education
High school, major in architecture 1977-1983
College of industrial design 1983-1988
solo exhibitions
1991
Parbleu, Antwerp, Belgium
1993
CIAP, Hasselt, Belgium
Frederic Geurts and Kris Van Dessel, Gallery Maurits van de Laar, the Hague, the Netherlands
1998
Gallery Netwerk, Aalst, Belgium
2002
Gallery Voss, Dortmund, Germany
2003
the Holy Ghost, Voorkamer, Lier, Belgium
Ofrit Kinar and Frederic Geurts, The Tel-Aviv Artists Studios,Tel Aviv, Israël
2005
Gallery Phoebus, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
2007
Gallery Ciap, Hasselt, Belgium
2009
(un)balanced, Art Centre Z33, Hasselt, Belgium
2010
A Fine Line, Fabrica, Brighton, UK
2012
aH-Ha, Castle of Seneffe, Seneffe, Belgium
2014
Glorious Failures, Gallery Tatjana Pieters, Ghent, Belgium
2017
Zwischenebenen, Gallery Sofie Van De Velde, Antwerp, Belgium
2019
A day in Ostend, Salon Blanc, Ostend, Belgium
2021
'OK', Gallery Valerie Traan, Antwerp
2022
'Ongeveer 1mm', Bogardenkapel, Bruges, Belgium
2023
ZONDER EINDE (Endless), Gallery Valerie Traan
2024
Maalderij, Landegem
Embracing silent moments like this, SECONDroom, Antwerp
group exhibitions (selection)
1988
Gallery Il Ventuno, Hasselt, Belgium
Sfinks Music Festival, Boechout, Belgium
1989
De Beweeging, Antwerp, Belgium
Sfinks Music Festival, Boechout
Barbaro 89, Teatro di Settignano, Florence, Italy
1990
Finalist for Young Belgian Art Award, Museum of Fine Arts, Brussels, Belgium
City on the River, Antwerp
1991
Ave-Festival, Arnhem, the Netherlands
1992
Art of Antwerp, Theatre of Antwerp
1993
Antwerp cultural capital of Europe, House of Jordaens
1995
Gallery Il Ventuno, Hasselt
1996
Festival De Beweeging, Antwerp
1997
Alom en Hiernevens, Lier, Belgium
1998
Gallery Phoebus, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
1999
The new freshness, Ninove
Parvis, De Pianofabriek Gallery, Brussels
2000
by Piet Stockmans, Alden Biesen, Bilzen,Belgium
Bloesem, RhOK, Brussels
No Time, Voorkamer, Lier
2001
Hortus Conclusus, Gallery Phoebus, Rotterdam
Art Route, Zwalm, Belgium
2002
Zeezicht, Netwerk 2, Aalst, Belgium
9-11, Flanders Fashion Institute, Antwerp, Belgium
Formidable!, Gallery Voss, Dortmund, Germany
2003
Versus 2003, Oudenaarde, Belgium
Fortstraat 100, Mortsel, Belgium
2004
Gallery Phoebus, Rotterdam
2005
Lokaal 01, Breda, the Netherlands
Super!-triënnale, Hasselt
2006
Heilige Geest 2, Voorkamer, Lier
Sehnsucht Inc., Alden Biesen, Bilzen, Belgium
2007
Proposals for art integration projects, Netwerk Gallery, Aalst
Paulo Post Futurum, Lokaal 01, Breda
Overthehedge, Tafa Gallery, Tianjin, China
2008
Artchitecture, Monumental, Bornem, Belgium
Trigger, Onetwenty Gallery, Ghent, Belgium
2010
Lines and crossings, bb15 offsspace, Linz, Austria
Curating the Silence, psychiatric centre Sint-Norbertus, Duffel, Belgium
2011
II, Les Brasseurs, Liège, Belgium
Cabanes, Castle of Seneffe, Seneffe, Belgium
Change of address, Tatjana Pieters Gallery, Ghent
2012
Parallel Worlds, CIAP, Hasselt
Z33 Feest!, Z33, Hasselt
2013
Secondroom, Antwerpen
Ik wordt, Voorkamer, Lier
In Between, Castle of Gaasbeek, Gaasbeek, Belgium
First we take The Hague, then we take Berlin, Belgian embassy, The Hague, the Netherlands
Dublin Doubles, Broadcast Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
2014
All my friends are scientists, Altena chapel, Kontich, Belgium
Paint after Van Eyck, Croxhapox, Ghent
2015
Hof ter Saksen, Beveren, Belgium
Tactility and/in print, Z33 and Frans Masereel centre, Z33, Hasselt
Stationsstraat, Voorkamer, Ninove, Belgium
