Sibyl Heijnen (1961) is a Dutch visual artist, part of the second generation after 1960.Ken'Ichi Iwaki (2009) Essay. In: ”Sibyl Heijnen | Waving Space”. . P. 5-22. She graduated from the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam, the Netherlands in 1985. She is known for working with a wide range of materials and techniques, not limited to a particular spatial scale, transcending all boundaries of art.Shinji Kohmoto (2007) In: “Sibyl Heijnen Look!” Publisher: The National Museum of Modern Art (MoMAK), Kyoto, Japan. . P. 5-10, in Japanese and English.

She has received many grants and awards and her art can be found in private and public collections, such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and at exhibitions in many countries. A highlight in her career was the event 'LOOK! Sibyl Heijnen' at the National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto (MOMAK).The Nippon Foundation (2007) Dance and People http://blog.canpan.info/d_a_p/archive/5/, accessed on 12 July 2014.Hans Hoogervorst and others (2008) Jaarverslag 2007. Mondriaan Stichting, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.Monika Auch (2012) De ziel van het materiaal - Hollandse koeienhuiden en bladgoud op rubber van Sibyl Heijnen. Tijdschrift kM (Issue 83), 28-29. Room for reflection at Museum de Fundatie, castle het Nijenhuis, Heino/Weihe NLRalph Keuning, Ank Bijleveld, Marcel Schroeten, Junichi Arai, Peggie Breitbarth (2016). Ruimte voor reflectie. Publisher: Waanders voor de kunst in cooperation with museum De Fundatie. . English translation , German translation . Sibyl Heijnen is also known for her plans to transform Times Square and Broadway.TEDx Zwolle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMEoLlYR_Ns accessed on 13 July 2014TEDx Zwolle http://www.tedxzwolle.nl/ accessed on 12 July 2014

International recognition 1990: Jugend Gestaltet Preis in Munich, Germany;Shinji Kohmoto, Junichi Arai, Peggie Breitbarth, and Wim van der Beek. (2007) Sibyl Heijnen Look! Publisher: The National Museum of Modern Art (MOMAK), Kyoto, Japan. . Contains Japanese as well as English. P. 107. 1989: Selected to contribute to the 2nd International Textile Competition in Kyoto, Japan;Monika Auch. (2012) De ziel van het materiaal - Hollandse koeienhuiden en bladgoud op rubber van Sibyl Heijnen. Tijdschrift kM (Issue 83). 1992: Excellence Award at 3rd International Textile Competition in Kyoto, Japan; 1999: Selected to contribute to EU exhibition “Living Waters” in Helsinki, Finland;Carol K. Russell (2000) Fibre Force: Living Waters - European Union Artists Respond to a Theme. Fibrearts (Mar/Apr), 36-40. Publisher: Interweave Press, LLC, Loveland (CO), United States. 2002: ArtLink@Sotheby’s International Young Art 2002 finalist.Artlink, accessed on 13 July 2014 2009: Herman Krikhaar award, Almelo, NL 2016: Excellence Award, Fibre Art Biennale, Shenzhen CN https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3R8lnPVXecw at 16.06 minutesAC, http://art.china.cn/huodong/2016-09/23/content_9052138.htm access on 26 May 2017

Development Art historian and publicist Peggie Breitbarth identified three key works in Heijnen’s oeuvre up to 2007:

The two sides of the same coin 1, 1990. This work contained two miles of cotton cloth, weighed 800 kilograms and measured 220 x 240 x 40 centimeters.Peggie Breitbarth (2007) Sibyl Heijnen, from highlight to highlight. In: “Sibyl Heijnen Look!”. The National Museum of Modern Art (MOMAK), Kyoto, Japan. P. 15-19. Gateway, 1993. This is a lane of honor made of hanging rubber, the overture to a number of large hanging works. Theater curtain, 2006. This computer-operated moving work contains 9-meter-long strips of processed and gilded synthetics that cover a 144-square-meter stage opening and a frieze. It introduces the time factor in Heijnen’s work. Textile historian and curator Mary Schoeser wrote in 2012 the book The art of mankind in which 3 works of Sibyl Heijnen are referenced. Published by Thames and Hudson.Mary Schoeser. In Textiles:The Art of Mankind. .In 2013 translated into German: Textilien: Handwerk und Kunst. Author Mary Schoesser, Published by DuMont, Köln DE, In 2013 translated into French: Textiles: L'art des couleurs et de la forme. Author Mary Schoesser, Published by Flammarion, Publicist Rob Smolders wrote in 2017 an article for the catalogue for Personal Structures - Open Borders, an exhibition organised by GAA Foundation during the Venice Biennale 2017. The text is about Room for reflection, the site specific works of Sibyl Heijnen:http://www.europeanculturalcentre.eu/var/file_ART_CATALOGUE_GAAF_Web_%281%29.pdf, page 446.

Work

Major solo exhibitions (selection)

Look! Sibyl Heijnen, National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto JP Moving, Gallery lebain, Kyoto JP New Beginning, Former cloister Maria ad Fontes, Ootmarsum NL http://twenteactueel.nl/index.php?rubriek=algemeen&artikel_ID=2223 Room for reflection, Museum de Fundatie, castle het Nijenhuis, Heino/Weihe NL

Major group exhibitions (selection)

Beyond Textile, National Museum of modern Art, Kyoto JP and Meguro Museum, Kyoto JP. Personal structures - Room for reflection, Venice It

Public collections (selection)

Textielmuseum, Tilburg NL http://www.textielmuseum.nl/nl/collectie?qf=tib_collectionPart_facet:beeldende+kunst&qf=tib_material_facet:katoen&qf=dc_creator_facet:Sibyl+Heijnen Public art, Hengelo NL. Public art, Zwolle NL.Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Public art, Almelo NL. Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC

References

External links http://www.sibylheijnen.com/ http://www.timessquarepark.com/