BRENNAN Diana

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BIOGRAPHY
2006-07 Collaboration with glass designer Vanessa Mitrani
2003 Textile scenography studio for architecture students at the American Art School, Fontainebleau
2001 CAPET, Ministère de l’Education Nationale, France
2000, 01 Mission assignment in Burkina-Faso, Ministry of Education, (DRIC)
1996 Bachelor of Arts, Sorbonne, Paris, France
Since 1994 Teaches tapestry weaving and textile design at the École Supérieure des Arts Appliqués- Duperré, Paris, France
1975-76 Tapestry studio, Ecole Supérieure des arts appliqués, Duperré, Paris
1974-75 Tapestry studio, Lycée Technique de Sèvres
Since 1974 Lives and works in France
1968-73 National Art School, Sydney, Australia
   
SOLO EXHBITIONS        
2008 “ROBES DE LUNE”, installation of 12 unlikely dresses and video projection,
Galliera Fashion Museum, Paris
2007 “SPIRITS” four unlikely dresses , Fashion parade, Salon de Pantin, Paris, France
2007 10 years, artist studios open days, Angers France
2007 Carrousel du Louvre, le Salon du Patrimoine Culturel, Paris
2007 Marianne Newman Gallery, Sydney Australia
2007 Galerie Ventilo, ‘Les Demoiselles de Trélazé - Dresses that take flight’. Paris
2006 Large and small works at the artist’s studio, Pantin
2005 Large and small works at the artist’s studio, Pantin
2005 ‘Focalise, les voies de l’optique’ , small scale research works in metallic knitting.
 
Museum of Art and Industry, Saint Etienne. France
2004 SL Diffusion, Galerie Philippe Parent, Paris
2004 Galerie V.I.P, La Varenne Saint Hilaire, France
2003 ‘Copper that dances’ Galerie Suzy Langlois, Paris.
1999 ‘L’art dans tous les états’, Salle des Anciens Réservoirs, Limay, France.
1995 ‘Fragments reunited’, Linen Museum, Routot, France.
1993 Galerie des Joueries, St Germain en Laye, France.
1986 ‘Personnages’ Irving Sculpture Gallery, Sydney, Australia.
1985 ‘Woven Structures’ Australian Embassy, Paris, France.
   
MAJOR GROUP EXHBITIONS
2008 “Flora”, Marianne Newman Gallery, Sydney Australia.
2007 ‘Aux frontiers du vêtement…Créations textiles contemporaines’, Musée des Tissus
et les Arts Décoratifs de Lyon, France
2007 Paper-Papers, Chatelaudren, Brittany, France
2007 Les arts au vert, Le Maettlé, Alsace, France
2007 Contemporary tapestries and Textile Art, Castle Museum , Flers, France
2007 Galerie Xavier Nicolas, Carré Rive Gauche, Paris
2006 XX-Elles, Trélazé, France
2006 2nd International Triennal of Textile Art, Szombathely, Hungary
2004 11th International Textile Triennal à Lodz, Pologne.
2004 Style Métal – Okrha, Roussillon en Provence, France
2003 ‘Art et (A)Pesanteur’ Museum of Fine Arts and, Calais, France.
2003 Transformation, new international design’ Parsons School of Design, New
  York
2002 ‘Drôles de Trames’ Musée de l’Hôtel de Dieu’, Hospices de Beaune, France
2001 ‘Grand comme un mouchoir’ Bibliothèque Forney -Hôtel de Sens, Paris
2000 5th Bettonac International prize, Belgium, Denmark, Holland
1999 6th International Triennal of Mini Textiles, Angers, France
1998 Lin Miniscule, 1st Biennale of Linen, Museum Fournies, France
1996 ‘Stowarzyszenia Itinéraires’ Francja, Galeria Sztuki, Krakow, Poland
1995 ‘Northern Fibre 1’Finland
1994 10th Biennale of Mini Textiles, Szombathely, Hungary.
1993 ‘Textiles Méditerranéens’ Gruissan, France
1988 ‘Drôles de Trames’ Basilique et Musée de Saint Denis, Paris, France.
1985 ARCHITEXTURES 85, 40 years of tapestry in France, 1945 – 1985. Tapestry
  Museum Aubusson, Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris.
1982 ‘Présence des Formes’ Les Angles, France
1981 4th International Triennal of Tapestry, Lodz, Poland
1981 Textil Kunst Austellung, Vienna and Linz, Austria.
1977 ‘Artist-Artisan?’ Museum Of Decorative Arts, Paris, France
   
COLLECTIONS
Collection of the Szombathelyi Keptar-Museum of Szombathely, Hungary
Permanent Collection, Beaux Arts Museum, Beaune France
Thomson C.S.F., Versailles
Textile Museum of Sydney, Australia        
 
PUBLICATIONS
2008 ‘Robes de lune’ Bloc-mode, http://bloc-mode.com/?=506
2007 ‘Fabric’s new lease of life’ Mosman Daily, august 9
2005 DISH International design for the home. Princeton Architectural Press.
2004 Ateliers d’Art n°52
2003 Métiers d’Art n°207
2002 Drôles de Trames, Somogy éditions d’art.
2000 Courrier des Métiers d’Art n°192
2000 International Tapestry Journal vol 3, n°3
1999 International Tapestry Journal vol 2, n°2&3
1998 Regards, Recherches en tapisserie.
1996 Les Perles édition Syros
1986 Craft Arts International, Australie n°5, Sydney Morning Herald.
1985 L’Atelier, n°98
  Le Courrier du Meuble
1985 Craft Australia Yearbook
1980 Australian Hand Weaver
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