Avy Loftus 350 Prince Arthur St. West, D2903, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H2X 3R4 E-mail: [email protected] ; [email protected] Website: www.avy.ca ; peaceloveandhopeproject.blogspot.ca

SOLO EXHIBITIONS (& BATIK WORKSHOPS) - The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (invitation, during les journees de la culture)* 2020 Interdisciplinary cultural project: batik, dance and 2002 Espace Adagio, Hotel Delta Montreal pedagogy, arteSPACE, Concordia University, Batik Exhibition: Traditional and modern Montreal (invitation) (selection, followed by a batik workshop 2019 Interdisciplinary project: batik, dance, photography during les journees de la culture)*

and pedagogy, Grad Studio, Concordia University, 1997 Indonesian Landscapes Exhibition, Studio 51, Montreal (selection) St. Paul East, Old Montreal (selection)

2016 Avy Loftus - Motifs Autochtones, 1995 Friendship for the 21st Century, JICA - Musée des maîtres et artisans du Québec (Japanese International Corporation Agency - Jakarta Textile Museum, Indonesia (selection) programme (selection)* 2015 Gallery RCA, Montreal (selection)* Tokyo, Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Osaka, Kyoto,

Karuisawa and Gunma 2013 Peace, love & Hope, NAEA Convention, Forth Worth, Texas, USA (selection)* * Working as an artist, art educator and curator Indonesian Embassy, Washington DC, USA (invitation) GROUP EXHIBITIONS th 2012 Peace, Love & Hope, 25 Creativ Festival, Metro Convention Centre, Toronto (selection)* 2020 Quilt of Belonging: Invitation project

2011 Peace, Love & Hope, The Asian-African Woodlands Cultural Centre, Brantford, ON Conferences Museum, Bandung, Indonesia (selection) 2019 Women’s Art Society Annual Exhibition, LivArt, Montreal (selection) 2011 Peace, Love & Hope, The World Children Festival, the National Mall, Washington DC 2018 Women’s Art Society Annual Exhibition, (selection)* Grey Nuns, Concordia University, Montreal (selection) 2011 Peace, Love & Hope, Museum Textile, Jakarta, Indonesia (selection) Quilt of Belonging: Invitation project - International conference of the Parliament 2010 Peace, Love & Hope, The Chicago Children’s of the World’s Religions, Toronto

Museum (invitation) th 2017 Celebration – 15 Anniversary ACWA, Musée 2009 Peace, Love & Hope, Middfest International des maîtres et artisans du Québec Festival, Ohio, USA (invitation)* Shield of Athena Arts Auction (selection) 2009 Peace, Love & Hope, International Children Day, CCCM- Montreal (invitation)* Quilt of Belonging: Invitation project - Ottawa City Hall 2009 Peace, Love & Hope, International Salmon - The Cotton Factory Festival, Ireland (selection) - CNE (Canadian National Exhibition), Toronto

2009 Peace, Love & Hope, All the Colours of the 2016 Shield of Athena Arts Auction (selection) World, Stewart Hall, Pointe-Claire Cultural Centre, Quebec (selection)* Quilt of Belonging: Invitation project Royal Kingston Curling Club, Kingston, 2008 The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (Peace, Ontario (selection) Love & Hope first exhibition) 2015 Women’s Art Society Annual Exhibition, 2004 Batik: Traditional and Modern, Marsil E.K. Voland Gallery (selection) Museum, St. Lambert (selection) Gallery RCA, Montreal (selection) 2003 Batik Exhibition: Traditional and modern Shield of Athena Arts Auction (selection) (followed by batik workshops): - Harbour Front, Toronto (selection) - Canadian Museum of Civilization (for the children), Ottawa (invitation) 1 2014 Women’s Art Society Annual Exhibition, 9th International Miniature Art Biennial, Gallery Fabienne Rhein (selection) Salle Augustin-Chenier, Temiscamingue,

Ville-Marie, Quebec (selection) Shield of Athena Arts Auction (selection)

Quilt of Belonging: Invitation project The 10th Annual Landscapes Juried - CAPAM Common-wealth Conference, Online International Exhibition, Omaha, Nebraska, USA (selection) Putrajaya International Convention Centre, Malaysia; Bermuda Arts Society Exhibition, City - NAV Canada Conference Centre Hall, Hamilton, Bermuda (selection)

Cornwall, Ontario; 2007 Women’s Art Society Annual - American Quilter's Society AQS Quilt Exhibition, Tudor Hall, Ogilvy (selection) Week 2014-DeVos Place Convention Centre, Michigan, USA; Arts Auction, PBS Mountainlake, - Debajehmujig Creation Centre, Stewart Museum at the Fort, Ile Sainte- Manitowaning, Manitoulin Island, Ontario Helene & North Country Cultural Centre for the Arts, Plattsburg, NY, USA 2013 Shield of Athena Arts Auction (selection) (selection)

Quilt of Belonging: Invitation project Quilt of Belonging: The Invitation Project, NAV Canada Conference Centre Cornwall, Ontario

