Expo by Johan Gelper
Website Johan Gelper
www.johangelper.com
Biography of Johan Gelper
°Kapellen, Belgium, 1980
Lives and works in Ghent, Belgium
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Frans Masereel Centrum, Kasterlee, Belgium
"Botanical" (2014)
S.M.A.K. Municipal Museum of Contemporary Art, Ghent, Belgium
works purchased regarding Young Artists (selected by) 2007 and 2008:
"Shed" (2007)
"Wind Simulation" (2007)
"Organisch vierkant" (2007)
"65°"(2007)
"Constructie" (2007)
Verbeke Foundation, Kemzeke, Belgium
Collection collages:
"Reversible" (2008)
"Constructed living organism" (2008)
Province of East Flanders, Ghent, Belgium
works purchased regarding the provincial prize, 2008 (nomination premium)
"Botanical Sculpture" (2006)
"Random Movement" (2006)
"Inside Out" (2006)
"Botanical" (2007)
"Botanical" (2007)
Collection of the city of Waregem, Belgium
"Botanical" (2008)
SOLO EXHIBITIONS (selection)
2018 V/MS Pradhan Gallery
Brussels BE
2018 Curiosity XLV,
Constellation With Borrowed Forms
Ghent BE
2018 Cc de Brouckere
Torhout BE
2017 Open studio
Botanicals,
Presentation Botanicals, 2017 edition
for The friends of S.M.A.K.
Ghent BE
2016 SB25, Salon Blanc
Ostend BE
2015 OMS pradhan
Brussels BE
2015 Curiosity
Ghent BE
2014 Curiosity
Ghent BE
2013 Marion De Cannière
Antwerp BE
2012 Gasthuiskapel
Borgloon BE
2012 Ricou Gallery
Brussels BE
2010 Galerie EL
Welle BE
2010 Ricou Gallery
Brussels BE
2009 Marion De Cannière
Antwerp BE
2008 Galerie EL
Demountable Sculpturepark II
Welle BE
2008 croxhapox
Spatial drawing installation and interventions
crox 257
Ghent BE
2008 Galerie EL
Welle BE
2007 croxhapox
Kubusruimte / crox 217
Ghent BE
2005 Galerie EL
Spatial Drawing
Welle BE
2004 Sint Lucas Hogeschool voor Wetenschap en Kunst
Spatial Drawings / Kamer XII
Higher Institute for Visual Arts Sint Lucas
Ghent BE
DUO EXHIBITIONS
2018 SECONDroom Gent
PARK 03: Christophe Malfliet, Johan Gelper
Ghent BE
2016 DMW Art Space
Borrowed forms: Johan Gelper invites Wannes Lecompte
Antwerp BE
2016 Zaal 29
Korneel Avijn, Johan Gelper
Waregem BE
2013 Gallery EL
Guy Rombouts, Johan Gelper
Welle BE
2010 Loods12
Tom Jooris, Johan Gelper
Wetteren BE
2008 Galery EL
Steven Baelen, Johan Gelper
Welle BE
GROUP EXHIBITIONS (selection)
2018 LE SUD
Curator: Gert Scheerlinck
TwelveTwelve Gallery
Den Haag NL
2018 RAW
Curator: Lieven Cateau
Mechelen BE
2018 2 years DMW ARTSPACE
DMW Artspace
Antwerp, BE
2018 Abstract Connections
cwart
Knokke-Heist BE
2018 Onvoorziene Omstandigheden
Stedelijke Kunstacademie
Curator Tuur Delodder
Tielt BE
2017 Yugen Kombucha
Yügen#02 Art
Curator Jan Hoet Junior
Ghent BE
2017 D'Apostrof
Anybody home?
Deinze (Meigem) BE
2017 Kunstkussen
Rasa
Antwerp BE
2017 Bastion 10
Bastion 10 (cat.)
Menen BE
2017 Poppositions: DMW Artspace
ING Art Center
Brussels BE
2016 Vincent Van Gogh huis
Symposium & Veiling Van Gogh artist-in-residence
Landkunst op de Buissche Heide (cat.)
