Elena brebenel ASSISTANT PROFESSOR + INTERDISCIPLINARY ...
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ASSISTANT PROFESSOR + INTERDISCIPLINARY TEXTILES KENT STATE UNIVERSITY 800 E SUMMIT ST, KENT OH, USA ebrebene@kent.edu
Education
Doctor of Philosophy Textiles + Design + Biomimicry, Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London, England, UK | ongoing
Master of Fine Arts (Graduated with Honors) Textiles + Art + Installation, School of the Arts, University of Kansas, Lawrence KS, USA | 2011
Bachelor of Fine Arts Textiles + Art + Design, Faculty of Visual Arts and Design, National University of the Arts Iasi, Romania | 2006
Study Abroad Institute of Fashion and Textiles, Falmouth University, UK | 2005
Academic Experience
Kent State University, Kent OH, USA | 2020 - present Assistant Professor in Interdisciplinary Textiles, School of Art + School of Fashion + School of Theatre and Dance
NSCAD University, Halifax NS, Canada | 2016 - 2020 Assistant Professor in Textiles, Division of Craft Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame IN, USA | 2012 - 2013 Visiting Assistant Professor in Fibers/ Foundation Drawing, Department of Art University of Kansas, Lawrence KS, USA | 2012 Lecturer in Textiles, Department of Visual Art
University of Kansas, Lawrence KS, USA | 2008 - 2011 Graduate Teaching Assistant in Textiles, Department of Visual Art
Professional Experience
Mary Anne Jordan Art Studio, Lawrence, KS USA | 2012 Studio Assistant to Professor and Artist Mary Anne Jordan
Carol Ann Carter Art Studio, Lawrence, KS USA | 2012 Studio Assistant to Professor and Artist Carol Ann Carter
University of Kansas Libraries, Lawrence KS, USA | 2008 - 2012 Book Conservation Technician, Preservation Department at Watson Library
Research Interests
Storytelling through textiles Art + Design for well-being Sustainable textiles Biomimicry and bio-inspiration in textiles Research through practice Material exploration and experimentation Mindful interactions
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Creative Research | Exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions
2019 Bio-inspired Craft
Artifex Gallery, Vilnius Academy of Fine Arts, Vilnius, Lithuania
2017 Memoriae
Anna Leonowens Gallery, NSCAD University, Halifax NS, Canada
2010 Encoding [quiet memories]
Art + Design Gallery, University of Kansas, Lawrence KS, USA
Juried Group Exhibitions
2017 World Textile Association - International Biennial of Contemporary Textiles, 7th edition
Fundacion Atchugarry, Punta del Este, Uruguay
TexpoART - International Triennial of Textile Arts, 4th edition Universitas Gallery, Iasi, Romania
2015 Surprise and Serendipity
Apiary Studio, London, England, UK
2014 Contextile 2014 - International Biennial of Contemporary Textiles, 2nd edition
Casa da Memoria, Guimar?es, Portugal
TexpoART - International Triennial of Textile Arts, 3rd edition Royal Art Galleries of Central University Library, Iasi, Romania
2012 Works by Elena Brebenel and Nichole Maury
Haydon Art Center, Lincoln NE, USA
(two-person exhibition)
Fiber Options: Material Exploration MFA Circle Gallery, Annapolis MD, USA
Books for Mind and Soul Constanta Art Museum, Constanta, Romania
Winter Works
Signs of Life Gallery, Lawrence KS, USA
2011 Converging Identities
Spencer Museum of Art, Lawrence KS, USA
TexpoART - International Triennial of Textile Arts, 2nd edition Cupola Gallery, Iasi, Romania
2008 Art @ MRB
Multidisciplinary Research Building, University of Kansas, Lawrence KS, USA
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2006 Fall Hall
Europa Hotel Gallery, Iasi, Romania
2005 Ambience
Arcu Gallery, Iasi, Romania
Days of the University aPARTE Gallery, Iasi, Romania
2004 Studio 35
