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Artist Statement:
My artist's name is MALKE.
Creativity has always been the
essence of my life, as an
artist, but also as a teacher.
Having lived and taught in
nine different countries, in
Africa, Europe, South and
North America, I have always
been amazed at the creativity
of the cultures I ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
Malke's dolls have been
exhibited at the Museums of
Decorative Arts in Basel,
Lausanne, Switzerland, and in
Frankfurt, Germany. While
living in Brazil, she created
two huge puppets which were
used as stage décor for a play
at Rio’s main theater, O
Teatro Municipal de Rio de ...
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Artist Reviews:
ARTISTS' REVIEWS
MARIO ORTIZ-MARTINEZ, Painter,
Mexico
I repeteadly have seen your
works, fascinated with the
finess and poetic way you
conceived them. I celebrate
the world of dreams, the
fountain where your artworks
emerged.
ANNETTE LABEDZKI, painter and
collagist, Canada -
jlabedzki@shaw.ca - You have
some wonderful collages and
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Collections:
Dr Tom Mack, Private art
collector, AIKEN, SC,USA
Dr Antoine & Ruth Cordahi,
Aiken, SC,USA
Ellen Peeples, Antique dealer
and interior decorator, Aiken,
SC, USA
Edith Waitzfelder, private art
collector, Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil
Dr Ilhem Ben Miled, Tunis,
Tunisia
Daniel & Sylvie Helouin,
Private collection, Vassy,
France
David Weintraub, ...
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MALKE Biography:
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Age
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62
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| Gender |
Female
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| Status |
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| Children |
2
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| Religion |
agnostic |
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| Education |
Post Graduate Degree |
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| Hobbies / Interests |
Writing, theater, music. nature |
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| Favorite Arthistory Movement |
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| Favorite Visual Artist |
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| Biggest Artistic Inspiration |
Nature, surrealism |
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| Why Did You Become An Artist |
Why? |
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| Your Personal Biography |
I settled in South Carolina 19 years ago. I write and publishe articles in literary journals. I am also a published poet (in French, my native language)and a collagist. I studied ceramics in France, and then received intensive training in Traditional Maghreb Ceramics for eight months at the Algerian Center for Traditional Arts in Algiers.
She first began to express myself creatively in puppets and dolls, but not the kind kids play with. Enigmatic dolls made of all kinds of matter. My dolls have been exhibited at the Museums of Decorative Arts in Basel, Lausanne, Switzerland, and in Frankfurt, Germany. While living in Brazil, I created two huge puppets which were used as stage décor for a play at Rio’s Teatro Municipal de Rio de Janeiro. In 1996, I was honored with an exhibit of my collages at the Art Gallery of the French Embassy, in Ottawa, Canada.
Being a resident of South Carolina, I have made a point of showing my work at the local level: In 1994, I had My first local exhibit at the Aiken Center for the Arts, followed in 1995 by another at the USC-Aiken Etherredge Center. In 2006, I had a second exhibit of collages at the USC-Aiken Etherredge Center, and also participated in a 3-artist exhibit at the Aiken Center For The Arts. I have also had my work on display in Georgia and South Carolina in private galleries
More recently, at the international level, I have exhibited in 2007 and in 2008 in the Annual International Salon of Critical Figuration, held in Lyon, France. I have already been selected to participate in their next International Salon, to be held in Paris, France, in the Spring of 2009. In the summer of 2008, I had collages on display at the International Zabu Art Center and Museum, in Orne, France, for a period of four months. I was twice the official recipient of the award given by the French artistic movement ‘Art et Fraternité’ in France (2007, 2008).
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