Claudia Luethi alias Abdelgzafar

Born 1967 in Zurich, Switzerland

Living in Switzerland

Education

2001-2004 studies at the New Art School in Zurich

2021 online-studies at the Old Masters Academy in London

2021 online-studies at the Drawing Academy in London

2023 online-studies at the Life Drawing Academy in London

I love to paint oil colours because they are smooth and I can paint in several coatings. So there is a threedimensional effect in my paintings.

I love colours to express the positive attitude to my live. I believe that there is all the time a door open when I believe it. There is no sence to see the negative things in live because all the peoble around me has also negative things in there live.

In 2006 I began to paint oilcolour on velvet. I like to play with the structure from the velvet. There is a special effect on the painting with velvet.

There were peoble telling me to paint abstract things than I would have the better chance to sell it. But I love to paint animals, to bring there soul and character on the canvas or velvet, to give them live that when you pass the painting you are just thinking: ‘ups, this animal has it moved?’

Also the landscapes and citiescapes have to live, I want really not to copy only fotos but that the peoble can smell the woods or the salt water of the sea, hear the sound of the birds and the hoofs galopping over the floor. Then I reached my goal.

I reach my goal when the painting is more vivid than the fotos, when the peoble stand there, look at and forget the time.

The story of my artist-name is a short marriage with an egyptian-man who had this name.

It sounds special so I kept this name as my artist-name.

Exhibitions

2026

27.1. - 1.2.2026 Artium Gallery, Red Art Project, Geneva, Curated by Francisco Lacerda

11.3. - 14.4.2026 CHINA DEBUT, New visions for a new audience, Hongyi Jiuzhou International Culture and Art Centre, Chongqing, China

2025

Solo Exhibition at the Boesner Art Shop Switzerland

2024

Los Angeles Art Show

Artexpo New York

Artexpo Biennale Venice

Hyperion Basel Messe during Art Basel

Hamptons Fine Art Fair

2023

Red Dot Miami

Florence Biennale

"From Europe with Love" at Westin New York at Times Square

Tokyo Tower Art Fair

Artexpo New York

2020

Artboxproject Zurich

2019

Solo exhibition in the in the rooms of the municipality Unterlunkhofen,

Switzerland

Artbox Project in Zurich and Miami

2018/19

Solo exhibition „Long Live Freedom“ at Skyvalet in Lisbon, Portugal

curated through USIA Co. UK

Hotel Eurostar das Letras at Lisbon, Portugal

2016

Artexpo New York

Art Monaco

Spectrum Miami

2015

Digital exhibition at Artexpo New York

Private exhibition in the Hotel Ritz Four Seasons in Lisbon organised through

USIA

2014

Digital exhibition at Spectrum Miami

Exhibition together with Francisco Lacerda in the Hotel Eurostar das Letras in 

Lisbon, Portugal

The power of perception at the S Space Gallery, New York 

„THE EXCLUSIVE EXHIBITION“ at Bulgary Hotel & Residences London

ALL INDIA CONTEMPORARY ART EXHIBITION

2013

Group exhibition in the Broadway Gallery in New York

Group exhibition at the Gallery Flussreif in Berikon, Switzerland

2012

Parallax ART Fair, London

Solo exhibition in the book shop Bodmer AG, Zurich

2011/2012

Solo exhibition in the restaurant Erushof, Bettwil Switzerland

2011

Group exhibition in the SIGNAL-IDUNA Businesstower in Mannheim, Germany, organised from the gallery Böhner.

2010

Solo exhibition in the rooms of the municipality in Buchs, Zurich

Group exhibition in the Hubraum in Buchs Kehrsatz

2008/09

Solo exhibition in the Egli’s Horse Trend Shop, Hinwil ZH

with paintings oil on velvet the first time

Solo exhibition Restaurant Eintracht, Schafisheim

2007

Solo exhibition Iftest AG, Wettingen

2005

Solo exhibition Restaurant Sternen, Wettingen

2004

Solo exhibition Restaurant Bergli, Bergdietikon

Solo exhibition In the rooms of the dentist Dr.med.dent. Barna Bescek in Zurich

Awards:

2025    

Winner of the International prize „Artist of the year 2025“ curated  „The Effeto Arte Foundation“ Palermo and Dott. Russo Francesco Saverio

2023

Certificate of finalist in the 57th online contest on artavita.com

2021

Certificate of Excellence for being among the best 100 artist presented in the 49th online contest on artavita.com

2020

19th January 2020 Image of the day on ArtTour International

2019

Certificate of excellent art quality on the Luxembourg Art Prize

2015

Certificate of Excellence for being among the best 100 artist presented in the 13th online contest on artavita.com

2015

Honoured mention as the top artist of the year 2015 through USIA

2014

Fine Art Competition „Conscious Creation 2014 Winner of a Honorable mention through Vivid Arts Network

2012

Honorable mention on the 2nd Art Contest through Artavita.com

Publications

2011

Participation for the International Contemporary Masters Vol. 5 from WWAB

2012

My own art book about the last 10 years

2013

Wohler Anzeiger, Newspaper in our region of Switzerland

2013

My Travel report featured in the online Version of the NY Arts Magazine 

2015

Art in America 2015 Guide