Marian Bijlenga finds her inspiration in everything around her. Often this is nature, but also patterns in walls, floors, sandpaper, fish scales. She makes objects and develops structures. She uses textile materials such as cotton, paper and horsehair. Not the material is her starting point, but the form. Her fascination is the line, graphological signs such as the alphabet, writing, cardiograms, Chinese characters and fractals. The rhythm of the lines and the space between them. She uses the contrasts to create a form with a personal handwriting. Her technique and choice of materials is obvious, the line is the thread. The suppleness of textiles offers her the greatest possible freedom to achieve her goal: to find new forms, sometimes in clear transparent structures, sometimes in dense complex patterns.
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In her life as an artist, Marian Bijlenga has received many awards that express appreciation for her idiosyncratic choices and never-ending creativity. Starting at the Rietveld Academy textile department, she soon made the craft aspect of working with textiles subordinate to the visual qualities. As a result, she gained recognition from many collectors and museums at home and abroad.
2018 Grand Prix of Bozena Augustinova, Textile Art of Today, Bratislava
2010 Bavarian State Prize, Exempla, Munich, BRD
2009 ZOOM, Prize of Slovak Textile Artists Association, Bratislava
2002 OBG Award, International Textile Art Biennale, Belfast, UK
2002 Biennale prize, 2nd International Tapestry Art Biennale, Beijing, China
2001 Bronze medal, 10th Textile triennial, Lodz, Poland
1999 Excellence Award, 6th International Textile Competition, Kyoto, Japan
1998 Sincol Prize, 4th "In Our Hands" Competition, Nagoya, Japan
1996 Betonac Prize, 4th International Betonac Prize, Belgium
1995 Outstanding Prize Lacquered Textile Contest, Komatsu, Japan
1994 Profileprize, Foundation Profile, Amsterdam Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam
Museums:
Dutch Textile Museum,Tilburg
Government Collection, The Hague
Dutch Costume Museum, The Hague
Miniature Museum of Contemporary Art, NL
Stedelijk Museum, Schiedam
Centraal Museum,Utrecht
CODA Museum , Apeldoorn
Craftmuseum, Finland
Longhouse Reserve, USA
Museum of Art & Design, New York, USA
Musée des Beaux-Arts et de la Dentelle, Calais, France
Musëe Marzelles, Marmande, France
Musée d'Angers, France
HOMA- Honolulu Museum of Arts, Hawaii
Corporate collections
SVB Social Insurance Bank
LUMC Leiden University Medical Centre
AMC Amsterdam Medical Center
UMCU University Medical Center Utrecht
AFM Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets
BUZA Ministry of Foreign Affairs
BiZa Ministry of the Interior Affairs
2018 Grand Prix of Bozena Augustinova, Textile Art of Today, Bratislava
2010 Bavarian State Prize, Exempla, Munich, BRD
2009 ZOOM, Prize of Slovak Textile Artists Association, Bratislava
2002 OBG Award, International Textile Art Biennale, Belfast, UK
