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MARIE-CLAIRE BALDENWEG |
| Biography | |
| Nationality | Swiss/Australian |
| 1954 | Born in Solothurn - Switzerland |
| 1961-1974 | Schools in Zug, Winterthur and Aarau - Switzerland |
| 1974 | Starts to paint |
| 1977 | Marries the avant-garde trash musician Pfuri. Becomes mother of 2 sons and a daughter (Lionel: 1977, Diego: 1979, Nora: 1981) |
| 1974-1987 | Lives and works in Ammerswil - Switzerland |
| 1987-1993 | Lives and works in Sydney and Byron Bay - Australia |
| 1994 - 2003 | Lives and works in Seengen - Switzerland |
| 1994 - 2001 | Member of the band TRASH BAG |
| since 2003 | Travelling the world |
| Solo Exhibitions (selection) | |
| 2007 | POPulär - Stadtgalerie, Klagenfurt, Austria |
| 2006 | Novus Ordo Seclorum - Kunstmuseum, Olten, Switzerland |
| 2005 | Global Market - Australian Stock Exchange, Sydney, Australia |
| 2003 | Global Market - Swiss Stock Exchange, Zurich, Switzerland |
| 1994 | Sale of the Millennium - Galerie Rudolf Mangisch, Zurich, Switzerland |
| 1989 | Plastic Dreamtime - Rex Irwin Gallery, Sydney, Australia |
| 1988 | Carried Away - Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, Australia |
| 1985 | Galerie Roth, Bremgarten, Switzerland |
| 1980 | Galerie Stadtbibliothek, Lenzburg, Switzerland |
| Group Exhibitions (selection) | |
| 2009 | Haus der Kunst St. Josef, Solothurn, Switzerland |
| 2010/2006/ 2001/1999/ 1996/1994 |
Solothurner Künstler, Kunstmuseum Solothurn/Olten, Switzerland |
| 1993/1986/ 1978/1976 |
Aargauer Künstler, Kunsthaus Aarau, Switzerland |
| 1998/1987/ 1984 |
Galerie Elisabeth Staffelbach, Lenzburg, Switzerland |
| 1994 | Aussenwelten/Innenwelten, Palais Besenval, Solothurn, Switzerland |
| 1993/1992/ 1991/1990 |
North Coast Art Show, University of N.E. Australia |
| 1991 | New Era, Bond Gallery, Gold Coast, Australia |
| 1990 | Collins Street Gallery, Melbourne, Australia |
| 1982 | Galerie Walcheturm, Zurich, Switzerland |
| Television | |
| 2007 | Little Marvin TV, ART Basel Miami |
| 2003 | Morph - SF DRS, Switzerland |
| 2003 | Agenda - Euronews, Europe |
| 1998 | Top of Switzerland - SF DRS, Switzerland |
| 1997 | 10vor10 - SF DRS, Switzerland |
| 1997 | Viktor's Spätprogramm - SF DRS, Switzerland |
| 1997 | 1:5 - TM1, Switzerland |
| 1997 | Marktplatz - S4, Switzerland |
| 1997 | Lachsack - TV3, Switzerland |
| 1995 | Risiko - SF DRS, Switzerland |
| 1989 | Karussell - SF DRS, Switzerland |
| 1988 | Live at Five, - Channel 9, Australia |
| 1988 | Documentary - SF DRS, Switzerland |
| 1988 | Eat Carpet - SBS Channel, Australia |
| 1988 | Good Afternoon Show - Channel 10, Australia |
| 1988 | FRESCO - SBS-ABC, Australia |
| 1988 | Good Morning Australia - Channel 10, Australia |
| 1987 | Sonntags Magazin - SF DRS, Switzerland |
| 1986 | Sonntags Magazin - SF DRS, Switzerland |
| Press | |
| 2007 | Kärntner Zeitung - POPulär |
| 2007 | Klagenfurter Kl. Zeitung - Bilder einer rasanten Welt |
| 2006 | Schweizer Illustrierte - Königin der Plastiksäcke |
| 2006 | Oltener Tagblatt - Plastiksack als Kommerz-Symbol |