Cupola Gallery, Iasi, Romania
Days of the University
aPARTE Gallery, Iasi, Romania
Invited Group Exhibitions
2020 Point - Line - Pattern - Plane
Heights Arts Gallery, Cleveland OH, USA
2016 Textiles/Fashion Faculty Exhibition
Anna Leonowens Gallery, NSCAD University, Halifax NS, Canada
Artistic Residencies within Contextile 2016 - International Biennial of Contemporary Textiles, 3rd edition,
Casa da Memoria, Guimar?es, Portugal
(three-person exhibition)
Nature, Art & Habitat Residency Soggiorno Mazzoleni, Bergamo, Italy
2015 Spotlight 2015 - CSM Doctoral Exhibition
Window Gallery Central Saint Martins, London, England, UK
2014 PhD by Design Conference Exhibition
Goldsmiths College, London, England, UK
2013 Art Faculty Exhibition
Moreau Art Galleries, Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame IN, USA
2011 Artists' Annual
Kala Gallery, Berkeley CA, USA
Nature Innovation
Artists Alley Gallery, San Francisco CA, USA
Libart
University of Kansas Libraries, Lawrence KS, USA
Above Average: Recent Work from Decent People Art + Design Gallery, University of Kansas, Lawrence KS, USA
Sweethearts of the Studio Art + Design Gallery, University of Kansas, Lawrence KS, USA
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2009 Prairie Fire: In the Field or In Your Glass
Pearl Gallery, Kansas City MO, USA
Midwestern Expansion
Art + Design Gallery, University of Kansas, Lawrence KS, USA
2008 Olio: A Mix of Flavors
Red Door Gallery, Kansas City MO, USA
Swap/Meet
WSU Shift Space, Wichita KS, USA
Graduate Student Exhibition Art + Design Gallery, University of Kansas, Lawrence KS, USA
2006 Undergraduate Thesis Exhibition
aPARTE Gallery, National University of the Arts, Iasi, Romania
2005 33 Women and One Man Explore
Falmouth Art Gallery, Falmouth, England, UK
2002 Expoart
`Toma Caragiu' Theatre, Ploiesti, Romania
2001 Days of the Fall
`Paul Constantinescu' Philharmonic, Ploiesti, Romania
Expoart
`Toma Caragiu' Theatre, Ploiesti, Romania
2000 Impression
Escrennes Council House, Pithiviers, France
Creative Research | Presentations
Conference and Symposiums Presentations
2020
`The craft of bio-inspired textiles' Fashion Focus Symposium Kent State University Museum, Kent OH, USA (upcoming)
`Guidelines for bio-inspired design that raises awareness about air quality'
Environmental Science and Design Research Symposium `Biodesign: Designing with Life for
Environmental Sustainability' Environmental Science and Design
Kent State University, Kent OH, USA (upcoming)
2019
`From bio-inspiration to awareness and well-being at home' Design Science Symposium `Inclusive Narratives from Nature', Rhode Island School of Design + The Nature Lab, Providence RI, USA
`Bio-inspired textiles that raise awareness about domestic air pollution' D_TEX `Textiles, Identity and Innovation' 2nd International Textile Design Conference, Faculty of Architecture, University of Lisbon, Portugal
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2018
`How can bio-inspired textile artefacts raise awareness about the health of the home environment with a focus on air quaility?' Research Day Symposium, NSCAD University, Halifax NS, Canada
`How can bio-inspired textile artefacts raise awareness about the health of the home environment with a focus on air quaility?' Research Network at UAL Symposium, University of the Arts London, England, UK
2016 `Collaborating with the textile industry: artistic residency in printing'
Textile Talks Symposium, Vila Flor Cultural Center, Guimar?es, Portugal
`Whispers of the forest: symbiotic relationships in Val Taleggio' Nature, Art and Habitat Residency Symposium, Sogiorno Mazzoleni, Bergamo, Italy
2014 `Can biomimicry help develop furnishings for the domestic environment that improve air quality?'
