C O L E T T E C L E E R E N
Born in Hasselt . Belgium
Printmaker, draughtsman, painter, Colette Cleeren studied Graphic Arts at the Sint-Lucaspaviljoen in Antwerp and Graphic Arts and Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Hasselt. She completed her training in various studios such as the International Frans Masereel Centre for Printmaking. She has been invited for a residency in The Guanlan Original Printmaking Base in China. Her work has been selected for many national and international exhibitions. She received many national and a number of international awards. She lives and works in Antwerpen;
GROUP EXHIBITIONS (selection )
LIKE . Laar 54 . Antwerpen . 2025
IMAGINAIR Art/Space Show S 2/1 . Brussel . Belgium . 2024
3th Limburg Biennial . Marres-Odapark . Maastricht . The Netherlands . 2024
23rd International Print Triennial Kraków 2024 . Momentum . Main Exhibition . The Nowa Huta Cultural Center . Kraków . Poland . 2024.
Print Art Fair - Art Masereel . Frans Masereel Centre . Kasterlee . Belgium . 2024
Foundation Veerle Rooms . Culture Temple Zaal 7 . Zurenborg . Antwerpen . Belgium . 2024
The 5th Shanghai International Exhibition of Printmaking . China Art Museum . Shanghai . China . 2024
The 8th Guanlan International Print Biennial China . China Printmaking Museum . first stage . Guanlan - Shenzhen . China . 2023
Printmaking Open 23 . HOM Art Trans . Kuala Lumpur . Malaysia . 2023
GAR4GE . A4 . Artist Collective LIKE and Guest Artists . Kloosterstraat 173 . Antwerpen . Belgium . 2022
Exposure . Kasteel Borluut . Sint-Denijs-Westrem . Belgium . 2022
ut pictura poesis - ut musica poesis . Municipal Museum . Aalst . Belgium . 2022
N-E Contemporary International Engraving Biennial Iasi . Romania . 2021
Kruisbestuiving . Sint-Anna-ten Drieënkerk . Antwerpen . Belgium . 2020
The 2020 Delta National Small Prints Exhibition . Bradbury Art Museum . Arkansas State University . U.S.A . 2020
Salon Blanc . International Exhibition of Contemporary Art . The National Art Center . Tokyo . Japan . 2020
Japan Belgium International Exchange Exhibition . U-Forum Museum . Tokyo . Japan . 2019
Watarase Shizenkan . Gunma . Japan . 2019
Galerie Otokogura . Gunma . Japan . 2019
Galerie Vivant . Ginza . Tokyo . Japan . 2019
Galerie Hiyakushiyou . Kanagawa . Japan . 2019
7th Guanlan International Print Biennial . China . 2019
Belfius . Antwerpen . Veerle Rooms Foundation . 2019 . SOLO
2nd International Print Biennale Yerevan 2019. Armenia . 2019
9th International Printmaking Biennial of Douro . Invitation Exhibition . Douro . Portugal . 2018
2nd International Triennial Contemporary Graphic Art . State Art museum Novosibirsk . Siberia . 2018
Kunst van de Baan . De Warmste Week . Vlaamse Overheid Departement MOW . veiling beschilderd verkeersbord . Brussel . Belgium . 2017
8th International Graphic Art Biennial Splitgraphic 2017 . Split . Croatia . 2017
6th Guanlan International Print Biennial . short-listed . China . 2017
MULTIPLY . curated by LIKE . Kasteelpleinstraat 32 . Antwerpen . Belgium . 2017
3rd Global Print 2017 . Invitation Exhibition . Douro . Portugal . 2017
First International Print Biennial Yerevan . Artists' Union of Armenia . Yerevan . Armenia . 2017
International Print Triennial Kraków-Falun . Dalarnas Museum . Falun . Sweden . 2016 - 2017
RAGS . Blanco . Gent . Belgium . 2016
18th International Print Biennial Varna . Boris Georgiev Varna City Art Gallery . Bulgaria . 2015
Belgium - Japan . Museum of Nature . Watarase Shizenkan . Japan . 2015
Belgium - Japan . International Print Exchange Exhibition . U-Forum Contemporary Art museum . Kunitachi City . Tokyo . Japan . 2015
