1972 Born in Herenthals (BE). Lives and works in Antwerp
STUDIES
1992-1996
- Royal Academy for Fine Arts Antwerp (KASKA),Master in the Visual Arts, Painting
2005-2006
- Postgraduate, laureate at the Higher Institute for Fine Arts (H.I.S.K.), Antwerp
SOLO SHOWS (selected)
2008
- Mark Moore Gallery, Los Angeles, California, USA 01/11/2008-20/12/2008
2007
- Cindy Wright AON price 2007, Indian Caps, Antwerp, BE
2006
- Mark Moore Gallery, Los Angeles, California, USA, 18/02/’06-25/03/’05
- Las Vegas Art Museum, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 14/04/’06-11/06/’06
2005
- Galerie Mercator, Antwerpen, BE, 10/’04-01/’05
2004
- Galerie Annie Gentils, Art Brussels, BE
2003
- Galerie Annie Gentils, Antwerp, BE
GROUP SHOWS (selected)
2008
- Belle du jour, Collette Blanchard, 26 Clinton Street N.Y., USA
- FuturARTextiel’08, Broelmuseum, Broelkaai 6, 8500 Kortrijk, BEF
- Reflections from the Artist’s Eye (contemporary art from the Frederick R. Weisman Art foundation), Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art, CA/USA
- Insights (Works from the art collections of EU central Banks), collection of the Nationale Bank van België, ECB, Frankfurt, DE
- Bloody Beautiful part 2, galerie Ronmandos, Amsterdam, NL
- The Hands of Art, SMAK, Gent, BE
2007
- Bloedmooi, Historisch museum Rotterdam, NL
- Welcome home/ The little cavaliers, MUHKA, Antwerp, BE
- Bloody beautiful part 1, galerie Ronmandos, Rotterdam, NL
2006
- Open studio’s, H.I.S.K., Antwerp, BE
- Barrack, Final show H.I.S.K., Antwerp, BE
2005
- Jeune Peinture Belge, Palais des Beaux Arts, Brussels, BE
- Slow Art, Dutch and Flemish Contemporary Art, DE Museum Kunst Palast, Düsseldorf, DE
- Back to the Picture, de Brakke Grond, Amsterdam, NL
- Rewind, Nassauischer Kunstverein, Wiesbaden, DE
2004
- Frissiras Museum Painting Award, Athens, from 12/’03 till 01/’04, then in Crete and Salonica till 03/’04, GR
- Prize for Painting Maior Camille Huysmans, St. Jorispand, Antwerp, BE
- Freundschaftsmaschine, Galerie Annie Gentils, Antwerp, BE
2003
- BP Portrait Award 2003, National Portrait Gallery, London, 06/’03 – 09/’03, and Aberdeen Art Gallery, 12/’03 – 02/’04, GB
- Sugar and Spice, Galerie Annie Gentils, Antwerp, BE
AWARDS
2007
- AON prize 2007
2005
- Jeune Peinture Belge; one of the six selected young artists for The Prize of Young Belgian Painting “contemporary art” at Palais des Beaux Arts, Brussels
2004
- Prize for Painting Maior Camille Huysmans, Royal Academy for Fine Arts Antwerp (KASKA)
2003
- 10th International Prize Hoppeland for Painting 2003, Prize City of Poperinge
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
- Las Vegas Art Museum
- Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego
- Madison Museum of Contemporary Art
- The West Collection
- Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation
- Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten Antwerpen
- Provincie Antwerpen
- Nationale Bank van België
