Irène Mueller

After teaching six years Piano at the Music School "Pejo Yavorov" Sofia, Irène Mueller accepted engagements as Pianist in Austria, Germany and Switzerland. Amongst others, Irène was the house pianist of Montreux Palace Hotel at the annual Montreux Jazz Festivals, she entertained guests at the World Economic Forum in Davos and gave Piano Concerts in many other high profile events. Parallel to the music engagements she painted regularly for her own pleasure. Irène discovered painting as her space of complementary personal development. The dialogue between painting and music began in her childhood and became her passion and lifestyle. Irène's paintings have been presented in various exhibitions in Switzerland and abroad. Her works are held in private collections in Italy, Bulgaria, Russia, France, Switzerland and Canada.


Presentation of Irène Mueller’s Artworks and its Market Value (Quotations for Paintings) are presented (page 980) in the latest Encyclopedia “Atlante dell’Arte Contemporanea” issued by De Agostini in 2019. The Encyclopedia is kept in the permanent Library and Archive of the Biennale di Venzia, Italy (ISBN 978-88-51149963).

Irène studied Painting, Drawing, Watercolors, Calligraphy as well as Composition, Portrait, Act and Figure at: University of Arts Zurich, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Lassalle-House Menzingen (Calligraphy and Etching) and at the "l'école nationale supérieure Beaux-arts" in Paris.
Sculpture: "La Bottega d'Arte in Palazzo dei Pittori" Florence (Scultore Maestro Mario Pachioli).

Irène graduated Piano at the Music High School "Lubomir Pipkoff". Also in Sofia, graduated as Piano teacher and conductor for non-professional Music ensembles at the Music and Choreography Institute. Finally, she graduated as Bachelor in Music Pedagogy at the University "Kliment Ochridski" in Sofia.

Major Exhibitions since 2013:
Artspace Irène Mueller, Baar, Switzerland (permanent exhibition)

Bi-Personal Exhibition "Art Escape 2018" at Palazzo Zenobio, Venice (curator: Loredana Trestin)

"Mare Nostrum" at Arsenale di Amalfi, Amalfi (artistic director: Veronica Nicoli, ARTETRA Salerno)

Personal Exhibition at Palazzo Ducale Genova - space Divulgarti (curator and artistic director: Loredana Trestin, Divulgarti Genova)

VIVA ARTE - Palazzo Albrizzi, Venezia, sede del Padiglione Guatemala alla 57. Biennale di Venezia

Premio Estetica Paradisiaca (1st edition) Galleria la Pigna, Palazzo Maffei Marescotti, Roma (curator: Carlo Maraffa)

Premio Internazionale ARTE MILANO Teatro dal Verne, Milano (by EA editore con Vittorio Sgarbi)

Arte Salerno 2017 (Premio Internazionale di Arte Contemporaneo)

AETERNA - Esposizione Triennale di Arti Visive a Roma at Palazzo Velli

Biennale Internazionale d'Arte Contemporanea di Firenze - X Edizione

Arte Padova 2014 - 25th fair for modern and contemporary art

Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Monreale - Palermo, Italy

Oxford International Art Fair - Oxford Town Hall, England