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Born Duisburg, Germany

Centre hospitalier du val d'Ariege (CHIVA), Foix, France
Galleri Schaeffers Gate 5,
Oslo, Norway
Artistes a Suivre, 59 Expositions, Haute-Vallee de l'Aude,
Quillan, France
Maison A, Association A,
Cailhau, France
Western Wyoming Community College
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Stoffwechsel
, Produzentengalerie Zwischen den vier Wällen, Krefeld, Germany
On the Fringe, The Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts, New Castle, PA
Eric's Studio Fine Arts, Newark, NJ
Atlantic City Art Center, Atlantic City, NJ
10 Jahre New York, Städtische Galerie Kaarst im Rathaus Büttgen, Kaarst, Germany
The Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany, New York City, NY
Patterns Unraveled, Center Gallery, O.C.C.C., Demarest, NJ
Texture Off The Wall, Gallery of Living Artists, New York City, NY
Seniorenzentrum Schwafheim
, Moers.
Galerie-Atelier Bredeney, Essen
Denkmal-verhüllt enthüllend, Public Art Project, Altmarkt, Moers
Verdichtungen, Arbeiterwohlfahrt, Moers
CineFactory, Mülheim/Ruhr
Dröppel(fe)mina, Wuppertal
Schwarzer Adler, Rheinberg

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2016 Centre hospitalier du val d'Ariege (CHIVA), Foix, France
Six artistes ariegeois,
Galerie des metiers d’art, Office du Tourisme, Mirepoix, France
Made in New York,
Avelan’Arts, Lavelanet, France
18th Postcards from the Edge - Visual AIDS,
Sikkema Jenkins & Co, Manhattan, New York
La Maison des Arts de Lavelanet Fête ses 1 an,
Lavelanet, France
Regards de Femmes,
Salle d’Honneur, Saint-Girons, France
Femmes des 2 Rives,
Mediatheque Pamiers, Pamiers, France
LAVELANET accueille 7 artistes NEW YORKAIS, Avelan’Arts, Lavelanet, France
ARTiculate, National Arts Club Roundtable 24th Anniversary Show,
New York, NY
International Textile Art Biennial 2015,
Kunststichting Perspektief, Haacht,
Follow Your Passion,
Women’s Caucus for Art, Riverside Library, New York, NY
Explore…,
St. Francis College, Brooklyn, NY
Ubiquitous,
Women’s Caucus for Art, La Galeria, Boricua College, New York, NY
Nature: Beauty & Destruction,
Women’s Caucus for Art, Ground Floor Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
On the Right Track,
Trygve Lie Gallery. New York, NY
Here and Abroad,
East Meadow Library, East Meadow, NY
On the Right Track,
Galleri Schaeffers Gate 5, Oslo, Norway
Destressed,
Women’s Caucus for Art, La Galeria, Boricua College, New York, NY
Transformations,
(invitational) East Chelsea Studio Nord, Oslo, Norway
Global Art Projects,
(invitational) Broadway Gallery, New York, NY
Trim at Twenty,
(invitational) National Arts Club Roundtable 20th Anniversary Show, New York, NY
Cycle,
(invitational) East Meadow Library, East Meadow, NY
New Beginnings,
(invitational) Women’s Caucus for Art, St. Francis College, Brooklyn, NY
Water,
(invitational) Atlantic Gallery, New York, NY
Family Ties: The First Wave,
(invitational) Fox Art Gallery at UPenn, Philadelphia, PA
Exchange Rate Global Currency
, (invitational) East Chelsea Studio Nord, Oslo, Norway
Potpourri, (invitational), St. Francis College, Brooklyn, NY
Needle Trade, (invitational), Western Wyoming Community College, Rock Springs, WY
2008 Summer Salon, (invitational) Artes Gallery, New York, NY
...of the Cloth, (invitational), Shore Institute of Contemporary Arts (SICA), Long Branch, NJ
