Studio-Atelier De Rae Monique

I am a painter and writer. All my works of art have their own story. The source of inspiration for my artwork is my king poodle Lady. I made a design of her: surreal, stylized and yellow. I colored her eyes deep blue. This is how “The Blue-Eyed Lady” was born. With her blue eyes she not only looks at our society but also gives her opinion about it, in her own way “to the point”. Thanks to “The Blue-eyed Lady” I can highlight many social themes that characterize our society. A society depicted in oil paintings and literature.  The texts are hung next to the paintings (changeable frame 18 x 24 cm). “The Blue-eyed Lady” therefore confronts the viewer with countless sociological aspects and challenges of the twenty-first century: the degradation of our environment, the stress and bustle of everyday life, unemployment, transparent humanity, the scourge of terrorism, doubts about our future, the growing diversity in our streets, etc.I hope that “The Blue-Eyed Lady” will encourage people to take more interest in the “real” problems in the world, stimulate discussion and criticism, and ultimately lead to changes that provide solutions to the problems facing our contemporary world. In any case, “The Blue-Eyed Lady” will often make the audience smile and touch their hearts, without wanting to hurt them.“The Blue-Eyed Lady” radically changed my life. She turned me into a socially committed artist, she absorbed all my attention and became without a doubt my life's work, my magnum opus.For this special series of “The Blue-eyed Lady” I won several international prizes, including a silver medal from the “Arts, Sciences et Lettres” committee in Paris. In addition to organizing exhibitions for other artists, I exhibit internationally and have been mentioned in various art books for museums and art collectors.The YouTube video of my exhibition at the Francesco Gonzaga Museum (Mantova, IT), where I will exhibit again in 2026, shows the works of “The Blue-eyed Lady”.EXHIBITIONS

Monique De Rae

 

1998

23/10-25/10         Cultuurhoeve MariaDal, Zaventem (BE)

 

1999

8/01-31/01           Gemeenschapscentrum-CC “De Lijsterbes”, Kraainem (BE)

2/04-31/05           Dansinsituut Walkiers, Lier (BE)

1/05+2/05             WAK, Gemeentehuis, Zaventem (BE)

1/05+2/05             Don Bosco Centrum, Kessel-Lo (BE)

8/05-9/05              Don Bosco Centrum, Kessel-Lo (BE)

 

2000

29/04-30/04         WAK, Gemeentehuis, Zaventem (BE)

21/10-28/10         Kunsthuis, Izegem (BE)

2/12-4/12              Kasteelhoeve, Mariadal, Zaventem (BE)

 

2001

 

2002

1/03-30/04           Il Paradiso, Tervuren (BE)

1/04-30/05           Geboortehuis Antoon Van Dijck, Antwerpen (BE)

10/05-30/05         Kunstgalerij “Isabelle Brant”, Antwerpen (BE)

1/06-30/06           Kunstgalerij “The Gallery”, Oostende (BE

16/07-31/08         SAS Radisson Hotel, Brussel (BE)

25/08-01/09         Stedelijk Feest- en Cultuurpaleis, Nationale Wedstrijd voor

Schilderkunst: “Alphonse Laridon”, August Vermeylenfonds, Oostende (BE)

06-29/09                Gemeenschapscentrum-CC “Op Weule”, Sint-Lambrechts-

                                   Woluwe (BE)

11/10-13/10         “Art for all”, Expohallen, Heizel, Brussel (BE)

 

2003

15/02-16/03         Kunstgalerij “Dominium”, Beersel (met Minister Eyskes) (BE)

1/03-31/03           Kunstgalerij “Vitrine”, Oostende (BE)

5/03-7/03              “Kunst-event”, Kennemer Sportcentrum, Haarlem (NL)

16/05-28/05         CC “De Zolder”, Romaanse Poort, Leuven (BE)

1/06-29/06           Kunstgalerij “The Gallery”, Oostende (BE)

06/09-28/09         “4 Roses Art Gallery”, Sint-Truiden (BE)

02/11-29/11         Fine Arts Gallery: Castor & Pollux, Bilzen (BE)

29/11-30/11         Cultuurhoeve, Mariadal, Zaventem (BE)

06/12-07/12         Open deur Atelier Studio, Sterrebeek (BE)