Cadavre Exquis . C.C. Zwaneberg . Heist-op-den-Berg . Belgium . 2015
1st René Carcan International Prize for Printmaking . BELvue Museum . Brussel . Belgium . 2015
3rd Contest Graphic Arts Foundation Hilde Demedts . Museum van Deinze & de Leiestreek . Belgium . 2014
Poste Restante . Quest 21 . Brussel . Belgium . 2014
7th International Printmaking Biennial . Invitation Exhibition . Douro . Portugal . 2014
An Ax to Art . C.C. De Bijl . Zoersel . Belgium . 2014
Ist das Kunst oder kann das weg . Ivonne . Antwerpen . Belgium . 2013
6th Engraving Biennial Saint-Maur . Musée de Saint-Maur . France . 2013
Icondata . Global Virtual Museum of Contemporary Graphic Art . International Print Triennial Society . Krakow . 2013
4th Guanlan International Print Biennial . China . 2013
Global Print 2013 . Invitation Exhibition . Lamego Museum . Douro Museum . Portugal . 2013
Where is Printmaking? In Search of New Meanings . Opole Contemporary Art Gallery . Poland . 2013
International Print Triennial - MTG Krakow 2012 . Bunkier Sztuki Contemporary Art Gallery . Poland . 2012
Painting & Mixed Media Exhibition . Lessedra Gallery . Sofia . Bulgaria . 2012
Fusion . International Contemporary Intaglio Invitation Exhibition . traveling . Guanlan . Shenzen . Beijing . Shanghai . China . 2012
Artists in Residence . Frans Masereel Centre . Kasterlee . Belgium. 2012
Theo Gallery . Antwerpen . Belgium .2012 . SOLO
Gallery De Queeste . Watou . Belgium . 2012
Remains . gallery Martin van Blerk . Antwerpen . Belgium . 2011
Hoogland-Laagland . Library Fribourg . Switserland . 2011
Hoogland-Laagland . Bibliotheca Wittockiana . Brussel . Belgium . 2011
Collecting . Library Van Abbemuseum . Eindhoven . The Netherlands . 2011
Transmission . galerie TzarArt . Antwerpen . Belgium . 2011
Congo Revisited . galerie TzarArt . Antwerpen . Belgium . 2010
Cadixroute . affiche-project . Antwerpen . Belgium . 2010
Op het eerste gezicht – at first sight . museum ’t Toreke . Tienen . Belgium . 2010 . SOLO
Fenomenale Feminateek – L.P.Boon’s collection by Jon & Ibe . La Riva . vzw Den Tunnel . Antwerpen . Belgium . 2009
7th Britisch International Mini Print Exhibition . Printmakers Council . London . 2009
Hout/Lover – Steen/Zand . LiterGra . Library . Kris Lambert . Oostende . Belgium .2009
BLUE . MuchaboutArt . Brussel . Belgium . 2009
Hout-Lover/Laub-Holz . Frans Masereel Centre . Kasterlee . Belgium . 2008
Holz und Laub . Landesbibliothek Vaduz . Liechtenstein - Hout-Lover/Laub-Holz . Frans Masereel Centre . Kasterlee . Belgium . 2008
If I can’t dance, I don’t want to be part of your revolution - Video Speakers Corner . MUHKA . Antwerpen . Belgium . 2008
GROOT {gedrukt} (MAXI PRINT) Culture Centre . Hasselt . Belgium . 2007
EEN ANDERE NATUUR? (ANOTHER NATURE?). Municipal Museum – Zwijgershoek . Sint-Niklaas . Belgium . 2007
Biennial of Printmaking . Saint-Maur . France . 2007
XIII Biennial of Printmaking . Sarcelles . France . 2007
9th International Biennial of Printmaking . Caixanova . Ourense . Spain . 2007
International Manifestation of the Graphic Arts Ilse Frankenthal . The Netherlands . 2003/2006
Centre of Print Production ENGRAMME . Quebec . Canada . 2005
Graphic Arts in Flanders . Municipal Museum . Aalst . Belgium . 2005
International Print Biennial . Varna . Bulgaria . 2005
International Travelling Exhibition . Graphic Arts on the Border 3) . Belgium and The Netherlands . 2002/2003/2004
Jack Health Gallery-University of Natal . Pietermaritzburg . S-Africa . 2003
30th anniversary of the Frans Masereel Centre . Kasterlee . Belgium . 2003
