Waldrada Onzea

ONZEA‘s work includes, besides paintings, also spatial installations.
She uses a lot of different materials such as latex-rubber, plastic, iron, plexi-glass, organic materials, found objects, bister, …
ONZEA experiments with space,form and matter in a constant transformation and ravel of the human body.
She’s thematizing the losing of identity and the vulnerability of the human being.
Her work is created intuitively, usually from an idea that builds on a previous work. This leads to series, which, by the repetitive use of materials, not only in terms of content but also formally constitute a large installation.
ONZEA paints a fascinating, hidden world. In today's transparent society, the secret threatens to lose its intensity and value. In her work there is always an elusive rest, making the entirety bathed in an atmosphere of secrecy. Simultaneously, she handles this in a playful way, in an ever-expanding exploration of the imagination.
Eva Steynen

Born and work in Antwerp, Belgium.

2016 * 'EXPO-ONZEA
2015 *'Toonbeeld', Nijlen B
2014 * 'RESERVOIR OF ENCLOSED MATTER', Morbee Gallery, curator: Waldrada Onzea, Brussels, B
2013 * 'Incorporation',*Platforme d'Art Contemporain,Lieux Communs/Galerie Short Cuts, Namur, B
*Common Art Fest, Scheld’Apen, Antwerp, B
*'The Bride-Generation A', L' Avventura Dell’ Arte, Kessel, B
2012 *Pianofabriek, ‘100 visual artists’ groups show met o.a. Philip Aguirre y Otegui, Ria Paquée, Karin Borghouts, Luc Delue, … Brussel, B
*Actionpainting, release CD ‘The Long Now’ / Grown Below, Edegem, B
*Galerie Convent, Lier, B
2010 *(Don’t) Mind The Body, curator : Eva Steynen, Galerie Oever 21, met o.a. Trees De Mits, Bie Michels, … Antwerp, B
*VERBEKE FOUNDATION, ‘100 Visual Artists’, met o.a. Koen Theys, Rinus Van de Velde, Kemzeke, B
*Doel ‘KD-outside’, Doel, B
*‘THE TRAVELER’,Kievitsnest, group show, Antwerp, B
*Toonbeeld 2010, Nijlen, B
*Nacht van de kater, groups, Pidpa-site, kunstenaarscollectief, Lier, B
2009 *Echo.Base, FRAMED IDENTITIES’, duo-show, curator : Eva Steynen, Antwerpen, B
*First Floor Gallery (Otillia Pribilla Gallery), group show o.a. Anne-mie
Van Kerckhoven, Fred Bervoets, Nick Andrews, Antwerp, B
*Gallery Convent, group show, Lier, B ...