PhD by Design Conference, Goldsmith College, London, England, UK
`Biomimicry theory and biomimetic design practice: an overview'
Research Network at UAL Symposium, University of the Arts London, England, UK
`How can design lead to a more sustainable future?' Ring Road Symposium, Creative Incubaator Business Center, Tallinn, Estonia
Artist Presentations
2019 Kent State University
Kent OH, USA
Vilnius Academy of Fine Arts
Vilnius, Lithuania
East Carolina University Greenville NC, USA
2018 University of Dundee
Dundee, Scotland, UK
2016 NSCAD University
Halifax NS, Canada
2014 Birmingham City University
Birmingham, England, UK
2013 Georgia State University
Atlanta GA, USA
Wayne State University Detroit MI, USA
2012 Saint Mary's College
Notre Dame IN, USA
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Creative Research | Papers and Publications
Conference Papers
2019
`Bio-inspired textiles that raise awareness about domestic air pollution' D_TEX `Textiles, Identity and Innovation' 2nd International Textile Design Conference, Faculty of Architecture, University of Lisbon, Portugal
Exhibition Catalogues and Brochures
2018 Nature, Art and Habitat Residency brochure, ISSUU
2017
TexpoART - International Triennial of Textile Arts, 4th edition Iasi, Romania WTA -International Biennial of Contemporary Textiles, 7th edition Punta del Este, Uruguay
2016 Contextile 2016 - International Biennial of Contemporary Textiles, 3rd edition Guimar?es, Portugal
2014 TexpoART - International Triennial of Textile Arts, 3rd edition Iasi, Romania
Contextile 2014 - International Biennial of Contemporary Textiles, 2nd edition
Guimar?es, Portugal
2011 TexpoART - International Triennial of Textile Arts, 2nd edition Iasi, Romania
Creative Research | Residencies
2019
Pocoapoco Four weeks residency in Oaxaca, Mexico *declined due to scheduling conflict
2016 Contextile 2016 - Artistic Residency in Printed Textiles based at MoreTextile Group
Six weeks residency in Guimar?es, Portugal
Nature, Art and Habitat Residency Four week residency in Bergamo, Italy
2013 Can Serrat Centro de Actividades Artisticas
Four weeks residency in Barcelona, Spain
2012
The Fabric Workshop and Museum Three months residency in Philadelphia PA, USA *declined due to scheduling conflict
2011 Kala Art Institute
Four weeks residency in Berkeley CA, USA
Contemporary Artists Center at Woodside Six weeks residency in Troy NY, USA
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2000 Jacques Raunet
Two weeks residency in Pithiviers, France
Creative Research | Funding
Grants
2016 - 2019
Professional Development Grant NSCAD University, Halifax NS, Canada Grant used to assist with the creation and/or dissemination of research
2019 Presentation Grant
Arts Nova Scotia, Halifax NS, Canada
Grant used to assist with the expenses associated with travelling to Vilnius, Lithuania for the Bio-inspired
Craft exhibition
Student Support Grant University of the Arts London, England, UK Grant used to assist with the expenses associated with travelling to Lisbon, Portugal to present at D_TEX `Textiles, Identity and Innovation' 2nd International Textile Design Conference
2014 Student Support Grant
University of the Arts London, England, UK
Grant used to assist with paying the fees to Make:Shift and PhD by Design conferences held in London,
England, UK
2013 Student Support Grant
University of the Arts London, England, UK
Grant used to assist with the expenses associated with travelling to Paris, France to attend
the Mod?lisation, construction et imitation des processes vitaux ? Approche pluridisciplinaire du
biomim?tisme Conference
2011 Hollander Grant
University of Kansas, Lawrence KS, USA
Grant used to assist with the expenses associated with travelling to Troy NY, USA to participate in
the residency at Contemporary Artists Center at Woodside
Student Travel Grant
University of Kansas, Lawrence KS, USA
Grant used to assist with the expenses associated with travelling to Greensboro NC, USA to attend
ITMA (International Textile Market Association) Symposium
2009
Student Travel Grant University of Kansas, Lawrence KS, USA Grant used to assist with the expenses associated with travelling to Greensboro NC, USA to attend ITMA (International Textile Market Association) Symposium
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Fellowships
2016 Full Fellowship
Contextile 2016, Guimar?es, Portugal
Fellowship covered the cost of accomodation, food and travel associated with being in Guimar?es,
Portugal to participate in the Contextile 2016 residency, as well as the cost of materials needed for making
the work
Support Fellowship
Associazione Amici Artista Franco Normanni, Bergamo, Itlay
Fellowship covered the cost of accomodation associated with being in Bergamo, Italy to participate
in the NAHR residency
2013
Merit Fellowship Can Serrat Centro de Actividades Artisticas, Barcelona, Spain Fellowship assisted with the living expenses associated with being in Barcelona, Spain to participate in the residency at Can Serrat Centro de Actividades Artisticas
Support Fellowship
The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia PA, USA
Fellowship covered the cost of accomodation associated with being in Philadelphia PA, USA while taking
part in the residency and apprenticeship at The Fabric Workshop and Museum
2011
Merit Fellowship Contemporary Artists Center at Woodside, Troy NY, USA Fellowship assisted with the living expenses associated with being in Troy NY, USA to participate in the residency at Contemporary Artists Center at Woodside
Assistantships
2008-2011 Graduate Teaching Assistantship
University of Kansas, Lawrence KS, USA
Scholarships
2014 - 2020 Tuition Scholarship
University of the Arts London, England, UK
2010 Doris Carey Scholarship
University of Kansas, Lawrence KS, USA
Mary Alice Smith Scholarship University of Kansas, Lawrence KS, USA
2008 Doris Carey Scholarship
University of Kansas, Lawrence KS, USA
2005 Erasmus Program Scholarship European Union
2002-2006 Excellence in Textiles Scholarship
National University of the Arts Iasi, Romania
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