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Education:
1980-83 Institute for Textile, Henry Story, Gent, Belgium
1983-84 Ecole Nationale d’Art Décoratif, Aubusson, France
1984-88 Royal Academy des Beaux Arts,, Kortrijk, Belgium
Professional occupation
Since 1985 Independent textile artist - designer
Since 1992 Opening ‘Galerij Theaxus’ https://www.galerij-theaxus.com
Selected exhibitions
2021 ATB 13 Highfield Hall & Gardens, MA, USA – January 26,, 2021 –
March 28, 2021
San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles, CA, USA - July 18,
2020-October 3, 2021
2020 The 13th International Textile Art Biennial “Scythia”,
Ivano-Frankivs’k, Ukraine
2020 The Virtual Exhibition of UNESCO & MEADOWS artists against
COVID-19, Beirut, Lebanon
2018 Solo Exhibition, Contemporary Tapestries, Mou Museum of
Oudenaarde and Flemish Ardennes, Town house de Oudenaarde, Belgium
2017 7th International Biennial of Contemporary Textile Art:
DIVERSITY, the SUBTE, Montevideo, Uruguay
2017 Trames Tapisseries Contemporaines, March 4-24 2017,
Vanderborght Building, Brussels, Belgium
2016 From Lausanne to Beijing, 9th International Fiber Art Biennale,
Guan Shan Yue Art Museum, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
2016 The 11th Interntional Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary
Textile Art "Scythia", Kherson, Ukraine
2015 5th Riga International Textile and Fibre Art Triennial
"Tradition & Innovation" The Theme "DIVERSITY & UNITY". in The
Arsenāls Exhibition Hall, Riga, Latvia.
2011 American Tapestry Biennial 8 (ATB 8) Exhibition 2 – The
American Textile History Museum, Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
2010 From Lausanne to Beijing, 6th International Fiber Art Biennale
& International Fiber Art, Henan Art Museum, Zhengzhou, Henan
Province, China
2010 American Tapestry Biennial 8 (ATB 8) - Exhibition 1 - The Elder
Gallery, Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
2010 Scythia 8, International Biennial Exhibition, Contemporary
Textile Art, Kherson, Ukraine
2008 5th International Fiber Art Biennale, From Lausanne to Beijing,
Academy of Art & Design, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Awards:
2016 Bronze Medal, Scythia, the 11 International Biennial
Exhibition, Kherson, Ukraine.
2008 Excellent price, From Lausanne to Beijing 2008, Beijing, China
2003 Honorary price, 2nd International Annual Exhibition of Small
Format Art-Lebanon/ LB
2001 Honorary price, First International Annual Exhibition of Small
Format Art-Lebanon/ LB
2000 Price bronze, Palmarès Edition 2000 Paintings & Sculpture,
Salons Des Artiste Belges/ BE
1988 Second price, Textile Art, 5th year, The association of textile
manufactures of Kortrijk/ BE
1986 First price, Textile drawing, 3rd year, The association of
textile manufactures of Kortrijk/ BE
Works in collections
2015 ‘Spring I’ Architects, Gent, BE
2012 ‘Glide in Space’ & ‘Live Origin’ AZ/Groeninge, Kortrijk, BE
2011 ‘Landscape II’, Roosdaal-Kattem, BE
2007 ‘Colour Compositions, 3/6&4/6’: ULB Culture, Bruxelles, BE
2007 ‘Collage’ KVBKB, Koninklijke Vereniging Beeldende Kunstenaars
België, BE
2005 ‘Landscape II’(Painting) Expo-Shargah Museum of Art, United
Arab Emirates
2004 ‘Dynamic World I & III’ BBF C Firm Friesland, NL
2004 ‘Pencil Drawing’ 2/2 KBC-Kluisbergen, BE
2003 ‘Colour Composition’ Kelekian Art Gallery-Beirut-Lebanon
1998 ‘Collage Little’ UNIZO Sint-Niklaas, BE
1998 ‘Weerbaarheid’ & ‘Live Origin’ Church ‘O-L-V-Hemelvaart’,
Overmere, BE
1994 ‘Dynamic World II’- ‘Pencil Drawing I’ Oudenaarde, BE
1986 ‘Moving’ Hotel ‘de Rantere’, Oudenaarde, BE
Publicaties
Catalogue, Spotlight, Contemporary Art Magazine 21, Circle
Foundation, 2020, Blue Landscape I, 2018 p. 110. In The Open Field
I, 2014 p. 111.
Catalogue, World of Art, MoMA, Museum of Modern Art, Issue 9 Volume
1 2020, Blue Landscape I-II, 2018 p.120-121. Moving Circle I-II,
2008 p.122. Tornado In The Field II, 2016 p. 123.
Catalogue, Discover Benelux, Magazine, Issue 76 April-May 2020.p.13
and p. 21.
Catalogue, Discover Benelux, Magazine, Issue 68 August 2019.p. 47.
Catalogue, World of Art, La Biennale di Venezia, Issue 8 Volume 2
2019, In The Open Field I, 2014 - Tornado In The Field, II, 2016,
p.106.
Catalogue, 7th International Biennial of Contemporary Textile Art,
WTA 2017-Montevideo, Uruguay, In The Open Field I, 2014 p. 83.
Brochure, Galerij Theaxus – Contemporary Art, Dorothea Van De
Winkel, 2017, p.1 to16.
