Goldsmiths' College

Central School of Arts and Crafts

Sir John Cass School of Art

1997

Award for International Conference and Exhibition, Great Britain / China Educational Trust

1990

Award for exhibition in Guizhou China, The British Council

1985

Award for exhibition in Indonesia, The British Council

1978

Craftsman in residence Melbourne, Australian Arts Council

1977

Bursary, Crafts Advisory Committee

Nicola Hemingway, East And West Arts In London, DAILY TELEGRAPH, 1965, 19-May

Fiona MaCarthy, Batik For Boutique, The Guardian, 1965, 03-Sep

Fiona MaCarthy, More About Batik, The Guardian, 1965, 07-Sep

S Drummond, Article, LONDON LIFE, 1965, August

S Drummond, Article, LONDON LIFE, 1966, 30-Jul

S Drummond, London Life, DAILY TELEGRAPH, 1966, 11-Nov

Fiona MaCarthy, Crafts Alive-o, DAILY TELEGRAPH, 1967, 01-Apr

Fiona MaCarthy, Crafts Alive-o, The Guardian, 1967, October

Commonwealth Institute Exhibition Review, The Guardian, 1967, 15-Nov

Fiona MaCarthy, Merry-go-round, The Times, 1967, 23-Oct

Commonwealth Institute Exhibition Review, ARTS REVIEW, 1967, 28-Oct

Commonwealth Institute Exhibition Review, KENSINGTON POST, 1967, 03-Nov

S Drummond, London Life, TIME, 1967, April

The Crafts Centre Exhibition Review, ARTS AND ANTIQUES WEEKLY, 1969, 18-Oct

Heals Exhibition Review, Country Life, 1969, 22-May

Heals Exhibition Review, ARTS REVIEW, 1969, 24-May

The Crafts Centre Exhibition Review, ARTS REVIEW, 1969, 25-Oct

Mirabel Walker, British Crafts In Japan, DAILY TELEGRAPH, 1969, August

Bradford Exhibition Review, YORKSHIRE POST, 1970, 18-Jul

Letter From London, AMERICAN CRAFTS, 1970, September

Heals Exhibition Review, HAMPSTEAD & HIGHGATE EXPRESS, 1970, June

Bradford Exhibition Review, ARTS GUARDIAN, 1970, 16-Jul

Heals Exhibition Review, ART & ARTISTS, 1971, October

Richard Carr, Heals Exhibition Review, The Guardian, 1971, October

Noel Dyrenforth, Working With Batik, THE ARTIST, 1972, March

Marigold Coleman, Batik, Crafts, 1973, September/October

Noel Dyrenforth, Contemporary Batik Method, CREATIVE CRAFTS, 1974, September/October/November

Batik With Noel Dyrenforth-book Review, TEXTIL-WIRTSCHAFT, 1975, 18-Dec

Competition Signed Book Prize, DAILY MIRROR, 1975, 05-Apr

Wax Eloquent, HORNSEY JOURNAL, 1975, 25-Apr

Atmosphere Exhibition Editorial, HORNSEY JOURNAL, 1975, May

Batik With Noel Dyrenforth-book Review, LIVERPOOL DAILY POST, 1975, 13-Nov

Batik With Noel Dyrenforth-book Review, Country Life, 1975, 20-Nov

Batik With Noel Dyrenforth-book Review, The Times, 1975, 18-Nov

Batik With Noel Dyrenforth-book Review, HOMES AND GARDENS, 1975, December

Look Out, SUNDAY TIMES, 1975, 01-Jun

Batik With Noel Dyrenforth-book Review, FASHION WEEKLY, 1975, 28-Nov

Point Of View, VOGUE, 1976, August

Richard Carr, Wax Works, The Guardian, 1976, 04-Aug

Batik With Noel Dyrenforth-book Review, HOME BEAUTIFUL, 1976, May

Batik With Noel Dyrenforth-book Review, THE GRUNCH HERALD, 1976, 29-Mar

Batik With Noel Dyrenforth-book Review, THE CHATTANOOGA TIMES, 1976, 28-Mar

Batik With Noel Dyrenforth-book Review, THE EL-PASO TIMES (USA), 1976, 21-Mar

Carolyn Dyer, Noel Dyrenforth Batik, ARTS WEEK USA, 1977, October

Wax Eloquent, HAMPSTEAD & HIGHGATE EXPRESS, 1977, May

Sherban Cantacuzing, Review, ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW, 1977, April

