MARIAN BIJLENGA, 1954 Loenersloot, The Netherlands
Education: Gerrit Rietveld Academie Amsterdam 1977-1982
Awards:
1994 Profielprijs, Stichting Profiel, Amsterdam
1995 Outstanding Prize Lacquered Textile Contest, Komatsu, Japan
1996 Betonac Prijs,4e Internationale Betonac Prijs, Belgie
1998 Sincol Prize, 4e “In Our Hands” Competitie, Nagoya, Japan
1999 Excellence Award, 6e Internationale Textiel Competitie, Kyoto, Japan
2000 Nominatie West Art of Now Award, KunstRAI, Amsterdam
2001 Bronzen medaille, 10e Textieltriennale, Lodz, Polen
2002 OBG Award, International Textile Art Biennale, Belfast, UK
2002 Biennaleprijs, 2e Internationale Tapestry Art Biennale, Beijing, China
Exhibitions, a choice
2000 KunstRAI, Galerie Binnen, Amsterdam
Gallery/Gallery, Kyoto, Japan
De voorstelling, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam
2001 gallerymateria, Scottsdale, USA
Nederlands Textiel, 4e Triennale, Doornik, Belgie
10e Textieltriennale, Lodz, Polen
Lace for Fashion, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, Australie
Braid, Nordjyllands Kunstmuseum, Aalborg, Denemarken
Face To, Poselli house, Rauma, Finland
A shriek from an invisible box, Meguro Museum, Tokyo, Japan
2002 Art Rotterdam, Galerie Binnen, Rotterdam
Gallerymateria, Scottsdale, USA
2e Internationale Tapestry Art Biennale, Beijing, China
International Textile Art Biennale, Belfast, UK
2003 Tercera gallery, Palo Alto, USA
Spirit of Material, Art Centre Silkeborg Bad, Denemarken
Kunst op Kamers, De Rijp
2004 Meister der Moderne, Internationale Handwerksmesse, Munchen, Duitsland
Holland Papier Biennale 2004, Museum Rijswijk
Dots & Dashes, Ned. Textielmuseum, Tilburg
2005 Cervini Haas Gallery/Gallerymateria, Scottsdale, USA
SOFA NY, Cervini Haas Gallery/Gallery Materia, New York USA
Interface, The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh, UK
Temptation, Cheongju Int. Craft Biennale 2005, Korea
Sign Post to a new Space, Symposium, Harrogate, UK
2006 Beyond Weaving,Flinn Gallery, Greenwich, USA
Contemporary Dutch Fiber, Fiber Art Centre,Amherst, USA
ART Rotterdam, Galerie Binnen, Rotterdam
SOFA NY,Gallery Materia, Lecture+booksigning, New York, USA
Convoi Exceptionnel, Galerie Maria Chailloux, Amsterdam
2007 Solmukohta, Craftmuseum, Jyvaskyla, Finland
Textilkunst-Zauber des Fadens,Galerie Handwerk, Munchen, BRD
BRICK, the exhibition, Groot Handelsgebouw, Rotterdam
25 jaar Binnen, Galerie Binnen, Amsterdam
2008 SoftWare, Pulchri Studio, Den Haag
Knooppunt-Solmukohta, Museum Rijswijk, Rijswijk
Palimpsest I + II, Museum Waterland, Purmerend
SOFA CHICAGO, Cervini Haas Gallery, USA
Boterhal, Hoorn
2009 Marian Bijlenga: Palimpsest, Cervini Haas Gallery, Scottsdale, USA
Glashelder! Kunstcentrum Zaandam
Cut the edge, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, USA
ZOOM, Gallery X, Bratislava ,Slovakije
Trous Cailloux, Antraigues, Frankrijk
Quantumvis , Rcde Ruimte, IJmuiden
Aandacht, Arti, Amsterdam
Lingam, Adellab, Stockholm, Zweden
10th Wave III, Art Textiles, Browngrotta Arts, Wilton, USA
Work in collections
Her Majesty Queen Beatrix,Palace Noordeinde,The Hague
Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam
Dutch Textile Museum,Tilburg
Government Collection,The Haque
Dutch Costume Museum,The Hague
Stedelijk Museum,Schiedam
Central Museum,Utrecht
CODA Museum,Apeldoorn
Craftmuseum, Finland
Museum of Art & Design,New York,USA