Zundert NL
2016 D'Apostrof
V E R W A N D
Deinze (Meigem) BE
2016 DMW Art Space
GOGOGOGO
Antwerp BE
2016 Vierkante Zaal
La Primavera
Sint - Niklaas BE
2015 Kunstnetwerk Haspengouw / Art Borgloon
Actueel Kunsten Festival
Borgloon BE
2015 Vincent Van Gogh huis
Landkunst op de Buisse Heide
Zundert NL
2015 Chocoladefabriek
Before the foodfight
Tongeren BE
2015 M Museum
Attitudes to Form, Open M (cat.)
Leuven BE
2015 Ahoy
No Walls Expo at North Sea Jazz
Rotterdam, NL
2015 Poppositions: OMS Pradhan
Canal Wharf
Brussels BE
2015 Frans Masereel Centrum
Zelden ontgaat verbeelding haar eerste druk
Print Art Fair
Kasterlee BE
2015 No Walls
Fenixloods
Rotterdam NL
2014 D'Apostrof
Tussen
Deinze (Meigem) BE
2014 Biodiversiteit Nieuwenhoven
Kasteel, Provinciaal Domein Nieuwenhoven
Sint-Truiden BE
2014 Ricou Gallery
Showroom
Brussels BE
2014 Art Brussels (cat.)
Rasa
Brussels BE
2014 Villa De Olmen
Separation of concerns
Wieze BE
2014 Frans Masereel Centrum
Print Art Fair
Kasterlee BE
2014 Contemporary Art in Belgium (cat.)
Maison de ventes Cornette de Saint Cyr
Brussels BE
2013 A petite fair
(During Capital A - Amsterdam Art Weekend)
Ricou Gallery / Boetzelaer/Nispen
& Jeanine Hofland Contemporary Art
Amsterdam NL
2013 Jan Colle Gallery / Entrepot Fictief
TEKEN
Curators: Jan Colle, Julie Crenn
Ghent BE (cat.)
2013 RASCHE RIPKEN BERLIN
4 aus belgien
Berlin DE
2013 SECONDroom
John Van Oers & Roeland Tweelinckx invit
Antwerp BE
2013 Art Brussels
Ricou Gallery
Brussels BE (cat.)
2013 Mu.zee
Kunst op pootjes
Ostend BE
2013 SCHUNK
Kunst op pootjes
Heerlen NL
2012 Raak
Rasa, Mu.zee, Ostend (Museum of Modern Art)
Ostend BE
2012 Kunst op pootjes
Rasa
Antwerp BE
2012 Thread - part two
Gallery EL
Welle BE
2012 Art Brussels / Ricou Gallery
Brussels BE (cat.)
2012 Raak
Rasa, SCHUNK
Heerlen NL
2012 Raak
Rasa, Z33
Hasselt BE
2011 Raak
Rasa, S.M.A.K.
Ghent BE
2011 De Lading
Curator Lieven Cateau
Old Factory
Wetteren BE
2011 Translating Practices
Sint Lucas Library
Ghent BE
2011 Van stof tot asse
Triënnal on Contemporary Art
Asse BE (cat.)
2011 Art in the city
Brussels BE (cat.)
2011 Art Brussels / Ricou Gallery
Brussels BE (cat.)
2010 Public Private Paintings
Mu.zee, Ostend (Museum of Modern Art)
Ostend BE (cat.)
2010 Basement
Marion De Cannière
Antwerp BE
2010 Between the Sacred and the Profane
Curator: Peter Pollers,
CIAP
Hasselt BE
2010 Translating Practices
HISK
Ghent BE
2010 Art Brussels / Gallery EL
Brussels, BE (cat.)
2009 Sculptural / Collection, new acquisitions
S.M.A.K.
Ghent BE
2009 Orde - Chaos
Klein Begijnhof
Mechelen BE
2009 Tais-toi soiree belle
Amusez Vous in het MSK
Museum of Fine Arts
Ghent BE
2009 De connectie
Curator: Lieven Cateau
Campo Santo Chappel
Ghent BE
2008 Visions: 40 years drawing contest, Ronse
Curator Jan Leconte
Former hospital
Ronse
2008 Circulation / Movinn-art
Bruges BE (cat.)
