katrin DEKONINCK

Katrin  invites people to look differently or more intense at the world around us. In all her works, she observes people in all their weaknesses and reveal a profoundly sad side. To her, the world is not what it seems and so she searches, probe and unravel until she revealed the essence. Her themes are deeply human and highlight all hidden traits: shame, frustration, anger, anxiety, arrogance, pain, jealousy, doubt... Often, she reflect these feelings through strange behavioural patterns that should hold up a mirror to spectators and confront them with their own vulnerability.
Apart from such intimate subjects, she also tries to address social issues, for instance by setting up installations reflecting a theme, situation or social problem.
please to find out more about my portfolio find my cv on my websiteHer themes are deeply human and highlight all hidden traits: shame, frustration, anger, anxiety, arrogance, pain, jealousy, doubt... Often, she reflect these feelings through strange behavioural patterns that should hold up a mirror to spectators and confront them with their own vulnerability.
2016: Monumental sculpture, Studio 740, Beth Cavener, Montana (US)
2012: Monumental sculpture, La Meridiana, Ceramic School, Tuscany (I)2009-2010: 2D Animation, Syntra School, Hasselt (BE)1991-1994: Painting and Drawing, Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Antwerp (BE)1989-1991: Arts plastique et peinture, Institut Saint-Luc, Tournai (BE)

SELECTED ARTIST SOLO EXHIBITIONS2023 ferm de hon frasneze les buissenal belgium , break your armor! 2022: le neuf gallery Brssels tearing faces 2019: Opera ballet Vlaanderen 2018: Gallery Dessers, Leuven (BE) – Finissage with book presentation “Breath” in a dialogue withHilde Van Canneyt2016: Me.Time, Sculptures and Poetry of Steven Van Der Heyden, House of the City, Lommel (BE)2013: Sculptures in clay, CC t’ Getouw, Mol (BE)2012: Design days, Sculptures in Clay, Dubai (UAE)2010: Speak, Retrospective Exhibition, Winkelhaak Design Centre, Antwerp (BE)2000: Project Speak, cultural biennial, theme Fireworks, Boom (BE)2008: Girl on the beach, Galleria A+A, Venice (I)2007: Slow Motion, Het Plafond, Rotterdam (NL)2007: Bread, Second Room, Brussels (BE)
SELECTED ARTIST GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2018: Arts Festival Watou, theme Comfort and Desire, Watou (BE)2018: Forza Femina, Arts House, Harelbeke (BE)2017: Breath, Cultural House, with poetry of Steven Van Der Heyden, Ressegem (BE)2017: Arts Festival Watou, theme Aloneness, Watou (BE)2016: B.A.D (Belgian Art & Design), represented by Gallery Dessers, Gent (BE)2015: Arts Festival Watou, theme In the lee of the meantime, Watou (BE)2014: International Biennial of Ceramics, Haacht (BE)2009: Digikunst (Digital Art), animation TV-Watcher, FOMU Museum of Photography, Antwerp (BE)2008: Bastart, Houthalen (BE)2008: Retrospective: 40 Years of Drawing, Ronse (BE)2008: Canvas Collection, BOZAR, Brussels (BE)2008: Open House, FLACC, Genk (BE)2007: Animation Shoots, Z33, Hasselt (BE)2006: Existence, Project Labo 2, organized by S.M.A.K. Gent (BE)

PUBLICATIONS2019 h' art magazine 2018 the art couch 2017: Art Edition BREATH: Katrin Dekoninck and Steven Van Der Heyden, published by StichtingKunstboekPRESS RELEASES2018: Suiker (cultural magazine): Katrin Dekoninck moves with sculptures and a book, by IvoVerheyen2018: The Art Couch, Word in image (#2), Breath with Katrin Dekoninck and Steven Van Der Heyden,by Wouter Verbeke2018: H-ART magazine, Katrin Dekoninck at Galery Dessers, by Christine Vuegen2018: Campagne image Arts Festival Watou 2018, thema Comfort and Desire2017: Het Nieuwsblad (newspaper), Katrin Dekoninck and Steven Van Der Heyden in Ressegem, 



2017: The Art Couch, An emotional approach between word and image, by Wouter Verbeke2017: The Art Couch, About loneliness at the Arts Festival of Watou. Highlights of the festival, byWouter Verbeke2017: Clay (ceramic magazine), Katrin Dekoninck on Watou2017: De Tijd (newspaper), Lonely on Watou, by Koen Van Boxem2017: De Standaard (newspaper), Lonely is lonely on Watou, by Geert Van Der Speeten2017: H-Art magazine, Watou to remember and commemorate, by Marc Ruyters2016: H-Art magazine, Who’s BAD, by Christine Vuegen2015: De Tijd (newspaper), Where art stops the time, by Koen Van Boxem2015: De Standaard (newspaper), In the said mood of Watou (cover photo), by Jan Van Hove2014: Suiker (Cultural magazine), Katrin Dekoninck surprised with sculptures, by Stijn Janssens2008: De Standaard (newspaper), This is what I always wanted, with Jan Hoet through the CanvasCollection, by Bart DewaeleAWARDS2009: Laureate Digikunst, animation TV-Watcher, selected by jury Jan Hoet and Stef Van Bellingen2008: Laureate Canvas Collection, animation Shoots, BOZAR, Brussels (BE)2007: Laureate Drawing award City, selected by Flor Bex, Ronse (BE)2005: Laureate Painting award Louis Dehem, Ieper (BE)2003: International Hopper painting award City, Poperingen (BE)PUBLIC ASSIGNMENT35 drawings, House of the City, Lommel (BE)OTHERS2012: Studio visit by Jan HoetSELECTED ARTIST FOR WORKING PERIOD2009-2010: Project Speak, cultural biennia