Niels Ballemans

“Niels Ballemans creates art that emerges from his intimate perception of the world around him. Spectators of his work can revel in a feast of form and histrionic color, and, through Ballemans’ art, meet an artist who portrays the cultural imprints of society in a vulnerable, yet explicit manner” (Manus Groenen, Art critic)

In my work, I aim to create compositions that embody both narrative and abstract
characteristics, that form a joint interplay.
Encounters with people, their personal stories and fate, regularly form the basis for my
artworks.

The deconstructive process, where improvisation becomes its own dialogue and forms a key
element in the work, is a fundamental influence as a method for creating my work.

2006 - 2009 - Hogeschool voor de Kunsten, BA Fine Arts and education, Tilburg, NL

2008 - Erasmus program, Facultad de Bellas Artes, Granada, ES

2003 - 2005 - Design Academy Eindhoven, Propedeuse, Eindhoven, NL

1997 - 2001 - St.Lucas, Design post-secondary college, Boxtel, NL

2023 - Vierkantje, Idfx, Breda, NL

2023 - Museum de Looierij, Dongen, NL

2020 - 2021 - Moya, Museum of young Art, Oosterhout, NL

2020 - 2023 - Yearly exhibition in the residency program, Vrouw Muskens, Dongen, NL

2020 - DNK, Dorst, NL

2020 - Solo, Martin van Blerk galerie, Antwerp, BE

2019 - "Het Atelier", Studio 68, BE

2019 - Solo, Studio 68, Antwerp, BE

2017 - “In the Mix”, De Galerie Den Haag, NL

2016 - Qpop, Antwerp, BE

2013 - “KABLAM”, NWE vorst, Tilburg, NL

2012 - “van Alaert tot Zessen”, BKKC, Tilburg, NL

2012 - Incubate Open Source Expo, Tilburg, NL

2012 - ”Howlin’ Wolf”, Tilburg, NL

2012 - “LEF”, Museum de looierij, Dongen, NL

2011 - Incubate Open Source Expo Lost Painters, Tilburg, NL

2011 - Play me I’am yours, Tilburg, NL

2009 - Graduation show, Tilburg, NL

2009 - “BRUUT”, Kunstpodium T, Tilburg, NL