Mary Magdalene in Conversation with Lilian Broca officially selected by the Vancouver Jewish Film Festival, 2023
Feature-length Art documentary “Mary Magdalene in Conversation with Lilian Broca” has been officially selected by the Vancouver Jewish Film Festival, 2023.
Broca’s latest mosaics
Lilian Broca’s artistic canon includes four series on biblical women. The latest, Mary Magdalene Resurrected, is at Il Museo at the Italian Cultural Centre until Aug. 15.
Magdala Summit “Mary Magdalene, from myth to history”
I am thrilled and honoured to be invited to participate in a major European Congress this summer (July 21-23, 2022), on the subject of Mary Magdalene.
Vancouver mosaic artist Lilian Broca delivers dignity to Mary Magdalene
She hopes that by depicting great female figures in this ancient and monumental art form, they will be accorded the same level of respect as their male counterparts
“Mary Magdalene Resurrected” exhibition at Il Museo
This solo exhibition curated by Angela Clarke(PhD), "Mary Magdalene: The Resurrection" at Il Museo at The Vancouver Cultural Centre opens on Thursday, the 31st of March 2022 and closes on August 15th 2022.
Documentary “Mary Magdalene in Conversation with Lilian Broca”
Now complete, the documentary “Mary Magdalene in Conversation with Lilian Broca”; Adelina Suvagau director and producer; premiere of documentary in September 2022 in Toronto.
CAME 2021 ROOTS exhibition at the Art Gallery of Alberta in Edmonton
“Judith Displaying her Trophy” has been selected to be part of the CAME 2021 ROOTS exhibition at the Art Gallery of Alberta in Edmonton, Sep 11- Oct 24, 2021, and was awarded The Best Wall-Hanging Mosaic in the show.
La Maison de la Mosaïque Contemporaine in Paray-Le-Monial, France
Every year, La Maison de la Mosaïque Contemporaine in Paray-Le-Monial, France, organizes and hosts an international mosaic exhibition. This year, 12 Canadian artists are invited to represent Canada and I am honoured and pleased [...]
Letter to Mary Magdalene by Lilian Broca, Ormsby Review, Vancouver BC
Dear Mariam, Who would have imagined at the time we first met a few years ago that our newly formed relationship would be interrupted for several months due to a pandemic threatening the entire world? [...]
From Virtue to Power: Explorations in Female Heroism – The Mosaics of Lilian Broca
Journal of Mosaic Research August 2020 by Angela Clarke This article examines the mosaics of the contemporary artist Lilian Broca. Broca has completed two monumental mosaic series, with another underway, on the biblical figures of: [...]
Breaking Down Barriers: Antiquity and Post Modernity in Union
The Mosaics of Lilian Broca
Mosaïque Magazine Issue #19 March 2020 by Angela Clarke Lilian Broca is a Canadian artist. As early as the 90s, her work put the spotlight on women's issues. "My narrative glass mosaics explore ides on [...]
Video of Judith Exhibition Vernissage
The exhibition Heroine of a Thousand Pieces: the Judith Mosaics of Lilian Broca is being shown at The Museum of Biblical Art in Dallas, TX.
Travelling Judith Exhibition in Dallas, TX
On January 22, 2017, the third leg of the exhibition Heroine of a Thousand Pieces: the Judith Mosaics of Lilian Broca opened at The Museum of Biblical Art in Dallas, TX. It was a well attended and exciting vernissage.
A Heroine of a Thousand Pieces on International Women’s Day
On March 8, International Women’s Day, Vancouver area SDA members met at the Italian Cultural Centre to host a talk and exhibition tour of Heroine of a Thousand Pieces by internationally known mosaic artist, [...]
The Pulse, Doctors of BC, A Treasure and a Pleasure
The Pulse, Doctors of BC, A Treasure and a Pleasure, The Judith Mosaics of Lilian Broca, Feb. 2, 2016, by Gabrielle Lynch-Staunton
Lilian Broca featured on Senior Line Magazine
Lilian Broca has been featured on the Senior Line Magazine, page 22, Vancouver BC Lilian Broca and her New Mosaic Series, by Dolores Luber
Travelling Judith exhibition in Toronto
Back in Vancouver after opening my solo, travelling Judith exhibition in Toronto. It was eventful vernissage with family, old and new friends. Here are some photos of the installation in this awesome gallery.
A tough woman from the 2nd Century BCE
Metro Vancouver residents still have a couple of weeks to view a fresh feminist perspective on one of the more frequently depicted events of Biblical lore.
Westcoast Homes & Design
Lilian Broca was featured in Westcoast Homes & Design Magazine, March 2016 edition. Read online March 2016 Issue
Lilian Broca featured on Groutline Magazine
Lilian Broca has been featured on the February cover of Groutline Magazine (Society of American Mosaic Artists), and which also includes an in depth article on the Judith mosaics and the travelling exhibition. Read [...]
