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Jan Verbruggen

Biography

Education

2004

Master in visual arts, Sint-Lukas Hogeschool, Brussels

2002

Bachelor in visual arts, Sint-Lukas Hogeschool Brussels

Selection of Solo Exhibitions

2009

'LAND. A sense of place', Vienna International Apartment, December 2008 – January 2009

2008

‘LAND! A sense of place’, SEAS - CC Scharpoord, Knokke – Heist, October – November 2008

Selection of Group Exhibitions

2009

'A certain proposition' SECONDroom @ Zennestraat17, Zennestraat17 – Brussels, Belgium, October
'Confrontaciones-Encuentro de posiciones', Castillo de Alcala del Jucar -Alcala del Jucar (Albacete), Spain, July
'Opening project: Zennestraat 17'Secondroom @ Zennestraat17', Zennestraat17 – Brussels, Belgium, May

2008

‘La conquête du monde par l’ image’, Josworld, Brussels
‘Rural encounters’, Actionfields (con)temporary art gallery, Brussels
‘M'as tu vu!’, BELvue MUSEUM, Brussels
‘Actionfields / Construction site 1’, Actionfields (con) temporary art gallery, Brussels

2007

‘Positionize!’, l’écurie/RTT, Laken, Brussels
‘Out of control 2007’,Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Etterbeek, Brussels
‘Brussels at War’, P.S.K./P.B.A./ Bozar, Brussels
‘Actionfields’, Neder-over-Heembeek, Brussels
‘Ithaka XV, Deus Ex?!’, Leuven

2006

‘The will to score! 2, a show about targets and painting’, Opl-plaza site, Neder-over-Heembeek, Brussels
‘Gangmakers’, Berchem, Antwerp

2005

‘Lion-art’, Kasteelpark Coloma, Sint-Pieters-Leeuw

2004

‘BOX’, Matrix Art Project (M.A.P.), Brussels

2003

‘Jonction Nord-Midi’, Brussels
Cultureel Centrum Strombeek-Bever, Strombeek
Painting project in collaboration with K.V.S., Koninklijke Vlaamse Schouwburg (K.V.S.), Brussels

2002

Cultureel Centrum Kriekelaar, Schaarbeek, Brussels

2001

‘Eindejaarstentoonstelling’ , Sint-Lukas Hogeschool Brussel, Schaarbeek, Brussels

2000

‘On the Threshold’, Aemen en Even gallery, Grimbergen
‘Jonge Kunstenaars uit Grimbergen’,Waux-hall, Grimbergen
‘Erin eruit’, Cultureel Centrum “De Rinck”, Anderlecht, Brussels

Residencies

2010

Resident artist at “Het wilde weten”, Rotterdam, Netherlands, January 2010

2009

Resident artist at the “Instituto Rural de Arte Hoz del Jucar”, UNESCO-Aschberg Bursaries for Artists Programme, Albacete, Spain, June 2009 – November 2009

Lectures

2009

Artist talk at the “Instituto Rural de Arte Hoz del Jucar”, UNESCO-Aschberg Bursaries for Artists Programme, Albacete, Spain, 18 July 2009
Artist talk “Because the world is not empty, framed or single layered at all” A presentation by Silvio Salgado and Jan Verbruggen, 24 January 2009

Projects

2010

Presentation project SECONDroom Brussels(MoorDNOCES) at “Het Wilde Weten”, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 7 January 2010

2009

“Zennestraat17”, together with Ischa Tallieu (Fortlaan17)

2008

“Actionfields”, temporary art gallery together with Vincent Verbist, Hoogstraat 323, Brussels, Belgium

2007

“Actionfields”, temporary art gallery, Hoogstraat 323, Brussels, Belgium
“Actionfields” ,Neder Over Heembeek, Brussels, Belgium