Artist Residency, THE AGE, 1978, 30-Sep

Artist Residency, NEW IDEA, 1978, November

Artist Residency, CRAFT TEACHER ASSOCIATION MAGAZINE, 1978, November

Artist Residency, CRAFT VICTORIA, 1978, October

Artist Residency, HOMES AND GARDENS, 1978, November

Workshop Review, BATIK ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA, 1978, November

Workshop Tour, HAMILTON SPECTATOR, 1978, 28-Aug

Interior, TOORAH STATE COLLEGE STUDENT MAGAZINE, 1978, June

Australian Workshop Review, SURFACE DESIGN, 1979, Winter

Oxford Gallery Review, OXFORD MAIL, 1979, October

Atmospere Exhibition Rview, ARTS REVIEW, 1979, 26-Oct

April Hersey, A Passion For Batik, CRAFT AUSTRALIA, 1979, Winter

The Technique Of Batik-book Review, ARTISTS NEWSLETTER, 1979, February

Brian Beaumont-Nesbitt, Article, ARTS REVIEW, 1980, 23-May

Sharon Plant, Atmosphere Exhibition Review, Crafts, 1980, July/August

Ursula Robertshaw, Ancient & Modern, ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, 1981, November

Hella Buhner, Exhibition Review, WESNER KERNER, 1981, 11-Apr

Takahito Sano, Article, DECORATIVE DESIGN, 1983

Rosita Bernstein, Planned Chaos Batiks, Kunsthandwerk, 1984, September

Jan Cumming, Review, ARTS REVIEW, 1985, 22-Nov

Suwarno Wisetrotomo, About a Style of Expression and a Far reaching Power, BERITA NATIONAL (JAVA), 1985, September

News Crafts People Abroad, Crafts, 1985, November/December

Waxing Not Waning, HAMPSTEAD & HIGHGATE EXPRESS, 1988, 21-Oct

Lifestyle, THE CHATTANOOGA TIMES, 1988, 12-Sep

Trends, ARCHITEK FUR & WOHNEN, 1988, June/July

Noel Dyrenforth, Meine Difition Van Der Batik, TEXTILKUNST (GERMANY), 1989, June

Gallery, FIBREARTS USA, 1989, September/October

Review of The Technique of Batik, ARTISTS NEWSLETTER, 1989, February

Peta Levi, Designs on Your Purse, FINANCIAL TIMES, 1993, January

Batik Review - New Departures, THE JAKARTA POST (INDONESIA), 1993, 16-Aug

Vivienne Sheath, Article, POOLE ADVERTISER, 1993, May

Workshop With Noel Dyrenforth, HUSFLID (DENMARK), 1994, June

Article, PALETTE A ZEICHENSTIFT (GERMANY), 1994, February

Alan Powers, Review of Colour into Cloth, Crafts, 1994, July/August

Kunang Helmi, Noel Dyrenforth: Anticipating the Future, Fiberarts Magazine (USA), 1996, November

Shigeki Fukumoto, Noel Dyrenforth - Batik Artist, Senshoku Alpha (Japan), 1997, April

Batik Artists Show Skills, Kent Today, 1997, 28-Jan

'A Widening Perspective - Batik as an Art Medium' World conference paper, Noel Dyrenforth, 1997, November

Sen Shoku, Hot Wax, Shunju Japan, 1999, January

International Batik Gathering, Textile Forum, 1999

International Batik Gathering; Now and Then, Textil-kunst, 1999

Hugh Pearman (reviewer), The Crafts in Britain in the Twentieth Century, 1999, 14-Mar

Article, The Batik Guild Newsletter, 2000, July

Review of Batik-Miniaturen, Berliner Morgen POst, 2000, October

Michael Nungesser, Review of Art Batik Berlin, Die Tageszeitung, 2001, 02-Aug

Sterk Beatrijs, Batik - Modern Concepts and Tradition. Review, Textile Forum, 2003

Batik Og Blode Stoffer, Morgenavisen Jyllands-Posten. Denmark, 2003, September

Tindal Kissa, Den Rejse Der Aendrer, Handarbejde I Skolen. Denmark, 2003

Smithson Helen, Batik Breaks Barriers as an Art Form to Dye For, Hamstead and Highgate Express, 2003

