About
IMFPA
Mouth and Foot Painting Artists
Association (MFPA)
T
he Mouth and Foot Painting Artists Association
(MFPA) is an international, registered society of
disabled artists, wholly owned and run by the artists
themselves to meet their financial needs. Members paint
with brushes held in their mouth or feet as a result of a disa-
bility sustained at birth or through an accident or illness that
prohibits them from using their hands.
In 1956, a polio victim, Erich Stegmann grew up with disa-
bled arms, and yet built a highly successful career in Germa-
ny by painting with a mouth-held brush. It was Stegmann’s
belief that if painters with similar problems formed a co-op-
erative, it would be possible for them to live by their artistic
efforts and enjoy a sense of work security that until then had
eluded them. This aim was to be achieved by the marketing
of their work in the form of greetings cards, calendars, prints
and illustrated books. The result has been a unique world-
wide art movement called the MFPA Association.
With over 800 artists from 74 countries, the MFPA instills
in its artists a sense of self-respect and dignity that comes
from earning an independent, honest and secure livelihood
through the sale of their artwork.
In India, the Association currently supports 20 member art-
ists from across the country; The artists come from a diverse
cultural background spread across the states of Maharashtra,
Jammu & Kashmir, Gujarat, Uttaranchal, Andhra Pradesh, Ta-
mil Nadu and Kerala. Members work individually from their
homes and regularly submit artworks to the Association
Contact Details:
Mouth and Foot Painting Artists (India)
A-401 Dipti Classic,
Suren Road, Andheri (East),
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Pin Code: 400 093
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: +91 (22) 4009 8877 | Fax: +91 (22) 4009 8899
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