2002 Biennale prize, 2nd International Tapestry Art Biennale, Beijing, China
2001 Bronze medal, 10th Textile triennial, Lodz, Poland
1999 Excellence Award, 6th International Textile Competition, Kyoto, Japan
1998 Sincol Prize, 4th "In Our Hands" Competition, Nagoya, Japan
1996 Betonac Prize, 4th International Betonac Prize, Belgium
1995 Outstanding Prize Lacquered Textile Contest, Komatsu, Japan
1994 Profileprize, Foundation Profile, Amsterdam Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam
Museums:
Dutch Textile Museum,Tilburg
Government Collection, The Hague
Dutch Costume Museum, The Hague
Miniature Museum of Contemporary Art, NL
Stedelijk Museum, Schiedam
Centraal Museum,Utrecht
CODA Museum , Apeldoorn
Craftmuseum, Finland
Longhouse Reserve, USA
Museum of Art & Design, New York, USA
Musée des Beaux-Arts et de la Dentelle, Calais, France
Musëe Marzelles, Marmande, France
Musée d'Angers, France
HOMA- Honolulu Museum of Arts, Hawaii
Corporate collections
SVB Social Insurance Bank
LUMC Leiden University Medical Centre
AMC Amsterdam Medical Center
UMCU University Medical Center Utrecht
AFM Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets
BUZA Ministry of Foreign Affairs
BiZa Ministry of the Interior Affairs
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MARIAN BIJLENGA, 1954 Loenersloot, NL
Education: Gerrit Rietveld Academie Amsterdam, Textiles, 1977-1982
Awards:
2018 Grand Prix of Bozena Augustinova, Textile Art of Today, Bratislava
2010 Bavarian State Prize, Exempla, Munich, BRD
2009 ZOOM, Prize of Slovak Textile Artists Association, Bratislava
2002 OBG Award, International Textile Art Biennale, Belfast, UK
2002 Biennale prize, 2nd International Tapestry Art Biennale, Beijing, China
2001 Bronze medaille, 10th Textile triennial, Lodz, Poland
1999 Excellence Award, 6th International Textile Competition, Kyoto, Japan
1998 Sincol Prize, 4th “In Our Hands” Competition, Nagoya, Japan
1996 Betonac Prize,4th International Betonac Prize, Belgium
1995 Outstanding Prize Lacquered Textile Contest, Komatsu, Japan
1994 Profielprize, Stichting Profiel, Amsterdam
Selected Exhibitions: solo/duo
2026- Tribal Design, Amsterdam
2026- Zephyrus Art Resort, Chenzhou, China
2025- Galerie Franzis Engels, Amsterdam
2024- Galerie Ramakers, The Hague
2023- Galerie Franzis Engels, Amsterdam
2022- Galerie Agnes Raben, Vorden
Asemic Art, Galerie Chimaera, Schiedam
2020- Kunstrai, Galerie Franzis Engels, Amsterdam, NL
2019- Constellation- Honolulu Museum of Art, Hawaii
Finding Form- Flow gallery, London, UK
2018- Galerie Agnes Raben, Vorden
Galerie Franzis Engels, Amsterdam
2017- Fiber & Form, Flow gallery, London, UK
Universum, Raum für Kunst und Natur, Bonn,DE
Pas de Deux, Villa Friede, Bonn, DE
2015- Linked Spaces, LaKazerna, Bad Nieuweschans
Galerie Agnes Raben, Vorden
2014- Schattenschaetze- Raum für Kunst und Natur, Bonn, DE
Ginder, Museum De Speeltoren, Monnickendam
2013- Resonantie- Galerie Agnes Raben- Vorden
Infectie- PuntWG- Amsterdam
