Pieter Jennes b. 1990
° Mortsel, BE
Lives and works in Antwerp.
Graduated from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp in 2013 and from the University of Ghent in 2014. Inspired by painting, cinema and his own neighbourhood, Pieter Jennes is the creator of a highly unique oeuvre. His very recognisable personal style draws on the work of Flemish painters from the 1920s, such as Jean Brusselmans and Gustave De Smet, but also Ensor, Otto Dix or Georg Grosz, African masks and folklore, the cinema of David Lynch and Werner Herzog.
In the past Jennes has exhibited in Bozar (Brussels), at the Warande (Turnhout), BE-PART (Kortrijk), S.M.A.K. (Ghent), and at Abby (Kortrijk.
His work is in the collection of the Vlaamse Gemeenschap, M HKA Museum of Contemporary Art Antwerp, and the Belfius Collection.
Pieter Jennes is represented by Gallery Sofie Van de Velde and Nino Mier Gallery.
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Pieter Jennes
Huisje, tuintje, ... 11 Oct - 16 Nov 2025 New SouthRead more -
Pieter Jennes
A number of days lead to nothing 2 Sep - 8 Oct 2023 New SouthRead more -
Pieter Jennes
‘Gezelligheid op een druilerige dag’, Book Launch 22 Jul 2021 South (former location)Gallery Sofie Van de Velde proudly presents the book launch of 'Warm copany on a dreary day', an artist book by Pieter Jennes, in collaboration with Posture Editions. The book...Read more -
Pieter Jennes
I can tell you stories 26 Jun - 15 Aug 2021 South (former location)Read more -
L'heure bleue Part I
Groupshow 9 Jun - 31 Jul 2020 New SouthL’Heure Bleue Gallery Sofie Van de Velde and PLUS - ONE Gallery present ‘L’Heure Bleue’. L’heure bleue is the moment when the sun has set, but the night has not...Read more -
Pieter Jennes
Tomorrow is so far away 22 Jun - 25 Aug 2019 New SouthOch veele die hier Dansen en maecken Jolijt… groot, Om dat – haer de Weerelt soo Schoonen Saecken biedt: T is maer een Bobbel, vol wints, die u Verblijdt… bloot:...Read more -
Looking at the world through rose colored glasses
Group exhibition 19 Jan - 3 Mar 2019 New SouthGermaine Kruip Sara Sizer Guy Mees Bendt Eyckermans Pieter Jennes Max Pinckers Charline Tyberghein Willy De Sauter Jacques-Louis Nyst Gommaar Gilliams Perry Roberts Catharina Dhaen Rik De Boe Ives Maes...Read more -
Soft?
Group exhibition 28 Sep - 27 Oct 2018 Groen Kwartier (former location)In collaboration with Fashion Museum Antwerp and PLUS-ONE Gallery. Sara Sizer Gommaar Gilliams Pieter Jennes Perry Roberts Rik De Boe Bernd LohausRead more
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A better future, 2025
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All the young... , 2025
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He was funny. Wasn't he?, 2025
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Huisje, tuintje, ... 1, 2025
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Huisje, tuintje, ... 2, 2025
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Huisje, tuintje, ... 3, 2025
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Huisje, tuintje, ... 4, 2025
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Huisje, tuintje, ... 5, 2025
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Huisje, tuintje, ... 6, 2025
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I had to see you tonight, 2025
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I'm through with all this love shit, 2025
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Untitled, 2025
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Untitled, 2025
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Untitled, 2025
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Untitled, 2025
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Untitled, 2025
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Untitled, 2025
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You are coming? Are you coming?, 2025
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Art Brussels 2025
24 - 27 Apr 2025At BrusselsRead more -
Art Brussels 2023
20 - 23 Apr 2023At Brussels Tour & TaxisRead more -
Cape Town Art Fair 2020
14 - 16 Feb 2020At Cape TownRead more -
Art Rotterdam 2020
5 - 9 Feb 2020At Rotterdam, Van NellefabriekRead more -
Art Brussels 2019
'Figuration vs abstraction' 25 - 28 Apr 2019Tour & TaxisRead more -
Art Rotterdam 2019
Group show 7 - 10 Feb 2019Van NellefabriekRead more
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Selected Solo Exhibitions |
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| 2025 |
'Huisje, tuintje, ...', Solo exhibition, Gallery Sofie Van de Velde, Antwerp, BE 'Le Bouquet Manquant', Solo exhibition, Project Room, Semiose Gallery, Paris, FR |
| 2024 |
‘Bird Tales’, Nino Mier Gallery, New York, USA |
| 2023 |
'Glad there is you', Frieze Seoul, Solo booth, Vacancy Gallery, KR |
| 2022 |
'When weeds bloom', Nino Mier Gallery, LA, USA |
| 2021 |
'I can tell you stories', Gallery Sofie Van de Velde, Antwerp, BE |
| 2019 |
'Tomorrow is so far away', Gallery Sofie Van de Velde, Antwerp, BE |
| 2018 |
'I eat her lips and she eats mine', The White house Gallery, Lovenjoel, BE |
| Selected Group Exhibitions |
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| 2025 |
'Painting After Painting - Hedendaagse Schilderkunst in België', Group presentation, S.M.A.K., Ghent, BE 'Us', NBB Gallery, Berlin, DE |
| 2024 |
'Don't think twice, it's all right', Gallery Sofie Van de Velde, Antwerp, BE |
| 2023 |
Miart, Gallery Sofie Van de Velde, Milan, IT |
| 2022 |
'Vacation II', Vacancy Gallery, Shanghai, CN |
| 2021 |
'Nada Miami', Nino Mier, Miami, USA |
| 2020 |
'Danser Brut', Bozar, Brussels, BE |
| 2019 |
Art Brussels, Gallery Sofie Van de Velde & PLUS-ONE Gallery, Brussels, BE |
| 2018 |
'SOFT?', Gallery Sofie Van de Velde, Antwerp, BE |
| Prizes |
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| 2018 |
Nomination Gavere prize |
| 2012 |
Prize “Schildersprijs” for Painting of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts |
| 2010 |
Proost de Barsy prize for Painting of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts |
Bibliography
| 2021 |
Gezelligheid op een druiligere dag |