13/12-14/12         Open deur Atelier Studio, Sterrebeek (BE)

 

2004

10/01-11/01         Open deur Atelier Studio, Sterrebeek (BE)

14/04-28/04         Gemeenschapscentrum-CC “de Bosuil”, Overijse (BE)

18/04                       Kunstveiling Kinderkankerfonds “Kunst met een hart”,

Salons Schoeters, Antwerpen (BE)

01/05-02/05         Open deur Atelier Studio, Sterrebeek (BE)

08/05-09/05         Open deur Atelier Studio, Sterrebeek (BE)

7/08-25/09           Galerij “Belle op aarde”, Vlaamse aquareldagen,

Schellebelle (BE)

28/08-29/08         Stedelijk Feest- en Cultuurpaleis, Nationale Wedstrijd voor

                                   Schilderkunst: “Alphonse Laridon”, August Vermeylenfonds,

Oostende (BE)

19/08-30/08         “De Blauwogige Lady”, Het Belfort, Jan Garemijnzaal,

Brugge (BE)

01/10-03/10         “Kunst in Ahoy”, Kunsthal, Ahoy, Rotterdam (NL)

19/11-21/11         “Art-Event”, AntwerpExpo, Antwerpen (BE)

11/12-12/12         Open deur Atelier Studio, Sterrebeek (BE)

 

2005

25/04-07/05         Salon 2005, “Arts, Sciences et Lettres”, Neuilly-sur-Seine (FR)

15/05-31/05         Galerie du Sablon, Brussel (BE)

02/09-30/09         Galerie “Alphonse D’Heye”, Knokke (zeedijk) (BE)

19/11-27/11         Gemeenschapscentrum-CC “De Bosuil”, Overijse (BE)

11/12-18/12         Open deur Atelier Studio, Lommel (BE)

 

2006

02/02-30/03         Bibliotheek, Lommel (BE)

15/04-17/07         “Beestjes & Baasjes”, Flanders Expo, Gent (BE)

24/05-28/05         “Salons d’Artistes Européens 2006”, Casino de Spa, Spa (BE)

15/08-27/08         “De Blauwogige Lady”, Het Belfort, Jan Garemijnzaal,

Brugge (BE)

21/10-29/10         Cultureel Centrum “De Adelberg”, Lommel (BE)

11/11-03/12         “4 Roses Art Gallery”, Sint-Truiden (BE)

16/12-17/12         Open deur Atelier Studio, Lommel (BE)

 

2007

10/01-25/03         Tentoonstelling, Utopia, Lommel (BE)

3/03-18/03           Cultureel Centrum Educatieve tentoonstelling

       “De Blauwogige Lady”, CC De Adelberg, Lommel (BE)

05/05-06/05         WAK Open deur Atelier Studio, Lommel (BE)

15/12-16/12         Open deur Atelier Studio, Lommel (BE)

 

2008

16/08-31/08         “De Blauwogige Lady”, Het Belfort, Jan Garemijnzaal,

      Brugge (BE)

15/11-16/11         Open deur Atelier Studio, Lommel (BE)

22/11-23/11         Open deur Atelier Studio, Lommel (BE)

 

2009

31/08-13/09         Galerij Kunsthuis ARTINE, Oostende (BE)

 

2010

18/05-30/05         Galerij Kunsthuis ARTINE, Oostende (BE)

19/08-06/09         “De Blauwogige Lady”, Het Belfort, Jan Garemijnzaal,

Brugge (BE)

19/09                       Kunst op de Markt, Bilzen

26/11-28/11         “Art-Event”, Antwerp Expo, Antwerpen (BE)

12/12-19/12         Open deur Atelier Studio, Lommel (BE)

 

2011

01/05                       Cultuur op het Kerkplein, Lommel (BE)

21/05                       Kunstmarkt 2011, Leopoldsburg (BE)

05/06                       Cultuur op het Kerkplein, Lommel (BE)

03/07                       Cultuur op het Kerkplein, Lommel (BE)

07/08                       Cultuur op het Kerkplein, Lommel (BE)

04/09                       Cultuur op het Kerkplein, Lommel (BE)

25/09                       Nationale Kunstjaarbeurs, Amsterdam (NL)

 

