Bart Geerts // °1978 // based in Belgium
I'm a visual artist with a special interest in painting. Although seemingly defunct at times painting's language can still be inspiring, provocative and productive.
education:
1996-2000: Germanic Languages, KULeuven
2000-2004: Fine Arts, Painting, Sint-Lukas Brussel
2006-2012: Doctor in the Arts, KULeuven, FAK
residencies:
2005-2006 Higher Institute For Fine Arts (HISK), Antwerp
2007 Labo IV, Existentie vzw, Ghent
2008-2009 Flacc, Genk
exhibitions:
2012
--The Space in Between (solo exhibition), Galerie C-mine cultuurcentrum Genk [27/01-11/03/12]
2009
--HIWAAR, Antwerp [20/06-28/06/09]
2007
--MUSIC@VENTURE, Konkinklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp (collaboration with Stephan Prins) [20/10/07]
--LABO IV/STRONG ART/RESEARCH, ACEC, Ghent [30/11/07-04/12/07]
2006
--TAKE OFF 2006, Koraalberg, Antwerp [07/01/06-22/01/06]
--CHE FARE - OPEN STUDIOS, HISK, Antwerp [28/04/06-30/04/06]
--LEERE X VISION - CONNEXIONS, Herford (Germany) [27/05/06-07/07/06]
--BARRACK, HISK, Antwerp [02/12/06-17/12/06]
2005
--EAU REVOIR, Ithaka 13, Louvain [09/03/05-12/03/05]
--OUT OF CONTROL GOES WIDE, Lakenhalle, Oudenaarde [22/04/05-22/05/05]
--OPEN STUDIOS - IN/OUT, HISK, Antwerp [29/04/05-01/05/05]
--TIJD VOOR TIJD, Villa Basta, Houthalen-Helchteren [07/05/05-06/06/05]
--OUT OF CONTROL GOES WIDE, OC De Cerf, Gullegem [18/06/05-11/07/05]
--OUT OF CONTROL GOES WIDE, CC De Ploter, Ternat [23/09/05-22/10/05]
--DE INTERMEDIALE ZONE, Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam [30/09/05-10/10/05]
2004
--BOX, Matrix Art Project, Brussels [19/06/04-27/06/04]
--KUNSTPRIJS ERPE-MERE, Erpe Mere [03/09/04-12/09/04]
--OUT OF CONTROL 2004, VUB, Brussels [04/09/04-08/10/04]
--OUT OF CONTROL GOES WIDE, CC De Doos, Hasselt [11/12/04-30/01/05]