Collectors Art Prize recognizes outstanding achievements in contemporary art by celebrating the work of extraordinary artists whose practices are among the most innovative and influential of our time. 

Christina Mitterhuber

Christina Mitterhuber

Selected Artist into the AD ART SHOWS 2022 and 2021 by MvVO Art in the Oculus at Westfield World Trade Center in New York City. 

Christina Mitterhuber is an independent Austrian painter, born December 29, 1975, in Wels, who mainly lives and works in Vienna, Austria. She is also a professional make-up artist since 2001. Since her early childhood, she painted her first oil painting at the age of twelve, she painted over 1500 oil and mixed media paintings in different sizes on canvas. www.christinamitterhuber.at / works. She studied during countless museum and gallery visits worldwide, her favourite painters are old masters like Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael and Monet, among others. She also lived some years in Australia and North America. She did not show her works to the public until 2018 when she held her first exhibition in one of the best galleries in Vienna. Since then, she has participated in over 100 group exhibitions and international art fairs, physically, virtually and online worldwide. She also held 4 solo exhibitions, physically and digitally, in Austria https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDqQfTx3b6g, Italy https://www.exibart.com/evento-arte/christina-mitterhuber/ the UK https://issuu.com/artnumber23/docs/solo_show_christina_mitterhuber and Canada https://www.exhibizone.com/p/we-in-red.html?m=1since 2018. She got selected and participated in the XIII Rome Biennale 2020. Looking back, she feels happy to wait until she felt ready to show her work publicly. 

Christina Mitterhuber was blessed to be an AD ART SHOW ARTIST 2022 AND 2021 by MvVO New York, selected by a panel of Jurors. Her painting "Aqua touch, 2020" was displayed during the month of May 2021 and her painting "Lilies, 2021" in May 2022 on large screens in the Oculus at Westfield World Trade Center in New York City. She also travelled to New York and visited the AD ART SHOW Launch reception at Havas building New York and the AD ART SHOW 2022 in the Oculus in May 2022. She is very thankful and feels very honoured.

Since 2021 she has been a multiple Award-winning artist, such as "Dante Alighieri Award" by Arte in Cammino at the prestigious gallery "La Pigna", property of the Holy See, Vatican, Italy. Also by Arte in Cammino the "Capitolium Award 2022". More physical awards are the "Emerald Award 2021" and the "Top 60 Masters Award 2022" for which she visited the Award Ceremony in New York City in June 2022. And "Collectors choice Award 2022" (digitally) by Arttourinternational Magazin, New York. "Women Essence Award 2022", Paris. "Art for Peace Award", Barcelona. "Future Peace Award", by Contemporary Art Curator.

She got a certificate of Merit from "World of Crete", Greece in 2021. Further, two certificates of Merit by Monica Ferrarini, Rome, for participating in exhibitions at the gallery "La Pigna", Vatican, twice in 2021 and 2022. Monica Ferrarini also published Christina Mitterhuber´s works in two books, such as "Artists of today and tomorrow 2021" and "Capsule Art Collection 2022". Further publication in the "Power of Creativity 2022" art book by Contemporary Art Curator. 

In the art book, which has been published every year since 1940: "Atlante dell`Arte Contemporanea 2021 / Art of Masters" her work "WE in RED XXVII"of her series "WE in RED. 2018 - 2022", which consists of one hundred paintings got published. Great interviews of her physical participations at exhibitions at Itsliquid Group got published , where she already participated a few times in Venice - The Room Contemporary Art Space close to San Marco Place and Palazzo Albrizzi Capello and at the Valid World Hall in Barcelona and in the UK, London since 2020. 

In 2022 she was blessed with three Museum exhibitions by Adelinda Allegretti at: "Museo Colle del Duomo" in Viterbo, "Museo della Citta e del Territorio di Narni in Palazzo Eroli" in Narni and "CAM/ Casoria Contemporary Art Museum" in Casoria in Italy, with the Patronage of The Embassy of Austria.

She also showed a work at "Museo Diocesano Matteo" in Salerno by Arte Borgo Gallery, Rome, in 2022.

In October 2022 she participated at MIIT Museum, Turin, with two paintings. 

In November 2022 she received the "Antonio Canova Award" by Arte in Cammino, at the most beautiful "Bibliotheca Angelica" in Rome. 

In November 2022 she received the "Faces of Peace Price" by Contemporary Art Curator. 

In November 2022 she participated in the XIV Rome Biennale.

She has already got invited and selected for the XIV Florence Biennale 2023.

What’s your background?

Since I have been 12 years old I am a self taught paiinter, I have visited museums and galleries all over the world  and have painted over 1500 oil and mixed media paintings. 

What does it mean to you to win the Collectors Art Prize?

This is really an honor. Thank you!

What do you think is the role of art in the world today?

Self reflection, fullfillment and creating open minds and bigger horizonts..but of course so much more...

What are your most significant professional achievements?

AD Art Show Artist in the Oculus in New York by MvVO Art 2022 and 2021

International Biennale of Rome at the Museum Domiciano at Piazza Navona 2022 and 2020

1st Donatello Award 2023

What do you wish to tell viewers about your work that might not come out explicitly? What do you hope to inspire with your artwork?

I hope that people will maybe feel a little happier while watching my works.

Country Austria

Website https://www.christinamitterhuber.at

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/christymitterhuber/

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