Eva Santer

I was born in 1988 in Belgium, in a country that gave the world René Magritte — and I believe that is no coincidence. From the beginning, I have been drawn to the space between what we see and what we feel, between the familiar and the inexplicable. My work lives in that space.
I paint worlds that look almost real. Almost. There is always something slightly off — a scale that doesn't quite add up, a light that falls from nowhere, a figure that seems to belong to another time. I work with near-photographic precision because I want the strangeness to creep in quietly, the way it does in dreams.
Isolation, contemplation, mystery — these are not just themes for me, they are states of being that I try to translate into paint. I think of each canvas as a window onto a collective dream: something deeply personal that somehow touches something universal.
My practice spans surreal painting, conceptual illustration, and mixed media, and I continue to push into new mediums as my vision evolves. In 2023, my work entered the international auction scene through LLB Auction — a moment that felt less like an arrival and more like the beginning of a longer conversation.
I make work for those who look twice. For those who sense that behind every sha...

In 2023, my work was presented at auction through LLB Auction, marking my entry onto the international art scene. My works are currently represented by Lynart Gallery, an online contemporary art gallery based in France, through which my practice reaches collectors internationally.