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Margaret
Barnett
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MARGARET BARNETT
SHIBORI IN THE SCRUB
WAMURAN, AUSTRALIA
Email:- mbarnett1@hotkey.net.au
ARTIST STATEMENT
Margaret has moved back home after living down south. Home is close
to Brisbane tucked away in a secluded spot.
Being down south gave her the opportunity to study Textiles and
become extremely interested in the shaped resist dyeing of fabrics.
She has a knowledge of many of the traditional techniques from Japan,
India and Africa, and has used a variety of these to pattern fabrics
for garments. Recently her interest has been focusing on the three
dimensional shapes that result from tying many of these techniques.
She has begun relating shapes and colours to the world around her
and to the atmosphere she has experienced in many travels to the
Australian outback. Recently Margaret has been 'dyeing the seascape'.
Influence from the quiet isolation of a tiny holiday/fishing village
has brought about a series of wraps, dyed in colours that abound
in the sea, sand and mangroves.
This obsessive interest in shaped resisted fabrics has seen her
attend every International Shibori Symposium to date. She has been
invited to exhibit in Chile, Japan and Norway as well as extensively
in Australia.
Teaching is a particular interest of hers, and students learn techniques
that interest them and that they feel they can apply successfully
to their own textile pursuits. Margaret has taught for The Australian
Forum for Textile Arts [TAFTA] at Mittagong, Geelong and Brisbane
as well as for Community Groups. Because of her expertise in Shibori
she was asked by TAFTA to assists various International Tutors at
Forum, Mittagong. In 1997, she curated FIBRE IMPRINTS, an Exhibition
of the work of Students of Hiroyuki Shindo. This exhibition toured
the Eastern States of Australia.
Resume
Education
and Experience
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1988 |
Associate Diploma of Arts [Creative Arts] Charles
Sturt University, Bathurst, NSW. Graduated with Distinction |
| 1992 |
Shifu Weaving. Zensho Miyamoto, Ushiku, Ibaraki Prefecture,
Japan. |
| 1992 |
First International Shibori Symposium, Nagoya Japan.
Workshops with Junko Sato Pollock, Emily Du Bois
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| 1995 |
Assistant to Hiroyuki Shindo, Japan. TAFTA Workshops, Mittagong,
NSW |
| 1996 |
Participant, CHALLENGING THE IDEAS OF CLOTH, Canberra School
of Art, ACT |
| 1996 |
Assistant to Jim Liles, USA, TAFTA Workshop Mittagong NSW |
| 1997 |
Second International Shibori Symposium, Ahmedabad, India
Workshop with Tsuyoshi Kuno. Tour of India looking at Textile
Techniques.
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| 1997 |
Assistant to Díarcie Beytebiere, USA, TAFTA Workshop
Mittagong NSW |
| 1998 |
Panellist, SHIFT SYMPOSIUM, Canberra School of Art, ACT |
| 1999 |
Panellist, ISSí99 Santiago, Chile. How the Australian
landscape has influenced my Shibori. |
| 2000 |
Assistant to Grethe Wellejus, Denmark. TAFTA Workshop Mittagong
NSW |
| 2002 |
Addressed ISS Europe, November , on SHIBORI DOWN UNDER. |
| 2003 |
Assisted Ali Mohamed Isha, Mittagong, Bandhani |
| 2004 |
INTERMESH, International Shibori Symposium, Australia. |
Teaching
| 1993 / 95 / 96 |
Shibori techniques, All
Saints Boarding School, Bathurst NSW
Shibori Techniques, workshops with Community Groups |
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| 1997 |
Shibori Techniques, Loomcraft, NSW
Spinners and Weavers |
| 1998 / 99 |
Shibori Techniques, TAFTA Workshops
Mittagong NSW |
| 2001 / 02 |
Shibori Techniques, Caboolture Community,
Private workshops |
| 2002 |
Spring - Tutor, FORUM, Geelong. |
| 2003 |
2 X 2 day Workshops, Euroa, Victoria. |
| 2004 |
Briz- Vegas Shibori Workshop |
| 2004 |
Tamworth Weekend Workshop |
Appointments
1998 Australian / New Zealand Representative for ISSí99
Exhibitions
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1997 |
Curator, FIBRE IMPRINTS,
Toured by Orange Regional Gallery, NSW |
| 1999 |
CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL, Cowra, NSW |
| 1999 |
CICADA GALLERY, San Francisco, USA,
METAMORPHOSIS |
| 1999 |
ISSí99 Santiago, Chile
Museums and Galleries Northern Territory, Darwin, Alice Springs
Fairfield Gallery, Sydney |
| 1999 |
Narrabri Cotton Festival - Winner,
Wearable Art Section |
| 2002 |
Redcliffe Gallery, Stanthorpe Gallery,
Fairfield Gallery, Sydney, The Alice Acquisition |
| 2002 |
SHIBORI NOW. Yokohama, Japan, Gallery
Rengan Kan |
| 2003 |
SHIBORI. FABRIC TRANSFORMED Norway |
| 2004 |
Alice Springs, Canberra, Melbourne,
in conjunction with ISS-A |
| 2004 |
Co-ordinated: Shibori Exhibition /
demonstration, Gallery 159, Brisbane |
| 2004 |
Fairfield Museum and Gallery, COLOUR
OF NIGHT |
| 2004 |
STRING ME A STORY - The Space Between,
W.A. |
| 2005 |
INTERMESH#1, Gympie, Queensland, collaboration
with weaver, Helen Barnard |
Sundries
| 1999 |
Co-ordinator, Scribbly
Bark Shibori, application to Australia Council, to Assist Australian
artists to attend ISS'99 |
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| 1993 |
Collated slides from ISS'92 as a rental
kit for TAFTA members |
| 2000 - 2004 |
Director, The Australian Forum for Textile Arts
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Publications
FIBRE IMPRINTS
Catalogue Essay.
