Born in Poland to German parents in 1938, Conrad Mieschke was raised, educated, apprenticed and worked as a bookbinder and book restorer in Germany. During that time, he competed in two national bookbinding competitions; his work was award silver at the first competition, gold at the second. He undertook further studies at The Graphic Academy in Munich, and graduated in 1963 with a Master Bookbinder certificate.

In 1965, he immigrated to Canada, working for a publishing company in Toronto. By 1970, he decided to pursue his ambition of being a full-time artist.

Shortly thereafter, his wife died in a car accident; this let him to support and raise his young son Paul solely through his artistic endeavors. Paul has since gone to university.

Conrad continuous exhibited at the Eaton’s Art Gallery, in Toronto with numerous one-man shows and group shows, from 1971 until the gallery’s closure in 1987. Since then, he exhibited at various commercial galleries in Ontario, and also arranged his own exhibitions at private and commercial locations.

He was the 1999 City of Brampton Arts Person of the Year.

Conrad is a member of the American Society of Classical Realism, Visual Arts Brampton, and Brampton Arts Council.

Artist’s Statement

"Painting is my mean of communicating my most intimate impressions of nature, my emotional reaction to life, my deep feelings about my subjects and my world around me.

The medium I use is watercolour, egg-tempera or acrylic, and although most of my work is done in my studio, I take extensive breaks hiking around rural Ontario in search of new subjects, new ideas and new inspiration.

Reproductions

Conrad is a mainstay on greeting cards, printed by companies based out of Canada, the United States of America, and London. They include Hallmark of Canada Ltd. (Toronto, since 1982, year card in Painters of Canada Series), UNICEF (New York, New York, since 1987, seven cards printed, others reserved for future publication; all publishing royalties donated by to UNICEF), Canadian Art Prints, Inc. (Vancouver, 1986-1992, repros, cards), Royle Publication Ltd. (London, England, 1981, Christmas card), and Lalia’s Arts & Centre (Mississauga, decor prints, since 1998).