| CURRICULUM VITAE DIJANNE CEVAAL France www.picturetrail.com/dcevaal http://origidij.blogspot.com QUALIFICATIONS 1980, Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws, Australian National University, Canberra. 2005,Masters of Visual and Performing Arts, Charles Sturt University, LANGUAGES Fluent in English and Dutch, some French ,German and Italian. TRAVELS 1989- travels in Europe 1990- 6months of travels through Egypt, Africa ( Kenya to Morocco- through Tanzania, Burundi, Congo, Central African republic, Cameroon, Nigeria, Niger, Algeria and Morocco) 6 months of travels throughout Europe. 2000 Three month residency at Chateau de Chassy near Chateau Chinon in the Morvan region of France ( side trip to Italy) 2000-2008 regular trips to Europe for teaching purposes and exhibition purposes ( usually twice a year) focusing on France and the Netherlands. 2006- travels in Egypt and Syria, United Arab Emirates , Kuwait ( with my 14 year old daughter-9 weeks) 2007- travels in Syria ( with my 11 year old daughter)- 4 weeks SOLO EXHIBITIONS 1996 Asante Sana Africa! - AhHa Gallery, Abbotsford 1998 Story Cloths- AhHa Gallery, Abbotsford 2002 Water, Earth, Fire- Boridesign Gallery, Aachen, Germany 2005 Interlacing, HR Gallup Gallery , Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga. 2008 Carvanserai, Textil und Kunst, Munich , Germany EXHIBITIONS; INVITATIONAL OR GROUP 2007- Sense of Place, Al Ba’ath Art Gallery, Damascus Syria, Sense of Place (Curator also) , Palaisseau, France 2006, Fusion, exhibition with Annette and Robert Claxton at the Centre European du Patchwork, at Salleles d’Aude, France 2005, Across Australia, Panorama Mesdag, the Hague, Netherlands,Libya, Egypt, Syria, Kuwait, Abud Dhabi, Israle, the Palestinian Territory, Australia 2004, Oceania ,Curator, European Patchwork Carrefour, Val d’Argent, France 2004, Organic, Wiregrass Gallery , Eltham Victoria 2004, Detours and Diversions, joint exhibition with Clare Smith, Northart, Northcote, Auckland, New Zealand 2003-04 Natural Selections: Images on Cloth, Pinckneyville Arts Centre, Norcross, Georgia USA 2002-2003 Twisted Interpretations of the Natural Environment, England, Netherlands, New Zealand, Australia and The Barn Gallery, Monsalvat, Eltham, Victoria 2002 Euroga Invitational, Monchengladbach, Germany 2002 Voices in Cloth: A Quilter’s Gathering, Milner Art Gallery, Edmonton, Canada 2000 Art Quilt Forum, Invitational Exhibition of the Fibre Connection, St Louis, USA 2000 Uncommon Threads- Uncommon Women- invitational exhibition- Cleopatra Steps Out Gallery, New Jersey, USA 1999 No-Trad Exhibition, Old Main Art Gallery, Northern Arizona University, Arizona, USA, 3 June 1999-11 July 1999 1999 25th Alice Craft Acquisition- invitational Exhibition-Northern Territory, Aust RECENT JURIED EXHIBITIONS 2007 Concours, Carrefour Europeen du Patchwork, Val d’Argent 2006 One Thread at a Time, Tubac Arts Centre, Tucson, Arizona 2005 Across Australia, The Panorama Mesdag the Netherlands, Tripoli Libya, Opera Gallery Cairo, Egypt, Damascus and Allepo Syria, Kuwait 2003 Refabricating the Past, Braemar Art Gallery, Blue Mountains, NSW 2002 Feel Free- Husqvarna travelling exhibition 2001 Under the Southern Cross- travelling exhibition 2001 Quilt 2001- Alexandra Palace, London, Dublin and Harrogate 2001 Quilted Visions- Paintings in Fabric and Thread, The Chaffee Art Centre- Vermont USA 2001 Refabricating Our Lives, Braemar Art Gallery, New South Wales. 2001 Fifth Horizon- Spring Fairs, England 2000 Australian Bounty- Le Chateau de Chassy en Morvan, La Galerie des Arts Contemporaine in Perche, European Quilt Championships, the Netherlands, England (Autumn Fairs), Australian Embassy in Paris, The Heights, Geelong, New England Regional Art Gallery, Armidale NSW, Te Tuhi Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand 1995-2000 Numerous juried exhibitions in England, France, USA and Australia including the Horizon annual exhibitions, World Quilt & Textile PUBLICATION 72 Ways Not to Stipple or Meander ( self published in English) , Editions de Saxe, French version Tifaifai Renaissance (book) - published by Pride Publishing 2002 (Australia) – out of CATALOGUES Across Australia- full colour catalogue Australian Bounty, full colour catalogue of travelling exhibition Euroga- full colour catalogue Under the Southern Cross- full colour catalogue of travelling exhibition Feel Free- full colour catalogue and cover Quilt 2001- full colour catalogue Keep the World Sewing, full colour catalogue MAGAZINES Textile Fibre Forum, March 1996, March 1997, November 1998, May 2000,May 2002, July 2004, November 2005 Downunder Quilts: issues No. 30, 31, 33, 37, March 1999, March 2000, #54- April 2001, December 2001, February 2002, February 2003, December 2003 New Zealand Quilter March 1999, September ’99, April 2001, April 2002 French Patchwork Association Magazine Mar 2000 Popular Patchwork & Quilting, March 2002 (UK), March 2003 International Textilkunst, September 2002 Patchwork Mania- Sept 2002 (France) Magic Patch-calendar 2003, May 2003, September 2004 Patchwork Ideen, March 2007 ARTIST RESIDENCIES Chateau de Chassy which was once the home of the French painter Balthus, Burgundy, France for three months in the year 2000 with the assistance of the Ian Potter Cultural Foundation Australia and Australia/France Foundation grant COLLECTIONS Dijanne’s work is collected in the collection of Chateau de Chassy, the Thomas Contemporary Quilt Collection in the USA, The Husqvarna Viking Corporate Collection and many collections of private individuals in the USA, The Netherlands, France, Switzerland,Germany, England, New Zealand, Thailand and Australia. CURATING 2006-2007 Curating Sense of Place which will exhibit at Samson Hill Winery, Kangaroo ground, Al Ba’Ath Gallery Damascus, Syria, and Arte Textile, Le Palaisseau, France 2005-2007 Across Australia, which will be exhibited in Australia, the Panorama Mesdag in The Hague, the Netherlands in October/November 2005, Tripoli Libya, The Opera Gallery Cairo, Damascus and Allepo in Syria, Kuwait, Abu Dhabi, Tel Aviv and Nazareth in Israel and Sakakini Arts Centre, Ramallah ( with the assistance of the Australian embassy in these localities) 2003 “Organic” a travelling exhibition of work by four Australian artists which has been exhibited in the Netherlands, Wales and Australia 2001-2002 Antipodean Art quilts known as Under the Southern Cross, which has travelled to Europe, New Zealand, and Australia 2001 Twisted- Interpretations of the Natural Environment that travelled to England, the Netherlands, New Zealand and galleries and quilt shows in Australia. 2000-2001 Australian Bounty- Australian Art Quilts that travelled to France, The Netherlands, England, Australia, New Zealand |
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