2008 Young Ones Award, Ghent / Giga C.
Curators: Philippe Van Cauteren
and Pierre Muyle
Lineart
Ghent, BE (cat.)
2008 Galerie EL
B-new Gallery selected by Hans Martens
(HISK) and Flor Bex (MUHKA)
Lineart
Ghent, BE (cat.)
2008 Young Artists (selected by) Kathrin Ginsberg
Ghent University Botanical Garden
(Palmarium, S.M.A.K.)
Ghent BE (cat.)
2008 Omgevingstekenen
Provincial prize East-Flanders
Curator Edith Doove
Caermersklooster
Ghent BE (cat.)
2007 39th drawing contest in the city of Ronse
Brouwerij De Keyser
Ronse BE
2007 Young Artists (selected by) Dirk Pauwels
Ghent University Botanical Garden
(Palmarium, S.M.A.K.)
Ghent BE (cat.)
2007 Elia, 9th Elia Biënnial Conference
Handelsbeurs
Ghent BE (cat.)
2006 Out of control
VUB (Brussels University)
Brussels BE (cat.)
2006 Fris IV
Gallery Jan Colle
Ghent BE
2006 Wel klaar maar nog lang niet af, Mixed Media
KASK, Royal Academy of Fine Arts
Ghent BE
2005 Mixed Media 2D
Art Track (KASK, Royal Academy of Fine Arts)
Ghent BE
2005 Young Artists
(selected by) Philippe Van Cauteren
Ghent University Botanical Garden
(Palmarium, S.M.A.K.)
Ghent BE (cat.)
2004 Leopold
Leopoldskazerne
Ghent BE (cat.)
2004 Sint Lucas 2004
Curator Dirk Manesse
Accec site
Ghent BE (cat.)
PRIZES
2008 Young Ones Award, Lineart 2008
2008 Prize Young Artists 2008 (S.M.A.K. Ghent)
2007 Nomination premium, Provincial prize for visual arts
(Province East-Flanders)
2007 Prize Young Artists 2007 (S.M.A.K. Ghent)
2006 Prize Charles de Leu
(KASK, Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Ghent)
EDUCATION
2004 - 2006
Royal Academy of Fine Arts, KASK
Mixed Media, postgraduate in audiovisual and visual art
Ghent BE
2000 - 2004
Sint-Lucas Hogeschool voor Wetenschap en Kunst
Painting, LUCA School of Arts, Ghent BE
ASSISTANT
2007-2008 Mark Manders' studio, Ronse BE
SCHOLARSHIPS
2010 Grant Flemish Ministry of Culture
RESIDENCIES
2015 Landkunst op de Buisse Heide,
Vincent Van Gogh huis, Zundert, NL
2013 Frans Masereel Centrum, Kasterlee, BE
2009 what, De Kunstbank, Brussels, BE
SELECTIONS
2009 BAMart online database, www.bamart.be
2007 The Drawing Center Viewing Program,
New York
2005 EEYA,
European Exhibition of Young Artists (aica)
2005 Kunstonline, online database,
PUBLICATIONS
2017 Video by Svend Thomsen: Een ateliergesprek met Johan Gelper, TVF
2008 Video by Svend Thomsen: Johan Gelper
"Dismountable drawing" 52 min. Loop, TVF
2008 Giga C. Book,
MER. Paper Kunsthalle for Lineart, Ghent BE
2008 Steven Baelen / Johan Gelper (laserprint), Gallery EL, Welle BE
LECTURES
2009 Dismantable drawing
Academy of Fine Arts
Anderlecht BE
2008 Gigacase, dialogue with Pascal de Pauw,
Pieter Vermeersch, Ward Denys,
Hans Albrecht and Philippe Van Cauteren
moderated by Pierre Muyle
Event Details
DATE : 21/10/2018 - 11:00 to 16/12/2018 - 18:00
TYPE : Event, Exhibition
WEBSITE : vmsp.gallery