Fiona Crestani

Fiona Crestani was born in Christchurch, New Zealand and has been living and working in Austria since 1993.  She graduated in the sculpture, textile and arts and craft classes at the University Mozarteum, Salzburg.  She then completed the postgraduate course for Innovative Weaving Culture from the Art and Design University Linz, in cooperation with the Textile Centre Haslach.  Crestani has continually showed her work in exhibitions both nationally and internationally including ,,Koromo”, Gallery Mingei, Paris, curated by Philippe Boudin in 2015 and ,,Koromo’, Shikoku Mura Gallery, Japan, curated by Shukuko Voss-Tabe in 2018.  She has been awarded several scholarships and prizes.

Exhibitions (Selection)

2020   Gemeinsamkeit Pinzgau, Arthouse Nexus, Saalfelden
2019   Art Aquisitions from the state of Salzburg 2017 – 2019, Art in Traklhaus, Salzburg
2019   Garden of Eden, Neuhaus Castle, Upper Austria
2019   Gemeinsamkeit Pinzgau.  Art in Traklhaus, Salzburg
2018   Let’s get the ball rolling.  Art intervention, Bad Gastein (solo)
2018.  11th Shibori Symposium.  Arimatsu, Japan, curated by Hiroshi Murase and Yoshiko Wada
2018   Koromo, Shikoku Mura Gallery, Japan, curated by Shukuko Voss-Tabe
2017   Blaues Wunder – Flachs, Sigl-Haus, Salzburg, curated by Dr. Hiltrud Oman
2015   10 Years Textile Gallery, Textile Gallery Aichhorn, Salzburg
2015   100, Art in Traklhaus, Salzburg
2015   Koromo, Gallery Mingei, Paris, curated by Philippe Boudin
2014   Koromo, Textile Gallery Aichhorn, Salzburg, curated by Shukuko Voss-Tabe
2014.  Made to Fit.  Hödlmoser Atelier, Festung Hohensalzburg, Salzburg (solo)
2014   2nd Choice, Romanischer Keller, Salzburg (solo)
2013   SewonArtSpace, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, (catalogue)
2012   Weaving Textiles that Shape Themselves, The Handweavers Studio, London
2011   Fresh Winds of Textile Art, Amitiés, Tissées, Paris, curated by Shukuko Voss-Tabe
2011   2. Jahresausstellung KünstlerInnenaustausch 2011, City of Salzburg, Gallery Mozartplatz 5
2010   death or glory bound, Graduation exhibition Gallery ,,Das Zimmer”, Salzburg
2010   Augenblicke, die den Anker lichten, Exhibition in Context from the lecture series “Geschlechterkonstruktionen“, curated by Beate Terfloth University Mozarteum, Salzburg