2017 5 Decades of Batik Painting, Gibberd Gallery, Civic Centre, Harlow, Essex
2011 Invited speaker/Exhibition, World Batik Summit, Jakarta, Indonesia
Artist Residency at Casabianca, Malo, Italy
2009 Exhibition/workshop, Textures Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
2007 Solo exhibition at Dousa Gallery, Krakov, Poland
2005 Exhibition/workshop at the World Batik Conference, Boston, USA
2003 Surface Design Exhibition and Conference/workshop, Aarhus, Denmark
2002 International Batik S.I.B.E. Museum of Modern Art, Saitama, Japan
1999 Workshops in Los Angeles, Belgium and Germany
Lecture and exhibition at 'Batik Gathering' Conference, Gent
1998 'Fukumoto and Dyrenforth' exhibition in Tokyo and Kyoto, Japan
Lecture at Kyoto Seiko University
1997 Exhibition and presentation of a paper on 'The Widening Perspective - Batik as an Art Medium',
World Batik Exhibition and Conference, Indonesia
Guizhou International Batik seminar and exhibition, Guizhou, China
1996 Solo Exhibition at Galerie Smend, Cologne. Workshops in Cologne, Delft and Gent
1994 Summer Workshop/Exhibition at Dansk Husflidsselsk AB, Denmark
Visit to Prague
1993 Coordinated and contributed to the International Exhibition at Edwin's Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia
Solo exhibition at Galerie Smend, Cologne. Workshop/lecture tour Cologne, Delft
1991 Surface Design Conference exhibition, Portland, USA
1990 Participation in International 'Fascinatie Textiel' exhibition, Museum Van Bommel-Van Dam, Holland
Exhibition and lecture at 'UK Batik Art' at Guizhou University, China (British Council sponsorship); study of tribal batik
1988 Guest artist, Penland College, North Carolina, USA; 'The Language of Batik' lecture and workshops
1985 British Council assisted solo exhibition and lecture at the Institute of Arts, Jogyakarta, Indonesia
1984 Lecture and exhibition at 'Batik International', Galerie Smend, Cologne, Germany
1982 Study/travel/workshops and solo exhibition in Tokyo, Japan; lecture at the British Council, Kyoto
1978 6-month artist residency Melbourne, Australia; Arts Council exhibition; touring workshops
Study/travel/workshops in India and Indonesia
1977 CAC Bursary - study/travel/workshops in the USA; solo exhibition in Los Angeles
Born in London in 1936. Studied drawing, textiles and ceramic sculpture at Central School of Art, Goldsmiths College and University of London. Worked with the batik technique since 1962. Exhibits and teaches internationally - China, Japan, US, Europe, Australia, Indonesia and South America.
2014 North Wall Arts Centre, Oxford
2013 Riverside Studios, Hammersmith, London
2011 Batik World Summit, Jakarta, Indonesia
'Focus Showcase', CAA Gallery, London
2009 'Looking Forward: The Future of European Batik', Textures Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
2008 'Textile Berlin', Germany
2007 'Noel Dyrenforth', Dousa Gallery, Krakov, Poland
2006 'Batik Transitions from Classic to Contemporary', UK Tour
'Retrospective', Galerie Smend, Cologne, Germany
2005 'Layered Meaning', Brant Gallery, Boston, USA
2003 Surface Design Exhibition and Conference, Aarhus, Denmark
2002 International Batik S.I.B.E. Museum of Modern Art, Saitama, Japan
2001 'Takhta', Central Museum of Textiles, Lodz, Poland
2000 Miniature Batiks, Berlin State Library, Germany
1999 'Now and Then', Gent International Batik Exhibition, Belgium
1998 Fukumoto and Dyrenforth, Studio COM, Kyoto, Japan and Sambikiya Gallery Tokyo
1997 World Batik Exhibition and Conference, Guizhou, China and Jogyakarta, Indonesia
1996 'Anticipation', Galerie Smend, Cologne, Germany
1994 'Colour into Cloth', Crafts Council, London
1993 Galerie Smend, Cologne, Germany
'New Departures', International Wax Resist Art, Edwin's Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia
1991 'Perspective on the Rim', Contemporary Crafts Gallery, Portland, USA
1990 International Fascinatie Textile Exhibition, Museum Van Bommel-Van Dam, Venlo, Holland
Miao Tribe Batik plus 5 English artists, Guizhou, China
1988 Galerie Smend, Cologne, Germany
1985 Anatol Orient Gallery, London
Indonesia Institute of the Arts, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
1984 Rye Gallery, Rye, England
Oxford Gallery, Oxford, England
1982 Tohrindo Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
1981 Hella Buhner Galerie, Bremen, Germany
Prescote Gallery, Banbury, England
1980 Atmosphere Gallery, London
1979 Oxford Gallery, Oxford, England
'Contemporary Masterpieces', Spinx, Mall Galleries, London
1978 Lincoln Craft Centre, England
Hull Arts Centre, England
Halifax Piece Hall, England
Toorak State College, Melbourne, Australia
Distelfink Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
Ministry for Arts, Melbourne, Australia
1977 Kaplan-Beauman Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
1976 Oxford Gallery, England
1975 Atmosphere Gallery, London
1973 Gallery 359, Nottingham, England
'The Craftsman's Art', Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Oxford Gallery, Oxford, England
1971 Heals Art Gallery, London
Oxford Gallery, Oxford, England
1970 Herbert Art Gallery, Coventry, England
Lane Gallery, Bradford, England
Loughborough School of Art, England
1969 Crafts Centre of Great Britain, London
Heals Art Gallery, London
The British Modern Crafts Arts Exhibition, Seibu Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
1967 Commonwealth Institute Art Gallery, London
1965 Primavera Gallery, Cambridge, England
Over 130 exhibitions worldwide
1997 International Conference and Exhibition, GB/China Educational Trust
1990 UK exhibition in Guizhou, China, The British Council
1985 Solo Exhibition in Indonesia, The British Council
1978 Artist in Residence, Melbourne, Australian Arts Council
1977 Bursary, Crafts Advisory Committee
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
National Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
Melbourne University, Australia
Bradford City Art Gallery, England
Crafts Council, London
Toorak State College, Melbourne, Australia
National Museum of Wales, Cardiff, UK
Guizhou Museum, Guiyang, China
Warwick University, England
46 works in various colleges in the UK
Private collections in the USA, UK, China, Australia, Japan, Brazil, Europe
2006 'Art Textiles of the World GB3', Telos Publications
2003 'Batik - Modern Concepts and Techniques', Noel Dyrenforth, B.T. Batsford, London
1997 'The Technique of Batik', Noel Dyrenforth, B.T. Batsford, London. Reissued as paperback
1989 'The Technique of Batik', Noel Dyrenforth, B.T. Batsford, London
1975 'Batik with Noel Dyrenforth', John Houston, Orbis Publishing Co., London
1978 Melbourne, Australian Arts Council. 6 months
2011 Malo, Italy. May 2011
2012 Cesky Krumlov, Czech Republic,. June 2012
2013 Gmunden, Austria. September 2013