Exhibitions Odette Tolksdorf’s quilts have been shown in, year by year.
2009
- AFRICAN PIZAZZ – SAQG Travelling Exhibition
- QUILTS FOR OBAMA – An exhibit Celebrating the Inauguration of Barack Obama, The Historical Society of Washington,D.C.
2008
- Fresh Paint Gallery, Durban
- COLLECTION 2008 – BROKEN HEIRLOOMS, Artisan Gallery, Durban
- MY PLACE – TriNations International Travelling Exhibition (S.Africa, Australia,New Zealand)
- SHOSHOLOZA SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL QUILT FESTIVAL, Johannesburg – Pro-Dedicate Award winner exhibition
- NATAL QUILTERS GUILD, Durban – work by teacher and students of Design,Design,Design class
- FIBREWORKS 5, Artspace, Durban
- INNOVATIVE THREADS, Artspace, Durban and Paris, France
- FIBREWORKS KZN, The Complete Picture, Hillcrest
- AUSTRALASIAN QUILT CONVENTION, Melbourne, Australia – Teachers exhibition and South African Quilts exhibition
2007
- KZN COLLECTION 2007, Artisan Gallery, Durban
- FESTIVAL OF QUILTS, England
- INNOVATIVE THREADS, Artspace, Durban
- FIBREWORKS, Margate Art Museum, Margate, KwaZulu-Natal
- FIBREWORKS, African Window, Pretoria
2006
- FIBREWORKS 4, Upstairs at Bamboo, Johannesburg
- THREADING TOGETHER, African Art Centre, Durban
- FNB CRAFT NOW, KZNSA Gallery, Durban
- SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL QUILT FESTIVAL, Judges Exhibition, Durban
- MAJOR MINORS 2, Fiberworks members travelling exhibition, Australasian Quilt Convention, Melbourne, Australia
2005
- QUILTS FROM AFRICA, 11th European Patchwork Meeting, Val d’Argent, France
- INNOVATIVE THREADS, Nova Constantia, Cape Town, 11th European Patchwork Meeting, France and Artspace, Durban
2004
- FIBREWORKS GROUP, Bonisa Art Gallery, Kloof, Durban
- BATHANI ABANTU, African Art Centre, Durban
- ARTQUILTART, Univ. Of Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
- NEW INTERNATIONAL QUILTS, Shipley Art Gallery, Gateshead, England
- FIBREWORKS 3, Merely Mortal Gallery, Johannesburg
- INNOVATIVE THREADS, Nova Constantia, Cape Town; Quilt Week Yokohama, Japan and Quilt Auckland, New Zealand
- FIBER ART FROM FIBERWORKS, Bonisa Art Gallery, Kloof
2003
- MAJOR MINORS 1, Fibreworks members travelling exhibition : South Africa, USA, New Zealand and Germany
- 10th NATIONAL QUILT SYMPOSIUM, Teachers exhibition, Christchurch, New Zealand
- INNOVATIVE THREADS, Nova Constantia, Cape Town and European Quilt Championships, The Netherlands
- SOUTH AFRICAN QUILTS, 9th European Patchwork Meeting, France
- TEXTURES, NSA Gallery, Durban
- SAQG ROUND THE BEND, Travelling exhibition, South Africa
2002
- DOWN TO EARTH, South African National Quilt Festival, Cape Town
- FIBREWORKS 2, Tatham National Art Gallery, Pietermaritzburg
- FABRICATIONS 2, Association of Arts, Pretoria
- INNOVATIVE THREADS, Nova Constantia, Cape Town and Paris, France
- SOUTH AFRICAN QUILTS, Waterloo and County Quilt Festival, Canada
2001
- FABRICATIONS 1, Association of Arts, Pretoria
- CROW TIMBER FRAME BARN OPENING EXHIBITION, Ohio, USA
- BLACK AND WHITE, Bayside Gallery, Durban
- INNOVATIVE THREADS Nova Constantia, Cape Town and London, Dublin, Harrogate
- QUILTS ON SAFARI, Canada & Nova Scotia
2000
- CLOTH WORKERS COALITION, African Window Gallery, Pretoria
- INNOVATIVE THREADS, Nova Constantia, Cape Town…
- FNB VITA CRAFT NOW, African Window Gallery, Pretoria
- FIRE AND FIBRE, Bayside Gallery, Durban
1999
- QUILT NATIONAL, Dairy Barn, Ohio, USA
- INNOVATIVE THREADS AND OUT OF AFRICA, Studio B, Lancaster, Ohio, USA
- INNOVATIVE THREADS, Nova Constantia, Cape Town…
- FIBREWORKS 1, Tatham National Art Gallery, Pietermaritzburg
- FIBERARTS ‘99, NSA Gallery, Durban
- TEXTILE KUNST AUS SUD AFRIKA, Frankfurt, Berlin, Dresden, Germany
1998
- TRANSFORMED–TEXTILES AS AN EXPRESSIVE MEDIUM, NSA Gallery, Durban
- A PASSION FOR QUILTMAKING, Bellville Arts Association, Cape Town
- INNOVATIVE THREADS Nova Constantia, Cape Town…
- FNB VITA CRAFTS NOW, The Castle, Cape Town
- FIBRE AND THREAD, African Art Centre, Durban
1997
- TEXTILES, African Art Centre, Durban
- INNOVATIVE THREADS Nova Constantia, Cape Town…
- QUILT FAIRS, Selected winners from Seasons '96, England – Sussex, Birmingham and Cambridge; Belgium - Bruges
1996
- WOMENS ARTS FESTIVAL, Natal Playhouse, Durban
- INNOVATIVE THREADS Nova Constantia, Cape Town…
- SEASONS NATIONAL QUILT FESTIVAL, Durban
1995
- SOUTH AFRICAN QUILTS – TWO ARTISTS, New England Quilt Museum, USA
- WOMEN, MYTHS AND EXPRESSIONS, Anthea Martin Gallery, Durban
- TEACHER'S EXHIBITION, New England Quilt Museum, MA, USA
1994
- CONTEMPORARY FIBRE ART, NSA Gallery, Durban
- SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL QUILT FESTIVAL, Cape Town
1993
- INTERNATIONAL TRADITIONAL ARTS AND CRAFTS, Teipei, Taiwan
- BUSHVELD TO KOP, Fresno Art Museum, California, USA
- QUILTING AND BEYOND, Tatham National Art Gallery, Pietermaritzburg, KZN
1992
- SOUTH AFRICAN QUILTS, Bad Homburg, Germany
- HANDS ALL AROUND, Houston Quilt Festival, USA
- CONTEMPORARY QUILTS AND TEXTILES, Bellville Arts Association, Cape Town
- SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL QUILT FESTIVAL, Port Elizabeth
1991
- NEW SOUTH AFRICAN QUILTMAKERS, Houston Quilt Festival, Texas, USA
- SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL QUILT FESTIVAL, Port Elizabeth
1990
- FOUR WOMEN, Beuster-Skolomowski Gallery, Pretoria
- STARS FOR AFRICA, South.African National Quilt Festival, Durban
1989
- FABRICATIONS, Solo exhibition, Grassroots Gallery, Durban
- SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL QUILT SHOW, Bloemfontein
- SWAKOPMUND QUILT CONVENTION, Namibia.
1988
- HANDS ALL AROUND, Houston Quilt Festival, USA
- SOUTH AFRICAN FIBRE ART, MACS, Pietermaritzburg
- SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL QUILT SHOW, Cape Town
- 1983 to 1992 Several group exhibitions at Grassroots Gallery, Durban