Nathalie
Verlinden explores the question "Where Is Freedom?" in an era of
artificial intelligence and rapidly advancing digitalization. For this quest,
she created her own visual language based on recognizable ideograms, sometimes using
screen printing, through which she explores various forms of communication. NV
aims to understand both the external, physical world and our inner world. Over
the past four years, she has drawn insights from her personal experiences
within current political and economic systems. She observes and expresses her
findings in her ceramic work.
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D U C A T O N
July
2024 European Cultural Academy course Venice: Contemporary art
2018-2024 Royal
Academy of Arts Mechelen: Ceramics
2021-2024
Royal Academy of Arts Mechelen: Art History
1998-1999
Marie Stella Antwerp (Atelier): Artisanal shoemaking
1997-1998
Brucemo Brussels: Artisanal shoemaking
1993-1995
Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp Sculpture
1987-1993
Higher Secondary Education St Lucas Antwerp Plastic Arts
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O R K E X P E R E N C E S
2024
Experiment ceramics specialisation ´On one
leg´ Academy of Arts, Mechelen, Belgium
2023
Exhibition and Professional
qualification Visual Artist Level 4 Ceramics Royal Academy of Arts
Mechelen
2020-2023 Creating
& commercializing children's collection of shoes (made in Italy)
2020
Shoes are purchased and exhibited at Museum Eperon d’or in
Belgium.
2018-2019 20th
anniversary of my own brand: Collaboration with Portuguese manufacturer
for 2nd line of women's & children's shoes
Commercialized: US,
Korea, China, Israel, Switzerland, Greece, Netherlands, Belgium.
2016-2018
Collaboration Tia Cibani, New York. Design & realization shoes (made
in Italy)
2016
Collaboration press agency Sophie Carée, Brussels
2016
Exhibition S.H.O.E.S. at “de kunsthallen” Rotterdam, The
Netherlands
2012-2015
Collaboration press agency UPR Antwerp, delivery of press text and photos
2007-2010
Collaboration design handbags for Ports 1961 , Canada
2005
Nomination for the Culture Prize Best Designer in
Belgium
2004-2006
Collaboration with Raf Simons, design & realisation shoes (made in Italy)
2003
Start BVBA design & wholesale shoes for men and
women (made in Italy).
Sold in: Japan, US,
Russia, Italy, Lichtenstein, Switzerland, Hawai, Kazakhstan, France,
Belgium, Netherlands, Germany
2002
Exhibition "The New Harvest,"
gallery VIZO, Brussels
2001
Selected for autumn selections VIZO, Brussels
1999-2000 Start
as self-employed in secondary occupation
Collaboration
with shoe manufacturer Prabel Belgium
Part-time
employment at Dries Van Noten
