Mg Vander Elst

Art was all around me from an early age. Growing up in Antwerp, Belgium I regularly visited the Ruben’s House, studied the Dutch Masters and shared my parents love of Modern Art. The light, gesture and intimacy of the Dutch masters and the minimalism of modernists still influence my work. My approach is intuitive, stemming from an idea or an emotion. Whether photographing landscape, florals or abstracts I try to make visible what is invisible, pursuing that intimate moment between inhale and exhale.

MG Vander Elst (b.1967) is a fine art photographer from Antwerp, Belgium. In 1990 she earned a certificate in photography from the Portfolio Center (Atlanta, Ga). After graduating, she moved to NYC, worked as a photographer’s assistant and built her own freelance portrait business. Her work has evolved to include still life, landscape, and abstract work. She lives with her husband and 2 sons in Brooklyn, NY.

SouthXSoutheast Gallery : B&W, Molena, Ga, 2023
Praxis Gallery : B&W, Minneapolis, MN, 2022
PH21 Gallery : Signs and Forms, Barcelona, Spain, 2022
Millepiani Gallery : Signs and Forms, Rome, Italy, 2022
St Hrouda : Metamorphosis, Brooklyn, NY , 2022
ICP Museum : #ICPConcerned : Glogal Images for Global Crisis, NYC, 2020
FoF Gallery : Portrait of a Table, Brooklyn, NY, 2018