Upcoming Presentations
January 15, 2016 Vancouver Peretz Centre, BC, Canada, “Esther and Judith, two heroines”. April 7, 2016, 15th Annual American Mosaic Summit in San Diego, USA, “From Pebbles to Pixels”, Lilian Broca and Sheila Campbell May [...]
Vancouver Sun
Here with earlier works, Lilian Broca exhibited mosaics of the Apocrypha’s story of Judith at the Italian Cultural Centre’s Il Museo. View online
Vancity Buzz
Vancouver Artist Lilian Broca Presents Heroine of a Thousand Pieces: The Judith Mosaics By Vanessa Tam November 16, 2015 Lilian Broca is an established visual artist based in Vancouver. Centuries ago, mosaic art was physically [...]
The book/catalogue Heroine of a Thousand Pieces
November 2015 The book/catalogue Heroine of a Thousand Pieces: The Judith Mosaics of Lilian Broca, S. Campbell, Y. Wosk, A. Roitman, A Clarke and L. Broca. Was released in November 2015 in conjunction with the [...]
Italian Adventures
The Heroine of a Thousand Pieces: the Judith Mosaics of Lilian Broca November 13, 2015 by Lia A full house was present at il Centro’s Museo to celebrate the opening night of the exhibit “The [...]
BC Woman Magazine
A revival of mosaic art is under way, and award-winning Lilian Broca is leading the charge. Centuries ago, mosaic art was literally removed from ordinary people, with works mounted on churches’ walls and domed ceilings. [...]
PREVIEW The Gallery Guide
Heroine of a Thousand Pieces: The Judith Mosaics of Lilian Broca Il Museo at The Italian Cultural Centre Vancouver BC – Nov 12, 2015-Mar 31, 2016 Pratt Institute MFA graduate Lilian Broca is a Vancouver [...]
JEWISH INDEPENDENT
Artist Lilian Broca calls her most recent subject – the apocryphal Judith, who slew the general Holofernes and saved her village – “a woman’s woman,” because “she was able to do what she wanted to [...]
My Vancity: Heroine of a Thousand Pieces
Vancouver mosaic artist Lilian Broca shows Heroine of a Thousand Pieces Judith Series A revival of mosaic art is underway, and award-winning Lilian Broca is leading the charge. Centuries ago, mosaic art was literally removed [...]
Radio interview
I talked to the artist @lilianbroca about her work and the Judith mosaics soon to be seen here in Vancouver Click to read: The artist Lilian Broca discusses her work, and her upcoming exhibition, Heroine [...]
Contemporary Mosaic Summit 2015
On October 2nd, 2015 Lilian Broca will give a presentation at the Contemporary Mosaic Summit 2015, Southern Oregon University Campus, Ashland, OR
Heroine of a Thousand Pieces
IN VANCOUVER
November 12, 2015 – March 31, 2016
Il Museo at The Italian Cultural Centre
3075 Slocan Street, Vancouver BC V5M 3E4
CKNW interview
CKNW interview on mosaic designs theft and a new line of scarves with mosaic designs. CKNW interview March 22, 2015 Click on the image above to listen to the interview.
Globe and Mail Article
Globe and Mail article on mosaic designs theft and a new line of scarves with mosaic designs. Click on the image below to read the article. Globe and Mail March 6, 2015
Art Exhibition in Turkey
The Turkish Ministry of Culture invited Canadian artist Lilian Broca to exhibit and give a presentation at the “Gaziantep International Contemporary Mosaics Exhibition, Zeugma Museum, Gaziantep, Turkey, 2013 www.facebook.com/suha.semerci.9?pnref=story
Award
Canadian Academy of Independent Scholars and Simon Fraser University have awarded Lilian Broca an Independent Scholar Grant called "the Beatrice Gross Independent Scholar Award" for further artistic development in her career. June 2012
Art Exhibition
Canadian artist Lilian Broca was chosen to participate in the International Contemporary Mosaic Art Convergence - Top Artists from Around the World Exhibit in Clauiano, Italy Sep 15 - Oct 20, 2012 www.clauianoartexhibitio.wix.com/art-exhibition-gallery [...]
Screenings
SIMFEST International Film Festival Targu-Mures, Romania, August 24 – 30,2015 The San Pedro International Film Festival Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, Los Angeles, CA Oct 14, 2012 at 4 PM. The Carmel Art and Film [...]
Book Reviews
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Book Launch & Reception 2011
Lilian Broca, Sheila Campbell and Yosef Wosk The Hidden and the Revealed: The Queen Esther Mosaics of Lilian Broca Gefen Publishing House Ltd. with an introduction by celebrated American artist Judy Chicago Sun, Nov 27 [...]
Return to Byzantium
The director, producers and crew of the one hour documentary RETURN TO BYZANTIUM: THE ART AND LIFE OF LILIAN BROCA, are all thrilled and proud to announce that it will be aired on CBC (Canadian [...]
Best documentary in the San Pedro International Film Festival
The documentary “Return to Byzantium: The Art and Life of Lilian Broca” was awarded the Best Documentary Award in the San Pedro International Film Festival in LA, CA. in 2012