Miriam Tinguely (born 1950) is a

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artist who started painting when she was 15. Born to two well-known artists,

Jean Tinguely Jean Tinguely (22 May 1925 – 30 August 1991) was a Swiss sculptor best known for his kinetic art sculptural machines (known officially as Métamatics) that extended the Dada tradition into the later part of the 20th century. Tinguely's art s ...

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, she was raised by her paternal grandparents in

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and rarely saw her famous parents during her childhood, though her mother supported her artistic pursuits. She took an apprenticeship with photographer Jacques Thévoz, then began to travel when she was 16. In 1978, Tinguely moved to San Francisco and worked there for 20 years. Her first exhibit was in 1982 in San Francisco. During her time in California, she created large oil paintings and wood sculptures. She continued to exhibit her work in the United States, and expanded to European galleries. After she moved back to Switzerland, Tinguely became intrigued with the process of engraving, and began experimenting with it. Her more recent work is a combination of drawing, watercolor, engraving, and collage. In contrast to her earlier output, her later art is mostly diminutive in size, often only a few inches across. Tinguely has had many solo exhibitions during her life, and has often participated in group exhibits. Several of her works are held permanently in the Atelier-Galerie J.-J. Hofstetter in Fribourg and, in 2016, she was Artist-in-Residence at kunstGarten,

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, Austria.

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Images of some of Tinguely’s earlier works

''(in French)'' * . 2010 exhibit of watercolors by Tinguely (and animated sculptures by Jwan Luginbühl) at the ART+ Harteveld Gallery & Shop in

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, Switzerland. (''in French'')
Tinguely’s former home page
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