Ca-tas-tro-phe, (invitational) Atlantic Gallery, New York
Liberty, St. Francis College, Brooklyn, NY
Winners’ Showcase Exhibition
, Smithtown Township Arts Council, Mills Pond House, St. James, NY
Cathedral Arts Festival, Grace Church Van Vorst, Jersey City, NJ
30th Small Works Show, NYU-Washington Square East Galleries, NY, NY
Juried Fiber Arts 2007, Smithtown Township Arts Council, Mills Pond House, St. James, NY
What Have You Got To Say?, Touring Exhibition, Atlantic Gallery, New York, NY
Dining In - Dining Out, East Meadow Library, East Meadow, NY
SICA Third Annual International Exhibition, Shore Institute of Contemporary Arts, Long Branch, NJ
What Have You Got To Say?, Mana Fine Arts, Jersey City, NJ
Hanging by a Thread, (invitational), Western Wyoming Community College, Rock Springs, WY
Cathedral Arts Festival, Grace Church Van Vorst, Jersey City, NJ
Tired Feet, St. Francis College, Brooklyn, NY
Connections and Collaborations, (invitational), Women’s Caucus for the Arts, NH Chapter,
Library Arts Center Gallery, Newport, NH
17th Annual New Jersey Small Works Show, Center Gallery at Old Church, Demarest, NJ
Red is Everywhere, Rockland Center for the Arts, West Nyack, NY
Workers of the World, A Shenere Velt Gallery, Workmen's Circle, Los Angeles, CA
Paper Cuts, (invitational), Tabla Rasa Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Pulse, Contemporary Artists Working in Fiber, Catskill Mountain Foundation, Hunter, NY
16th Annual New Jersey Small Works Show, Center Gallery at Old Church, Demarest, NJ
Dining In - Dining Out, St. Francis College, Brooklyn, NY
Going Places, East Meadow Library, East Meadow, NY
Stranded, (invitational) HCC-Arts @ Casa del Arte, Highland, NY.
Fiber Arts 2004, Smithtown Township Arts Council, Mills Pond House, St. James, NY
The Medium: Aspects of Collage, Noel Fine Art, Bronxville, NY
Figurative Vision, Gallery of the Borough of Manhatttan President office, New York, NY
P.M.S (Painters, Musicians and Sculptors), The Brooklyn College Gallery at the War Memorial, NY
The Birds, Edward Hopper House Art Center, Nyack, NY
World Paper, (invitational), John Cotton Dana Library, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ
Pier Show XI, Brooklyn Working Artists Coalition (BWAC), Brooklyn, NY
Lace(d), Women’s History Month @ YWCA, Brooklyn, NY
Fantasy in Nature - The Nature of Fantasy, Paterson Museum, Paterson, NJ
Birds, Center Gallery, O.C.C.C., Demarest, NJ
Pier Show X, Brooklyn Working Artists Coalition (BWAC), Brooklyn, NY
25th Small Works Show, NYU-Washington Square East Galleries, NY, NY
Pier Show IX, Brooklyn Working Artists Coalition (BWAC), Brooklyn, NY
World Paper Challenge, (invitational) Haworth Municipal Library, Haworth, NJ
Blood & Guts, Women’s History Month @ YWCA, Brooklyn, NY
Pier Show VIII, Brooklyn Working Artists Coalition (BWAC), Brooklyn, NY
Hoops-Woops, Women’s History Month @ YWCA, Brooklyn, NY
Small Works Show, BWAC @ The Williamsburg Art and Historical Center, Brooklyn, NY
Pier Show VII, Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition (BWAC), Brooklyn, NY
Transformation, BWAC @ Phoenix Career Academy, Brooklyn, NY
Through Our Eyes, Women’s History Month @ YWCA, Brooklyn, NY
A Place In It, BWAC @ Williamsburgh Brewery, Brooklyn, NY
Pier Show VI, Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition (BWAC), Brooklyn, NY