2012- Galerie Kunst is Kunst, Amsterdam
Galerie Agnes Raben, Vorden
Musëe Marzelles, Marmande, France
2011- Schubben, zout en zeewier,Galerie 59, Amsterdam
2010- 10xxx, Tricotfabriek, Winterswijk
2009- Palimpsest, Cervini Haas Gallery, Scottsdale, USA
2008- Palimpsest I + II, Museum Waterland, Purmerend
2004- Dots & Dashes, Ned. Textielmuseum, Tilburg
2003- Tercera gallery, Palo Alto, USA
2002- Gallerymateria, Scottsdale, USA
2000- Gallery/Gallery, Kyoto, Japan
Selected exhibitions: Group
2026- UNFOLDING STORIES: THE ART IN PAPER, Honin Gallery, Chengdu, China
TRANSFORMATIONS: Dialogues in art and material, BGA, USA
2025- MASTERLY AND MATERIALITY, Silvermine Art galleries, BGA, USA
CROSS COLLECTING, Galerie Ramakers, The Hague
2024- WELLEN,WOGEN,WIRBEL, Galerie Handwerk, Munchen, DE
DISCOURS, Art across generations.., Browngrotta Arts, USA
THE ART AQUATIC, Browngrotta Arts, Wilton, USA
MAKING MEMORIES, Flow’s 25th Anniversary, Londen, UK
2023- COLLECT, Flow gallery, Somerset house, Londen, UK
GEOMETRY IN TEXTILE ART, Saxon Art Gallery, Budapest, HU
ZERO 23, Galerie Kellermann, Düsseldorf, DE
2022- CROWDSOURCING THE COLLECTIVE, Browngrotta Arts, Wilton, USA
ALLIES FOR ART, Work from NATO related countries, BG Arts, Wilton, USA
TEXTILE ART OF TODAY-VI , Museum Uherske Hradiste, CZ
EUROPEAN PRIZE FOR APPLIED ARTS, Artesaniacat, Barcelona, ES
2021- COOL BLUE YELLOW C, Galerie Ramakers, Den Haag, NL
LOST & FOUND, Galerie Kellermann, Düsseldorf, DE
EUROPEAN PRIZE FOR APPLIED ARTS, Mons, Belgium
TEXTILE ART OF TODAY, Danubiana Museum, Bratislava, SK
2020- FOR THE LOVE OF ART, Galerie Ramakers, Den Haag, NL
A DOODLE A DAY, Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam, NL
SOMMER 2020, Galerie Kellermann, Düsseldorf, DE
CORONA ARCHIVES, Nieuw Dakota, Amsterdam, NL
EENVOUD EN ESSENTIE, Artphy, Onstwedde, NL
BIGART, Galerie Franzis Engels, Zaandam, NL
KUNSTRAI, Galerie Franzis Engels, Amsterdam, NL
VOLUME 50: Chronicling Fiber for Three Decades, Browngrotta Arts, USA
2019- STRUKTUREN!- Galerie Kellermann, Dusseldorf, DE
COLLECT, Flow gallery, Londen, UK
IDENTITY & INTERSECTION, Browngrotta arts, Wilton, USA
2018-EUROPEAN PRIZE FOR APPLIED ARTS, Mons, Belgium
TEXTILE ART OF TODAY, Danubiana Museum, Bratislava, SK
DOTS, CIRCLES AND SPHERES, Galerie Handwerk, Munich, DE
KOREA BOJAGI FORUM EXHIBITION, Seoul, South Korea
THE EYE IS THE CENTRE, Ketelfactory, Schiedam, NL
BLUE/GREEN, Browngrotta Arts, Wilton, USA
KLEUR & ABSTRACTIE, Textile Museum, Tilburg, NL
100% PLANTAARDIG, LaKaserna, Bad Nieuweschans, NL
ASIA EUROPE III, Jan. Monkutes-Marks Museum, Kedainiai, Lithuania
2017-COLLECT, Flow gallery, Londen, UK
STILL CRAZY…, Browngrotta arts, Wilton, USA
LIBRES COMME L'ART, XIe Triennale mini textiles, Musée d’Angers, France
ABSTRAKT, Kunstliefde, Utrecht
PLUNGE , Browngrotta Arts, New Bedford Art Museum, USA
ASIA EUROPE III, Central Museum of Textiles, Lodz, Poland
2016-CHEMINS CROISÉ, WCC.bf, Mons, Belgium
ARTBOOM, Browngrotta arts, Wilton, USA
TEGENDRAADS, Galerie Witteveen, Amsterdam