| 2006 | Aargauer Zeitung - Zwei Arten der Gesellschaftskritik |
| 2005 | Sydney Morning Herald - What better way to make a statement |
| 2005 | Sunday Telegraph - The queen of plastic bag art |
| 2005 | City Weekly - Bagflags of the World unite! |
| 2005 | NZZ - Der Börsengang des Plasicsacks |
| 2005 | Australian Financial Review - ASX flies the plastic flags of capitalism |
| 2005 | Financial Times - Global Market - Bagflags of the World |
| 2003 | Tages Anzeiger - Tagestipp: Global Market |
| 2003 | Blick - Kritische Kunst in der Börse |
| 2003 | Cash - Cash in der Börse |
| 2003 | NZZ - Kunst in der Börse |
| 2003 | 20Minuten - Börsengang |
| 2003 | ART Magazin - Mit der Plastiktüte... |
| 2001 | Aarg. Z. - (Plastik-)Sack-starke Symbolik in der Höhle des Löwen |
| 2001 | Schweizer Illustrierte - Marie-Claire Baldenweg: Sackstarke Kunst |
| 1999 | Aargauer Zeitung - Und die Malerei lebt doch |
| 1998 | Schweizer Familie - Home story |
| 1997 | Live (AZ) - Die Maler auf den Barrikaden |
| 1996 | Video-Audio Revue - Plastikwelt im Fernsehzeitalter |
| 1996 | Neue Mitteland Zeitung - ...Kunstmuseum Solothurn |
| 1996 | TARA - Packende Persönlichkeiten |
| 1994 | Schweizer Illustrierte - Die Besten |
| 1994 | Solothurner Nachrichten - Landschaft muss nicht harmlos sein |
| 1993 | Aargauer Tagblatt - Jahresaustellung |
| 1991 | Maxi - Tolle Tüten für betuchte Trendsetter |
| 1991 | Freundin - Eine Kunst-Frau aus der Plastik-Welt |
| 1989 | Art and Australia - Jet-Set Official |
| 1989 | Weekend Australian - Collectables |
| 1989 | Sonntags Blick - Schweizer Sacken Sydney ein |
| 1989 | Schweizer Illustrierte - Kunst aus dem Sack |
| 1988 | Sydney Morning Herald - Shopping is in the Bag |
| 1988 | Best Weekend - Plastic Bag becomes an Art Form |
| 1988 | Ansett News - Sky's the Limit |
| 1988 | Sunday Telegraph - Carried Away |
| 1988 | Sun Herald - Carried Away |
| 1988 | The Australian - Bagsibition |
| 1986 | Aargauer Tagblatt - Zeit-Bilder in moderner Architektur |
| 1986 | Aargauer Tagblatt - Kunsthaus voller Aargauer Kunst |
| 1985 | Aargauer Tagblatt - MC Baldenweg's impulsives Schaffen |
| 1985 | Freiämter Tagblatt - Auch die hintere Seite erfühlen |
| 1985 | Aarg. Woche - Eine aussagestarke Ausstellung dank MC Baldenweg |
| 1985 | Badener Tagblatt - Eine Lanze für das Explosive, Dynamische |
| 1984 | Aargauer Tagblatt - Im Stadtbahnhof fährt neue Kunst ein |
| 1980 | Badener Tagblatt - Abfallkunst - Natur und Künstlichkeit |
| 1980 | Aargauer Tagblatt - Künstliches mit Naürlichem konfrontiert |
| 1980 | Aargauer Kurier - Plastik-Bilder als kritische Zeitdokumente |
| 1980 | Brückenbauer - Kunst mit Kunststoff |
| 1979 | Schweizer Illustrierte - Plastische Abfall-Kunst |
| Grants | |
| 2007 | Pro Helvetia (POPulär) |
| 2005 | Pro Helvetia (Global Market) |
| 2003 | Lotteriefonds of Kt. Solothurn and Aargauer Kuratorium, Catalogue "Global Market - Bagflags of the World" |
| 1979 | Grant of the Aargauer Kuratorium |
| Paintings in various private and corporate collections | |