• *1985 in Bonheiden, Belgium;
    Lives and works in Cologne and Brussels
  •   Meisterschüler of Prof. Henk Visch
  • 2012 Akademiebrief Freie Kunst; Kunstakademie Münster
    Master in Fine Arts; KASK, Ghent
  • 2010 Bachelor in Sculpture; KASK, Ghent
  • 2006 Bachelor in Art Education; KdG, Antwerp

Exhibitions

  • 2021 "Shannon's Law", with Pierre Clement, 10N, Brussels, BE
    "Shallow Shallow", Spazio Orr, Brescia, IT
    "Black Hole, Blind Spot, Dead Angle", artothek - Raum für junge Kunst, Cologne, DE
  • 2018 "Hypochlorous", Spazio Tripla, Bologna, IT
    "ORACLE", Fiebach, Minninger, Cologne, DE
  • 2017 "Windows, Les Brasseurs - Art Contemporain, Liège, BE
    "The Cure", MaximiliansForum, Munich, DE
  • 2016 "Kevin Spacey", Simultanhalle, Cologne, DE
    "The Stanford Cameo", Qian Ma & Maarten Van Roy, Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, FR
    "Bronze Skin Tone, Deep Winter", Heimat, Antwerp, BE
  • 2015 "French Kiss * German Angst", Marcel Hiller & Maarten Van Roy, Club Memling, Belgian Consulate, Cologne, DE
  • 2014 “En face", Schmidt & Handrup, Berlin, DE
    "Shell Shock", Philipp Höning & Maarten Van Roy, SØ Gallery, Copenhagen, DK
    "NEW BALANCE", Boutique - Raum für temporäre Kunst, Cologne, DE
    "Hallo Apollo, Bonjour “, Hedah - Centrum voor Hedendaagse Kunst, Maastricht, NL
    "BACK", Kristina Berning, Maarten Van Roy, TYSON, Cologne, DE
  • 2013 “Plus vite que son ombre (#2)”, Kunstvereniging Diepenheim, NL
    “Plus vite que son ombre”, ArtEZ Galerie, Enschede, NL
    “Like a craftsman would a table or a chair”, Kunstgeschichtliches Institut, Bochum, DE
  • 2012 “Less is More and More as well”, OPEKTA Ateliers, Cologne, DE
    ”cocking a thumb and jerking it in the direction of the outside world”, Graduation Exhibition, Kunstakademie, Münster, DE
  • 2011 “CROX 251”, Croxhapox, Ghent, BE

