ARTIST | curriculum vitae
Education and Professional Experience
- 2018: Series consultant for Netflix series “Blown Away”, MarbleMedia, Toronto
- 2018: peer-reviewer for MDPI journal
- 2010: Workshop “Glass; the fourth state of matter?”, University of Montpellier (F), organized by Prof John M Parker
- Since 2006: Professor, studio head of the glass department at Sheridan College, Toronto, Ontario (CAN)
- 2006-2008: Masters of Fine Arts, Sint-Lucas, Gent (B)
- 2005-2006: Bachelor of Fine Arts, Sint-Lucas, Gent (B)
- 2002-2004: Teacher and studio head at State Institute of Art and Crafts in Mechelen (B)
- 1992-2000: Teacher at State Institute of Art Crafts in Mechelen (B)
- Since 1990: Taught workshops and master classes (a.o. in Belgium, the Netherlands, Great-Britain, Canada, France, ...)
- 2002: Designer at Royal Leerdam Crystal (NL)
- 1995: Advise commission International Glass Art Project 1995, Landcommanderij Alden Biesen, Bilzen (B) organized by FLA&CC
- 1995: Participant Glass-Symposium, Vianne (F)
- 1994: Participant Glass-Symposium Docter-Glasmanufactur, Gehlberg (GER)
- 1991: Invited artist as representative of Belgium, at 4th International Glass-Symposium Novy-Bor (CZ)
- 1991: Participant 4th International Glass-Symposium Frauenau (GER)
- 1989: Summer Academy Frauenau (GER); Glassblowing with David Hopper (USA) and Thor Buèno (USA)
- 1988: Summer university Sars-Poteries (F); Hot and Cold Glass with Edward Leibovitz (B) Peter Layton (GB) and Killian Schurmann (IRL)
- 1988: Summer academy Frauenau (GER); Glassblowing with David Hopper (USA) and Ingrid Conrad Lindig (GER)
- 1988: Participant in 3rd International Glass-Symposium Frauenau (GER)
- Since 1986: Runs his own glass studio
- 1986-1992: Studies at State Institute of Art Crafts in Mechelen (B); teacher Miloslava Svobodova (CZ) and guest teachers such as Sybren Valkema (NL), a.o.
- 1985-1989: Studies in lampworking with Dieter Dornheim (GER)
- 1985-1988: Industrial Chemistry
- Born in 1964
Works in public Collections
- Victoria & Albert Museum, V&A, London (GB)
- The Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY (USA)
- American Crafts Museum, New York (USA)
- Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA (USA)
- GRASSI, Museum for Applied Art, Leipzig (GER)
- M.A.V.A.: Museo Municipal de Arte en Vidrio de Alcorcon, Madrid (ESP)
- I.G.S.-Collection of Crystalex, Novy-Bor, Lemberk Castle, (CZ)
- P.M.M.K., Provincial Museum of Modern Art, Oostende (B)
- Provincial Museum of Fine Arts and Design, Gent (B)
- Glassmuseum, Ebeltoft (DK)
- Glassmuseum, Sars-Poteries (F)
- Glassmuseum Ernsting Stiftung, Coesfeld-Lette (GER)
- Glassmuseum, Charleroi (B)
- Glassmuseum ‘het Glazen Huis’, Lommel (B)
- V.V.v.M.G., Glassmuseum, Leerdam (NL)
- Glassmuseum, Hoogeveen (NL)
- Glassmuseum, Vianne (F)
- Royal Collection of Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands
- Royal Collection of Her Majesty Queen Fabiola of Belgium
- Foreign Affairs Canada (CAN)
- Province of Antwerp (B)
- Different Companies, Banks, Hospitals, cruise ships, private collections, etc.
