Marie-Therese Heublein is a London-based artist and designer. She works within and intersects the processes of oil painting, 3D animation and augmented reality. Born in 1997 in Erlangen, Germany, Marie-Therese obtained her BA in Communication Design at Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften München in 2021 while also being introduced to a multitude of art forms at the atelier of costume and stage designer Mihail Tchernaev from 2012 – 2021. She then moved to London to earn her MA in Fine Art Painting with Distinction at the University of the Arts London, Camberwell in 2022. During her studies she was awarded with the Research Prize by the College to highlight her intensive and informed writing on the themes that shape her artistic practice. In her paintings she uses the canvas as a plane for experimentation and world building. Her multi-layered process combines physical sketches with digital image processing software, 3D renderings and the use of collage to create spaces in which the body oscillates between its physical presence and its new mutability, which is made possible by our constant connection to the expanded possibilities of the digital space. Her work uses the recurring element of the fractured body that develops into a new shape and becomes part of an unexplored landscape. Graphic shapes indicate a vague sense of perspective and the use of white space opens up the plane to the viewer. In selected works the artist expands the viewing experience by adding a virtual environment to the painting which the viewer can access through an Augmented Reality extension. Marie-Therese has participated in several group exhibitions across London, including a group show at the Copeland Gallery and a contribution to the Research Festival at Peckham Levels in 2022. She recently exhibited a triptique at the Mall Galleries in the group exhibition „Through the Looking Glass“, where she was awarded with the Audience Choice Award.