The artist, Brigitte Havan Odum

Brigitte Odum uses her Vietnamese mother’s name as a pseudonym. Born in Saigon in 1955, she grew up in Paris where she briefly studied Sociology & Politics at the E.P.H.E, la Sorbonne.

Paris nurtured her dreams of becoming an artist and she exhibited her work when only 20 years old in Colmar, France at the Gallery Jade.

She left France in 1977 and lived in Singapore until 1984. In August of that year she moved to Australia where she currently resides.

Brigitte's Art History

1980
Her first solo exhibition in the Ming Court Gallery in Singapore.
1981
Joined the Nanyang School of Arts in Singapore.
1982
Joint exhibition with Joko Mullono in Bali at Golden village.
1986
Show at the Castle Gallery, Mullumbimby, N.S.W Australia.
1987
Participates in the opening exhibition of the Epicentre Art Gallery in Byron Bay.
1988
Lismore Women’s Art Exhibition. Regional Gallery Lismore.
1989
Byron Bay Easter Art Classic
1990
Won the Ansett Prize. Byron Bay Easter Art Classic
1991
Minyon Makers exhibition with Michael Taylor Lismore
Studied Bronze Sculpting at Southern Cross University.
1992
March, Adelaide Art Festival. Sponsored by the Franco-Australian Association.
1993
May, Melbourne Solo exhibition at the Women’s Gallery showing Bronze Sculptures and oil paintings
1994
Casino Art festival First prize in sculpture and a second prize with an oil painting.
1995
Epicentre Art Gallery Byron Bay
January Bronze Sculptures exhibited at the Lismore Regional Gallery.
1996
April Solo exhibition at the Bondi Pavilion in Sydney.
1995
Beijing Women World Conference, prints sent with S.W.A.N.
1997
Albion Street gallery in Sydney.
1998
Millioud Gallery - Houston, Texas. U.S.A
1999
Joins the Archives work, National Museum of Women in the Arts Washington D.C
1998
Stanthorpe Art Festival, Byron Bay Art Classic and Thursday Plantation Sculpting competition.
1998
Bondi Pavilion Sydney. Solo exhibition- Bronze and oils.
1999
Sept/Oct Floriade Exhibition Canberra.
2000
Michael Commerford Gallery – Byron Bay
Cape Byron Art Gallery- Byron Bay
Nimbin Art Gallery
The Channon Art Gallery
2000
Artist in Residence with the Queensland ballet -Brisbane

Bronze Sculpture

Bronze Yoga

Sculptures have been cast in the 'lost wax' process as it was done over 1000 years ogo.
A meeting of east and west, inspired by the spiritual practice of yoga.

Please click on the picture below to open up a gallery slide show of Brigitte's bronze sculpture.

There are a range of beautifully crafted sculptures available for sale ranging from $500.

What they say....

"Brigitte Havan, a deeply feminine woman has in her art, merged the deep spirituality of the East and the artistic traditions of the West to produce a magic realism, which few other artists have been able to achieve"

"Her mediums are versatile, from Chinese ink mixed with water colours, to oils and vibrant pastels, but also works with clay and bronze"