Solo Exhibitions (selection)
- 2006: Carla Koch Gallery, Amsterdam (NL)
- 2005: Leon Salet Gallery, Maastricht (NL)
- 2005: Dessers Gallery, Hasselt (B)
- 2005: Cactus Glas, Hamburg (GER)
- 2004: Carla Koch gallery, Amsterdam (NL)
- 2004: Full Circle, Elena Lee Gallery, Montreal (CAN)
- 2003: Gallery Linz, Linz (AU)
- 2003: Kunstrai, represented by Carla Koch Gallery, Amsterdam (NL)
- 2002: Chappel Gallery, New York (USA)
- 2001: Centrum Goed Werk, Zulte (B)
- 2001: Elena Lee Gallery, Montreal (CAN)
- 2001: Museo Municipal de Arte en Vidrio de Alcorcon, MAVA, Madrid (ESP)
- 2000: Koen Vanderstukken, Clara Scremini Gallery, Paris (F)
- 2000: Carla Koch Gallery, Amsterdam (NL)
- 1999: De Verbeelding, Baarle-Nassau (NL)
- 1999: Elena Lee Gallery, Montreal (CAN)
- 1999: Claude André Gallery, Brussels (B)
- 1999: De Twee Pauwen Gallery, The Hague (NL)
- 1998: Elena Lee Gallery, Montreal (CAN)
- 1998: Masks, Claude André Gallery, Brussels (B)
- 1998: Reflextions, Hilde Metz Gallery, Antwerp (B)
- 1998: Frans Halsmuseum, Haarlem (NL)
- 1997: Articoll Gallery, Hoogezand (NL)
- 1997: Koen Vanderstukken, Clara Scremini Gallery, Paris (F)
- 1997: Contemporary Art Centre, Schalkwijk (NL)
- 1996: Openbaar Kunstbezit Vlaanderen, Sint-Niklaas (B)
- 1996: Mariska Dirkx Gallery, Roermond (NL)
- 1995: Galerie Kei, Amersfoort (NL)
- 1995: Transparence Gallery, Rixensart (B)
- 1994: Koen Vanderstukken, own atelier, Niel (B)
- 1993: Glass born out of sand, Beeldspraak Gallery, Amsterdam (NL)
- 1992: Glass born out of sand, own atelier, Niel (B)
- 1992: Cactus-Glass, Hamburg (GER)
- 1992: Glass-Sculptures, Z-Gallery, Nijmegen (NL)
- 1991: 20 Nova Platea Gallery, Antwerp (B)
- 1991: Own atelier, Niel (B)
Group Exhibitions (selection)
- 2019: XY glass house, Glazen huis, Lommel (B)
- 2017-2018: UNE PASSION PARTAGÉE : LA COLLECTION GIGI & MARCEL BURG, MusVerre, Sars-Poteries (F)
- 2015: Glass-works, kunstgalerij De Mijlpaal, Heusden-Zolder (B)
- 2015: Arts and Crafts from Belgium, Handwerkskammer für München und Oberbayern, Galerie Handwerk, Munich (GER)
- 2014: Push, Thunder Bay art Gallery, Thunder Bay (CAN)
- 2014: The Human Condition Through Glass, Espace VERRE, Montreal (CAN)
- 2014: Glassfest 2014, Hotspring Collonade, organized by Minea Gallery, Karlovy Vary (CZ)
- 2013: Kunstrai, represented by Carla Koch Gallery, Amsterdam (NL)
- 2012-2013: The last glass show, organized by GAAC, OCC, Toronto (CAN) and The Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery, Waterloo (CAN)
- 2012: European Prize for Applied Arts 2012, WCC-BF, Mons (B)
- 2011-2012: Breekbaar Fragile, Contemporary European Glass from the Würth collection and loans, Kunstforum Würth Turnhout, Turnhout (B)
- 2011: Glass is more! editie 2011: Tussen Hemel en Aarde, Dutch Design Week, Machinekamer, Eindhoven (NL)
- 2011: Barstensvol glas, Gorcums Museum, Gorinchem (NL)
- 2011: The Glass Canvas, Glass as a canvas, as carrier through history, Museum ‘het Glazen Huis’, Lommel (B)
- 2010: Luminaires, Contemporary Canadian Glass, Clay & Glass Gallery, Waterloo, ON, (CAN)
- 2010: Through the glass, Marc Van Meensel, Lineart 2010, Gent (B)
- 2010: Gefangenes licht, Deutsche und internationale Glaskunst seit 1960, GRASSI, Museum for Applied Art, Leipzig (GER)
- 2010: 400 Years of glass, Galerie Elena Lee, Montreal (CAN)
- 2009: Connections 2009, Prague (CZ)
- 2008: PAN Amsterdam, represented by Carla Koch gallery, Amsterdam (NL)
- 2008: Oisterwijk sculptuur, Etienne & Van den Doel, Expressive Contemporary Art, Oisterwijk (NL)
- 2007: Lineart Gent, represented by Carla Koch gallery, Amsterdam (NL)
- 2007: PAN Amsterdam, represented by Carla Koch gallery, Amsterdam (NL)