Small Works on Paper, BWAC @ Kentler International Drawing Space, Brooklyn, NY
Kristal Gallery, Warren, VT
Mixed Media ‘97, The Stage Gallery, Merrick,NY
21st Annual Juried Show, Smithtown Arts Counsil, St. James, NY
Figure in the Landscape, Stone Quarry Hill Art Park, Cazenovia, NY
All Dressed Up, performed at Roulette & Einstein, New York, NY
Ticket=Art, OIA Benefit, Brooke Alexander Gallery, New York City, NY
All Dressed Up, performed at Experimental Intermedia, New York City,NY
The Manhattan Breakfast Club Part II, Station Gallery, Katonah, NY
Contemporary Art on Canvas, Gallery on the Circle, Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, MD
New Mexico Art League, Albuquerque, New Mexico
America 500, (invitational) Touring Exhibition &: Centro Cultural Recoleta, Buenos Aires, Argentina
City College New York, New York, NY
57th Annual Art Exhibition, Cooperstown Art Association, Cooperstown, NY
Intermountain Artists Inc., Fall River Mills, CA
8th Batavia National Exhibition, Batavia Society of Artists, Batavia, NY
9th Annual Regional Show, Art Gallery of Fellspoint, Baltimore, MD
28th Anniversary Show, National Greeley Art Mart, Greeley, CO
4 Corners Gallery, Lambertville, NJ
Drei Frauen, Julius-Leber-Haus, Essen
Wurzelwerk, Roter Faden, Moers
Salix Jahresausstellung, Rathaus Büttgen
Lebensart: Objekte und Installationen, Hof Siemsen, Kaarst-Driesch
Stadtteppich, Roter Faden, Moers
Bilder & Objekte, Quadrart, Duisburg-Huckingen
Schnitte, Künstlerpavillion, Bottrop
Lyrealismus, Sparkasse, Wahlstedt
Zelt-Feld, Revierpark Giesenberg, Herne
Essener Forum Bildender Künstler, Synagoge Essen
Touring Exhibition of the Goetheinstitute & Kobenhavn, Denmark / Goeteborg, Sweden
Pfaff Galerie, Offenburg
Awards & Grants
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Artist of the Month, Women's Caucus for Art (WCA) website for June 2016
Winner
("Family Ties" & "Orange Circles")
Juried Fiber Arts 2007, Juror: Lynn Felsher; STAC, Mills Pond House Gallery, St. James, NY
Award for Excellence ("Line Gestures")
3rd Annual Juried Show, Juror: Robert Curcio; Shore Institute of Contemporary Arts, Long Branch, NJ
Best of Show Award ("The Song of the Shirt")
Workers of the World, A Shenere Velt Gallery, Workmen's Circle, Los Angeles, CA
Sparkasse Büttgen (local bank), to defray shipping costs for Solo Show at the Municipal Gallery
3rd Price ("No Talk"), A Place In It, BWAC @ Williamsburgh Brewery, Brooklyn, NY
Honorable Mention ("In A Summer Morning")
Annual Juried Exhibition, Art Gallery of Felspoint, Baltimore
Invited Lecturer & Panelist
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Mixed Mediums Surface Design, 3-day workshop, Western Wyoming Community College,
Non-Traditional Threads
, 3-day Workshop, Western Wyoming Community College, Rock Springs, WY
Mixed Media Art, public lecture, The American Academy of Design, NY
Studio Visit and Talk, organized by 92nd Street Y, New York, NY
New Wine in Old Bottles (Resurgent media – Cloth, Encaustic, Fresco & Paper),
Panel Discussion, Artists Talk On Art, New York, NY
Permanent Collections
1986
1999
  Arbeiterwohlfahrt (non-for profit organization), "Painted Pink" & "Painted Blue", Moers, Germany
Town of Büttgen, "Spring Glow", Kaarst, Germany
Works are also included in several private collections in Germany and the USA.
