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Mouth & Foot Painters Association of India presentation

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Rakesh Ghumatkar
Rakesh Ghumatkar

The Association of Mouth and Foot Painting Artists (MFPA) was formed in 1956 to help disabled artists who paint with their mouths or feet earn a living by selling their artwork. The MFPA reproduces members' paintings on greeting cards and other products. One artist profiled, Jana, was injured as a child but learned to paint with his mouth and has won many prizes. The MFPA now has over 700 members from 74 countries who receive financial support from sales.

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Association of Mouth and Foot Painting Artists self-help, not charity is our motto
The Story of Jana On the evening of 4 March 2000, the then eight-year old K. Janarthanan Kesavan (popularly known as Jana) played with his friends on the terrace of his home in Chennai and accidentally touched a high- voltage electric cable with an iron bar. The severe electric shock injured almost his entire body and as a consequence, his right arm had to be amputated at the shoulder, his left arm at the elbow and his left leg at the knee. Young Jana was devastated but did not give up! Supported by his parents, friends and doctors Jana learnt to write and paint with his mouth. He was soon participating in drawing contests and much to the surprise of everybody, he won prizes several times. Jana is a today a member of Indian MFPA Association and to date has won over 80 prizes in events at the district and state level. He is also the only physically disabled boy who, in 2004 and 2005, received two national awards from the Indian President, His Excellency, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam for Best Creative Child and the "Balshree Award .
About MFPA Formed in 1956, the MFPA is an international, for-profit association wholly owned and run by disabled artists to help them meet their financial needs. Members paint with brushes held in their mouth or foot as a result of a disability sustained at birth or through an accident or illness that prohibits them from using their hands. The association reproduces its artists original paintings as unique greeting cards, calendars and a wide range of other products, which brings vital, financial security to its artists.
History The roots of the MFPA go back to 1956, when Erich Stegmann, a polio-stricken mouth painter, gathered a small band of disabled artists from eight European countries. Their ultimate goal was to make their living through their artistic efforts, and to obtain a sense of work security that until then had eluded them. Coupling his creative abilities with business acumen, Stegmann established the MFPA as a co-operative organisation that reproduces its artists work mainly in the form of cards, calendars and books. From the small group he gathered for the inaugural meeting of the Association of Mouth and Foot Painting Artists, the group has now grown to represent nearly 700 members, from 74 countries around the world. One of the main themes of Stegmanns credo was that the MFPA must never be regarded as a charity simply because its members are disabled. To him, the word charity was as abhorrent as the word pity. The Association maintains that it is not a charity and does not qualify for charitable assistance.
Objectives Make contact with artists who have lost the use of their hands through birth defect, accident or illness, and now paint with their mouths or feet. Offer moral and financial assistance to the disabled that are interested in becoming students, and offer students financial, practical and creative support to become fully developed artists and members of the Association. Tend to the interests of the artists by facilitating the sale of their work, primarily in the form of reproductions as greeting cards, calendars, etc. Publish material that communicates and supports the purpose of the organisation. Assist disabled artists in the attainment of self-respect, creative fulfillment and financial security.
Benefits to the Artists Artists are the sole benefactors of the Associations financial objectives. Student members receive a scholarship to help improve their standard of painting by providing funds for materials, tuition, etc. This provides them with the means to become an associate or full member of the Association. As a student improves, the scholarship is increased. Membership means that they will receive a monthly income for life regardless of whether increasing disability makes it impossible for them to continue providing artwork that the Association can market. This arrangement removes a great fear from the disabled artist the possibility of losing ones ability to paint through deteriorating health.
Our Artists Mr. N. Ramakrishnan Mr. Ganesh Kumar Mr. M. V. Ravindran
Our Artists Mr. Manjibhai Ramani Ms. Lata M. Landge Ms. Naidu Elangovan Ms. Sheela Lucknow
Our Artists Ms. Sunitha Tripannikkara Mr. K. Narasimhalu Mr. H. R. Kohli
Our Artists Mr. Neminath Phalke Mr. Jayant Shimora Master. Nadeem Sheikh
Our Paintings
Our Paintings
Recognitions President of India, His Excellency, Dr. A. P. J. Kalam gives an award to our Artist, Mr. H. R. Kohli Bollywood actor, Mr. Amitabh Bachhan being presented with his potrait by our Artist, Mr. M. L. Ramani
Our Products Greeting Cards, Calendars, Book Marks, Gift Tags, Paintings & T-Shirts
Handicapped in body, but not in spirit Physically able or disabled, we are all the same from the inside. All of us have similar aspirations, but what makes us different is the way we live our life. H.R. Kohli Mouth Painter By buying our products, you help us to be self-reliant and live a life free from charity, with the self-esteem that comes from earning ones own livelihood. L.M. Landge Foot Painter. Through its marketing the Association makes it possible for me to earn my living with my paint brush. Trevor Wells Mouth Painter

