BIOGRAPHY
Veerle De Vriendt lives and works in Ghent, Belgium. Her professional path bridges art, communication, and education, reflecting a sustained commitment to visual culture and human engagement. Alongside her photographic practice, she has worked in artistic and organizational contexts where she combined strategic thinking, curation, communication, and public outreach. Her background in education further shaped her reflective and socially aware perspective. Curiosity, discipline, and a strong sense of responsibility define both her work and life, with continuous development as a central driving force.
CV
ARTISTIC EDUCATION
2020-2024: Photographic Arts, Sint-Lucas Academy Ghent
2017-2018: Studio & Product Photography and Lightroom, Mediaschool Campus Pélichy Ghentbrugge
2008-2009: Visual Design: Professional Track in Graphic Design, St-Lucas College Ghent
2007-2008: Visual Arts: Academic Track in Graphic Design, St-Lucas College Ghent
2003-2007: Ceramics Training with artist Françoise Busin
1995-1999: Analog Black-and-White Photography and Printing Techniques, Higher Institute for Graphic Education Mariakerke
EXPOSITIONS
19 & 20/09/2026: EuropArtFair, MECC Maastricht (NL)
April 1, 2026-June 30, 2026: Spazio 24, Ghent
January 2026: ‘The Winter Show’, rotation of artworks across ‘the Art Seen’ screen network (NY)
November 22-December 4, 2025: Group Exhibition “Little Treasures”
Trevisan International Art: Galleria De Marchi Bologna
August 2-August 24, 2025: Artist Meeting, Grand Casino Knokke
==> Winner of the Honda Art Prize for the exhibited oeuvre !
July 12-July 13, 2025: Group exhibition House of Arts, Temselaan 11 Brussels
May 18, 2025: Open Studio Day
December 6, 2024-January 31, 2025: Group exhibition at Art For All Gallery, Vrijdagsmarkt 45 Ghent
June 6-July 17, 2024: Duo exposition at Coutre M.A.M., Kleinvleeshuissteeg 2A Ghent
June 8-June 16, 2024: Group exposition at Lalement, Doornzelestraat 71 Ghent
June 17-June 25, 2023: Group exposition at Sint-Lucas School of Arts Ghent
PUBLICATIONS
June 2026: ‘100 Photos in Europe’, published by Culturale Lab (IT)
November, 2025: Catalog ‘Little Treasures’ Bologna
August, 2025: Catalog ‘ArtistMeeting’, Knokke-Heist
October 4, 2024: ‘Buitengewoon België’, The Inspiring Collection
STATEMENT
Photography (both analog and hybrid) is my language, light is my brush. As a photographer, I tell stories through the play of shapes and contrasts.
I challenge the boundaries of photography by finding simplicity within complexity.
The choice between color and black-and-white serves as a visual representation of my emotions and state of mind. It symbolizes the interplay between vivid, warm memories and moments of melancholy, anxiety, detachment… In this way, my emotional connection to the present, past and future becomes tangible.
The graphic aspect is never far from sight in my visual language: it lingers in every composition, in every play of lines, as a natural extension of who I am. This visual way of thinking has its roots in my graphic design education, but it goes beyond technique or theory. It is a way of seeing, a way of living.
