Bart Vinckier

Bart Vinckier is a painter working and living in Bruges, Belgium. His work is abstract and breathes freedom in every brush stroke and improvisation in each gesture.

“Bart Vinckier works in layers; he takes his time. A work is reworked, set aside and reworked again. Canvases in dark shades of blue or white to pale pink worlds alternate.

The canvas becomes his world. Like playing children building their camp in the forest with leaves, branches and rope. The way they guard this camp and enforce their own rules? This is how the canvas becomes Bart Vinckier’s sanctuary. He sets the rules here. Being stuck in pondering and thoughts is banned here. Only the game with paint touch, form and colour counts.”

— Text by Petja Gekiere, art historian, at the opening of the Homo Ludens show —

2023 Homo Ludens – Site25  Ruddervoorde: Sara Plantefève-Castryck, Bart Vinckier
2022 Brush – De Tank Brugge: Mathias Berner, Louie Mauws, Chris Meulemans, Janine Vandebosch, Bart Vinckier
2022 Sant Brugge
2022 Eden Kunstenfestival Roeselare
2019 Wawwa Oil – 15 contemporary oil painters / Curated by Peter Lagast
2019 Open Ateliers – Brugge Galerie Weekend
2018 Open Ateliers De Tank
2018 Group show Kleur(loos) De Tank Brugge
2017 Group show Angels & Insects: Inge Deketelaere, Greet Desal, Els Lesage – Campo Santo Gent
2016 Selectie Kunstsalon Sant + expo Garemynzaal Brugge
2014 EXPO-LITIE, group exhibition, Bruges
2013 Verne / Kermisstraat 20 gallery, Roeselare
2012 Groepstentoonstelling 125 SASK Roeselare
2012 cc De Muze van Meise
2012 Derde laureaat Maurits Naessensprijs
2010 Groepstentoonstelling vzw De Wekker, Museum Alfons Blomme Roeselare
2010 Group show – Hotel Mondo, Ostend (B) – Wim Carrein, Jan Dhondt, Isidoor Goddeeris, Lies Vanloocke, Bart Vinckier
2010 Moments @ Le Coin C. Gallery (Ijzendijke – NL): eric vande Pitte, Kathleen Huys, Bart Vinckier
2009 Le Coin C Gallery @ Lineart
2009 Groepstentoonstelling Arts Elingen
2009 Laureaat Grote Prijs Alfons Blomme
2009 Groepstentoonstelling, CA4, cc De Spil, Roeselare 
2008 Bel...