Tony Dyer, 'Global Messenger of Batik', Textile Fibre Forum, 2006, No 84

'Retrospective' Gallery Smend, Fiberarts, 2006, Nov/Dec

Batik Transitions from Classic to Contemporary, Batik Guild, 2006

'Noel Dyrenforth at Gallery Smend', Textile Forum, 2006, 3/2006

Review - Batik Transitions, Embroidery, 2006

Review - Batik Transitions, Surface Design Journal, 2006

TMS Gallery Kuala Lumpur 'Pioneer English Batik Artist', My Batik, 2008, January

Art Textiles of the World: Great Britain 3, Telos Art Publishing, 2006

Batik - Modern Concepts and Techniques, Noel Dyrenforth, B. T. Batsford, 2003

Batik for Artists and Quilters, Search Press Ltd, 2001

Practical Batik, Anness Publishing Ltd, 2000

The Crafts in Britain in the Twentieth Century, Yale University Press, 1999

V&A Textile Collection 1940 To The Present, 1999

Textile Kunst, Galerie Smend, 1998

Contemporary Applied Art 50 Years of Craft, Contemporary Applied Arts, 1998

Fabric Dying and Printing, Conran Octopus, 1997

The Technique of Batik, Batsford, 1997

Batik Art, Guizhou Educational Publishing House China, 1997

Textile Dying, Rockport Publishers (USA), 1995

FIBER ARTS DESIGN BOOK 5, Lark Books, 1995

Art & Design Textiles, Hodder and Stoughton, 1995

TECHNIQUES, Crafts Council, 1994

SEIDEN MALEREI V, Galerie Smend, 1993

THE ART AND CRAFT OF FABRIC DECORATION, Mitchell Beazley, 1993

THE LIFE AND WORK OF KITTY FRENCH, Geerings, 1990

SEIDEN MALEREI IV, Galerie Smend, 1989

TEXTILE ARTS: MULTICULTURAL TRADITIONS, A & C Black, 1989

THE TECHNIQUE OF BATIK, Batsford, 1989

SEIDEN MALEREI IN VOLLENDUNG, Falken (Germany), 1988

BATIK WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO NOEL DYRENFORTH, Rolle College, 1987

IDEAS AND TECHNIQUES FOR FABRIC DESIGN, Longman, 1986

BRITISH CRAFT TEXTILES, Craftsmen Potters Association, 1985

Batik Handbuch, Galerie Smend, 1980

BATIK: HARMONIE MIT WACHS UND FARBE, Haupt (Germany), 1979

CRAFTSMEN OF QUALITY, Crafts Council, 1978

BATIK: TRADITIONAL & MODERN, Cantecleer (Holland), 1977

BATIK WITH NOEL DYRENFORTH, Orbis, 1975

ENJOYING DYES, David & Charles, 1974

EXPLORING FABRIC PAINTING, Mills and Boon, 1970

THE HISTORY OF DYED TEXTILES, Studio Vista, 1969

'Master Craft', BBC 2, 1999

2009

Fiber Arts Exhibition, Textures Gallery, Scottsdale, USA

2008

'Wish List', Contemporary Applied Arts, London, UK

2008

Textile Berlin

2007

'Noel Dyrenforth', Dousa Gallery, Krakow, Poland

2006

'Retrospective', Smend Gallery, Cologne, Germany

2006

'Batik Transitions from Classic to Contemporary'

2005

'Layers and Meaning' - Noel Dyrenforth and Tony Dyer, Brant Gallery, Boston, USA

2004

'Visions in Paper and Cloth', Ramsgate Library Gallery, Ramsgate, UK

2003

D'Art et de Soie, Marie du XVI Arrandissement

2003

Surface Design. Technology and Tradition, Arhus Kunstbygyning

2003

Art in Motion, Minnemeers G Gent

2003

Batik - Modern Concepts and Technique, Contemporary Applied Arts, 2 Percy Street, London, UK

2003

Batik - Modern Concepts and Technique, Galerie Smend, Cologne, Germany

2002

International Batik Exhibition, Museum of Modern Art

2002

International Batik of Change, Hanover, Germany

2001

Tarian Warna, Indonesian Embassy, Berlin

2001

Art Batik Berlin Taktha, Galerie Im Körnepark, Berlin, Germany

2001

Taktha, Organised by: Galerie Smend

2001

Wabi-Sabi Japanese Exhibition, Contemporary Applied Arts, 2 Percy Street, London, UK