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J.-L.G., "Des femmes d'ici et d'ailleurs", La Depeche, France
Irmgard Bernrieder “Fadenfedern und Blütenvögel”, KULT 4/2007, Moers / Region Niederrhein
Anne Paprocki "What Have You Got To Say?, Blog on NYBrainTerrain.com, Jan 13th
Paul Smart "Uncommon Threads", New Paltz Times, NY
Stefan Skowron "Zwischen Poesie und politischem Engagement". Neuss/Grevenbroicher
Annemarie Jaax "Kritik auf den zweiten Blick", Westdeutsche Zeitung
Andrea Hécz "Keine sanften Ruhekissen", New Yorker Staats-Zeitung
William Zimmer "Sharing a Taste for Constructivist Principles (and Breakfast)
The New York Sunday Times
Christian Kirkpatrick "4Corners Gallery", ART-Matters Vol.9-No.8
"3 Künstlerinnen", Steeler Kurier (Photo)
"Wurzelwerk", Lilalotta No. 5
Irmgard Bernrieder :"Emanation der Geschichte in einer Hülle", RP, Moers
Heike Waldor-Schaefer "Preussen-Denkmal erstrahlte in ‚neuem herrlichen Glanz’", WAZ, Moers
Irmgard Bernrieder "Das Changieren von Stoff und Stein" Rheinische Post/Moers
Irmgard Bernrieder "Sprung in eine relevante Ebene", Rheinische Post, Moers
Karl Daniel "2 Jahre Urlaub für die Kunst", WAZ Moers (Photo)
Ulrich Ernenputsch "Phantasievolle Landschaften mit Stoff und Faden gemalt", NRZ/Moers
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Paul Ramirez, „La Maison des arts à l’heure américaine“, La Depeche, France
Nadine Ribas-Douet, „Lavelanet a l’heure Américaine pour une exposition exceptionnelle“
, Ariège News
Paul Ramirez, „Carmen allie avec succès textile et peinture“
, La Depeche du Midi, France
J.-L.G., "Des femmes d'ici et d'ailleurs", La Depeche, France
Gabriele Krafft “Erzählstoffe aus New York“, Rheinische Post-Region Niederrhein
Heike Waldor-Schäfer, “Fertig, nur noch aufbügeln!“, NRZ-Region Niederrhein
Florence McEwin "Hanging by a Thread", Daily Rocket-Miner, WY
Miriam Kreinin Souccar "Affordable art in right place at right time", CRAIN'S
Lisa Bruno (Associate Conservator, Brooklyn Museum) Paper submitted for
"Biodeterioration of Cultural Property" at Eastern Analytical Symposium, Atlantic City, NJ
Irmgard Bernrieder "Immer mittwochs im Time Café redet man sich heiß", RP, Moers
America 500, Catalog of Touring Exhibition, Centro Cultural Recoleta, Buenos Aires, Argentina
City College New York, New York, NY
Hans-Gerd Claus "Chaos in die Moerser Ordnung gebracht", MOCCA page 24
"100 Punkte bei der Enthüllung", Stadtpanorama
"Kunst- oder die Kunst zu hoeren und zu sehen", Moerser Monat page 13
Irmgard Bernrieder "Denkmal mit Doppelsinn", Rheinische Post, Moers
"Schleier wird bald gelüftet", WAZ Moers (Photo)
"Verhülltes Denkmal auf dem Altmarkt", Rheinische Post, Moers
Ulrich Wefers "Kunstprojekt im Schlosspark", WAZ Moers
Irmgard Bernrieder "Ostern in Moers- zu Preussens Glanz und Ei", RP, Moers
"Kinder und die Kultur", MOCCA Vol. 12 (Photo)
"Windart-Festival: Das Schwein schoss den Vogel ab", WAZ Kaarst
"Lebensart macht süchtig", Neuss-Grevenbroicher Zeitung
Katalog der Kunstproduktion Roter Faden, Moers
Walter vom Endt, Sommerausstellung im Atelier Quadrart, Duisburger Journal Vol. 8, page 8
"Tausendundein Schnitt", WAZ, Bottrop
Walter vom Endt "Lyrealismus – eine Erneuerung der Bildform", Wahlstedter Manifest
Eva Thomkins und Martel Wiegand "Textilgestalten 2", Catalog of an exhibition of the
University of Essen; cover and page 13
Media
1988 August 29, Channel WDR3 German Television
Report from Peter Rüben for the monument unveiling at the Moers Old Market Center, shown in "Schaufenster Düsseldorf" as part of the program "Aktuelle Stunde"
Membership & Affiliation
since 2009 Women’s Caucus for Arts
since 2005 Brooklyn Arts Council
since 2004 New York Artists Circle
1998 - 2003 Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition (BWAC); bookkeeper 1998-2003, treasurer ((1998-2000)
Education
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Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts and Textile - studied under Martel Wiegand
University of Essen and Duisburg, Germany
Master’s Degree in Fine Arts and Textile Education for Secondary Schools, Oberhausen, Germany
Professional Experience
1981 - 1990 Teacher for Fine Arts and Textile at Secondary Schools (Gymnasium) in Germany