About
"I like my work to be poetic yet at times conflicting"
Belgian artist Karin Gielen is educated in Art History and has a degree in Art Photography and Painting. She recently relocated from Belgium to Newport, Rhode Island USA.
As a multi-disciplinary artist, she has had solo and group exhibitions across Belgium, the Netherlands and recently in the United States. Her paintings are kept in private collections in both Europe and the USA.
Resume
Education
Bachelor degree Art History University Gent RUG, Belgium
Bachelor degree Fine Arts - Painting Academy St.Lucas, Belgium
Bachelor degree Fine Arts - Photography Academy Noord, Belgium
Residences
2019-2020 Bowler Lane Projects, Newport, RI, U.S.A.
2022 Mill Street Pop-up Gallery, Newport, RI, U.S.A.
Awards
March 2020 Second Place Award in the National Open Juried Exhibition PAC U.S.A.,
Providence Art Club, R.I.
Solo Expositions
2020 Sarah Langley gallery, Newport RI, U.S.A.
2009 Gallery Nine, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2007 Gallery Nine, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2006 Kwadraat Gallery, Schilde, Belgium
2006 Trossaert Art Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium
2005 Atelier Henry Luyten, Brasschaat, Belgium
Group exhibitions
2023 Jamestown Art Center, Jamestown RI, U.S.A.
2022 Cooper and Smith Gallery, Essex CT, U.S.A.
2021 Coastal Contemporary Gallery, Newport RI, U.S.A.
2020 Fall Member Show PAC, Providence RI, U.S.A.
2020 Jones Gallery, Kansas City, U.S.A.
2020 Soprafina Gallery, SoWa Boston, U.S.A.
2019 Van Hemelrjiklei 88, Brasschaat, Belgium
2016 Atelier Henry Luyten, Brasschaat, Belgium
2005 Art and Advice gallery, Hasselt, Belgium
Fairs
2012 Kunstrai Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Instagram : @karingielen_art