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Vita

SELECTION OF SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2026
Timeless – Marieluise Bantel and her Flowers, Florence, Italy

2024
The Stratford Gallery, Worcestershire, England

2023
Marieluise Bantel – Inspired by Pausa fabrics, Pausa Museum, Mössingen, Germany

2022
The beauty of decay, House of Economy, Stuttgart, Germany

2018
Paintings & Poetry, Volksbank Ermstal-Alb, Metzingen, Germany

2017
Plant round dance, Crona Kliniken, Tübingen, Germany

2016
Roses and their versatility, Residential Palace, Ludwigsburg, Germany                    
In the garden, Filseck Castle, Göppingen, Germany

2015
Roses and their companions, City Hall, Mössingen, Germany

2014
Roses, tulips, carnations…, Moated castle Kalteneck, Holzgerlingen, Germany

2013
… at any time of the year, Residential Palace Ludwigsburg, Ludwigsburg, Germany                       Roses in oil, Museum of local history “Beim Strumpfar”, Oberstaufen, Germany

SELECTION OF ART FAIRS & FESTIVALS

2025
London Art Biennale (VII Edition), Chelsea Old Town Hall, London, England
XV Florence Biennale, Fortezza da Basso Firenze, Florence, Italy
11th Geoje Int. Art Festival, Haegeumgang Theme Museum, Geoje, South Korea

2022
Swiss Art Expo, SBB Event hall, Zurich, Switzerland

2021
art3f Brussels (Internat. Contemporary Art Fair), Brussels Expo, Brussels, Belgium
XIII Florence Biennale, Fortezza da Basso Firenze, Florence, Italy

SELECTION OF COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS

2024
Flower Power, Maritim Hotel, Stuttgart, Germany
Nature of art – art of nature, Gallery Alte Apotheke, Walldorf, Germany

2022
Into the blue, State technical college for floral art, Weihenstephan, Germany
The richness of diversity, Gallery Kunsthöfle, Stuttgart, Germany

2021
Collective Art Show, Van Gogh Art Gallery, Madrid, Spain

AWARDS & HONOURS

2025
Special commendation from the president of the Florence Biennale
Chianciano Art Museum Award
Excellence Award 2025, Haegeumgang Museum, South Korea

2022
Finalist Art Renewal Center Salon Competition

2022
Gold List Award, Art Market Magazine (Curated by Jacopo Celona, General Director Florence Biennale / Eric Smith, President & CEO Redwood Media Group / Jörgen Golz, Chief Director Discovery Art Fair / Mark Edward Harris, Int. Acclaimed Photographer / Dafna Navarro, CEO & Editor in Chief Art Market Magazine)

2022
Finalist, Artbox.Projects, Projekt Zurich 4.0

2021
Finalist, London International Creative Competition, Section: Create (Art)

2020
1st place, Ash Wednesday Art Prize, Freie Kunstschule Stuttgart

2020
3rd. place, Florals & Gardens Contest, International Artist (Magazine)

GALLERIES & COLLECTIONS

Gallery Kunsthöfle, Stuttgart, Germany

The Stratford Gallery, Worcestershire, England

Gagliardi Gallery, London, England

City of Mössingen

City of Eningen u. A.

Haegeumgang Theme Museum, Geoje, South Korea

COOPERATIONS & MEMBERSHIPS

Since 2021 Collaboration with the English designer Suzannah Crabb for the label Suzannah London (haute couture for the English Royal Family, among others): A dress with the floral motifs by Marieluise Bantel was worn by HRH Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh and Canadian singer Shania Twain.

Membership: American Society of Botanical Artists (ASBA)

In the media / Publications

Print

XV Florence Biennale Catalogue (IT), 2025

Esslinger Zeitung (GER), Die zweite Karriere der Marieluise Bantel, August 2025

London Art Biennale Catalogue (UK), 2025

Stuttgarter Zeitung (GER), Plochinger Künstlerin bei Londoner Schau, June 2025

Restoration Conversations Magazine (UK), Issue Autumn/Winter, November 2024/2025

Süddeutsche Zeitung (GER), Schönheit, die in der Vergänglichkeit liegt, December 2022

Art Market Magazine Gold List (ISR), 2022

International Artist (USA), Issue 148, Dec./Jan. 2022

The Botanical Artist (UK), The Beauty of Decay, Issue June 2022

Florieren! (GER), Blumenmalerei von Marieluise Bantel – Die Schönheit des Vergehens, 4/2022

Art Market Magazine (ISR), The Beauty of Decay, Issue 67, February 2022

XIII Florence Biennale Catalogue (IT), 2021

American Art Collector (USA), Observing beauty, January-Issue 2021

International Artist (USA), Florals & Gardens contest, Issue 133, June/July 2020

Online

The Florentine (IT), Celebrating flowers at Il Palmerino, March 2026

Stuttgarter Nachrichten (GER), 75-jährige Künstlerin aus Kreis Esslingen macht Weltkarriere, Aug. 2025

Stuttgarter Zeitung (GER), Ihre Blumen zierten Shania Twain – Marieluise Bantel bei London Art Biennale, Juni 2025, June 2025

Restoration Conversations Magazine (UK), Issue Autumn/Winter, November 2024/2025

Süddeutsche Zeitung Online (GER), Schönheit, die in der Vergänglichkeit liegt, December 2022

Florieren Online (GER), Die Schönheit des Vergehens, March 2022

Der Blumenblog (GER), Vergänglichkeit, die Mut macht, March 2022

Art Market Magazine (ISR), On the Spot Light, February 2022

Contemporary Art Issue (BEL), Marieluise Barbara Bantel: The Beauty of Decay, Dec. 2021