RITA TREFOIS, Batik painter and lecturer, has been trained in textile chemistry and decorative art. She has more than 30 years experience in this field and is a passionate about the Batik technique. Backgrounds of scientific and artistic education encourage the conflict between technical skill and free creativity. Somewhere in the middle between technique and inspiration, a field of tension exists where her art works prospers.

Selection of international exhibitions and symposiums:

1997	1997 Dunia Batik Conference and Exhibition in Yogyakarta. Exhibition and lecturer
1998	1998 International Batik Exhibition and Conference in Guiyang in China. Exhibition and lecturer
1998	VII ETN Conference Living with Textiles, Madrid (E). Exhibition ‘Scythia II’ Kherson, Ukraine. Exhibition Exposition Internationale d'Art Textile Contemporain, Maison de l'UNESCO Salle Miro, Paris, France. Exhibition
1999	organisation of the first European International Batik Gathering ‘Now & Then’ in Ghent (B). Exhibition, conference and workshops
2000	‘Lomba Batik Festival for Yogya motif and natural dyes’. Exhibition and member of the jury (Indonesia)
2001	Taktha, Berlin (D). Exhibition
2002	Hannover (D), Handwerkform, ‘Batik of Change’. Exhibition Opatówek (PL) Muzeum Historii Przemysku, Taktha. Exhibition Saitama City (Japan). Exhibition
2003	Paris (F), Mairie du XVIe: ‘d’Art et de Soie, d’Ici et d’Ailleurs’. Exhibition
1999	1999 Batik 2003… art in Movement, Ghent (B). Exhibition, lecture rand workshop teacher
2000	2000 Aarhus (DK), Surface design. Exhibition and lecturer
2005	Izmir (Turkey) , Visions in Textiles. Exhibition Boston (USA), World batik Conference. Exhibition and workshop teacher Tournai (B), 5ème Triennale Internationale des Arts du Tissus « Ki monologue ». Exhibition
2006	Engeland, ‘Batik Transitions – from Classic to Cotemporary’, The Batik Guild tour exhibition Kherson (Ukraïne), Scythia. Exhibition San José (Costa Rica), Women in Textile Art, IV International Biennial WTA 2006. Exhibition
2007	Mind and Body, Surface Design Association Conference. Exhibition and workshop teacher
Awards
2005	Jury’s Choice Award, Constants & Variables, Surface Design Association Membership Exhibition
2006	Outstanding honourable mention “From Lausanne to Beijing” 4th International Fiber Art Biennale (Suzhou) P.R. China
Collections
	Private collections Work "Paris" in collection of the Provincial Guizhou Museum in Guiyang, China. “Movement”: Consulting Curator Contemporary Textiles, The Textile Museum, Washington DC, USA “Hija de Costa Rica”: Women in Textile Art, Costa Rica