February 2012
| Awards |
| 2011 |
Infinite Art Gallery: Best of Show |
| 2009 |
4th European Quilt Triennial, Heidelberg-D: Doris Winter commemoration prize for innovation of material, technique and concept
Black & White Art & Photography Competition: iSnapChat Artist Gallery (one of six winners) |
| 2008 |
Art Quilt Elements, Wayne, PA: SAQA Cream Award
Sound Strips: 3rd prize |
| 2007 |
QuiltArtLugano: 2nd prize
6th Florence Biennale-I: dFBa group for the Biennale’s promotion in the world |
| 2005 |
Draíocht,
Dublin, Eire: joint-winner prize for the most outstanding artistic quality
Textiel Festival Breda - "Groeten met Wereldstoffen": 1st prize |
| 2004 |
The
European Quilt Championships : Best of Show |
| 2003 |
2nd
European Quilt Triennial, Heidelberg, : 1st prize
General
Exhibition Quiltersgilde, Leiden: 3rd prize |
| 2002 |
Miniature
quilt Exhibition Quiltersgilde : 3rd prize by the public |
| 2001 |
The
European Quilt Championships : Best of Show and 1st prize Advanced |
| 1996 |
Cordi
Atelier Groningen 20 years : 3rd prize and 1st prize by the public |
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| Solo
exhibitions |
| 2012 |
Het Waalres Museum, NL
Textilsammlung Max Berk, Heidelberg. D
St.Petersburg, Russia
Main-Quiltfestival, Aschaffenburg, D |
| 2011 |
Konst på väg, Leufsta Quilt, Lövstabruk, S
Quilt Star, Freiburg, D |
| 2008 |
Artihove Art Centre, Bergschenhoek, NL |
| 2007 |
Town
Hall, Waalre, NL |
| 2006 |
Oude
Kerk, Soest, NL
Wilwerwiltz, Luxemburg, L
Sucrière, Lyon, F |
| 2005 |
11th
Carrefour d'Européen, Val d'Argent
Aboriginal Art
Museum Utrecht, NL
CKE School of Music, Eindhoven, NL
Open Studio Route, Eindhoven, NL |
| 2004 |
Het
Waalres Museum,
NL |
| 2003 |
Quilt&Art,
Mühlheim a/M, D |
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| Quilt Art Exhibitions |
| 2013 |
Schierstins, Veenwouden, NL (A Slice of Quilt Art)
Burger Gallery, Kean University, NJ International Expressions) |
| 2012 |
Riverside Mill, Bovey Tracey, UK (Voices)
Quilt und Textilkunst, Munich, D (Voices)
De Kunstpraktijk, Veldhoven, NL (A Slice of Quilt Art)
Edsel and Eleanor Ford House, Grosse Pointe Shores, MI (QInternational Expressions) |
| 2011 |
Museum Rijswijk, NL (A Slice of Quilt Art)
The Quilt Museum, York, UK (QA at 25)
Rhyl Library Arts Centre,
Wales, UK (QA at 25)
Textilsammlung Max Berk · Kurpfälzisches Museum, Heidelberg, D (QA at 25)
Festival Internacional de Patchwork Sitges, Sitges, ESP (A Slice of Quilt Art)
5th Prague Patchwork Meeting, CZ (A Slice of Quilt Art)
The Courthouse Arts Centre, Tinahely, IRL (A Slice of Quilt Art)
Textile Museum, Budapest, Hungary (A Slice of Quilt Art)
Taubman Museum of Art,
Roanoke, VA
(International Expressions)
Oregon Historical Society, Portland, OR (International Expressions)
James A. Michener Art Museum,
Doylestown, PA
(International Expressions) |
| 2010 |
Bankfiel Museum, Halifax, UK (QA at 25)
Michael West Gallery, Isle of Wight, UK (QA at 25)
The Festival of Quilts, Birmingham, UK (A Slice of Quilt Art)
Quilt und Textilkunst, Munich, D (A Slice of Quilt Art)
Minnetrista Cultural Center & Oakhurst Gardens, Muncie, IN-US (International Expressions)
Pensacola Museum of Art,
Pensacola, FL
(International Expressions) |
| 2009 |
Cifra Palota Museum, Kecskemet, H (QA22) |
| 2008 |
Museum Rijswijk, Rijswijk, NL (QA22)
MIAT Museum, Gent, B (QA22)
