°1967 in Turnhout, Belgium

Lives and works in Kasterlee (Antwerp)

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Education

1998, Master of Fine Arts in Painting, Sint Lucas school of Arts, Antwerp, BE

1990, Master of Fine Arts in Photography, Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Antwerp, BE

1997,  Drawing, Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Antwerp, BE    

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Awards / Grants

2018,  Honourable mentions, ‘Ronse Drawing Prize’ 2018

1990,  Prijs Familie Oppenheimer, Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Antwerp, BE 

1987,  Prijs van VRI.K.A., Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Antwerp, BE  

1986,  Prijs Mark Macken, Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Antwerp, BE

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Selected Exhibitions

 2022

  • Solo exhibition Natural Renaissance, Shoobil Gallery, Antwerp, BE

  • Solo exhibition A Déguster Lentement, D’Apostrof, Meigem, BE

  • Solo exhibition Completely In Command, De Warande, Turnhout, BE

2021

  • 20ste Biënnale Hedendaagse Kunst, Kasteel van Poecke, Aalter, BE

  • Summer Leaves, 4n20 Ruimte voor kunst, Kortrijk, BE

2020

  • Walk The Line, Schönfeld Gallery, Brussels, BE

  • Solo exhibition Concrete Garden, Shoobil Gallery, Antwerp, BE

  • Les Artistes Belges, Schönfeld Gallery, Brussels, BE

  • Kunst in Afzondering, Museum Dr. Guislain, Ghent, BE

2019

  • Oog in oog, Jakob Smits Museum, Mol, BE  

  • Solo exhibition Art The Hague Art Fair, Shoobil Gallery, The Hague, NL

  • Intersection, North-South Gallery, Arendonk, BE  

2018

  • Ronse Drawing Prize 2018, CC De Ververij, Ronse, BE

  • Malleability, Shoobil Gallery, Antwerp, BE

  • Solo exhibition White Shadow, Rivoli Building, Brussels, BE

2017

  • Un espace privilégié pour un rituel contemporain, Grand-Place 5060, Sambreville, BE

2016

  • Land van Belofte, Art Space Praetoria, Antwerp, BE

  • Drawing Rooms 2, PAK platform for contemporary arts, Gistel, BE

  • Bozar de l’Abattoir, EXIT11, Grand-Leez, BE

2015

  • Solo exhibition That which is not written, Nylonfabrik, Sint-Niklaas, BE

  • Painting, Workplace, Antwerp, BE

  • Bozar de l’Abattoir, Fred Michiels, Tamines, BE

  • Accrochage 1, Eva Steynen Deviations, Antwerp, BE

2012

  • Est-ce un signe, F44, Borgerhout, BE

2009

  • Solo exhibition, Hofke van Chantraine, Oud-Turnhout, BE

  • Solo exhibition, Cultuurcentrum ’t Getouw, Mol, BE

2007

  • Solo exhibition, Art Studio Gynaika, Mechelen, BE

 

Professional Experience

1995 - 2017, Teaching Painting, Gemeentelijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten,  Arendonk, BE

2015 - 2018, Initiator of Art Space Praetoria,  Antwerp,BE