Catalogue, 9th From Lausanne to Beijing 2016,. P. 42
CD-Rom, Scythia, 11 International Biennial Exhibition of
Contemporary Textile Art, 2016.
Catalogue, 5th Riga International Textile and Fibre Art Triennial,
2015. p.182-183
Catalogue, 5th Triennial of Tapestry Novi Sad, 2014, Serbia.
p.072-073.
Book, Infinitely threads - 30 Ans Domaine de la Lice - 2012,
p.70-71-151.
Catalogue, Biennale ClassicA-Kortrijk Xpo 2011, Landscape II, 2010
Catalogue,6th From Lausanne to Beijing 2010, Moving Circle III-IV-V,
2010, p. 41.
CD-Rom, From Lausanne to Beijing 2010, Moving Circle III-IV-V, 2010.
CD-Rom, Scythia 8, Moving Circle III-IV, 2010
Catalogue, ATB8, Moving Circle I-II , 2008
Catalogue, 5th From Lausanne to Beijing 2008, Landscape I, 2008. p.
46 (Award: Excellent Price).
CD-Rom, From Lausanne to Beijing 2008, Landscape I, 2008.
Publicaties:
Catalogue, Spotlight, Contemporary Art Magazine 21, Circle
Foundation, 2020, p.110-111.
Catalogue, World of Art, MoMA, Museum of Modern Art, Issue 9 Volume
1 2020 p.120 to123.
Catalogue, Discover Benelux, Magazine, Issue 76 April-May 2020.p.13
and p.21.
Catalogue, Discover Benelux, Magazine, Issue 68 August 2019.p.47.
Catalogue, World of Art, La Biennale di Venezia, Issue 8 Volume 2
2019, p.106.
Catalogue, 7th International Biennial of Contemporary Textile Art,
WTA 2017-Montevideo, Uruguay, p.83.
Brochure, Galerij Theaxus – Contemporary Art, Dorothea Van De
Winkel, 2017, p.1 to16.
Catalogue, 9th From Lausanne to Beijing 2016,. p.42.
CD-Rom, Scythia, 11 International Biennial Exhibition of
Contemporary Textile Art, 2016.
Catalogue, 5th Riga International Textile and Fibre Art Triennial,
2015. p.182-183
Catalogue, 5th Triennial of Tapestry Novi Sad, 2014, Serbia.
p.072-073.
Book, Infinitely threads - 30 Ans Domaine de la Lice - 2012,
p.70-71-151.
Catalogue, Biennale ClassicA-Kortrijk Xpo 2011, Landscape II, 2010
Catalogue,6th From Lausanne to Beijing 2010, p.41.
CD-Rom, From Lausanne to Beijing 2010, Moving Circle III-IV-V, 2010.
CD-Rom, Scythia 8, Moving Circle III-IV, 2010
Catalogue, ATB8, Moving Circle I-II , 2008
Catalogue, 5th From Lausanne to Beijing 2008, Landscape I, 2008. p.
46 (Award: Excellent Price).
CD-Rom, From Lausanne to Beijing 2008, Landscape I, 2008.
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Concept of the work:
'In The Open Field I' & 'Tornado In The Field II'
I was inspired by the current world problems, conflicts,
contrarieties, realizing there is always a place for a new
beginning. Different perspectives represented by colors, united into
an art creation. In that spirit I created 'In The Open Field I’ and
'Tornado In The Field II' an open mind for the positive, take the
opportunity for a new start.
Statement about this tapestry ‘Blue Landscape I-II’, 2018
Evening Landscape, I Made The design by night Falls, I saw changing
The colours in grey and blue it became very dark, but suddenly The
sun brought sunbeams and The design came a live, I bring that on my
tapestries. Comparable to The current world problems there is hope
The sunbeams will bring The solution.
Dorothea Van De Winkel’s Statement
I lived in the centre of the town of Oudenaarde (Flanders Belgium),
an historic city renowned for its ancient hand woven tapestries. I
was very impressed by the skills needed and the fine art behind this
craft. From this background I started searching and collecting any
information I could find on materials (wool, silk,…), the tools, the
colours and the patterns. I wanted to know everything about it, from
design to realisation.
After a solid education in this art-form locally at the … and later
abroad at the Ecole Nationale d’Art Décoratif, Aubusson France, I
since create my own designs and weaving cartoons in a modern style
according to my feelings and emotions of the moment. Starting from a
pencil sketch, in various shades of grey, but often coloured, the
pencil lines are maintained in the realisation of the tapestry. They
give a personal touch and familiar feeling to the whole. There are
restrictions - when it comes to weaving a tapestry, however, I
manage to realise my drawings as close as possible to the initial
design, making use of meticulously mastered skills.
https://www.galerij-theaxus.com
The designs of Dorothea Van De Winkel are abstract. She realises
wall and floor tapestries, which can be wholly integrated in a house
(colours, form and size). The realisations can be seen as living,
standing-on-their-own art objects, or as the centre point,
elementary piece or material for interior design.
Furthermore, tapestry can be used in modern buildings for muting sound
transmission and it adds a feeling of warmth. Dorothea is an
independent textile artist – designer since1985. She manages her own
gallery “Galerij Theaxus” from September 1992 with exhibition rooms
and the possibility to visit the studio, where the hand woven
tapestries are designed and made.
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