COLOURS OF SEASON, Galerie Ramakers, Den Haag
BOJAGI FORUM, Suwon Museum of Art, South Korea
ASIA EUROPE III, Textil Museum Krefeld, Germany
SOFA CHICAGO, Browngrotta arts, Chicago, USA
2015-ZERO SQUARED- Dutch Textile museum, Tilburg
Art Karlsruhe- Galerie Franzis Engels, Karlsruhe, DE
Meister der Moderne- International Trade Fair, München, DE
DELICACIES- Galerie Ramakers, The Hague, NL
2014-BENOVW- Espace Enny, Laag-Keppel, NL
EEN WINTERTUIN- Galerie Ramakers, The Hague, NL
ASIA-EUROPE II- Textilmuseum Krefeld, DE
RUUDUKKO-IZGARA: Marmara Univ., Istanbul, TR
OF TWO MINDS, Gallery Browngrotta, Wilton, USA
2013-AAF- Hamburg- Galerie Kunst is Kunst, DE
STRINGS- Designgalerie Vlaanderen- Brussel , BE
SLOW FREEZE- Gemak- Den Haag
2012 LANGSAM UND LEISE, Kunstlerforum, Bonn, DE
SENSE OF PLACE, Art Alliance, Philadelphia, USA
EUROPEAN PRIZE FOR APPLIED ARTS, Mons, Belgium
PAPERWORKS, Flinngallery, Greenwich, USA
TALLINN APPLIED ART TRIENNIAL, Tallinn, Estonia
2011 GOING DUTCH, Flow Gallery, London, UK
TRACES, Gregg Museum, Raleigh, USA
GALLERY OF PRIZEWINNERS, Gallery Handwerk, Munich,DE
WOVEN WORLD-The five continents, International Triennial Textile Arts, Tournai, Belgium
STIMULUS, ART AND ITS INCEPTION, Browngrotta Arts, Wilton, USA
PEINDRE AUTREMENT, Instituut Neerlandais, Paris, France
2010 EXEMPLA 2010, Munchen, DE
SOFA NY, Browngrotta Arts, New York, USA
EUNIQUE, Top of Europe, Karlsruhe, DE
INSPIRATION BY PAPER, Gallery X, Bratislava, SK
Museum Collections
Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam
Dutch Textile Museum,Tilburg
Government Collection, The Hague
Dutch Costume Museum, The Hague
Miniature Museum of Contemporary Art, NL
Stedelijk Museum, Schiedam
Centraal Museum, Utrecht
CODA Museum , Apeldoorn
Craftmuseum, Finland
Longhouse Reserve, USA
Museum of Art & Design, New York, USA
Musée des Beaux-Arts et de la Dentelle, Calais, France
Musëe Marzelles, Marmande, France
Musée d’Angers, France
HOMA- Honolulu Museum of Arts, Hawaii
Racine Art Museum, Wisconsin, USA
Corporate Collections
SVB Sociale Verzekerings Bank
LUMC Leids Univ. Medisch Centrum
AMC Amsterdams Medisch Centrum
UMCU Univ. Medisch Centrum Utrecht
AFM Autoriteit Financiële Markten
BZ Ministerie voor Buitenlandse Zaken
Artist in residence
2006 EKWC, Brick project, Den Bosch, NL
2008 NES, Skagastrond, Iceland
2008 Van Tetterode, Glas project, Amsterdam, NL
2009 Espace Bajidala, Segou, Mali
2016 Polranny Pirates, Ireland
2026 NY-20+, Chengdu, China
2026 Polranny Pirates, Ireland
Bibliographie, a choice
Round Transparency, Oeuvre Catalogue, Gert Staal- 1993- ISBN 978-94-6226-114-3
Beyond Weaving: International ArtTextiles- 2006- ISBN 1-930230-34-6
10th Wave III: Art Textiles and Fiber Sculpture- 2009- ISBN 1-930230-38-9
Art Textiles of the World: THE NETHERLANDS, Telos Art Publishing, 2001
Written Weed, Hein Elferink, Marian Bijlenga, Hardcover limited edition of 400, 2004
Stimulus: art and its inception- 2011- ISBN 1-930230-40-0
