Michèle Noach

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Michèle Noach joined Cape Farewell on the 2004 Art/Science Expedition. Taking almost three weeks the Cape Farewell crew circumnavigated Spitsbergen, the main island of the Svalbard archipelago, aboard the Noorderlicht - sailing almost as far North as possible. Following the expedition Michèle produced her series of 'Lenticulars', featured in the Cape Farewell book Burning Ice, and exhibited with Art & Climate Change and U-n-f-o-l-d. She returned to the Arctic on her second voyage with Cape Farewell in September 2008, joining the Disko Bay Expedition.

In 2007 Cape Farewell visited The Lost Gardens of Heligan, pre-cursor to creation of Eden Project, as part of our long term collaboration with the Eden Project. From this start point Michèle has worked with both Heligan and Eden Project on several projects, including, The Glasshouse Men, an installation of lenticulars in the greenhouses at The Lost Gardens of Heligan in November 2008.

In September 2009, an abridged version of the 2008 Curwen show One Mouse, One Dollar, No Refund was exhibited in the beautiful Hawksmoor Rectory of Spitalfields.

"I absolutely refuse to leave until we are able to take back with us something in the nature of a chart."
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 'The Lost World'

1963	Born in Paddington, Australia
1964-9	Move to Holland, USA, Australia and Holland again before settling in London
1970	Discover 'Ant and Bee'
1972	See 'Dougal and the Blue Cat'
1973	Collect first of many lenticular images
1976	Hear 'New Rose' by The Damned
1981	Become crossword compiler for The New Musical Express Develop interest in code-breaking
1982	Severe electrical shock (accidental) Begin writing for arts' publications in Australia, the US and UK
1984	Bitten by spider (unidentified) in Australian outback
1985	Start printmaking Come across George Herriman's 1930's cartoon strip 'Krazy Kat'
1987	Commissioned artist for Liberty of London Compiling crosswords for various international publications
1989	Establish studio in London
1990	Ship etching press to Australia and back
1993	Qualify in British Sign Language
2002	First US exhibition and visit to Sonoran Desert
2004	Fall on ice (whilst skating) in Svalbard, High Arctic Go lenticular
2006	Art & environment study in Sonoran Desert Make lenticular 'measuring' devices
2008	The Glasshouse Men: Installation in greenhouses at the Lost Gardens of Heligan. Second Cape Farewell expedition, this time to Greenland.
2009	Artist in residence at the Eden Project, working on Arctic poppies Defying the odds, bitten by spider again Spend time in Norway on glacial research project Continue to work on backdrops, sets, cartoons and illustration