- Glenbow Museum, Calgary, Alberta; 2012 Reflection – 10th Anniversary ACWA, Musée des International Quilt Festival, maîtres et artisans du Québec - George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, Texas Shield of Athena Arts Auction (selection) - Woodlands Cultural Centre, Brantford, Quilt of Belonging: Invitation project Ontario (invitation) Musée des Abénakis, Odanak, Quebec Cheongju Biennale International Art and 2011 Women’s Art Society Annual Exhibition, Crafts Exhibition and Competition, S. Tudor Hall, Ogilvy (selection) Korea (selection) Quilt of Belonging: The Invitation Project Bermuda Arts Society Exhibition, City Hall, - Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba Hamilton, Bermuda (selection) International Plowing Match, - Chûtes à Blondeau (Hawkesbury),Ontario The 9th Annual Landscapes Juried - Salon des métiers d'art du Québec, Montreal Online International Exhibition, Omaha, Nebraska, USA (selection) 2010 Quilt of Belonging: The Invitation Project - G20 Summit, Toronto 2006 Women’s Art Society Annual Exhibition, - 2010 Winter Olympics, Surrey Art Gallery, Tudor Hall, Ogilvy (selection)

British Columbia (selection) Arts Auction, PBS Mountainlake, McCord - Maison de la Culture Frontenac, Montreal Museum, Montreal & North Country Cultural - International Rotary Festival, Montreal Centre for the Arts, Plattsburg, NY, USA Bermuda Arts Society Exhibition, City Hall, (selection) Hamilton, Bermuda (selection) 8th International Miniature Art Biennial, Salle 2009 Women’s Art Society Annual Exhibition, Augustin-Chenier, Temiscamingue, Ville- Tudor Hall, Ogilvy (selection) Marie, Quebec (selection)

Arts Auction, PBS Mountainlake, USA The 40th Memorial International Enamelling (selection) Art Exhibition, Ueno Royal Museum, Tokyo, Japan (selection) Quilt of Belonging: The Invitation Project - Cornwall Civic Complex, Ontario The 8th Annual Judeo-Christian Art Juried - Metro Toronto Convention Centre, ON Online International Exhibition, Omaha, - House of Commons and Senate Reception, Nebraska, USA (selection) Aga Khan Foundation, Ottawa (invitation) Bermuda Arts Society Exhibition, City Hall, 2008 Women’s Art Society Annual Exhibition, Hamilton, Bermuda (selection) Tudor Hall, Ogilvy (selection) Quilt of Belonging: The Invitation Project, Quilt of Belonging: The Invitation Project, - Kattitavik Town Hall, Nunavic, QC - Canadian National Exhibition, Toronto - Community Centre, Rankin Inlet, Nunavut (invitation) Territory - Centre des congres de Quebec, Quebec City, - Midnight Sun Rec Complex, Inuvik, Quebec Inuvialvit, Northwest Territories

2 - Legislative Assembly, Yellowknife, NT PROFESSIONAL TRAININGS AND DEVELOPMENT Surrey Art Gallery, BC - Western Development Museum, Saskatoon, 2003 SOFA Chicago, educational sessions on art Sakatchewan galleries in Chicago, artistic portfolio, taxation,

2005 Women’s Art Society Annual Exhibition, Tudor Hall, recent export-import regulations, etc., Chicago, Ogilvy, Montreal (selection) USA (selection - Canadian General Consulate, Chicago) Artists Auction, PBS Mountain Lake, Steward Museum, Île St. Helene (selection) 2002 Traditional Batik, Sido Mukti, Pekalongan, Java, Indonesia (independent training and research) Invitation Project: Quilt of Belonging, Canada Museum of Civilization, Ottawa 1999 Lithography, The Saidye Bronfman Centre School of Fine Arts (selection)

World Batik Exhibition and Conference, 1998 Japanese Ceramic and Pottery, The Boston, Massachusetts, USA (selection – Saidye Bronfman Centre School of Fine Arts only 40 artists selected from 5 continents) Japanese Calligraphy, The Saidye 2004 Women’s Art Society Annual Exhibition, Tudor Bronfman Centre School of Fine Arts Hall, Ogilvy (selection) 1997 Painting: Light and Volume, The Saidye Artists Auction, PBS Mountain Lake, Steward Bronfman Centre School of Fine Arts

Museum, Île St. Helene (selection) Photography, The Saidye Bronfman 7th International Miniature Art Biennial, Salle Centre School of Fine Arts

Augustin-Chénier, Témiscamingue, Ville-Marie, Japanese art courses, JCCM (Japanese Quebec (selection) Cultural Centre of Montreal)

Seagram Gallery, Centaur Theatre visual 1996 From Drawing to Painting – A Classical exhibition, Old Montreal (invitation) Approach, The Saidye Bronfman Centre International Tourism and Travel Show, Place School of Fine Arts Bonaventure (invitation) Big Paintings, The Saidye Bronfman