- 2007: Ceramic and Glass Triennial, organized by WCC Belgium Francophone, Mons (B)
- 2006: Master pieces, Glass Centre Schiedam (NL)
- 2006: Collect 2006, V&A Museum, London (GB), represented by Carla Koch gallery, Amsterdam (NL)
- 2005-2007: 20 years glass at IKA, Cultural Centre Mechelen (B), Gorcum Museum, Gorinchem (NL), glass museum Gernheim (GER), Finnish glass museum, Riihimaki (FIN)
- 2005: PAN Amsterdam, represented by Carla Koch gallery, Amsterdam (NL)
- 2005: CAT 2005, Contemporary Art Twente, Hengelo (NL)
- 2005: Outlet, het magazijn voor kunstartikelen, Achel (B)
- 2005: 20 Years of glass at the Institute of Art Crafts in Mechelen (B), C.C. A. Spinoy, Mechelen (B)
- 2005: Oisterwijk Sculptuur, Etienne & Van den Doel, Oisterwijk (NL)
- 2005: Terra Nova, Dessers Gallery, Leuven (B)
- 2005: In Passing, Espace Verre, Montréal (CAN)
- 2005: New aquisitions 2004, Glassmuseum Alter Hof Herding, Coesfeld-Lette (GER)
- 2005: Palm Beach 3, Florida (USA), represented by Galerie Elena Lee, Montreal (CAN)
- 2005: Collect 2005, V&A Museum, London (GB), represented by Carla Koch gallery, Amsterdam (NL)
- 2004: Lineart, represented by Beukenhof, Gent (B)
- 2004: C.C. Scharpoord, Knokke-Heist (B), curated by Tania De Bruycker, Centrum Goed Werk (B)
- 2004: Art and culture at home, Belgian Embassy, The Hague (NL)
- 2004: Meditaties in glas V, Kruisgang, Roermond (NL)
- 2004: Gaanderij Vercammen, Hamme (B)
- 2004: Om de tuin geleid met kunst, Beukenhof, Kluisbergen (B)
- 2004: Beelden in de zomer, St. Joseph Gallery, Leeuwarden (NL)
- 2004: Claustrofobia, the caves of Pont d’Arcole, Hastière (B)
- 2004: Hommage aan Rob Van den Doel, Etienne & Van den Doel Gallery, Oisterwijk (NL)
- 2004: Fireborn, de Compagnie Gallery, Dordrecht (NL)
- 2004: Ernsting Neuerwerbungen 2003, Glassmuseum Alter Hof Herding, Coesfeld-Lette (GER)
- 2004: Art Rotterdam, represented by Carla Koch gallery, Rotterdam (NL)
- 2003: 10 Jaar, De Mijlpaal, Heusden-Zolder (B)
- 2003: CAT 2003, Contemporary Art Twente, Hengelo (NL)
- 2003: Art Faire, les tuileries, represented by Clara Scremini Gallery, Paris (F)
- 2003: Koen vanderstukken, Leon Salet Gallery, Maastricht (NL)
- 2003: Artfair Innsbruck, represented by Mariska Dirkx, Innsbruck (AU)
- 2003: Hannah Peschar Sculpture Garden, Surrey (GB)
- 2003: De Verbeelding, Baarle-Nassau (NL) Photo: J.W. Van Zijst
- 2003: Art Rotterdam, represented by Carla Koch gallery, Rotterdam (NL)
- 2002: CAT 2002, Contemporary Art Twente, Hengelo (NL)
- 2002: Belgian glass and Japanese masters, the Glass house, Leerdam (NL)
- 2002: Kijkduin, Etienne & Van den Doel, the Hague (NL)
- 2002: Chappel Gallery, New York (USA), and Boston (USA)
- 2001: SOFA, represented by Elena Lee Gallery, Chicago, Illinois (USA)
- 2001: Zand transparant, Wijland galery, Koksijde (B)
- 2001: Residenz, messe für kunst und antiquitäten, represented by Linz gallery, Salzburg (AU)
- 2001: Adventures in glass, glassmuseum, Ebeltoft (DK)
- 2000: Lineart, represented by centrum goed werk, Gent (B)
- 2000: Sculptures Contemporaines en cristal et en verre, Fortis-Banque, Liège (B) and Luxemburg (L)
- 2000: Galeria San Nicolo, Venice (IT)
- 2000: SOFA, represented by Elena Lee Gallery, New-York (USA)
- 1999: Deux Visions, une matière, Clara Scremini Gallery, Parijs (F)
- 1999: Lineart, represented by Monumental, Gent (B)
- 1999: SOFA, represented by Elena Lee, Chicago, Illinois (USA)
- 1999: Hodgell Gallery, Sarasota, Florida (USA)
- 1999: Kunstrai, represented by Carla Koch Gallery, Amsterdam (NL)
- 1999: LDG-Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona (USA)
- 1999: Expo G.A.S. International, Tampa, Florida (U.S.A.)