Group Exhibitions

  • 2022 "Chambers", FLAT$, Brussels, BE
    "AQUATURF", Triphasé, Brussels, BE
  • 2021 “Twilight Objects", Pas une Orange, Barcelona, ES
    “Ricominciare dal Silenzio", co_atto, Milan, IT
    “Ganz viel jeden Tag", Byvier / Michael Horbach Stiftung, Cologne, DE
    “Fête Permanente", Espace Voltaire, Paris, FR
    “Ulteriale", Avee Gallery, Kortrijk, BE
  • 2020 “ECHO", Avee Gallery, Kortrijk, BE
    “Possibilities on paper", fiebach, minninger, Cologne, DE
    “Covid Diaries", Lovaas Projects, Munich, DE
  • 2019 “Jahresgaben", Bruch & Dallas, Cologne, DE
    “Inspections from above", Lesage Brussels, BE
    “JETSAM", Avee Gallery, Kortrijk, BE
    “Fallen empires and refound desires", Horst - Arts and Music Festival, Vilvoorde, BE
    “Homo Sapiens", Dispositivo Arti Sperimentali, Bologna, IT
  • 2018 “All you need is the Lavatory: Food Matters", Croxhapox, Ghent, BE
    “Crib", DuflonRacz Gallery, Brussels, BE
    “Shotspotter II - Blurry Boundaries", Bar Babette, Berlin, DE
    “A segment has been cut out of the back of his head [...]", Pantomeleonsmuehlensgasse, Cologne, DE
    “B-Sides", Saloon, Brussels, BE
    “Skulpturenprojekt Hardt", Wuppertal, DE
    “Louis et nous", Real Positive, Cologne, DE
    “Kunst für immer # Friends Forever“, Kunstakademie Münster, DE
  • 2017 “Benefiz Auktion", Aachener Kunstvereinm Aachen, DE
    “Hunches of Gold and Genius, Husslehof, Frankfurt am Main, DE
    “Green Room", PiK, Cologne, DE
    “Only Revolutions", fiebach, minninger, Cologne, DE
    “Air Biennale“, Nike / sans titre (2016), Paris, FR
    “L.A. should die vor Glück“, Just Married, Los Angeles, USA
    “Kunst für immer # Friends Forever“, Kunstakademie Münster, DE
  • 2016 “Micro Celebrities 2“, Just Married, Brussels, BE
    “Bars and Cafés“, Fahrbereitschaft - Haubrok Foundation, Berlin, DE
  • 2015 “The artists are present sometimes“, Bruch & Dallas at Cofa Contemporary, Cologne, DE
    “Bruch & Dollar$“, Bruch & Dallas, Cologne, DE
  • 2014 “Verf na Van Eyck“, Croxhapox, Ghent, BE
    “Collection Display“, Bossecker, Berlin, DE
  • 2013 “FLAMINGO“, NRW Bank, Münster, DE
    “Cuvée Darling“, Palazzo Trecchi, Cremona, IT
    “STELLDICHEIN“, Bruch & Dallas, Cologne, DE
    “Aanzet“ Longlist Exhibition, Concordia, Enschede, NL
  • 2012 “Jahresgaben 2012“, Westfälischer Kunstverein, Münster, DE
    “Private Kunstsammlungen Münster: Director’s Choice“, Kunsthalle Münster, DE
    “Förderpreisausstellung der Freunde der Kunstakademie Münster“, Kunsthalle Münster, DE
    “Materialismus der Situation”, Speicher II, Münster, DE
    “GentMünsterMünsterGent”, Zwarte Zaal, Ghent, BE
    “REAL MATERIAL – REAL SPACE – REAL TIME“, Werwerka-Pavillon, Münster, DE
  • 2011 “Kunst in der Region”, DA, Kunsthaus Kloster Gravenhorst, Hörstel, DE
    “New is the New New”, Temporäre Kunsthalle, Münster, DE
    “Der Mantel des Pathos #2”, Bijloke-site, Ghent, BE
    “Austauschprojekt Kask-Kunstakademie Münster”, Leonardo-campus, Münster, DE
    2010 “Der Mantel des Pathos”, Leonardo-Campus, Münster, DE
    “Toonmoment Beeldhouwkunst”, Croxhapox, Ghent, BE
  • 2009 “Tais-Toi! Soiree Belle”, Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent, BE
    “Panoramatic”, Espace Ladda, Ghent, BE

Grants, Awards

  • 2022 Production grant, Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, Brussels, BE
  • 2021 Research grant, Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, Brussels, BE
  • 2019 Working grant, Stiftung Kunstfondsm Bonn, DE
  • 2017 Residency at Isola Comacina, IT
  • 2016 Residency at Cité des Arts, Paris, FR
    Publication grant Kunststiftung North Rhine-Westphalia
  • 2015 1st Prize Abstracte Schilderkunst, cc Zwaneberg, Heist-Op-Den-Berg
  • 2013 Scholarship of the Flemish authorities
    “Aanzet” – Beeldende Kunstprijs voor Startend Talent (Shortlist)
    Residency at Künstlerdorf Schöppingen.
  • 2012 Artist in Residence at OPEKTA Studios Cologne
    Förderpreis der Freunde der Kunstakademie Münster (Selected)
  • 2011 DAAD Stipendium

Publications

  • 2022 “artothek 20-21", Catalog, Cologne, DE
  • 2020 “Une Quarataine", artist zine, Antwerp, BE
    “TRIPLA", Catalog, Viaindustriae Publishing, Bologna, IT
  • 2019 “Inspections from above", (h)ART Magazine, #198, BE
    “Artiesten vertellen over de werken...", vice.com on „Fallen empires and refound desires“
    “Fallen empires and refound desires", Catalog, Horst - Arts and music, Brüssel, BE
    “Heet ijzer", Tubelight Magazine, #109
  • 2016 “Van Mosselpiano tot stapelkunst", (h)ART Magazine, #152
  • 2014 “Sk/cULPTUREN“, Darling Publications, Cologne
    Edition of 500
    Artist book – ISBN 978-3-954759-95-6
  • 2013 “FLAMINGO“, Katalog
    “STELLDICHEIN“
    Exhibition catalogue – ISBN 978-3-941765-75-7
  • 2012 “Jahresgaben 2012”, Publication to the exhibition.
    “REAL MATERIAL – REAL SPACE – REAL TIME“
    Catalogue – ISBN 978-3-928682-95-4
  • 2011 “New is the New New”
    Exhibition catalogue – ISBN 978-3-928682-85-5
    “Old is the Old Old“, LP, edition of 50
    “Kunst in der Region”, Exhibition catalogue.
  • 2009 Laddazine, Magazin - Winter Edition 2009