2001

Taktha, Central Museum of Textiles, ul. Piotrkowqska 282, Lodz, Poland

2000

Miniature Batiks, State Library, Berlin, Germany

2000

Batik and Beyond, Ramsgate Library Gallery, Ramsgate

1999

International Exhibition & Conference, Ghent Belgium

1999

Cloth of Gold, Chichester College

1999

Traditional and Modern, Smend Gallery Cologne

1999

'Change of Scale', Contemporary Applied Arts, 2 Percy Street, London, UK

1999

'Cloth of Gold', Contemporary Applied Arts, 2 Percy Street, London, UK

1999

Colour in Cloth, Holburne Museum and Crafts Study Centre, Great Pultney Street, Bath

1999

The Pleasures of Peace Midcentury Craft and Art, Brighton Museum, Brighton

1999

The Pleasures Of Peace Midcentury Craft and Art, Sainsbury Centre for Visual Art, University of East Anglia, Norwich

1998

Fukumoto & Dyrenforth, Studio Com. Gallery, Kyoto Japan

1998

25th Anniversary, Rudolf Smend Gallery

1998

Fukumoto & Dyrenforth, Sembikiya Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

1998

New Horizons, Worthing Museum and Art Gallery, Chapel Road, Worthing

1997

Waxing Lyrical, Maidstone Museum and Art Gallery, Maidstone

1997

Guizhou International Batik Conference and Exhibition

1997

International Conference and Exhibition, Yogyakarta Indonesia

1996

Journeys, Sutton House Hackney London

1996

Batik Guild 10th Anniversary, Swansea City Art Gallery, Swansea, Wales

1996

Anticipation, Galerie Smend, Cologne, Germany

1995

Group exhibition, Durham Art Gallery, Durham

1995

Group exhibition, Hall Place, Bexley

1995

Group exhibition, Higgin Gallery, Belfast

1995

Group exhibition, Stamford Arts Centre, Stamford

1994

Art with Silk, Goethe Institute, San Francisco, USA

1994

Art with Silk, America House, Frankfurt, Germany

1994

Colour into Cloth, Crafts Council, 44a Pentonville Road Islington London N1 9BY, London, UK

1994

Colour into Cloth, Crafts Council, 44a Pentonville Road Islington London N1 9BY, London, UK

1994

Decorative Arts Today, Bonhams, London, UK

1994

Miniature Works, Royal National Theatre, London

1994

Batik Guild exhibition, Williamson Art Gallery, Birkenhead, UK

1993

Batik Guild exhibition, Metropole Art Centre, Folkestone

1993

Decorative Arts Today, Bonhams, London, UK

1993

Solo exhibition, Galerie Smend, Cologne, Germany

1993

Batik Guild exhibition, Poole Arts Centre, Poole

1993

Batik Guild exhibition, Gateway Gallery, Shrewsbury

1993

Batik Guild exhibition, Sevenoaks Library, Sevenoaks

1993

Batik Guild exhibition, Salmesbury Hall, Preston

1993

Pro Art Presents, Arts Bar, London

1993

New Departures - International Wax Resist Art, Edwin's Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia

1992

Batik Guild exhibition, Luton Museum and Art Gallery, Luton

1992

Decorative Arts Today, Bonhams, London

1992

Letters and Words, Brewery Arts, Brewery Court, Cirencester, UK

1991

Perspective on the Rim, Contemporary Crafts Gallery, Portland, USA

1991

Batik, Rufford Craft Centre, Rufford Country Park Nr Ollerton, Newark

1990

Textile Arts - Multicultural Tradition, City Gallery, 90 Granby Street, Leicester

1990

International Fascinatie Textile Exhibiton, Museum Van Bommel - Van Dam, Venlo, The Netherlands

1990

Miao Tribe Batiks plus 5 English Artists, Guizhou University, Guizhou, China

1990

Crossing Boundaries, Bradford Textile Festival, Bradford

1989

Local Heros, Burlington Cultural Centre, Burlington, Canada

1988

Solo exhibition, Galerie Smend, Cologne, Germany

1986

Threads, The Maltings, Snape

1985

Solo exhibition, Anatol Orient, London

1985

Solo exhibition, Indonesia Institute of the Arts, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

1984

Celebration of the Cutout, Anatol Orient, London

1984

International Batik, Galerie Smend, Cologne, Germany

1984

Solo exhibition, Rye Art Gallery, Easton Rooms 107 High Street, Rye

1984

Solo exhibition, Oxford Gallery, Modern Art Oxford 30 Pembroke Street Oxford OX1 1BP, Oxford