LE TRAIT . Cite des Arts . Paris . France . 1994/1997/2001/2003
Printmaking Biennial. aRamonAStudio . New York City . 2003
The Prize of The Province of Vlaams-Brabant for Fine Arts . Leuven . Belgium . 2003
In Dialogue with Veerle Rooms – International Printmaking . KBC Tower . Antwerpen . Belgium . 2002
3rd Egyptian International Print Triennial . Cairo . Egypt . 1999
International Biennial of Contemporary Printmaking . Trois-Rivières . Canada . 1999
Living Art after Death . Stellingwerff-Waerdenhof Museum . Hasselt . Belgium . 1998
PRENTENMAAKSTERS . Municipal Museum – Zwijgershoek . Sint-Niklaas . Belgium . 1996
International Manifestation of theGraphic Arts . Nantes . France . 1990
TRACE . Contemporary Printmaking in France – Kala Institute . Berkeley . USA . 1985
F.I.A.P . Paris . France . 1986
AWARDS (selection)
2015 2nd Laureate of The International Prize for Printmaking René Carcan 2014 . Brussel . Belgium
1996 1st Prize ANTO-DIEZ Graphic Arts . Bredene . Belgium
1995 Cultural Distinction of the Province of Limburg . Belgium
1994 2nd Prize ANTO-DIEZ Graphic Arts . Bredene . Belgium
Laureate of the national contest of Graphic Arts . BOOT . Tielrode . Belgium
1986 Distinction of Honour . Sport & Art . BOZAR . Brussel . Belgium
1979 Prize of the City of Leuven . Belgium
PUBLIC COLLECTION
Province of Limburg . Belgium
Province of Vlaams-Brabant . Belgium
Louvain City . Belgium
Detmold City . Germany
Tbilisi Museum . Republic of Georgia
Kunst in Huis . Belgium and The Netherlands
A & A - Art and Integration - Hasselt-Stevoort . Belgium
Stellingwerff-Waerdenhof-Stadsmus . Museum . Hasselt . Belgium
Museum of Fine Arts . Antwerp . Belgium
The Flemish Community . Flanders . Belgium
The International Graphic Centre Frans Masereel . Kasterlee . Belgium
The VLAO Collection . Brussels . Belgium
Bibliotheca Wittockiana . Brussel . Belgium
Van Abbemuseum . Eindhoven . The Netherlands
Guanlan Original Printmaking Base . China
MTG Krakow . Poland
Douro Printmaking Collection . Portugal
Collection of the 1st International Print Biennale Yerevan . Armenia
BnF France . catalogue général .Paris . France
B I B L I O G R A P H Y
Pratiquer la gravure en relief . Olivier Dekeyser . Éditions Eyrolles . 2023
Actuel n° 19 - l’Estampe Contemporaine - K1L éditions . 2020
Portfolio LIKE . a Manitoba Production . 2019
Portfolio LIKE . a Manitoba Production . 2012
Artists in Residence 2011 . Frans Masereel Centre . 2012
STROOM . e-magazine . 20 + 26 . volume 6 – 34 . volume 9
Portfolio HOLZ & LAUB . Frans Masereel Centre – Schloss Haldenstein . Liechtenstein – LiterGra . 2008
10 years Art Circle Jaques Gorus . Antwerp . 2006
De VLAO Collection – a Decade of Graphic Arts in Flanders . Toohcsmi . Gent . 2005
Graphic Arts in Flanders . J.P van der Poorten en P.Vandevelde . 2005
GIERIK & Nieuw Vlaams Tijdschrift /82 . 2004
BLINDGANGER . Poetry from Gerda De Preter . Editor P. Louvain . 2003
Portfolio TRANSIT. 2002
Portfolio Graphic Art on the Border 3) . Frans Masereel Centre . NBKS.Breda . The Netherlands-Belgium . 2002
Prentenmaaksters . cataloguebox . Municipal Museum Sint-Niklaas – Karel de Grote Hoge School . 1996
Exhibition Catalogue COLETTE/LUCE Hasselt . Belgium . 1989
Kunst & Kultuur
Vlaanderen . 175
Deus Ex Machina /6 14 . 22 . 24
STUDIES
Graphic Arts . Sint-Lucaspaviljoen . Antwerpen . Belgium
Graphic Arts and Painting . Municipal Academy of Fine Arts . Hasselt . Belgium
Specialization in different print studios in Antwerpen . Amsterdam . Leuven . Hasselt and in the International Frans Masereel Graphic Centre . Kasterlee . Belgium
Artist in Residency . Guanlan Original Printmaking Base . 2013 . China