Pieter Jennes b. 1990

Biography
Pieter Jennes

° 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), and at BE-PART (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.

pieterjennes.com

 
 
Exhibitions
Works
  • Pieter Jennes, A number of days lead to nothing 6, 2023
    A number of days lead to nothing 6, 2023
  • Pieter Jennes, A number of days lead to nothing 7, 2023
    A number of days lead to nothing 7, 2023
  • Pieter Jennes, I'm glad there is you, 2023
    I'm glad there is you, 2023
  • Pieter Jennes, Something of the past is present, 2023
    Something of the past is present, 2023
  • Pieter Jennes, When look up?, 2023
    When look up?, 2023
  • Pieter Jennes, You always get the best, 2023
    You always get the best, 2023
  • Pieter Jennes, Full of startling and beautiful things, 2022
    Full of startling and beautiful things, 2022
  • Pieter Jennes, Il faut cultiver notre jardin, 2022
    Il faut cultiver notre jardin, 2022
  • Pieter Jennes, Some tall tales are real, 2022
    Some tall tales are real, 2022
  • Pieter Jennes, The earth is a fresh planet , 2022
    The earth is a fresh planet , 2022
  • Pieter Jennes, We were looking for the giant shot, 2022
    We were looking for the giant shot, 2022
  • Pieter Jennes, Cherish & love, 2021
    Cherish & love, 2021
  • Pieter Jennes, Everybody: 'Who's that boy?!', 2021
    Everybody: 'Who's that boy?!', 2021
  • Pieter Jennes, Snackbar, 2021
    Snackbar, 2021
Art Fairs
Bibliography
Pieter Jennes

Selected Solo Exhibitions
2025

Forthcoming, Solo exhibition, Gallery Sofie Van de Velde, Antwerp, BE
Forthcoming, 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
'A number of days lead to nothing', Gallery Sofie Van de Velde, Antwerp, BE
Expo Chicago, Nino Mier Gallery, USA
'An apple can't be tired', Be-Part, Waregem, BE
2022

'When weeds bloom', Nino Mier Gallery, LA, USA
2021

'I can tell you stories', Gallery Sofie Van de Velde, Antwerp, BE
'Everybody's heard about the bird', PUBLIC Gallery, London, UK
2019

'Tomorrow is so far away', Gallery Sofie Van de Velde, Antwerp, BE
'Opwaartse spuwende fonteinen en dwarrelende regen', AIP, Hoboken, BE
2018

'I eat her lips and she eats mine', The White house Gallery, Lovenjoel, BE
Selected Group Exhibitions

 
2025

'Painting After Painting - Hedendaagse Schilderkunst in België', Group presentation, S.M.A.K., Ghent, BE
'Wayward', Newchild Gallery, Antwerp, BE
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
'De Nacht', De Warande, Turnhout, BE
'L'heure bleue', Gallery Sofie Van de Velde & PLUS-ONE Gallery, Antwerp, BE
'Investec Cape Town Artfair', Gallery Sofie Van de Velde, Cape Town, SA
Art Rotterdam, Gallery Sofie Van de Velde & PLUS-ONE Gallery, Rotterdam, NL
2019

Art Brussels, Gallery Sofie Van de Velde & PLUS-ONE Gallery, Brussels, BE
'Coup de foudre', Belfius Collectie, Art Brussels, BE
Art Rotterdam, Gallery Sofie Van de Velde & PLUS-ONE Gallery, Rotterdam, NL
'Looking at the world through rose colored glasses', Gallery Sofie Van de Velde, Antwerp, BE
2018

'SOFT?', Gallery Sofie Van de Velde, Antwerp, BE
Showhouse JayJay, Antwerp, BE
'Red to brown', ABC klubhuis, Antwep, BE
Prizes

 
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

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