Julie De Kezel
Born 1995, Ghent, Belgium.
Based in Brussels.
Grants / Awards
- 2025Artist development grant by Flemish Department of Culture, Youth, and Media
- 2024International exhibition grant awarded by Flemish Department of Culture, Youth, and Media
- 2022Der KARL & FABER-Preis der Stiftung Kunstakademie München — including grant for solo show and artist publication
- 2022LFA Bank Grant for artistic publication
Residency
- 08.2024ON SENSING TRACES, Galaxie Off Galerie, Aub, DE
- 05.2022Österreichischer Skulpturenpark, Graz, AT
- 03.2021Hotel Zimmer frei project, Mariandl, München, DE
- 01.2020Drawing in Practice: research and workshop program, Philippe Vandenberg Foundation Brussels, BE
Artist Talk / Lecture / Interview
- 06.2025Talk — Julie De Kezel, Chris Meulemans and Caroline Coolen in conversation with Annelies Nagles. Stedelijk museum Aarschot, BE
- 06.2024Interview — Passauer Neue Presse, by Regina Kremsreiter
- 04.2024Talk — Julie De Kezel & Anna Malicka moderated by Anna Laganovska. "Spilling the tea-time artist talk", KOMPLOT, BE
- 09.2023Talk — Julie De Kezel in conversation with Dr. Sabine Adler. "Mittelalter, Magie, Moos: Offenbarung der Naturgeheimnisse und Künstlerische Inspirationen", KARL&FABER, DE
- 02.2023Interview — Süddeutsche Zeitung, written by Lara Graff
Education
- 2020–2023Master Fine Arts, ADBK Munich, Prof. Peter Kogler
- 2019Apprenticeship, Artist Anne-Mie Van Kerckhoven
- 2018–2020Master of Fine Arts, KASK, Ghent
Solo / Duo Shows
- 2025A Quest to the Petalless Flower, SAFFCA gallery, Brussels, BE
- 2024SPECTRAL HARVEST, DMW Gallery, Antwerp, BE
- 2024Stardoll Heaven, Komplot, Brussels, BE
- 2024Vom Wesen der Erde, Bergson Marienplatz, Munich, DE
- 2023Vielen Dank für die Blumen, Karl & Faber, München, DE — solo
- 2023Drolerie, Graduation 2023, ADBK, München, DE
- 2023Curator of group show 'Salon M', Spare Wheel, Brussels, BE
- 2022Fernweh, Akademie Galerie, München, DE
- 2021HARVEST, Atbase gallery, Munich, DE
- 2021Division Bryophyta, Umakart gallery, Brno, CZ — solo
- 2020LEE-PO-REL-LO, Graduation show, KASK Ghent, BE
Public Collection
- 2021Pisthagoras ceremony, Brussels, BE — official dressing of Landmark Manneken Pis in collaboration with mathematics department VUB Brussels
- 2012Part of Drakina project 1, Wereld van Kina, Gent, BE
Publication
- 2023Artist's book Vielen Dank für die Blumen — a collaboration with Rietlanden Women's Office
Group Shows
- 2025Sporae, Etterbeek, Brussels, BE
- 2025HochSommer Festival, Land Art Eisenberg, AT
- 202580 mètres carrés, LAB229, Paris, FR
- 2025Closer, Streetview, Brussels, BE
- 2025Er was eens…, De Halle, Geel, BE
- 2025Creation of Nature. Nature of Creation, Stedelijk museum Aarschot, BE
- 2025Datura Undergrounds: Age of Aquamarina, Minus One, Gent, BE
- 2024Spells and Promises, Creative Factory, Turnhout, BE
- 2024Benefiz-Kunstauktion von Rotary Munich-International, DE
- 2024Catalogue launch: ON SENSING TRACES, Galaxie Off Galerie, Aub, DE
- 2024Zwischen den Welten, Ranfels Burg, Zenting, DE
- 2024PAENSER, Studio Citygate, Brussels, BE
- 2024ON SENSING TRACES, Galaxie Off Galerie, Aub, DE
- 2023Gems! for the Garden, Botanical Garden, Bucharest, RO
- 2023BUY LOCAL, Kunsthal Gent, Ghent, BE
- 2023Datura Undergrounds, Minus One, Ghent, BE
- 2022Netze, Kunstarkaden, München, DE
- 2022Bonner Kunstverein Jahresgaben 2022, Bonn, DE
- 2022ART COLOGNE art fair, Bonner Kunstverein booth, Köln, DE
- 2022Der KARL & FABER-Preis der Stiftung Kunstakademie München, DE
- 2022#MakeUsVisible x denkFEmale, AR, München, DE
- 2022Augmented Dreams, Skulpturenpark Graz, Klasse Kogler, Graz, AT
- 2022"Sculptural Garden", Grünstreifen, München, DE
- 2021ENTER FSTVL, Dendermonde, BE
- 2021Pisthagoras ceremony, Brussels, BE — official dressing of Landmark Manneken Pis
- 2021Garten Arbeit, Kallmann-Museum + Galerie Pavilion, Ismaning, DE
- 2021Jahresausstellung 21 Klasse Kogler, ADBK garden, Munich, DE
- 2021Heaven Loop, off-space, London, UK
- 2021Ovidor, Avee gallery, Kortrijk, BE
- 2021Residence open studio days, Hotel Mariandl, Munich, DE
- 202150/50 a drawing show, Atelier Tatiana Wolska, Brussels, BE
- 2020TUTORIAL, UG Halle 14, Leipzig, DE
- 2020KLUDDE release, Duivelsteen, Ghent, BE
- 2020akademiegaleriehomeoffice.de, Akademiegalerie, Munich, DE
- 2020#3 Cyber's Handshake, Youtubeartspace digital show
- 2020Print at home colouring book by artists in times of corona (digital)
- 2020Design/creation costume Brussels Landmark Manneken Pis, collaboration with VUB mathematics department, BE
- 2019Softcore #2, Level Five, Brussels, BE
- 2019Teer 51, Platvvorm, Deinze, BE
- 2019Dream of Venus, In De Ruimte, Ghent, BE
- 2019Spits No.02: Depot, KASK, Ghent, BE
- 2018MARGINALIA, Sint Denijs Westrem, BE
- 2018Teer 51, Jan Colle Gallery, Ghent, BE
- 2018Rhizom, KASK Gele Zaal, Gent, BE
- 2017Verkavelings Vlaams, Nest Gent, BE