Retro/Prospective: 25+ Years of Art Textiles and Sculpture- 2012- ISBN 1-930230-41-9
Portfolio Series, Vol.2 : Marian Bijlenga, Telos Art Publishing- 2000
Machine Stitch, A&C Black Publishers, UK- 2011
KM #4-2010, Vrije composities, Monika Auch- 2011
Traces- Mapping a Journey in Textiles- Gregg Museum, USA- 2011
5 Continents Woven World- Triennale Arts Textiles , Tournai, BE- 2011
Craft from Natural materials- Jane Bevan-2013- ISBN 9871408170878
Miniatures- Marian Bijlenga- Jack Lenor Larsen, Lesley Millar, 2016- ISBN 9789462261143
Crowdsourcing the collective, Browngrotta Arts, ISBN 978-1930230552
Allies for art, Browngrotta Arts, ISBN 978-0997025491
Education: Gerrit Rietveld Academie Amsterdam, Textiles, 1977-1982
Awards:
2018 Grand Prix of Bozena Augustinova, Textile Art of Today, Bratislava
2010 Bavarian State Prize, Exempla, Munich, BRD
2009 ZOOM, Prize of Slovak Textile Artists Association, Bratislava
2002 OBG Award, International Textile Art Biennale, Belfast, UK
2002 Biennale prize, 2nd International Tapestry Art Biennale, Beijing, China
2001 Bronze medaille, 10th Textile triennial, Lodz, Poland
1999 Excellence Award, 6th International Textile Competition, Kyoto, Japan
1998 Sincol Prize, 4th “In Our Hands” Competition, Nagoya, Japan
1996 Betonac Prize,4th International Betonac Prize, Belgium
1995 Outstanding Prize Lacquered Textile Contest, Komatsu, Japan
1994 Profielprize, Stichting Profiel, Amsterdam
Selected Exhibitions: solo/duo
2026- Tribal Design, Amsterdam
2026- Zephyrus Art Resort, Chenzhou, China
2025- Galerie Franzis Engels, Amsterdam
2024- Galerie Ramakers, The Hague
2023- Galerie Franzis Engels, Amsterdam
2022- Galerie Agnes Raben, Vorden
Asemic Art, Galerie Chimaera, Schiedam
2020- Kunstrai, Galerie Franzis Engels, Amsterdam, NL
2019- Constellation- Honolulu Museum of Art, Hawaii
Finding Form- Flow gallery, London, UK
2018- Galerie Agnes Raben, Vorden
Galerie Franzis Engels, Amsterdam
2017- Fiber & Form, Flow gallery, London, UK
Universum, Raum für Kunst und Natur, Bonn,DE
Pas de Deux, Villa Friede, Bonn, DE
2015- Linked Spaces, LaKazerna, Bad Nieuweschans
Galerie Agnes Raben, Vorden
2014- Schattenschaetze- Raum für Kunst und Natur, Bonn, DE
Ginder, Museum De Speeltoren, Monnickendam
2013- Resonantie- Galerie Agnes Raben- Vorden
Infectie- PuntWG- Amsterdam
2012- Galerie Kunst is Kunst, Amsterdam
Galerie Agnes Raben, Vorden
Musëe Marzelles, Marmande, France
2011- Schubben, zout en zeewier,Galerie 59, Amsterdam
2010- 10xxx, Tricotfabriek, Winterswijk
2009- Palimpsest, Cervini Haas Gallery, Scottsdale, USA
2008- Palimpsest I + II, Museum Waterland, Purmerend
2004- Dots & Dashes, Ned. Textielmuseum, Tilburg
2003- Tercera gallery, Palo Alto, USA
2002- Gallerymateria, Scottsdale, USA
2000- Gallery/Gallery, Kyoto, Japan
Selected exhibitions: Group
2026- UNFOLDING STORIES: THE ART IN PAPER, Honin Gallery, Chengdu, China
TRANSFORMATIONS: Dialogues in art and material, BGA, USA
2025- MASTERLY AND MATERIALITY, Silvermine Art galleries, BGA, USA