Gloucester City Museum and Art Gallery, Gloucester, UK (QA22)
Textilsammlung Max Berk, Kurpfälzisches Museum Heidelberg, D (QA20) |
| 2007 |
Burlington Art Center, Ontario, Canada (QA20)
Kunstcentret Silkeborg Bad, Silkeborg, DK (QA22 - under construction)
‘International Quilt Week’ 2007, Yokohama, Japan (QA20)
Musée Textile de Haute-Alsace, Parc Wesserling, F (QA20)
National Craft Gallery Castle Yard, Kilkenny, IRL (QA20)
Minerva Arts Centre, Llanidloes, UK (QA20) |
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| SAQA Exhibitions (all travelling) |
| 2011 |
Beyond Comfort
Gallery – Shades of Grey |
| 2010 |
Sightlines, Houston, US (inv)
Wide horizons II, Sainte Marie aux Mines, F
The Creative Force, US |
| 2009 |
Transformations 09: Reflections
Meet SAQA’s Artists, US
SAQA@20 |
| 2008 |
The Creative Force, US
Wide Horizons, Sainte Marie aux Mines, F
Sense of Time, US |
| 2006 |
SAQA Europe: Breaking
Boundaries, Lyon, F |
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| Group
Exhibitions (selection) |
| 2013 |
Masters of Art Quilts 2: New England Quilt Museum, Lowell, MA |
| 2012 |
CONTEXTILE 2012, Guimaraes, P
Janina Monkute-Marks Museum, Kedainiai, LT
4rd International Triennial for Textiles, Gallery of Szombathely, H
Artextures 2011, F (trav)
Taiwan International Quilt Exhibition (inv) |
| 2011 |
7th International Biennial of Textile Miniatures, Art Gallery "Arka", Vilnius, Latvia
Masters: Art Quilts II (inv, trav)
Zeichen der Zeit, Stadt Museum Einbeck, D (trav)
Artextures, F (trav) |
| 2010 |
EXNA 4 - Patchwork Contemporain, Neuchâtel, CH (inv)
EAQ VI (trav)
Schwabenakademie, Irsee-D (We are such stuff as dreams are made on) (trav)
Infinity Art Galleries - Summer Expo, international online gallery (finalist) |
| 2009 |
Pfaff Art Embroidery Challenge, London (trav);
Artextures 2009, F (trav)
Miniartextil Como, Paris, Venice
4th European Quilt Triennial, Heidelberg, D (trav)
SAA-Squared, Avenue 50 Studio, Los Angeles, US
3rd International Triennial for Miniature Textiles, Gallery of Szombathely, H
'Onder vrienden - Karel Zijlstra', Het Waalres Museum, NL (inv) |
| 2008 |
Fries Museum, Leeuwarden, NL (inv)
27th Annual Fabrics of Legacies, Ford Collins, OH, US
ArtQuilt Elements, Wayne, PA, US
European
Art Quilts V (trav)
Sound Strips, Irsee, D (trav)
‘Nicolae Tonitza’ Gallery, Iasi, RO |
| 2007 |
6th Florence Biennale, I (inv)
Galerie Vonkel, The Hague, NL
26th Annual Fabrics of Legacies, US
Quilt Art Lugano, CH
Shell
- Main Office, Amsterdam, NL (inv)
Morley College Gallery, London, UK |
| 2006 |
European
Art Quilts IV (trav)
Contemporary Art Quilt, UK (trav) |
| 2005 |
Quilt 2005, Birmingham, UK
Quilt National, USA
Les Arcs-sur-Argens,
F (inv)
Draíocht, Dublin, IRL |
| 2004 |
Committed to Cloth, UK (inv)
European
Art Quilts III (trav)
World
Quilt Carnival Nagoya, Japan (inv) |
| 2003 |
2nd
European Quilt Triennial, Heidelberg,D (trav)
'Worldwide
Winners, International Quilt Festival, Chicago, Houston (inv) |
| 2002 |
Husqvarna-Viking
'A Voyage of Self-Discovery' (trav)
The
International Quilt Week Yokohama, Japan (inv)
Husqvarna-Viking
'Feel Free' (trav) |
| 2001 |
EQA
Competition 'The Light: Magic, Illusion, Trompe l'Oeil, Brussels (trav) |
| 2000 |
Crossing
Boundaries, Quilt Expo VII Strasbourg
Quilts,
a World of Beauty, Houston, USA |
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