Centre School of Fine Arts 2002 Artists Auction, PBS Mountain Lake Museum, Plattsburg, USA (selection) 1995 Introduction to Japanese educational system (Tokyo), kimono, shibori, ikebana, Asian Canadian Women Artists 1st Exhibition, tea ceremony and silk printing (Kyoto), Delta Hotel (invitation)* Japan

2001 International Tourism and Travel Show, Place Bonaventure (invitation) AWARDS & GRANTS 2000 International Tourism and Travel Show, Place Bonaventure Montreal (invitation) 2019 Concordia Mobility Grant

1999 Montreal Asian Heritage Festival, Maison de la 2018 Concordia FOFA and Mobility Grant

culture Frotenac (selection) 2017 Concordia Fellowship Grant

1998 International exhibition: The Quest of Water, 2016 BNI 46 Grant, Jakarta, Indonesia La Biosphère, Île St.Helene (selection) 2013 Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Montreal Asian Heritage Festival, Maison de la culture Frotenac (selection) 2012 Conseil des arts de Montreal Grant (through Musée des maîtres et artisans du Québec) Southeast Asia Week Art Exhibition, Asia Pacific Foundation, Complexe Desjardins (selection) 2012 TELUS (through Musée des maîtres et artisans du Québec) 1997 Annual Students’ Exhibition, The Saidye Bronfman Centre School of Fine Arts (invitation) 2007 Fiber work- Honorable Mention, Cheongju Biennale International Art and Crafts 1996 International Tourism and Travel Show, Place Exhibition and Competition, S. Korea Bonaventure (selection) 1998 Canadian Heritage Grant (through MAHF) Annual Students’ Exhibition, The Saidye Bronfman Centre School of Fine Arts (selection) 1997 Third prize (Nashi and Nashi with narrative th Painting Exhibition- Le Vote Ethnique, Art drawings), The 8 Japanese speech contest of Quebec, Université de Montréal Depot, Montreal (selection) 1996 Canadian Arts Council Grant (through MAHF)

3 1995 JICA Grant for Art education 2001-now President, Asian Canadian Women Artist 1994 Kartini Award, Jakarta, Indonesia (volunteer job) 1993 Sinar Mas Award, Jakarta, Indonesia 2003 Canadian artist delegation to SOFA 1992 Atma Jaya Award, Jakarta, Indonesia Chicago, USA

EDUCATION 2002-10 Art animator during Les Journees de la Culture, MMFA M.A. (Art Education), Concordia University 2002-03 Federation Promotion Chair, Business B.A. (Language and Art), Atma Jaya Catholic and Professional Women (Montreal University, Jakarta, Indonesia chapter)

B.A. (Education), Atma Jaya Catholic University, Jakarta, Indonesia 2002 Artistic Director, Oriental Exposition, Old Montreal Diploma (Fine Arts), The Saidye Bronfman Centre School of Fine Arts, Montreal 1999-01 Artistic Coordinator/Animator for Children

Diploma (Public Relations), John Robert Powers International Summer Festival, Ireland

1998 Art educator, Kells Academy, Montreal

PUBLICATION and WRITE-UPS 1997-98 Public Relations Director, Global Beauty Quest, Montreal Celebration, 15th Anniversary, Asian Canadian Women Artists, Musée des maîtres et artisans 1996-97 Fundraising chair, Indonesian liaison, du Québe, 2017 Montreal Asian Heritage Festival (now: Festival Accèss Asie) Avy Loftus, Indonesian Aboriginal Motifs, Musée des maîtres et artisans du Québe, 2016 1995 Indonesian delegation to JICA - 21st

Coverbook and Batik artwork – a part of century friendship programme, Japan Friendship beyond Borders, Celebrating Sixty years of Indonesian-Canadian Bilateral Ties, Embassy of Indonesia, Ottawa, 2013

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: th Reflection, 10 Anniversary, Asian Canadian Women Artists, Musée des maîtres et artisans Asian Canadian Women Artists (ACWA) du Québe, 2012 (2002-Present) An artist dream, a part of the Invitation project – the quilt of belonging/ la courtepointe de Bermuda Society of Arts (BSA) l’appartenance, Boston Mills, 2005 (2000-2011)

The Avmor Building, Batik - a part of The Avmor English Language Arts Network (ELAN) Collection/ La Collection Avmor, Avmor Art and (2014-Present) Cultural Foundation, 2004. (Legal deposits: National Library of Canada) Montreal Trainers Group (MTG)

(2000-Present) Indonesian natural paintings and Batik – a part of Friendship beyond Borders, Celebrating Fifty National Art Education Association (NAEA) years of Indonesian-Canadian Bilateral Ties, (2013-Present) DFAIT and Embassy of Indonesia, Ottawa, 2003 The Textile Society of America (TSA) Write ups in newspapers and journals (available (2018-Present) upon request) Women’s Art Society of Montreal (WASM) (2000-Present) PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Regroupment des artistes en arts visuels du 2017-2018 Teaching Assistant, Concordia University Quebec (RAAV) (1998-2002) 2014-now Artist, Culture in School program, MES

2008-now Art educator, MMFA

2007-now Director, Peace, Love & Hope Project 4