- 1998: Fantasy in glass, glassmuseum, Ebeltoft (DK)
- 1998: Carla Koch Gallery, Amsterdam (NL)
- 1998: Kunst van het provinciehuis, Koningin Fabiolazaal, Antwerpen (B)
- 1998: Sculpturen van formaat, Mesdag Museum & De Twee Pauwen Gallery, Den Haag (NL)
- 1998: Fundaments, FLA&CC,Genk (B)
- 1998: St’art, represented by Clara Scremini Gallery, Strasbourg (F)
- 1997: SOFA, represented by Miller Gallery, Chicago, Illinois (USA)
- 1997: Meditations in glass, Kruisgang, Mariska Dirkx Gallery, Roermond (NL)
- 1997: Miller Gallery, New York (USA)
- 1997: Odyssey Glass Gallery, San Antonio, Texas (USA)
- 1997: The First Ever Expo G.A.S. International, Convention Centre, Tucson, Arizona (USA)
- 1997: Editions of Art, Internationale Kunstmesse, Innsbruck (AU)
- 1996: Summerexhibition, Contemporary Art Center, Schalkwijk (NL)
- 1996: Vlaamse Sier tussen beeld en functie, De Brakke Grond, Amsterdam (NL)
- 1995: Triennial of design, Museum of Fine Arts and Design, Gent (B)
- 1995: Breekpunt, Landcommanderij Alden Biesen, Bilzen (B)
- 1995: Galerie Les Tanneries, Nerac (F)
- 1994: Carre-Four, Z-Gallery, Pannerden (NL)
- 1994-1995: 4ième Biénnale des Jeunes Talents, Museum of Fine Arts / Glassmuseum, Charleroi (B), Musée Arthur Rimbaud / Musée de l’Ardenne, Charleville-Mézières (F)
- 1994: Museum Goethe und Kunst, Frankfurt am Main (GER)
- 1994: Glass: Art and Alchemy, Bogota (COL)
- 1994: ”982” Art Transparencies in Venice, Venice (IT)
- 1993-1994: Contemporary glass from own collection, Provincial Museum of Fine Arts and Design, Gent (B)
- 1993: De Oorsprong, Z-Gallery, Nijmegen (NL)
- 1993: Accentverschillen, Alden Biesen (B)
- 1992: Biénnale Arts Plastique, Dakkar (SEN)
- 1992-1993: Sculptures contemporaines en cristal et en verre des pays de la communauté europeènne, Générale de Banque, Liège (B) and Luxemburg (L)
- 1992: Souvztaznosti, House of Arts, Brno (CSSR)
- 1991: 4th IGS, Novy-Bor (CSSR)
- 1991: Glass & Light International, Art Glass Centre, Schalkwijk (NL)
- 1991: Masks in Glass, Transparence Gallery, Brussels (B)
- 1991: Complement d’Objet, Rouen (F)
- 1991: International Glass ‘91, Glassmuseum, Frauenau (GER)
- 1990: Young Belgian Glassartists, Casa Unica, Knokke (B)
- 1990: Young Glassartists, Glassmuseum, Charleroi (B)
- 1990: Summer in a garden, Leuven (B)
- 1989: Belgian Glass, Belarte Gallery, Leuven (B)
- 1988: International Glass ‘88, Glassmuseum, Frauenau (GER)
Commissions
- 2010: “Den Brand III”, Mol, work in partnership with all 12 mentally challenged residents of this home
- 2005: Two “Earthborn” for the Cruise ship “Freedom of the Seas”, International Corporate Art AS
- 2004: “Earthborn”, Alcatel
- 2003: Two “Earthborn” for the Cruise ship “Jewel”, Royal Caribbean International
- 2002: “Unizo-prijs ondernemende gemeente 2002”, Unizo
- 2002: Challange award and e-mail cup, Janssen Pharmaceutica - Cilag
- 2002: Year object, Horn, the Netherlands
- 2001: “Totems”, de Nieuwe Media Groep
- 2001: “Masks”, Opel Belgium
- 2001: “Recognition awards”, IBM Belgium
- 2000: “Masks”, VRT, Flamish Public Broadcasting Company
- 1998: “Twins”, Combori
- 1998: “Pyramid”, Belgacom
- 1997: “Schaduwbeeld”, G.E.T.
- 1997: “Georges De Wandeleerprijs”, De Persgroep, Het Laatste Nieuws
- 1997: “Pieter Pourbusprijs”, C.I.B.
- 1997: “Boulder”, arte & arte
- 1997: “Schadow”, Electrabel N.V.
- 1996: “Earthborn”, arte & arte
- 1996: “Mine”, Assotiation of friends of contemporary glass (NL)
- 1996: “Energie-contest ‘96-’97”, Electrabel N.V.
- 1995: “Pendulum”, Openbaar Kunstbezit Vlaanderen
- 1995: “Well”, publishing-office Kluwer jurisprudence Belgium
- 1993: “Hermes”, Good Sempels,official representative “Antwerp ‘93, Cultural Capital of Europe”