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Mouth & Foot Painters Association of India presentation

  • 1. Association of Mouth and Foot Painting Artists self-help, not charity is our motto
  • 2. The Story of Jana On the evening of 4 March 2000, the then eight-year old K. Janarthanan Kesavan (popularly known as Jana) played with his friends on the terrace of his home in Chennai and accidentally touched a high- voltage electric cable with an iron bar. The severe electric shock injured almost his entire body and as a consequence, his right arm had to be amputated at the shoulder, his left arm at the elbow and his left leg at the knee. Young Jana was devastated but did not give up! Supported by his parents, friends and doctors Jana learnt to write and paint with his mouth. He was soon participating in drawing contests and much to the surprise of everybody, he won prizes several times. Jana is a today a member of Indian MFPA Association and to date has won over 80 prizes in events at the district and state level. He is also the only physically disabled boy who, in 2004 and 2005, received two national awards from the Indian President, His Excellency, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam for Best Creative Child and the "Balshree Award .
  • 3. About MFPA Formed in 1956, the MFPA is an international, for-profit association wholly owned and run by disabled artists to help them meet their financial needs. Members paint with brushes held in their mouth or foot as a result of a disability sustained at birth or through an accident or illness that prohibits them from using their hands. The association reproduces its artists original paintings as unique greeting cards, calendars and a wide range of other products, which brings vital, financial security to its artists.
  • 4. History The roots of the MFPA go back to 1956, when Erich Stegmann, a polio-stricken mouth painter, gathered a small band of disabled artists from eight European countries. Their ultimate goal was to make their living through their artistic efforts, and to obtain a sense of work security that until then had eluded them. Coupling his creative abilities with business acumen, Stegmann established the MFPA as a co-operative organisation that reproduces its artists work mainly in the form of cards, calendars and books. From the small group he gathered for the inaugural meeting of the Association of Mouth and Foot Painting Artists, the group has now grown to represent nearly 700 members, from 74 countries around the world. One of the main themes of Stegmanns credo was that the MFPA must never be regarded as a charity simply because its members are disabled. To him, the word charity was as abhorrent as the word pity. The Association maintains that it is not a charity and does not qualify for charitable assistance.
  • 5. Objectives Make contact with artists who have lost the use of their hands through birth defect, accident or illness, and now paint with their mouths or feet. Offer moral and financial assistance to the disabled that are interested in becoming students, and offer students financial, practical and creative support to become fully developed artists and members of the Association. Tend to the interests of the artists by facilitating the sale of their work, primarily in the form of reproductions as greeting cards, calendars, etc. Publish material that communicates and supports the purpose of the organisation. Assist disabled artists in the attainment of self-respect, creative fulfillment and financial security.
  • 6. Benefits to the Artists Artists are the sole benefactors of the Associations financial objectives. Student members receive a scholarship to help improve their standard of painting by providing funds for materials, tuition, etc. This provides them with the means to become an associate or full member of the Association. As a student improves, the scholarship is increased. Membership means that they will receive a monthly income for life regardless of whether increasing disability makes it impossible for them to continue providing artwork that the Association can market. This arrangement removes a great fear from the disabled artist the possibility of losing ones ability to paint through deteriorating health.
  • 7. Our Artists Mr. N. Ramakrishnan Mr. Ganesh Kumar Mr. M. V. Ravindran
  • 8. Our Artists Mr. Manjibhai Ramani Ms. Lata M. Landge Ms. Naidu Elangovan Ms. Sheela Lucknow
  • 9. Our Artists Ms. Sunitha Tripannikkara Mr. K. Narasimhalu Mr. H. R. Kohli
  • 10. Our Artists Mr. Neminath Phalke Mr. Jayant Shimora Master. Nadeem Sheikh
  • 13. Recognitions President of India, His Excellency, Dr. A. P. J. Kalam gives an award to our Artist, Mr. H. R. Kohli Bollywood actor, Mr. Amitabh Bachhan being presented with his potrait by our Artist, Mr. M. L. Ramani
  • 14. Our Products Greeting Cards, Calendars, Book Marks, Gift Tags, Paintings & T-Shirts
  • 15. Handicapped in body, but not in spirit Physically able or disabled, we are all the same from the inside. All of us have similar aspirations, but what makes us different is the way we live our life. H.R. Kohli Mouth Painter By buying our products, you help us to be self-reliant and live a life free from charity, with the self-esteem that comes from earning ones own livelihood. L.M. Landge Foot Painter. Through its marketing the Association makes it possible for me to earn my living with my paint brush. Trevor Wells Mouth Painter