Biography

As an international artist, MARGARETHA GUBERNALE, of Zug, Switzerland, made many group and solo exhibitions worldwide, including on 1993 in the MONTSERRAT GALLERY, in 2011 in the AGORA GALLERY and in 2012 in the BROADWAY GALLERY, all of them in New York, USA, as well as exhibitions in Miami and Canada, in Germany, France and, 2014 among other in expositions a group exhibition in the Eiffel Tower, with SALVATORE RUSSO, Salle Gustave Eiffel, Paris, France.

Maintain the Forest, 2025, oil on canvas, 100 cm x 100 cm

She took part in further exhibitions in England, Spain, Malta Austria, China, Switzerland and numerous in Italy. Among other exhibitions, she received the 1st prize 2016 MARGHERITA HACK from SPOLETO ARTE, an exhibition in Milan for free.

Declaration Day of angular Moon, 2025, oilon canvas, 70 cm x 100 cm

In February 2018 and 2020 she took part in the Expositions ART CAPITAL, Grand Palais-Réunion des Musées Nationaux, Paris and 2024 ART CAPITAL in the Palais Éphémère, Paris, France, as well as in 2019, 2020 and 2021 at SWISSARTEXPO in Zürich Main-Station, Switzerland.

The Sorcerer's Apprentice (with Goethe), 2024, oil on canvas, 70 cm x 100 cm

In 2021 she participated in the three-month exhibition POETA MASSIMO TROISI, film director and actor of “Il Postino”, at Castel dell’Ovo, Napoli, Italy, also in the exposition in Procida and in exposition Artisti da Museo in Roma, Italy.

The Dance of Subscription, 2024, oil on canvas, 60 cm x 60 cm

In 2023 she held numerous digital exhibitions at various locations abroad with ARTBOXY and a digital solo exhibition at EuropaArt in Amsterdam. She also exhibited in the MAD GA LLERY and with her in the Times Square she had some of her pictures streamed to one of the screens there in four episodes.

Now, 2023, oil on canvas, 100 cm x 100 cm

She has received many awards, including a gold medal at 2008 OLYMPIC FINE ART 2008 in Beijing, China. 2017 she got the 60 Top Artists Award, Metropolitan Art Museum Las Vegas, USA, and 2020 the Top 60 Masters ATIM AWARD, GRIMANDI GALLERY, New York USA, and the PAOLO LEVI PRIZE at Palazzo Clerici, Milano, Italy.

Three Graces on the Lake Zug, 2023, oil on canvas. 60 cm x 60 cm

In 2024 she was honoured with the Trophy by the ORGANIZATION EDMC-EUROPE, Les Éditions des Musées et de la culture-Europe. In 2024 she participated also through the organization CONTEMPORARY ART MANAGEMENT in the monthlong aircraft exhibition at Vueling, Spain.

The Widening, 2021, oil on canvas, 100 cm x 100 cm

She is nominated in many artbooks and magazines, so 2024 in Future of Art Global with Masterpiece Award from CONTEMPORARY ART CURATOR with magazine. In 2025 she received the EL GRECO AWARD with book and 2026 the COLLECTORS ART PRIZE – Art Legends of Our Time with book.

The Ash, 2013, oil on canvas, 100 cm x 100 cm

Artist Statement

Even in her early works, Margaretha Gubernale was looking for a way to reach everyone in the world with her thoughts, which she only achieved with a figurative representation, because through abstract painting Christ and salami appeared in one picture and only confirmed the viewer's thoughts.

Building Material, 2017, oil on canvas, 60 cm x 60 cm

Her painting could not be limited to figurative painting, but she also did not want to be inferior to the freedom of abstract painting. She considered the surreal style but felt it didn't fully achieve her intended effect.

Sound of Universe, 2005, oil on canvas, 180 cm x 120 cm

So, she looked for a solution, which she found in Symbolism. Here she can represent her thoughts figuratively and extend this form metaphysically beyond herself in a parable, thus breaking all narrative boundaries, weaving in abstract and surrealistic elements and reaching every thinking person in his soul with the help of colour and form, provided he is of good will to connect the earth with the spiritual sky and to give priority to ethics.

Sword of Damocles over our Heads, 2025, oil on canvas, 50 cm x 70 cm

She learns a lot from nature and feels the divine within her, which inspires her. She prefers the colour blue as a spiritual colour and often addresses philosophical and magical topics. For them, blue is the air as an incentive for fire and has three physical states: dry, rainy and icy and expands as a continuation of light.

Holy Forest with Yggdrasil, 2014, oil on canvas, 100 cm x 100 cm

Margaretha Gubernale was looking for a way of representation with which she could harmoniously bring together physical and spiritual ideas in a figurative and symbolic form. With this style she allows the message of her metaphysical parables to be expanded beyond all limits. To do this, she simultaneously uses surrealistic and abstract as well as figurative elements to connect everything on earth with heaven.

The Spiral of Backward- and Forwardspeed, 2009, oil on canvas, 100 cm x 100 cm

Therefore, she likes to use the pure and airy colour blue in many facets of feeling and intellect. In addition, her artistic work contains technical elements insofar as they help to underline the main idea. The sources of her images are nature, philosophy and music.

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