EDUCATION
Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp, BE
Educational Master in Visual Arts
Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp, BE
Master’s degree in fashion design
De! Kunsthumaniora Antwerp, BE
Visual Arts, preparation year
2025
︎Torment of Hearts, costume design for a dance performance by Femke Gyselinck/GRIP and B’Rock Orchestra
2024
︎Karakuri, costume design for a performance by Aya Suzuki/Zonzo Compagnie
︎DROOMTUIN, installation at Momu’s rooftop for DAKkan.festival, Antwerp, BE
︎Passages, performance by Aïda Gabriëls/Muziektheater Transparant
︎Zaaien en Oogsten, solo exhibition at Border Buda festival, curated by Koi Persyn and Anna Laganovska, Brussels, BE
︎Zaaien en Oogsten, solo exhibition at firma, Brussels, BE
2023
︎Maria, collection of ceramics in collab with Pekpottenbak
︎324 mountains between us, costume design for a dance performance by Femke Gyselinck/GRIP and Anushka Chkheidze, commissioned by Europalia Georgia.
︎Out & aBouts, group exhibition at Dieric Bouts Festival, Leuven, BE
︎Group exhibition at Instroom Academy, het Rubenshuis, Antwerp, BE
︎Zoekstadion/Barokke Influencers, group exhibition by artist collective FAAR, Havenhuis Antwerp, BE
︎The Postcard Party, group exhibition, CC Strombeek, BE
︎Zaaien en Oogsten, solo exhibition for offSHOW, curated by Brandon Wen, in collaboration with Flanders DC, Antwerp, BE
︎Change of Plans, costume design for a dance performance by Femke Gyselinck/GRIP, Viernulvier and Platform K.
︎Zaaien en Oogsten, solo exhibition at Atelier FAAR. + Multiple in collaboration with Zena Van den Block.
2022
︎(TERUG)KIJKEN, vrouwelijke representatie in tijden van Rubens en nu, Rubenshuis, Antwerp, BE
︎Le Rêve en boîte, campaign image for Wouters en Hendrix.
︎De Nationale Expo, group exhibition, KMSKA, Antwerp, BE
︎Art fair Art On Paper with Tatjana Pieters Gallery, BE
︎ARCADIA, group exhibition in an artist home and garden, Lier, BE
︎Larry G’s living room, group exhibition curated by artist collective FAAR on the concept of ‘the ideal gallery’, Coppejans Gallery, Antwerp, BE
︎Resident at Chambre avec vue in Saignon, FR
︎Pandemic Manifesto, group exhibition at Art Telex,
Antwerp, BE
︎Resident at Artwell Residencies,
Amsterdam, NL
2021
︎A Green Charade, solo exhibition, CC Strombeek, curated by Charlotte Crevits, Strombeek, BE
︎FAAR, opening group exhibition of a new artist collective, Deurne, BE
︎ONBOARDS 2021, an exhibition of artworks displayed on the city’s street billboards, Antwerp, BE
︎Reriding into Sun, Cap studio SS22, print design
︎Studio Nel Maertens (student entrepeneur), multi-surface print projects and freelance print design (Kaaibags, Ceremony tableware)
2020
︎ONBOARDS 2020, an exhibition of artworks displayed on the city’s street billboards, Antwerp, BE
︎Cap studio FW21, print design, scenography photoshoot in collaboration with Studio M Paris, photographer Michaël Smiths and designer Romain Albers
︎Studio Nel Maertens (student entrepeneur), multi-surface print projects
2019
︎Thank You Come Again, MA Graduates expo Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp, curated by Spank Moons, Antwerp, BE
︎SHOW2019, Arts with benefits, fashion show and exhibition in collaboration with artist duo Flexboj & L.A., Antwerp, BE
︎Station Antwerpen-Centraal, collaboration with director Yuta Arima for a documentary about the central station, requested by Japanese TV station NHK, Antwerp, BE
︎Klara Pompidou x Artlead: Berlinde De Bruyckere, volunteer, Ghent, BE
2018
︎The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, solo exhibition in a private home in Zele, BE
︎Finalist IFF Perfume Project Competition
︎EE Exclusives Award 2018: A student of the third bachelor receives the opportunity to develop a jacquard fabric for his/her master collection.
2015
︎De Lions price, de! Kunsthumaniora, 2nd place