1983

Group exhibition, British Crafts Centre, London

1982

Group exhibition, Kettle's Yard, Castle Street, Cambridge

1982

Solo exhibition, Tohrindo Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

1981

Solo exhibition, Hella Buehner Gallery, Bremen, Germany

1981

Solo exhibition, Prescote Gallery, Cropredy Banbury

1980

Solo exhibition, Atmosphere Gallery, London

1979

Solo exhibition, Oxford Gallery, Modern Art Oxford 30 Pembroke Street Oxford OX1 1BP, Oxford

1979

Contemporary Masterpieces, Spinks, Mall Galleries, London

1979

Norma Starszakowna & Noel Dyrenforth, Sheffield City Polytechnic, Sheffield

1978

Batik as a Medium, Duncan Jordanstone College of Art, Dundee

1978

Contemporary German and British Crafts, Museum für Kunsthandwerk, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

1978

6 Craftsmen in Residence, Myers, Melbourne, Australia

1978

Solo exhibition, Lincoln Craft Centre, Lincoln

1978

Solo exhibition, Hull Art Centre, Kingston-upon-Hull

1978

Solo exhibition, Halifax Piece Hall, Halifax

1978

Solo exhibition, Toorah State College, Melbourne, Australia

1978

Solo exhibition, Ministry for the Arts, Melbourne, Australia

1978

Solo exhibition, Distelfink, Melbourne, Australia

1978

Contemporary German and British Crafts, Birmingham City Art Gallery and Museum, Chamberlain Square, Birmingham, UK

1977

Group exhibition, Goethe-Institute, Jakarta, Indonesia

1977

Solo exhibition, Kaplan-Beauman Gallery, Los Angeles, USA

1977

Crafts in Question, Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester

1977

The Big Smoke, British Crafts Centre, London

1977

British Crafts, Swiss Craft Centre, Zurich, Switzerland

1976

Solo exhibition, Oxford Gallery, Modern Art Oxford 30 Pembroke Street Oxford OX1 1BP, Oxford

1976

Gleams, Woburn Abbey, Woburn

1976

Doors, Camden Arts Centre, London

1975

Group exhibition, Yaw Gallery, Birmingham, USA

1975

Solo exhibition, Atmosphere Gallery, London

1973

Solo exhibition, Oxford Gallery, Modern Art Oxford 30 Pembroke Street Oxford OX1 1BP, Oxford

1973

Group exhibition, Norwich Museum & Art Gallery, Norwich

1973

Solo exhibition, Gallery 359, Nottingham

1973

The Craftsman's Art, Victoria & Albert Museum, London

1972

Group exhibition, Midland Group Gallery, Nottingham

1971

Solo exhibition, Heals, Tottenham Court Road, London

1971

Solo exhibition, Oxford Gallery, Modern Art Oxford 30 Pembroke Street Oxford OX1 1BP, Oxford

1971

Batik, Galerie Smend, Cologne, Germany

1970

Solo exhibition, Herbert Art Gallery, Coventry

1970

Solo exhibition, Lane Gallery, Bradford

1970

British Crafts, Smithsonian Institute, Washington DC, USA

1970

Solo exhibition, Loughborough College of Art & Design, Loughborough, UK

1970

Group exhibition, Design Centre, London

1969

Solo exhibition, British Crafts Centre, London

1969

Solo exhibition, Heals, Tottenham Court Road, London

1969

The British Modern Crafts Arts Exhibition, Seibu Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

1968

Group exhibition, Little Gallery, Detroit, USA

1967

Fashion Show, British Crafts Centre, London

1967

Solo exhibition, Commonwealth Institute, London

1966

Summer Exhibition, Design Centre, London

1966

Craftsmanship, Liverpool Cathedral, Liverpool

1966

Craftsmanship Today, Oxfordshire County Hall, Abingdon

1966

Fashion by Leading Designers, Marlborough House, London

1966

Craftsmanship, Coventry Cathedral, Coventry

1965

Solo exhibition, Primavera, 10 King's Parade, Cambridge

Batik piece, National Museum of Wales, Cardiff, UK

46 Batik pieces, Leicestershire Schools and Colleges Collection, Leicester

Batik piece, Melbourne National Museum, Melbourne, Australia

Batik piece, Crafts Council, London, 44a Pentonville Road

Batik piece, Bradford City Art Gallery, Bradford

Batik piece, Melbourne University, Melbourne, Australia

Batik piece, Toorah State College, Melbourne, Australia

7 Batik pieces, Victoria & Albert Museum, London

Batik piece, Quizhou Museum Gui Yang China