CROSS COLLECTING, Galerie Ramakers, The Hague
2024- WELLEN,WOGEN,WIRBEL, Galerie Handwerk, Munchen, DE
DISCOURS, Art across generations.., Browngrotta Arts, USA
THE ART AQUATIC, Browngrotta Arts, Wilton, USA
MAKING MEMORIES, Flow’s 25th Anniversary, Londen, UK
2023- COLLECT, Flow gallery, Somerset house, Londen, UK
GEOMETRY IN TEXTILE ART, Saxon Art Gallery, Budapest, HU
ZERO 23, Galerie Kellermann, Düsseldorf, DE
2022- CROWDSOURCING THE COLLECTIVE, Browngrotta Arts, Wilton, USA
ALLIES FOR ART, Work from NATO related countries, BG Arts, Wilton, USA
TEXTILE ART OF TODAY-VI , Museum Uherske Hradiste, CZ
EUROPEAN PRIZE FOR APPLIED ARTS, Artesaniacat, Barcelona, ES
2021- COOL BLUE YELLOW C, Galerie Ramakers, Den Haag, NL
LOST & FOUND, Galerie Kellermann, Düsseldorf, DE
EUROPEAN PRIZE FOR APPLIED ARTS, Mons, Belgium
TEXTILE ART OF TODAY, Danubiana Museum, Bratislava, SK
2020- FOR THE LOVE OF ART, Galerie Ramakers, Den Haag, NL
A DOODLE A DAY, Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam, NL
SOMMER 2020, Galerie Kellermann, Düsseldorf, DE
CORONA ARCHIVES, Nieuw Dakota, Amsterdam, NL
EENVOUD EN ESSENTIE, Artphy, Onstwedde, NL
BIGART, Galerie Franzis Engels, Zaandam, NL
KUNSTRAI, Galerie Franzis Engels, Amsterdam, NL
VOLUME 50: Chronicling Fiber for Three Decades, Browngrotta Arts, USA
2019- STRUKTUREN!- Galerie Kellermann, Dusseldorf, DE
COLLECT, Flow gallery, Londen, UK
IDENTITY & INTERSECTION, Browngrotta arts, Wilton, USA
2018-EUROPEAN PRIZE FOR APPLIED ARTS, Mons, Belgium
TEXTILE ART OF TODAY, Danubiana Museum, Bratislava, SK
DOTS, CIRCLES AND SPHERES, Galerie Handwerk, Munich, DE
KOREA BOJAGI FORUM EXHIBITION, Seoul, South Korea
THE EYE IS THE CENTRE, Ketelfactory, Schiedam, NL
BLUE/GREEN, Browngrotta Arts, Wilton, USA
KLEUR & ABSTRACTIE, Textile Museum, Tilburg, NL
100% PLANTAARDIG, LaKaserna, Bad Nieuweschans, NL
ASIA EUROPE III, Jan. Monkutes-Marks Museum, Kedainiai, Lithuania
2017-COLLECT, Flow gallery, Londen, UK
STILL CRAZY…, Browngrotta arts, Wilton, USA
LIBRES COMME L'ART, XIe Triennale mini textiles, Musée d’Angers, France
ABSTRAKT, Kunstliefde, Utrecht
PLUNGE , Browngrotta Arts, New Bedford Art Museum, USA
ASIA EUROPE III, Central Museum of Textiles, Lodz, Poland
2016-CHEMINS CROISÉ, WCC.bf, Mons, Belgium
ARTBOOM, Browngrotta arts, Wilton, USA
TEGENDRAADS, Galerie Witteveen, Amsterdam
COLOURS OF SEASON, Galerie Ramakers, Den Haag
BOJAGI FORUM, Suwon Museum of Art, South Korea
ASIA EUROPE III, Textil Museum Krefeld, Germany
SOFA CHICAGO, Browngrotta arts, Chicago, USA
2015-ZERO SQUARED- Dutch Textile museum, Tilburg
Art Karlsruhe- Galerie Franzis Engels, Karlsruhe, DE
Meister der Moderne- International Trade Fair, München, DE
DELICACIES- Galerie Ramakers, The Hague, NL
2014-BENOVW- Espace Enny, Laag-Keppel, NL
EEN WINTERTUIN- Galerie Ramakers, The Hague, NL
ASIA-EUROPE II- Textilmuseum Krefeld, DE
RUUDUKKO-IZGARA: Marmara Univ., Istanbul, TR
OF TWO MINDS, Gallery Browngrotta, Wilton, USA
2013-AAF- Hamburg- Galerie Kunst is Kunst, DE
