Curriculum Vitae

Jacqueline Louise Maria Alkema Born 1948 Kropswolde, The Netherlands

B.A Hons. Fine Art, Cardiff College of Art & Design - 1985-88
Foundation Course, Cardiff College of Art & Design - 1984-85
College Study Exchange Programme - Strassbourg, France – 1987
Trustee and vice-chair of the WAA (Women's Arts Association – Wales)

EXHIBITIONS

One Person Shows

2008 Women with a Past, National Waterfront Museum, Swansea
2007 WOMEN WITH A PAST, ST.DAVIDS HALL, CARDIFF
2007 WOMEN WITH A PAST LLANOVER HALL, CARDIFF & CIRCLE GALLERY,
MUNI ARTS CENTRE, PONTYPRIDD
2003 RECENT PAINTINGS, ADAM GALLERY, PENARTH
1996 RECENT PAINTINGS, LLANOVER HALL, CARDIFF
1992 CROESYCEILIOG SCHOOL, CWMBRAN - MOVING PICTURES

GROUP SHOWS

2009 WELSH ARTIST OF THE YEAR, ST. DAVIDS HALL CARDIFF
2009 WOOD, STEEL AND CANVAS(?) TACTILE BOSCH, CARDIFF
2009 OVERVIEW AN EXHIBITION OF MODERN PAINTING, ELYSIUM GALLERY, SWANSEA
2008 ST.DAVIDS HALL CHRISTMAS SHOW
2008 COLOURS YOU CAN’T IMAGINE, TONY GOBLE TRIBUTE SHOW, ST.DAVIDS HALL, CARDIFF
2008 NEW WAVE, BUTE SPACE GALLERY, CARDIFF
2008 THE GATE, CARDIFF
2007 SQARE1 GALLERY, LONDON
2007 SUMMER SHOW, THE ARTSHOP, ABERGAVENNY
2007 FEMALE FRAME, THE ARTSHOP, ABERGAVENNY
2007 WOMENS ARTS ASSOCIATION, THE GATE, CARDIFF
2006 THE ALEXANDER GALLERY, CHEPSTOW
2005 VIGINTI, ST.DAVIDS HALL, CARDIFF
2005/06
2007 WELSH ARTIST OF THE YEAR, ST.DAVIDS HALL, CARDIFF
2005 SUMMER TIME, WOMENS ARTS ASSOCIATION, ORIEL CANVAS
2003/02 WELSH ARTIST OF THE YEAR, ST. DAVIDS HALL, CARDIFF
1999 MIXED SHOW, WASHINGTON GALLERY, PENARTH
1998 WOMENS ARTS ASSOCIATION, WASHINGTON GALLERY, PENARTH
1997 TWO PERSON SHOW, ARTIST PROJECT, LANDAFF ROAD STUDIOS, CARDIFF
1991 WOMENS ART FESTIVAL, NEW LIBRARY, CARDIFF
1990 4 SEE, WEST WHARF GALLERY, CARDIFF
1990 THREE PERSON SHOW WITH MARY LLOYD JONES AND SUE HUNT. SELECTED BY
MARTIN TINNEY, WEST WHARF GALLERY, CARDIFF
1990 RECENT PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS, TWO PERSON SHOW, ST.DAVIDS HALL, CARDIFF
1989 AN INDIAN SUMMER, SELECTED BY ORIEL MOSTYN, LLANDUDNO
1989 CARDIFF VISUAL ARTS FESTIVAL SHOW, CARDIFF
1988 INTERCOLLEGE SHOW, SHIPLEY ARTS GALLERY, NEWCASTLE
1987 COLLEGE GROUP SHOW, CHAPTER ARTS CENTRE, CARDIFF


PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
WORK HELD IN HOLLAND, WALES, ENGLAND, FRANCE AND GERMANY.
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
SCHOOL SERVICES DEPT. OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WALES.
COUNCIL PURCHASE SCHEME, CARDIFF COUNTY COUNCIL.
ARTS COUNCIL OF STRASSBOURG, FRANCE


ARTISTS STATEMENT
• My paintings are the product of an intellectual thought process leading to a visualisation of an inner state.

• The starting point for any piece of work is the imagination triggered by reading, research or working from life.

• The female figure with at times awkward poses is a predominant feature in my work.

• Paintings develop through experimentation and intuition but with an awareness and control of the media used.

• Working in oil and mixed media I use layering of materials combined with painting techniques to create a physical and emotional depth. The use of collage is something I frequently return to in my work.

• Paintings quite often deal with confinement and restriction and themes of domesticity and sexuality ( My Mother's Sewing Box' series)

• Childhood memories and emotional experiences are also recurring themes in my
work.

web site www.Jacquelinealkema.co.uk