Preta Wolzak

Exhibition Wolzak & Kosters serious international business 12/2 – 31/3 2019

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My Arctic Charade Series

Fighting Females

With her new series of works entitled Fighting Females Preta Wolzak honours a group of women who achieved enormous progress for their families, their village, their country, their world. Some were instrumental in improving the economy, the environment, and science. Some fought for women's rights, the position of women with AIDS, and against female genital mutilation, and scarification. Others worked hard to promote peace, or to stand up for the liberation of gay or transgender people. None of these women received sufficient recognition for their work, mainly because they were women. They were often not appreciated for their accomplishments, or even ignored and humiliated. Some sacrificed their freedom or even lost their life.

Fighting Female : Mali # 4

hand-embroidered & leather

fighting females: # 1 Wangari

hand-embroidered & leather

Fighting Females: # 3 MarieClaire

hand-embroidered and leather

fighting females # 2 Marsha

Hand-embroidered and leather

Fighting Females Mali # 5

hand-embroidered and leather

fighting females: Mali # 6

Old rituals in a Young face - teeth chiseling

“hotchpotch”

Solo exhibition May/June 2018

arctic charade # Swagger

my latest Arctic Charade

Arctic Charade “new Dino”

embroidery and leather sequins acrylics fibres 130 x 140 cm ( just finished)

Arctic Charade White

sequins, silk embroidery, acrylics 140 x 140 cm

part of the Arctic Charade white , embroidey,sequins

Arctic Charade “Crevasse”

embroidery , sequins and acrylics 120 x 150 cm

#Arctic Palmtree

130 x 95 embroidery, leather, sequins, acrylics

Arctic Charade “White Zorro”

no.5 = 120 x 160 cm acrylics leather sequins embroidery yarn

Arctic Charade “Equilibrium”

no.4 from the series Arctic 110 x 150 cm embroidery, leather, acrylic, sequins

Arctic Charade “Blue”

a new series embroideries, leather, fibres, drawings, 120 x 150cm. This work is part of the VU Art collection.

Arctic Charade “Balance”

115 x 150 cm embroidery sequins fibres acrylics

* MIAMI *

back to work after a beautiful Miami art week

thanks to Kimi Hamada Booooooom.com/ May 2018

kunstrai 2018

my work at Kunstrai 2018 ma petite Inuite/ Everybody needs a hero/ Call me : embroided portraits with leather

ma petite inuite # 2

Homage to the people who are the first to deal with climate change, tourism and mining for resources. 40 x 30 cm embroidery and leather

ma petite inuite # 1

35x35 cm yarn and leather

# Ma Petite Inuite # 3

40 x 30 cm embroidery with leather

all hand embroidered portraits of antarctic hero's

everybody needs a hero – F.D.

real antarctic pioneers FD 40 x 30 cm yarn and suede

everybody needs a Hero – G.M.

real antarctic pioneer GM 40 x 30 cm embroidery and leather

everybody needs a hero – H.R.

real antarctic pioneer HR 40 x 30 cm embroidery and leather

Everybody needs a hero – T.G.

real antarctic pioneer TG 40 x 30 cm embroidery and leather

Everybody needs a hero – R.F.S. & F.H.

real antarctic pioneers RFS & FH 70 x 55 cm leather and embroidery goldleaf

Call Me

Molds, clay, yarn, acrylics, epoxy, wood, 75 x 35 cm

Selfie Boymans

fine-art print 120 x 150 cm

selfie Rietveld

fine-art print 120 x 150 cm

Big silk crepe georgette scarves # LoLa # Wobbegong # Adila 135 x 135 cm

Kunstrai 2017

# solo at the Kunstrai 2017

# Beta Angels #

embroidery (yarnpainting) acrylic crystal leather 190 x 225 cm

The Children of St. Kilda

Homage to the craftsmanship and the people of Hirta (St Kilda) who where deported by the British government in 1936. This most spectaculair island has been abandoned ever since. My work The Children of St. Kilda ( 2007/2011/2017) 75 x 385 cm