9 October – Presentation at DATS Conference 2026 PATTERN
Photo of samplebook at the Vlisco archive in 2019. The 2026 DATS subject specialist network annual conference will be held The Harris, Preston, England, on Thursday 8 & Friday 9 …
Sabine Bolk
Wereldverhalen over de kebaya
Voor het Wereldmuseum schreef ik samen met voormalige conservator Insulair Zuidoost-Azië Francine Brinkgreve twee Wereldverhalen waarin we de kebaya belichten met behulp van de collectie van het Wereldmuseum. In het …
26 & 27 september – Intro en 2daags Batikworkshop
Op 26 en 27 september geef ik zowel Intro-batikworkshops als een 2daagse workshop in Utrecht. Intro Batikworkshop Op zaterdag 26 september 11u – 16u of op zondag 27 september 11u …
August – Batik exhibition at Filmhuis Den Haag
Spui 191, 2511 BN Den Haag. Open Monday to Sunday from 10h till 22h, exhibition is on the top floor, In Foyer of Zaal 5 During the whole month of …
In the Blaudruck apprenticeship
April – May 2026 In November 2025 I got the news I was selected by KF Hein Fonds as one of the ‘Grensverleggers’ artists. My plan, which was a longtime …
Article ‘Sprookjes in batik’ in Bibliotheek blad
In April the article ‘Sprookjes in batik, Motieven ut een Nederlands kinderboek op Javaanse sarongs’, fairy tales in Batik, motifs from a Dutch children’s book on Javanese sarongs, for the …
Article in the book Kokki Bitja
A book about the oldest Indo-European [Indische] cookbook from 1843, by Marjolein Kokosky Deforchaux-Kelderman, published in 2025. Wanted to share this for a while, because it is one of those …
Contribution to the exhibition The worlds of Jan Toorop
at Museum Singer Laren Last year in May I was contacted by Suzanne Veldink who was making an overview exhibition on the Indo-European painter Jan Toorop (1858-1929). She came across …
Pasar Malam Ahoy Rotterdam
4 days, 12 batikworkshops and a small batik exhibition In the Easter weekend, 3 to 6 April 2026, I promoted Batik for 4 full days at the Pasar Malam Istimewa …
The Cloth Remembers in Singapore
The exhibition, my work ‘Batik Kompeni’ and events Since me & Tony were in Laos in 2024 we have been thinking of bringing the cloths we saw there during the …
11 april – Papieren Sarong workshop bij Museum Rijswijk
Zaterdag 11 april van 13.00 – 17.00u bij Museum Rijswijk, Herenstraat 67, Rijswijk. Toegang: €8,- + gratis koffie/thee en lekkers Aanmelden: felinevanderlee2005@gmail.com
3 t/m 6 April 2026 – Batik op de Pasar Budaya
Tijdens de Pasar Malam Istimewa in Ahoy Rotterdam Van vrijdag 3 april t/m 6 april (het paasweekend) zal ik elke dag aanwezig zijn om Batik te delen, zowel met korte …
19 Mei 2026 – Verborgen verhalen in batik uit Yogyakarta
We nodigen jullie uit om een dag te duiken in de batik uit Yogyakarta en kennis te maken met de historische batikkerijen uit deze stad waaronder Haji Bilal. Datum: Dinsdag, …
New aNERDtour – Journey to Batik
Postponed to May 2027 – for info email hello@anerdgallery.com. aNERD in collaboration with Dutch artist-researcher Sabine Bolk, Journey to Batik invites you to explore the rich heritage and artistry of …
17 & 18 April 2026 – Batikworkshop bij Museum Singer Laren
In de was gezet, op vrijdag 17 & zaterdag 18 april 2026 | 13.00–16.30u | €45,- Workshop door gastdocent Sabine Bolk, beeldend kunstenaar en batikonderzoeker Jan Toorop werd sterk beïnvloed …
24 January 2026 – Sketching the Cloth: Paper Sarong Workshop
at aNERDgallery in Singapore The Paper Sarong workshop explores the rich culture of pattern-making inspired by Javanese Batik. In conjunction with the exhibition ‘The Cloth Remembers‘ at aNERDgallery, artist Sabine …
Watch back – Remembering the Cloth: Artists in Conversation
This panel talk was held at aNERDgallery in Singapore on 17 January 2026. Engage with the artists and curator of The Cloth Remembers, discussing story cloth as living archives of …
Exhibition ‘The Cloth Remembers’ at aNERDgallery
16 January 2026 – 28 February 2026 at aNERDGallery in Singapore The Cloth Remembers highlights story cloths as powerful visual languages that preserve memory, identity, and resilience. From Hmong “flower …
Batikworkshop in Copenhagen
On 5 December 2025 I got to give a batikworkshop at the Indonesian embassy in Copenhagen, Denmark. Of course it feels like an upside down world to be invited to …