BIO

Femke Vindevogel, °1978 Ghent, Belgium, is a contemporary artist and writer/poet from Jabbeke. She works mainly with acrylic and colored pencil and paints as she writes: from the perspective of a detached observer, inspired by the small moments of beauty in everyday life and always with a dash of humor. In her writing and visual work, Vindevogel likes to highlight things that others do not notice.

Vindevogel studied Fine Arts at Sint-Lucas in Ghent and Painting at the Academy of Ghent from 1995 to 2007. Since 2008 she has worked near Bruges. The artist had her debut exhibition at Galerie Link in Ghent (Now De Bruycker Fine Art Gallery in Antwerp). Afterwards, Vindevogel had several exhibitions at De Bruycker.

Vindevogel's work first emerged as abstract frescoes on panel, experimenting with Japanese paper, pigments and organic material. Around 2010, Vindevogels investigated the possibilities of heavy body acrylic paint in combination with thin washes. She is currently working on a series that celebrates domestic objects. The series celebrates the beauty of worn objects and is at the same time a reflection of Femke's life as a writer and as a homebody. The chairs are painted on folded/used paper to emphasize the poetry of imperfection and in a small format, which contributes to the intimate character of her work.

Info about Femke’s activity as a writer is available here: www.femkevindevogel.com

CV

Femke Vindevogel
Born in 1978 in Ghent, Belgium.
Resides and works in Jabbeke, Belgium.

Education/Training:

1992-1996     Luca, School of Arts, Ghent, Belgium.
2001-2004     Academy of Fine Arts, Painting, Ghent, Belgium.
2005-2009     Academy of Fine Arts, Photography, Bruges, Belgium.
2023-Today   Academy of Fine Arts, Linocut & Etching, Bruges, Belgium.

Selected Exhibitions:

2002, ‘Kronkels in het gras’, Gallery Willemfonds, Ghent, Belgium.
2003, ‘7 New Masters’, Galerie Link, Ghent, Belgium.
2004, ‘Fluke Luke, Raf Lauriks, Johan Houthoofd en Femke Vindevogel,’ Galerie Link,  Ghent, Belgium.
2004, ‘Eindejaarstentoonstelling,’ Academy of Fine Arts, Ghent, Belgium.
2005, ‘Image3,’ Exhibition Halls Bruges. Belgium.
2005, ‘Eindejaarstentoonstelling,’ Academy of Fine Arts, Bruges, Belgium.
2006, ‘Geknipt,’ Bruges, Belgium.
2006, ‘Arnoevoo,’ Bredene, Belgium.
2007,  ‘Fear’, Departure hall Airport, Zaventem, Belgium
2007, ‘Arnoevoo,’ Bredene, Belgium.
2007, ‘Input/Output, Culturehouse Bruges, Belgium.
2007, ‘Eindejaarstentoonstelling,’ Academy of Fine Arts, Bruges, Belgium.
2008,  ‘Sage comme une image II, 4 jonge vrouwen, Gallery Link, Gent,
2008, ‘Eindejaarstentoonstelling,’ Academy of Fine Arts, Bruges, Belgium.
2009, ‘O.S.D. 1’, Bruges, Belgium
2009, ‘Eindejaarstentoonstelling,’ Academy of Fine Arts, CC Scharpoord, Knokke-Heist, Belgium.
2010, ‘Expositie in Galerie T,’ Middelburg
2011, ‘Expo 40 years Destelheide,’ Dworp, Belgium
2012-2014, ‘O.S.D.’, Oosterzele, Belgium
2015, ‘O.S.D’, Balegem, Belgium
2016-2018, ‘O.S.D.’, Ghent, Belgium
2019-2022, O.S.D.’, Jabbeke, Belgium
2023, O.S.D,’ Bruges, Belgium

Selected Collections:

Femke Vindevogel is collected by various private collectors in Belgium, Spain and The Netherlands.

Publications & Press:

Upcoming publication in Zevenblad, Art magazine from Stichting Plaatsmaken.