CALLIGRAPHIC AND ART EXHIBITIONS
Aug 15th, 2007 by darlene_artist
A Chronological LIST OF DARLENE’S Exhibitions
- “PATTERNS OF EXISTENCE,” Senior Art Exhibit, Wright Art Center, Beloit College (Beloit, WI) April 1976.
- “THE WISCONSIN SCRIBE” Exhibition of work by the Wisconsin Calligrapher’s Guild (Madison, WI) November 1980.
- “LAY MEMBER’S EXHIBITION” Calligraphic Show in London sponsored by Society of Scribes & Illuminators (London) March 1981.
- “THE ART OF CALLIGRAPHY”Exhibition of work by the Chicago Calligraphy Collective, Northwestern University (Evanston, IL) April 1981.
- “INTERNATIONAL CALLIGRAPHY TODAY” Juried show by International Typeface Corporation, also traveling slide show of exhibition. (New York, NY) September 1981.
- “THAT’S ALL SHE WROTE” An Exhibition of Calligraphic Works by Six Wisconsin Women at Heidelmanns (Madison, WI) December 1981.
- “INTERNATIONAL CALLIGRAPHY TODAY” Exhibition in Drupa, West Germany, sponsored by Itek Composition Systems, (Nashua, NH) March 1982.
- “ITC INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION” Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, and Beer Sheva sponsored by the Typophiles, Inc., (Brooklyn, NY) May 1982.
- “LETTERS, WORDS, AND IMAGES” (By Invitation). Elvehjem Museum of Art (Madison, WI) September 1982.
- “JERUSALEM INTERNATIONAL BOOK FAIR” sponsored by the Typophiles, Inc. (Brooklyn, NY) April 1983.
- “MOSTRA” Juried Show sponsored by the University of Georgia. (Cortona, Italy) August 1983.
- “NON-VERBAL CALLIGRAPHY,” an invitational Exhibition at the Walt Kuhn Gallery, (Cape Neddick, ME) March 1984.
- “NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT AND WORLD PEACE: AN EXHIBITION OF WORK BY CALLIGRAPHIC ARTISTS” An invitational exhibition at the Cannon Rotunda (Washington DC) July 1985. Part of a traveling exhibition until 1986.
- “CALLIGRAPHIC WORKS” Dahl Arts Center (Rapid City, SD) Aug/Sept 1985.
- “GRADUATE SHOW: AN EXHIBITION OF GRADUATE STUDENT WORK FROM THE ART DEPARTMENT OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY.” (Bloomington, IN) October 1985.
- “I.U. / V.U: AN EXHIBITION OF STUDENT GRAPHIC DESIGN FROM INDIANA UNIVERSITY AT VINCENNES UNIVERSITY.” (Vincennes, IN) Jan/Feb1986.
- “THE JOY OF LETTERS: MFA EXHIBITION SHOW BY DARLENE” Fine Arts Library, Indiana University (Bloomington, IN) July 1987.
- “CALLIGRAPHY AND LETTERING IN THE GRAPHIC ARTS 7″ The Master Eagle Gallery (New York NY) September 1987.
Hi!
I’m a 25 year old girl from Norway, with an odd question for you.
I found your website after seeing your name listed as the real name behind Bretka Klodatter, author of an article “Women Calligraphers”. I was actually searching the internet for the name “Klodatter”, hoping to find some of my old relatives in Norway, as my great-great-great-grandmother’s name was Karoline Klodatter. Is there a reason behind your choice of the name “Bretka Klodatter”? Do you have norwegian ancestors, or was it pure fantasy?
Best regards
Sunniva Martinsen, sunnivam@hotmail.com
Dear Sunniva,
If I was listed, it must be true. I only have a vague memory of it. But I do remember loving the name Bretka but am sorry I can be of no help regarding the Klodatter surname. It had to be made up.
Many people of Scandinavian heritage settled in Wisconsin where I grew up. My ancestory is actually Latvian. According to my husband’s research, my family can be traced to a certain mountain that has the distinction of being the origin point for the stories about were-wolves.
Smiles, Darlene
BTW – Sunniva is a very beautiful name.
Dear Darlene
Thank you for your reply! Yes this was quite some time ago (1981), but it was pretty much all i could find regarding the name “Klodatter”. It translates to “Claw-daughter” (would fit well for a were-wolf!), and my aunt’s research tracks it back to Finland, not far from Latvia! But I understand that you using the name was a meer coincidence.
Thank you again for taking the time to answer, and thank you for the compliment regarding my first name!
Best regards, Sunniva