with pigments into a wooden surface. Richardson sometimes combines encaustic with contemporary digital photography. Her two- and three-dimensional artworks are created using all natural, sustainable materials and are characterized by their extraordinary depth and unique style.  


Michaela has been painting since childhood, but initially chose a “bread-and-butter” profession - the neuropsychologist with a doctorate worked for a long time as a clinical psychologist and psycho-oncologist. Her work with cancer patients in particular prompted her to devote several years to her passion for wax painting and photography.

 
Michaela Richardson has exhibited nationally and internationally in the United States, Germany, Switzerland, Slovenia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy and Austria. 

Awards

2024

Sustainable Art Award, Art Expo Trieste, Biennale of Contemporary Art

Memberships 

IEA          International Encaustic Artists

EEA        European Encaustic Artists

Exhibitions
Solo

2025

SR-Urologie, Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Austria

2023

Atelier Benad, Munich, Germany

Group

2025

Art Salon Contemporary, Budapest, Hungary

Red Puma Exhibition, Prague, Czech Republic

​When In Rome: The Art of Travel Juried Online Exhibition, International Encaustic Artists​

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2024

Art Expo Trieste, Biennale of Contemporary Art, Trieste, Italy

Near & Far, Canadien Encaustic Conference International Online Exhibition

Grand Exhibition, Salvador Club Ljubljana, Slovenia

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2023

Art Expo Ljubljana, Biennale of Contemporary Art, Brdo, Slovenia​

Galerie Lachmann, (Swiss Photo Club), Frankfurt, Germany

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2022

15th International Encaustic Conference, Provincetown, USA

Galerie Weltraum, (Swiss Photo Club), Munich, Germany

Galerie PantoArt, Vienna, Austria

Kunst im Tierlihuus, Aarwangen, Switzerland

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