2012

17/08-04/09         “De Blauwogige Lady”, Het Belfort, Jan Garemijnzaal,

Brugge (BE)

 

 

2014

07/03-16/03         ‘tRaadCel in Raadhuis, Lommel

15/08-14/09         “De Blauwogige Lady”, Het Belfort, Jan Garemijnzaal,

Brugge (BE)

02/10-31/12         Kunst- en Meubelhuis VandeVoorde, Ieper (BE)

 

2015

01/01-30/03         Kunst- en Meubelhuis VandeVoorde, Ieper (BE)

25/08-04/09         Sale del Bramante, Piazza del Popolo, Rome (IT)

15/10-18/10         Contemporary Paradise, Villa Castelnuove, Palermo, Sicilië (IT)

08/11                       Artists for UNICEF, Politeama Theater, Palermo, Sicilië (IT)

14/11-16/11         The Dundas Street Galery, I Segnalati 2015, Edinburg

04/12-27/12         Museum Convitto Ragusa (UNESCO), Noto, Sicilië

 

2016

23/04-25/04         Biennale Riviera del Brenta, Villa Vallier, Mira (IT)

04/05-18/05         Museum of Art & Science, Bonacossa Palace, Milaan (IT)

29/05                       Voorstelling 2de kunstboek, Het Raadhuis, Lommel

09/06-12/06         Triennale Art Competition, Verona (IT)

22/06-24/06         Castel dell’Ovo,I Segnalati 2016, Napels (IT)

01/07-10/07         Villa Pisani National Museum, Stra, Venice (IT)

02/09-heden         European Art Museum, Frederiksvaerk (DK)

15/09-11/10         Dansinstituut Walkiers, Lier (BE)

21/10-23/10         Paris Louvre Expo, Carrousel du Louvre, Paris (FR)

10/11-13/11         Uffizi Gallery Museum, Florence (IT)

26/10-09/11         Groepstentoonstelling “Topkunst van eigen bodem” en “De Blauwogige Lady”, organisator: Monique De Rae,

Het Belfort, Jan Garemijnzaal, Brugge (BE)

 

2017

09/03-12/03         International Biennale of Art of the Mediterranean Sea,

 Palermo, Sicilië (IT)

09/03-12/03         VIP ART Shopping Zone, Palermo, Sicilië (IT)

31/03-03/04         Biennale d’Arte, Peschiera Del Garda (IT),           

29/04-05/06         “De Blauwogige Lady”, Het Belfort, Jan Garemijnzaal,

Brugge (BE)

05/05-07/05         Biennale Barcelona, Museum of Modern Art (MOMA),

Barcelona (SP)

26/05-29/05         Sale del Bramante, Piazza del Popolo, Rome (IT)

23/09-28/09         Galery “In Arte Werkkunst”, I Segnalati 2017, Berlijn (DE)

04/11-10/11         Mantova Biennale International d’Arte Contemporanea,

Gonzaga Museum, Mantua (IT)

2018

16/03-19/03         International Biennale of Nations, Venice (IT)

05/07-08/07         " Velli Palace ", I Segnalati 2018, Rome (IT)

26/11-01/12         International Biennale of Flanders, Bruges (BE)

29/11-08/12         Group exhibition “New Visions of Art, an international event by women artists” organized by Monique De Rae and “The Blue-eyed Lady”, The Belfry, Bruges (BE)

 

2019

28/03-30/03         Exhibition Space WaTT 37, Milano (IT)

05/04-07/04         International Biennale MEAM Museum, Barcelona (SP)

08/06-16/06         International Mantua Biennale, Gonzaga Museum, Mantua (IT)

13/07-06/08         " De Blauwogige Lady ", The Belfry, Bruges (BE)

20/11-23/11         Meeting Art Gallery Lisbon, I Segnalati 2019, Lisbon (PT)

 

2020                       

14/06-14/08         “The Blue-eyed Lady” at the Museum Francesco Gonzaga,

        Mantua (IT)

 

2021

11/12-20/12         Art Gallery “Societa Di Mutuo SOCCORSO”, Lecce (IT)

 

2022

19/08-28/08         Group exhibition “Kunst kleurt het Leven”, organized by Monique De Rae & The Blue-eyed Lady, The Belfry, Bruges (BE)

