Mimi Kunz is a visual artist and poet. A Buddhist monk once told her to ‘put the mind in the body’ — advice which has shaped her life and art. Curious about the body as a language, she observes its universal expressions and personal characteristics, pointing out the unconscious gestures through which we read each other’s bodies.

Mimi studied Painting and Graphics at the Staatliche Akademie Karlsruhe, Germany. Her poetry has been shortlisted for the Bridport and nominated for the Pushcart Prize. Her artwork has been shaped by residencies in Europe and Vietnam, exhibited in Brussels (Maison d’Art Actuel des Chartreux, ODRADEK) and internationally (Casa del Arte, Concepción, Chile, Nature Art Biennale, South Korea), and can be found in private collections across all continents. Mimi works with ODRADEK in Brussels and The Artling online. Her work has been supported by the Goethe Institut Hanoi and the European Union.

Living in Brussels with her young family, Mimi lets her life and work merge and inspire each other. This might mean that a child will crawl on stage while she’s reading her poetry.