I was born in England but have lived in Switzerland for over 45 years.
I already enjoyed drawing and painting at school and passed my O-level art exam at the age of 15. A painting from that time submitted to the Royal Drawing Society was ‘Commended 1st Class’. I pursued a career in science and completed my studies with a doctorate in chemistry. Later I worked for many years as a research associate at the Maurice E. Müller Institute and C-CINA in the Biozentrum, University of Basel.
Art Education
2012 Painting with acrylics & collage course led by Rosa Lachermeier at the Basel School of Design (Schule für Gestaltung, Basel).
2003 – 2011 Training in relief printing techniques, including woodblock printing. Workshops in screen printing, lithography, and woodcut under the direction of Thomas Dettwiler at the Basel School of Design (Schule für Gestaltung, Basel).
1998 – 2008 Attended life, portrait, still life and architectural drawing classes, among others, at the Basel School of Design (Schule für Gestaltung, Basel).
1990 – 2000 Concentrated primarily on watercolour techniques and floral or landscape motives, and attended several courses at the Schule für gestalterische Weiterbildung SWG, Atelier Susanne Hubbuch, Basel.
Exhibitions
2021 ‘Traces ~ Spuren, Shirley Müller zu Gast bei artriedwyl’, artriedwyl, Münchenstein, BL, Switzerland. ‘Engraved-wood pictures’ combined with photographs by Pieter Riedwyl. Reopening, including some additional new pictures.
2020 ‘Traces ~ Spuren, Shirley Müller zu Gast bei artriedwyl’, artriedwyl, Münchenstein, BL, Switzerland. ‘Engraved-wood pictures’ combined with photographs by Pieter Riedwyl. Only open for a short time due to the coronavirus pandemic.
2012 Solo exhibition ‘Focus People – Personen – Personnes’, Gallerie Piazza, Alterszentrum Bachgraben, Allschwil, BL, Switzerland. Screen- and woodblock prints. Life drawing/painting themes.
2007 Participated in an exhibition celebrating the 100th anniversary St. Franz Xaver catholic church, Münchenstein, BL, Switzerland. Woodblock prints of the St. Franz Xaver church in and lithographs.
2006 Solo exhibition ‘Captured Moments – Momente Eingefange’ at the Bürgerschüre, Aesch, BL, Switzerland. Watercolours, screen prints, lithographs und woodblock prints. Life drawing/painting themes.
2000 Exhibition at the Besola-Galerie, Rheinfelden, Switzerland, together with two other artists. Watercolours with floral or landscape themes.
1999 Solo exhibition of watercolours with floral or landscape themes at Galerie 47, Freizeithaus, Reinach, BL, Switzerland.