STRINGS- Designgalerie Vlaanderen- Brussel , BE
SLOW FREEZE- Gemak- Den Haag
2012 LANGSAM UND LEISE, Kunstlerforum, Bonn, DE
SENSE OF PLACE, Art Alliance, Philadelphia, USA
EUROPEAN PRIZE FOR APPLIED ARTS, Mons, Belgium
PAPERWORKS, Flinngallery, Greenwich, USA
TALLINN APPLIED ART TRIENNIAL, Tallinn, Estonia
2011 GOING DUTCH, Flow Gallery, London, UK
TRACES, Gregg Museum, Raleigh, USA
GALLERY OF PRIZEWINNERS, Gallery Handwerk, Munich,DE
WOVEN WORLD-The five continents, International Triennial Textile Arts, Tournai, Belgium
STIMULUS, ART AND ITS INCEPTION, Browngrotta Arts, Wilton, USA
PEINDRE AUTREMENT, Instituut Neerlandais, Paris, France
2010 EXEMPLA 2010, Munchen, DE
SOFA NY, Browngrotta Arts, New York, USA
EUNIQUE, Top of Europe, Karlsruhe, DE
INSPIRATION BY PAPER, Gallery X, Bratislava, SK
Museum Collections
Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam
Dutch Textile Museum,Tilburg
Government Collection, The Hague
Dutch Costume Museum, The Hague
Miniature Museum of Contemporary Art, NL
Stedelijk Museum, Schiedam
Centraal Museum, Utrecht
CODA Museum , Apeldoorn
Craftmuseum, Finland
Longhouse Reserve, USA
Museum of Art & Design, New York, USA
Musée des Beaux-Arts et de la Dentelle, Calais, France
Musëe Marzelles, Marmande, France
Musée d’Angers, France
HOMA- Honolulu Museum of Arts, Hawaii
Racine Art Museum, Wisconsin, USA
Corporate Collections
SVB Sociale Verzekerings Bank
LUMC Leids Univ. Medisch Centrum
AMC Amsterdams Medisch Centrum
UMCU Univ. Medisch Centrum Utrecht
AFM Autoriteit Financiële Markten
BZ Ministerie voor Buitenlandse Zaken
Artist in residence
2006 EKWC, Brick project, Den Bosch, NL
2008 NES, Skagastrond, Iceland
2008 Van Tetterode, Glas project, Amsterdam, NL
2009 Espace Bajidala, Segou, Mali
2016 Polranny Pirates, Ireland
2026 NY-20+, Chengdu, China
2026 Polranny Pirates, Ireland
Bibliographie, a choice
Round Transparency, Oeuvre Catalogue, Gert Staal- 1993- ISBN 978-94-6226-114-3
Beyond Weaving: International ArtTextiles- 2006- ISBN 1-930230-34-6
10th Wave III: Art Textiles and Fiber Sculpture- 2009- ISBN 1-930230-38-9
Art Textiles of the World: THE NETHERLANDS, Telos Art Publishing, 2001
Written Weed, Hein Elferink, Marian Bijlenga, Hardcover limited edition of 400, 2004
Stimulus: art and its inception- 2011- ISBN 1-930230-40-0
Retro/Prospective: 25+ Years of Art Textiles and Sculpture- 2012- ISBN 1-930230-41-9
Portfolio Series, Vol.2 : Marian Bijlenga, Telos Art Publishing- 2000
Machine Stitch, A&C Black Publishers, UK- 2011
KM #4-2010, Vrije composities, Monika Auch- 2011
Traces- Mapping a Journey in Textiles- Gregg Museum, USA- 2011
5 Continents Woven World- Triennale Arts Textiles , Tournai, BE- 2011
Craft from Natural materials- Jane Bevan-2013- ISBN 9871408170878
Miniatures- Marian Bijlenga- Jack Lenor Larsen, Lesley Millar, 2016- ISBN 9789462261143
Crowdsourcing the collective, Browngrotta Arts, ISBN 978-1930230552
Allies for art, Browngrotta Arts, ISBN 978-0997025491
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