Published by Orange Regional Gallery, April, 1997
Catalogue Esay: - a brief explanation of Shibori, its beginnings
in Australia and the Master Class of Hiroyuki Shindo, Mittagong
Forum, 1995.
FIBRE IMPRINTS was an exhibition of Shibori work from the Students
of Hiroyuki Shindo, TAFTA Forum, Autumn, 1995.
The Exhibition toured the Australian Eastern States.
TEXTILE FIBRE FORUM Vol12, Issue 2
The Magazine of The Australian Forum for Textile Arts, Ltd.
Volume 12, Issue 2, Number 37, 1993. ISSN:-0818 6308
Barnett‚s experiences at International Shibori Symposium,
Nagoya, 1992 preceded by a tour of Textile areas with Yoshiko Iwamoto
Wada
TEXTILE FIBRE FORUM Vol.16, Issue 3
The Magazine of The Australian Forum for Textile Arts, Ltd.
Volume 16, Issue 3, Number 50, 1997. ISBN:- 9 770818 630003
Information about the FIBRE IMPRINTS exhibition, Orange Regional
Gallery, Australia, includes photographs.
TEXTILE FIBRE FORUM Vol.19, Issue 2
The Magazine of The Australian Forum for textile Arts, Ltd.
Volume 19, Issue 2, Number 58, 2000. ISBN:-9 770818 630003 08
Barnett‚s experiences of Third International Shibori Symposium,
Chile, 1999.
TEXTILE FIBRE FORUM Vol.23, Issue 4
The Magazine of The Australian Forum for textile Arts, Ltd.
Vol.23, Issue 4, No.76 2004 ISBN:- 9 770818 630003 26
“ORIGINAL MATERIAL - MARGARET BARNETT”
This article highlights Barnett‚s Life, Inspiration and Works.
TEXTILE FIBRE FORUM
This Magazine highlights Australian and New Zealand Textile Artists,
Exhibitions and International Connections.
Email:- tafta@iinet.net.au
Website :- http://www.ggcreations.com.au/tafta/
Workshops
SHIBORI TECHNIQUES with Indigo, Rust and Manganese Brown.
April 20th , 2005 - April, 23rd, 2005.
Grafton Artfest - Springboard to the Arts
PO Box 465
Grafton
New South Wales, Australia 2460
Phone:- +61 - 2 - 6643 1528
Fax:- +61 - 2 - 6643 4933
Email:- artsfestgrafton@bigpond.com
www.artsfestgrafton.com
Grafton is on the Richmond River, Northern New South Wales.
All levels catered for - the emphasis will be on the myriad of techniques
and patterning that can be achieved with the Shibori. Advice will
be given on specific applications to suit the students own particular
interests
Exhibitions
BARNETT AND BARNARD, THE DYER AND THE WEAVER AIR AND WATER, FIRE
AND EARTH
January - February 2005
COOLOOLA SHIRE PUBLIC GALLERY, GYMPIE, QUEENSLAND
39 Nash Street,
Gympie, Queensland, Australia, 4570.Two hours north of Brisbane.
Phone:- +61 - 7 - 5481 0733
Fax:- +61 - 7 - 5483 8904
Email:- gallery@cooloola.qld.gov.au
www.cooloola.qld.gov.au
The first collaboration after the Meeting of Souls.
3 Dimensional Pieces of Art Wear and Silk Wraps incorporating especially
woven fabric dyed to depict MUD AND MANGROVES, SEA AND SKY.
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