Contemporary exploratory multi-technique artist with infinite inspirations.
As a multidisciplinary artist driven by a profound desire to experiment, transform, and repurpose materials, Laurianne Donnez explores a wide range of techniques and styles. Watercolor, gouache, pastels, oil painting, engraving, etching, screen printing, textile creation, sculpture, ceramics, and writing are various ways she uses to convey her inspirations and, in turn, inspire others. She constantly pushes her boundaries, allowing pure creativity to guide her, welcoming ideas and currents as they come. She diversifies, setting aside subjects or techniques only to return to them later, with ideas germinating and blossoming over time and through her learnings. Portraits, marine worlds, seascapes, femininity, climate issues, and color work are among her major themes and trends, among many others.
PROFILE
With a background in civil engineering specializing in materials science— a field that allowed me to stay connected to my deep desire to sculpt materials—I have been passionate about art since childhood. Following a career shift started in 2020, creativity now plays a central role in my activities. As a multidisciplinary artist and an innate explorer, I practice numerous techniques and styles. Since October 2023, I have been the dedicated administrator of Art for Corporate, leading creative workshops in businesses.
EXHIBITIONS
Lille 111 Arts Edition 2024, France, September 2024.Open atelier, 6th July 2024, personal exhibition in art studio."Pet Shop," Kunsthal Gent, Belgium, group exhibition, July/August 2024."And They Lived Happily Ever After...", Courtrai Academy of Fine Arts, Belgium, end-of-academic-year group exhibition, May 18-19, 2024."Dualiteit," Courtrai Academy of Fine Arts, Belgium, group exhibition, March 2024."Art Window," solo exhibition, Comines, Belgium, February 2023.
ARTISTIC TRAINING
COURTRAI ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS
Ceramics, sculpture, and graphic arts, professors : Jella Onderbeke (sculptor), Pieter-Jan Sioen (printer and graphist), Astrid Verplancke (illustrator) - ONGOING
LILLE CENTER FOR PLASTIC AND VISUAL ARTS
Printmaking workshop with Janusz Stega and Jeremie Wacquier (French artists)
April 2022
CENTRE TERRE ET FEU, LILLE
Knife painting workshop with Jonathan Creus (contemporary French painter)
July 2022
ONLINE COURSES AND TRAINING
Self-taught artist. Coach and mentor: Jean-Marc Donnez (contemporary painter)
Watercolor, oil, acrylic, etc., with, among others, Rod Moore, Jean Mallard, Kolbie Blume, Malcolm Dewey
November 2020 to present
TOURNAI ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS
Evening classes for teens (once a week)
1998-2000
AKDT
Sculpture workshop with Emile Desmedt (Belgian Sculptor and Ceramist)
July 1998
INDUSTRIAL BACKGROUND
2007-2023
Production, process, and continuous improvement engineer in various industrial environments (oil & gas, blast furnace & steelmaking, chemicals, food industry)
EDUCATION
POLYTECHNIC FACULTY OF MONS
Civil Engineer in Materials Science | 2007
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Saxophonist since the age of 8
Trilingual: French, English, Dutch
