photo Margaret Flatley
born 1993 in Amsterdam [nl]
lives and works between Carrara [it] Berlin [de] and Schouwerzijl [nl]
my art is a conversation, the material my partner.
the human body inspires my sculptures, paintings, and drawings. I strive to portray the abstract qualities of the body within the realm of realism. It is important to have a strength and elegance in lines, to have boldness in shape. The work should speak for itself.
The various materials I use interact with and build upon each other. The quick tempo of drawing and painting allows me a freedom I seek when carving stone. The steadfastness of stone provides space for contemplation I forego when drawing or painting. To appreciate and use the advantages of both is the greatest source of my work.
EDUCATION
2020-23 BFA Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Ghent, Belgium
2022-23 Stone carving course, Academy of Fine Arts Anderlecht, Brussels, Belgium
2013-16 BA Liberal Arts & Sciences Amsterdam University College, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2022 Untitled, Morpheus, Ghent, Belgium
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024 Carte Blanche (Fuck the Dictator) Intervention, Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, Schiedam, Netherlands
2023 Ten Eerste, Het Laatste, NerdLab, Ghent, Belgium
2023 eindejaarsexpo, Academie Beeldende Kunsten Anderlecht, Brussels, Belgium
2021 Klei Kunst en Route, Martha Kerk, Raard, Netherlands
2009 Elephant Parade, Kalvertoren, Amsterdam, Netherlands
RESIDENCIES
2023 Nomadic School of Arts, Ghent, Belgium
2022 GA Marble SRL Carrara, Marina di Carrara, Italy
APPRENTICESHIPS
2023-24 Beeldhouwerij Koen van Velzen, Achterveld, Netherlands
2023-24 Atelier Anne Wenzel, Rotterdam, Netherlands
2024 Alex Rane, Carrara, Italy
GRANTS
2025 Culture Moves Europe
Finding the Body, collaboration with Margaret Flatley, Berlin
AWARDS
2021 Audience award, Night of the Palms, Ghent
PRESS / BIBLIOGRAPHY
De Coster, Jef et al., Ten Eerste, Het Laatste, 15/06/2023, 18 pages
Leistra, Wilbert, ‘Jong Geleerd’, vakblad NATUURSTEEN, 05/2024, p. 28-29
Tolboom, Hendrik Jan, Icoon in de steigers | Restauratie van de Domtoren 2016-2024, 2024, p. 119, 180-181
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