Curriculum Vitae
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Personal |
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Born in Romania 1931. Emigrated to Israel 1950. Emigrated to United States 1958. Maintained an art studio in Seattle 1972–1976; in Bellevue 1976–2019. Died in Seattle 2019. |
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Education |
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Seamstress accreditation, Romania, 1950. Technical drafting apprenticeship, Israel, 1950–1952. B.A., Mathematics, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel, 1957. Drawing and Design Classes, University of Washington, Seattle, c. 1963–1968. Weaving and Painting Classes, Factory of Visual Art, Seattle, 1969–1970. Weaving, Metalwork, and Wood Carving Classes, Camden Institute, London; 1970–1971. |
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Solo Exhibitions |
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1973 |
“Five Award Winners,” Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA. |
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1976 |
“Dina Barzel, Fiber/John Takehara, Ceramics/Donald Douglas, Metals,” Gallery of Contemporary Crafts, Portland, OR. |
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1977 |
“Dina Barzel—Fiber in 3 Dimensions,” University Gallery, Boise, ID. |
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1990 |
“John Takehara—Ceramics, Dina Barzel—Sculpture,” Sun Valley Center Gallery, Ketchum, ID. |
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1996 |
“Dina Barzel—Fiber Sculpture,“ Greg Kucera Gallery, Seattle, WA. |
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1997 |
"Sculpture by Dina Barzel,” Gallery Space, Bellevue Community College, Bellevue, WA. |
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2000 |
"Dina Barzel Small Sculpture,” Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle, WA. |
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2007 |
“A Delicate Balance,” Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle, WA. |
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2013 |
“New Work,” Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle, WA. |
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Group Exhibitions |
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1972 |
“Crafts 72,” Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA. Juried. |
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1973 |
“Northwest Craftsman,” Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA. Juried. |
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“Bodycraft,” Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR. Invitational. |
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“Crafts 73,” Cheney Cowles Memorial Museum, Spokane, WA. Invitational. |
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1974 |
“Invitational Textile Show,” Panaca Gallery, Bellevue, WA. Invitational. |
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“Crafts 74,” Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA. Juried. |
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1975 |
“Fiber Arts in the Bay Area,” Palo Alto Cultural Center, Palo Alto, CA. Invitational. |
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1976 |
“Fiber Structures,” Linda Farris Gallery, Seattle, WA. Invitational. |
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“Fiber Structures,” Carnegie Institute Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA. Juried. |
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“The City of Seattle Selects II,” Seattle, WA. Invitational. |
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“Northwest Designer Craftsmen,” Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA. Northwest Designer Craftsmen show. |
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1977 |
“Northwest 77,” Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA. Invitational. Painting and Sculpture. |
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“Invitational Crafts,” Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA. |
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1978 |
“Salute to Joan Mondale,” Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA. Invitational. |
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“Northwest Designer Craftsmen,” Gallery of Contemporary Crafts, Portland, OR. Northwest Designer Craftsmen show. |
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“Crafts 78,” Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA. Invitational. |
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1980 |
“Felting,” American Craft Museum, New York, NY. |
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“Natural Fibers,” Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA. Invitational. |
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1981 |
“Felt and Burnish,” Contemporary Artisans, San Francisco, CA. Invitational. |
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1982 |
“New Directions: Clay and Fiber,” Gray Art Gallery, Greensville, NC. Invitational. |
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“Three-Dimensional Textile Structures,” N.W. Craft Center Gallery, Seattle, WA. Juried. |
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1983 |
“National Fiber Exhibition,” Traver Sutton Gallery, Seattle, WA. Invitational. |
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“I.F.R.A.A.—Liturgical Art in Architecture,” Arlington, VA. Juried. |
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“Regional Crafts: An Historical View,” Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA. Invitational. |
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1984 |
“Vessels,” Cerulean Blue Gallery, Seattle, WA. Invitational. |
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“Northwest Designer Craftsmen,” Northwest Craft Center Gallery, Seattle, WA. Invitational. |
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“Crafts ’84,” Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA. Invitational. |
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1986 |
“10/40 Anniversary Celebration,” Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA. Invitational. |
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“Art Work/Working Art,” Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA. Invitational. |
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“Craft Today: Poetry of the Physical,” American Craft Museum, New York, NY. Invitational, Inaugural Exhibition. |
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1987 |
“Fibers and Form,” Bumbershoot, Seattle Center, Seattle, WA. Invitational. |
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“Art Expo,” Seattle Trade Center, Seattle, WA. Juried. |
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1988 |
“Contemporary Textiles,” Linda Hodges Gallery, Seattle, WA. Invitational. |
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“Northwest Designer Craftsmen show,” North Central Washington Museum. |
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1989 |
“Craft Today,” USA European Tour Opening at Musee Des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France. Invitational. |
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“Washington Crafts Then and Now,” Centennial Exhibition, Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA. Invitational. |
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1990 |
“Northwest Designer Craftsmen,” Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA. Juried. |
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1991 |
“Northwest Annual,” Center on Contemporary Arts Gallery, Seattle, WA. Juried. |
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“Masterworks,” Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA. Invitational. |
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“Northwest Designer Craftsmen,” Janet Houston Gallery, La Conner, WA. Invitational. |