2016
Artefact Festival, STUK, Leuven
Art Rotterdam, galerie Sofie Van de Velde
Antwerp Art Weekend, galerie Sofie Van de Velde
De Laatste Show, Voorkamer, Lier
2018
Krasj 4 biënnale, Ninove
Food Matters, Croxhapox, Ghent
2019
_Wals03_, Herzele, Belgium
2020
Der Schnitt, Valerie Traan gallery, Antwerp
2021
KIP, art in public space, Puurs, Belgium
Ernest Albert Prize for sculpture, De Garage, Mechelen, Belgium
Minstens 1 1/2 uur onderweg en terug, De Warande, Turnhout
Hof Ter Saksen, Beveren, Belgium
The proposal, Biennial of Ideas, CC De Steiger, Menen, Belgium
Into Eternity, BorgerHub, Borgerhout, Belgium
Small Sculptures, Michel Rein Gallery, Brussels
2022
About Architecture, Gallery Kajetan in collaboration with Valerie Traan Gallery, Berlin, Germany
Kabinet, Art Brussels, Valerie Traan Gallery, Brussels
Emergent invites, Veurne, Belgium
2023
An ideal for living, Second Room, Antwerp
Please leave your message, Kunsttempel Kassel, Kassel, Germany
2024
In the space between Something and Nothing, Valerie Troost Gallery, Ostend, Belgium
Waarts, Kunstenhuis, Harelbeke
grants and prices
2001
werkbeurs van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap
2003
werkbeurs van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap
2004
projectbeurs van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap
2008
ontwikkelingsgerichte beurs van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap
2009
grote ontwikkelingsgerichte beurs van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap
2013
Prix Egide Rombaux, Académie Royale des sciences, des lettres et des beaux-arts de Belgique
2021
selection Ernest Albert Prize for sculpture
art in public space
1999
Terloplein, Antwerpen, realisation 1999
2006
Imelda Hospital, Bonheiden, realisation 2008
2007
proposal for an art intervention, Netwerk Art centre, Aalst, Belgium
2008
redesign of a street, Havermarkt, Hasselt
2009
roundabout, Kleine Brogel, realisation 2011
Folly for a private garden, Gentbrugge, realisation 2014
2010
composition for a market square, Geel
2011
design for an artwork for the university, Hasselt
Cadix2 building project, Project2 developers, collaboration with AWG, Chipperfield, Meta and Robbrecht&Daem Architects
2013
Blue Planes, OCMW Hasselt – realisation 2016
2014
fragments of a movement, Castle of Mariagaarde, Hoepertingen – realisation 2015
memento mori, design for the beguinage of Tongeren
a shelter for a retirement home, Floordam, Steenokkerzeel - realisation 2015
2015
observatory, private house, Gaver, Belgium
safety post for Knokke-Heist (B), collaboration with Bovenbouw Architects
2016
a shelter for bicycles, city of Aalst, Belgium - realisation 2017
2018
watchtower for Doomkerke, Belgium, collaboration with Bollinger+Grohmann engineers
watchtower for Roeselare, Belgium, collaboration with Bollinger+Grohmann engineers
2020
monument for a straddle carrier
permanent intervention for an art center, STUK, Leuven - realisation 2024
artwork for a rehab hospital, Koksijde
2021
shortlist for a memorial for the victims of WWII, Antwerp, collaboration with Sweco and Proap architects
intervention for a community center, Peer, Belgium, collaboration with John Van Oers - realisation 2024
shortlist for an intervention at a psychiatric house, Heist-op-den-Berg, Belgium
2022
shortlist for an intervention at De Prijkels, Deinze, a collaboration with Peter Morrens, Kras Architects and Stefaan Thiers landscape architect
2023
a monument for the Widow Van Enschodt Bridge, Boom - realisation 2024