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BIANCA SEVERIJNS 

1964 born in the Netherlands, Den-Helder

 

Education

1983 - 1987 

Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences

HBO-J, Youth Social-work, BA

 

2020 Member of IAPMA (International Association of Hand Papermakers Paper Artists)

 

Solo & Duo Exhibitions

2025 Light as a Feather, TINT Gallery, California, USA (Upcoming May)

Curator: Michelle Edelman

2019 Protective Blanket, Gallery Periscope, Tel Aviv, Israel

Curators: Tal Beck & Sari Paran

 

Selected Group exhibitions 

2024 Exhibition Charcoal and Chlorophyll, Wertheimer Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel 

Curator: Nathalie Wertheimer

 

2023 Feasts on Paper, Shanghai Paper Biennial 2023, China 

Curator: Anson Ou

 

2023 As if there is no Tomorrow, Dizengoff Center, Tel Aviv, Israel

Curator: Nava Benzion

 

2023 What is the Measure of Man? The 2nd Crafts & Design Biennale, MUZA Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv, Israel

Curators: Henrietta Eliezer Brunner, Nir Harmat, Tomer Sapir

 

2023 Vessels Gallery 187 Contemporary, Tel Aviv, Israel 

Curators: Tamar Lamdan & Carmit Shine

 

2022 Paper Fascination Gustav Lübcke Museum, Hamm, Germany 

Curator: Diana Lenz-Weber

 

 2022 Tribute to Earth Artists House, Tel Aviv, Israel

Curators: Sari Paran and Ilana Lanner

 

 2022 Treasures of Nature" Municipal Art Gallery, Rishon Lezion, Israel

Curators: Efi Gen, Vera Pilpoul, Keren Weishouse

 

2022 5th International Paper Biennial 2022 Trumpeldor Gallery, Be'ersheva, Israel

Curator: Laura Behar

 

2022 International Paper Biennial  Kunststichting Perspectief vzw

Haacht, Belgium

Curators: Maurice van der Speeten, Danielle van Belle

 

2021 Liquid Love Theo Culture Center, Herzliya Pituach, Israel

Curator: Daria Kaufman

 

2021 Feasts on Paper Shanghai Paper Biennial 2021, China 

Curator: Anson Ou

 

2021 Origin & Destination University of Tasmania, Australia & Shanghai Biennial 2021, China 

Curator: Angela Barbour

 

2021 Reflections, during illustration week, Tel Aviv

Curators: Sima Barber & Ronit Dayan Vishovski

 

2020 Not by the Dress Alone, Museum on the Seam, Jerusalem

Curator: Raphie Etgar

 

2020 1st Craft & DesignTLV Biennial, Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv 

Curators: Henrietta Eliezer Brunner, Yuval Sa'ar, Meirav Rahat, Nir Harmat, Liora Rosin

 

2019 Venice Biennial 2019 Personal Structures - Identities, Palazzo Mora, Venice, Italy

Chief Curator: Valeria Romagnini    Exhibition Curators: Shira Davidi and Dorit Lautman

 

2019 Art on Paper, Site: Brooklyn Gallery, New York, USA 

Curator: Rebecca Lax 

 

2019 Di Carta Papermade 4th Paper Biennial, Palazzo Fogazzaro, Schio, Italy

Curator: Valeria Bertesina 

 

2017 Art Beyond Waste, Trade Centres of Electra, Rishon Lezion, Israel

Curator: Ronit Reik

 

Art Fairs

2024 Freshpaint, Tel Aviv, Israel | Curator: Yifat Gurion | June 2024

2023 Freshpaint, Tel Aviv, Israel | Curator: Yifat Gurion | May 2023 

2021 Freshpaint, Tel Aviv, Israel | Curator: Yifat Gurion | Oct. 2021

2021 AAF Affordable Art Fair, Brussels, Belgium | Oct. 2021

2020 Freshpaint, Tel Aviv, Israel special online edition | Curator: Yifat Gurion | Oct. - Dec. 2020

2019 AAF, Affordable Art Fair Amsterdam, the Netherlands | Oct.- Nov.2019 

 

Selected Publications

2024 - Fiber Art Now - vol. 13 Spring issue - p. 16 -17

2023 - Feast on Paper - One Family - Shanghai International Paper Art Biennale p.20

2023 - What is the Measure of Man - Tel Aviv Biennale of Craft & Design p. 148 + p.500 

2023 - Rag & Pulp - Creativity with Paper p.94 - p. 103

2022 - Faszination Papier - p. 108 - p.111

2021 - Feast on Paper - Shanghai International Paper Art Biennale p.25 +P.195

2020 - First Person Second Nature - Tel Aviv Biennale of Craft & Design p. 166 + p.414

2020-21 - IAPMA bulletin 60 Power p.56 - P.57

2020 - Art Market Magazine edition #47 May p. 15 -27 plus front cover

2020 - Haaretz Designer edition 57 March p. 42 - 45

2019 - 4th Di Carta Biennale Internazionale Catalog p.97 +p.130

2019 - Venice 2019 Art Biennial Catalog by ECC- Personal Structures - Identities p. 450-1

2019- Jerusalem Post 10.11 p.10 -11 

2019 - The Calcalist  27.10  p. 30

2018- ArtReveal Magazine  #39 - interview p.66 -72

2017- 360 Design - Concept and Design Magazine edition 68- interview p.12- 17

 

Selected Online Publications 

Times of Israel 

Art Dealer Street

Art and Museum 

Art Spiel 

Portfolio

Jerusalem Post

Juliet-Art

Designyoutrust

AllthingsPaper

 

Awards 

2022 - Gold List Award Artist - Art Market Magazine

 

Artist Talks 

Beit London Gallery, Rishon Lezion, Israel | 20.07.2022 

Teo Arts & Culture Centre, Herzliya, Israel | 05.11.2021

Gallery Periscope, Tel Aviv, Israel | 09.11.2019

Palazzo Mora, Venice, Italy | 23.9.2019