Denise de José, fibre artist

Exhibitions

2005
Shuswap Artists, Shuswap Art Gallery Association, Salmon Arm, BC
Original Art Quilts Laughing Moon Gallery, Kelowna, BC

2004
Quilt Canada 2004 - National Juried Competition- Winnipeg, Manitoba
Women- Persons and Souls Kelowna Art Gallery, Kelowna, BC

2003
Art Walk - Winfield, BC
Quilts From the Heart Orchard Valley Quilters' Guild, Kelowna,BC
Japanese Round Robin Project - exhibited in several Japanese cities

2002
Landscapes of the Spirit - Summerland Art Gallery, Summerland,BC solo show of 15 quilts
20/20 Vision - A Regional Reflection of Fibre Arts - Summerland Art Gallery, Summerland, BC
Avalanche of Art - Vernissage Gallery, Big White Ski Resort, Kelowna BC
Japanese Round Robin Project - travelling exhibit that toured throughout BC and Japan

2001
Finely Finished - Orchard Valley Quilters' Guild, Kelowna,BC
Quilt Canada 2001 - Nanaimo, BC - won Judge's Choice "Honeymoon Suite"
2000
Great Pacific Northwest Quiltfest 2000 - Seattle, Washington, USA
Quilt Canada 2000 - Toronto, Ontario - won Honourable Mention small wallquilt category
1999
Hands in Harmony - Orchard Valley Quilters' Guild, Kelowna, BC won Viewers' Choice

Education:
Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba Graduated 1997
Quilting classes with Ruth MacDowell, Joan Colvin, Caryl Bryer Fallert, Pam Godderis, Katie Pasquini Masopust, Nancy Halpern

Publications:
"From Woman to Woman", The Canadian Quilter, Winter 2004, p.54-56

Commissions:
Designed quilt for Gellatly Nut Farm fundraising project "Sentinel for the Future" 2002. This quilt raised over $9500 towards the purchase of the Gellatly Nut Farm, Kelowna, BC.

Designed and co-ordinated with Gwen Lowe - a nine panel quilt depicting the history of women in Canada "A Gathering of Women - Our Past Reflects the Future" , Kelowna Women's Resource Centre, 2004

Collections:
Cancer Centre for the Southern Interior, Kelowna, BC
Big White Community School, Kelowna, BC
Private collectors in BC, Alberta, Belgium, USA, Japan