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1994 |
“Northwest Designer Craftsmen,” Art Center Gallery, Seattle, WA. Invitational. |
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“14th Annual Northwest International Art Competition,” Whatcom Museum of History and Art, Bellingham, WA. Juried. |
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1995 |
“Northwest Designer Craftsmen,” Port Angeles Fine Art Center, Port Angeles, WA. Invitational. |
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1996 |
Bellevue Sculpture Exhibition Center, Meydenbauer Center, Bellevue, WA. |
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“Hat, Glove, Shoe,” Northwest Designer Craftsmen at Washington State Convention Center. |
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2001 |
Summer 2001 Exhibition, University House, Seattle, WA. Invitational. |
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Pleasure Craft, Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA. Juried. |
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2004 |
“Looking Forward, Glancing Back: Northwest Designer Craftsmen at 50,” Whatcom Museum of History and Art, Bellingham, WA, and on tour. |
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2006 |
“Clay and Related Materials,” Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle WA. Four gallery artists. |
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2008 |
“Couple,” Bellevue Arts Museum one-year installation, Bellevue, WA. |
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2009 |
“Happy Birthday Francine,” Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle, WA. Gallery artists. |
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2011 |
“New Work,” Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle, WA. Six gallery artists. |
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2012 |
“High Fiber Diet,” Bellevue Arts Museum, Bellevue, WA. Juried biennial exhibition. |
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2014 |
“Reaching Beyond Northwest Designer Craftsmen at 60,” Whatcom Museum, Bellingham, WA. Juried anniversary exhibition. |
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2019 |
“Strange,” Berkeley Museum of Art and Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley, CA. |
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Awards |
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1972 |
First Prize Weaving. “Crafts 72,” Tacoma Art Museum. |
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1973 |
First Prize Weaving. “Northwest Craftsman,” Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington. |
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1974 |
First Prize Weaving. “Crafts 74,” Tacoma Art Museum. |
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1976 |
Best Sculptural Award. “Fiber Structures,” Carnegie Institute Museum of Art. |
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“The City of Seattle Selects II” Commission Award. |
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1979 |
Special Commendation in the Washington State Honors Program for Visual Artists. |
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1983 |
Award of Honor. “I.F.R.A.A.—Liturgical Art in Architecture. |
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1989 |
Bellevue Arts Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Arts. |
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Public Collections |
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American Folk Art Museum, New York, NY. |
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AT&T Gateway Tower, Seattle, WA. |
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Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, Bainbridge Island, WA. |
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Berkeley Art Museum, UC-Berkeley, Berkeley, CA. |
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Henry Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA. |
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Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary, New York, NY. |
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Museum of Northwest Art, La Conner, WA. |
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Racine Art Museum, Racine, WI. |
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Seattle City Light, Seattle, WA. |
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Swedish Cancer Institute, Arnold Pavilion, Seattle, WA. |
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Swedish Hospital, Orthopedic Wing, Seattle, WA. |
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Temple Beth Am, Seattle, WA. |
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Digital Collections |
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Friends of Fiber Art International. American Craft Council Digital Collection. |
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Archives |
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Dina Barzel papers, approximately 1950-2017. University of Washington Pacific Northwest Collection. https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv645224?q=barzel |
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Books |
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Crockett, Candace. The Complete Spinning Book. New York: Watson-Guptill Publications, 1977. Color plates, pp. 149 and 152. |
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Emery, Irene. Fiber Structures. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1976, p. 25. |
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Regensteiner, Else. A Weaver’s Study Course: Ideas and Techniques, New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1975, pp. 139–40. |
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Watson-Jones, Virginia. Contemporary American Women Sculptors. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press, 1986. |
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National Publications |
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American Craft (August/September 1980), 7. Winifred Lutz, “Felting,” 2–9. |
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Artweek (May 8, 1976), 5. |
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Artweek (April 14, 1984), 4. |
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Craft Horizons (December 1973). Jeanne Metzger, “Five Award Winners,” 52–53. |
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Craft Horizons (April 1976). Susanna Campbell Kuo, “Dina Barzel–John Takehara—Donald Douglas,” 63. |
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Craft Today: Poetry of the Physical, American Craft Council (1986). |
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Craft Today USA. American Craft Museum (1989), 45. |
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Faith and Form (Spring, 1984), 26. |
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Fiberarts (1977), No. 6. |
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Shuttle, Spindle, and Dyepot (Spring 1973), 26. |
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Shuttle, Spindle, and Dyepot (Winter 1974), 84. |
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Shuttle, Spindle, and Dyepot (Summer 1975), 92. |
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Surface Design (Summer 2013, 62. |
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Press |
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Chambers, Karen S. “Important New York Exhibit Has A Strong Washington Influence.” Seattle Times (October 26, 1986). |
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Hackett, Regina. “Stellar Exhibits Put the Bellevue Arts Museum Back on this Critic's Map.” Seattle Post-Intelligencer (January 4, 2008). |
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Lindberg, Ted. “Dina Barzel: Small Sculpture” (2000). http://preview-art.com/oldsite/previews/00-04/1.DinaBarzel.html |
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