 

2023

17/04-01/06         Huis van de Stad/City Hall, “De Blauwogige Lady: to the point”,

     Lommel (BE)

 

07/10-15/10         Exhibition “Tribute to Saint Francis”, The Basilica of The

         SS. Peter and Paul, Rome (IT)

 

2024

26/05-09/06         Mantua Biennale, Gonzaga Museum, Mantua (IT)

01/05-31/05         Kunstkijkers, Bilzen (BE)

22/07-25/08         Gallery d’O, Oostende (BE)

05/10-13/10         “Homage to Saint Francis”, The Basilica of The

         SS. Peter and Paul, Rome (IT)

 

2025

02/02                       Boekenbeurs Lommeliterair, CC De Adelberg, Lommel (BE)

29/03                       Boekenbeurs C-Mine, Genk (BE)

06/07                       Kunstmarkt, Menen (BE)

01/08-21/08         Gallery Conscience 20, Antwerp (BE)

 

2026

01/04-31/05         “The Blue-eyed Lady” at the Museum Francesco Gonzaga,

        Mantua (IT)

19/05-06/06         Gallérie La Porte Rouge, Avignon (FR)

 

 

 

International Awards

Monique De Rae

 

2002

Price form Radio2 (Nationale Belgische Radio) , April (BE)

 

2005

Medaille d’argent et diplôme de la commission “Arts, Sciences, Lettres”  de la “Société Académique d’éducation et et d’encouragement, couronée par l’Académie Française, Prix Thorlet” , fondé en 1901 à Parijs, (FR)

 

2015

International Prize Marco Polo, September, Venetië (IT)

“Artists for UNICEF”, October, Palerme (IT)

“The Best Modern & Contemporary Artists”, November, Edinburgh (UK)

International Prize Artists at the Castle, Gala Plenaria, Castello Orsini,

Neroloa, Rome (IT)

International Art Award “Il David di Gian Lorenzo Bernini”, December, Lecce (IT)

Special Award Human Rights “Anne Frank”, December, Lecce (IT)

 

 

2016

International Prize Leonardo da Vinci, Januari 16, Florence (IT)

International Prize Tiepolo Arte, April 21, Milaan (IT)

International Canaletto Prize, April 25, Mira (IT)

International Prize Colosseo, May, Rome (IT)

Shakespeare in Art Award, June 10, Verona (IT)

International Art Award “MINERVA”, June 18, Lecce, (IT)

International Casanova Award, September 17, Flangini Palace, Venice (IT)

“The Best Modern & Contemporary Artists”, November 19, Vienne (AT)

 

2017

International Prize Galileo Galilei, Januari 22, Pisa (IT)

International Prize Cristoforo Colombo, Februari 18, Genua (IT)

International Prize Dante Alighieri, April 1, Pesciera Del Garda (IT)

International Francisco GOYA Award,  May 6, Barcelona (SP)

International Award Caravaggio, May 26, Rome (IT)

International Art Award, July 25, Milano (IT)

International Prize Andrea Mantegna, November 4, Mantua (IT)

 

2018

International Prize Leonardo Da Vinci (2nd edition), January 20, Florence (IT)

International Prize of Nations-Tribute to Tiziano, March 18, Venice (IT)

International Prize Raffaello, May 4, Bologna (IT)

International Prize Giulio Cesare-Art Emperor, July 7, Rome (IT)

International Prize Carvaggio, December 7, Milano (IT)

 

2019

International Prize Botticelli, February 9, Florence (IT)

International Prize Diego Velazquez, April 6, MEAM Museum, Barcelona (SP)

International Prize “Artist of the Year 2019”, June 9, Mantua (IT)

International Prize Michelangelo, July 14, Rome (IT)

International Prize Giotto, November 21, Lisbon (PT)

 

2020

International Prize Leonardo Da Vinci – The Universal Artist, January 25,

 Florence (IT)

International Prize Frida Kahlo, April 5, Milano (IT)

International Award “New York City” & Video exposure, October 21-24,

  White Space Gallery, New York (USA)

 

2021

International Art Award “Hermes”, December 18, Lecce (IT)

 

 

Edited Art Books with other International Artists:

 

I Segnalati 2015