Benedicte Vandewattyne

Benedicte Vandewattyne (17 november 1969) is a Belgian artist. She paints oil on canvas. Her work is mainly known for it’s expresseive and colorful characteristics. She works with an element of photography that creates a cubist influence. This effect is created by changing the general hauls of the photography. Each painting has an intense atmosphere created by a delicate color palette. One color makes the other increase and radiate. Benedicte also likes symbolism and is not afraid to address challenging themes. Painting has always been a part of her life, a part of expressing herself, of escaping…

Academy of fine arts of Tournai, 1987-1989
St.Luc institute of Tournai, Publicity, 1989-1992

Solo exhibitions:
1993 – Establishement l’abajour, The Panne, Belgium
1996 – House of culture The scissors, Knokke, Belgium
1998 – Establishement Le carré, Knokke, Belgium
1998 – Culture center The sound station, Liège, Belgium
2008 – Gallery Maquinze, Ostend, Belgium
2009 – Establishement Ozee ‘Meet the artists’, Ostend, Belgium
2011 – Establishement Ozee ‘Meet the artists 2’, Ostend, Belgium
2016 – Culture center De Grote Post with introduction by a.i.c.a. Hugo Brutin, Ostend, Belgium
2018 – Gallery Papillon, ’The Underworlds’ with introduction by consult art-general of Monaco Rosette Porta, Ostend, Belgium
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Group exhibitions:
1996 – Gallery Belfort, Aalst, Belgium
2001 – Gallery 3D, Ostend, Belgium
2005 – Culture center Wentelsteen, Leuven, Belgium
2010 – Kipling Ape, Royal Academy of Fine Arts (KASK), Antwerp, Belgium
2007 – Gallery Ann Soco, Lille, France
2018 – Gallery papillon, Ostend, Belgium
2018 – Culture center De Wasserij, Lokeren, Belgium
2019 – Gallery Papillon, Ostend, Belgium