Johan Van Mullem
Johan Van Mullem (born July 14, 1959) is a Belgian Contemporary Artist living and working near Brussels. Van Mullem is a painter and sculptor known mainly for his powerful depiction of faces. He has been drawing since a very early age.
Biography
Early life
Johan Van Mullem was born in Isiro in the Democratic Republic of Congo to Flemish parents, but spent much of his childhood following his diplomat father from country to country. From the age of seven to fourteen, Van Mullem lived in Tunisia, a country which deeply impacted him; “Since that wonderful time, my heart has been there. I have been forever torn between my Flemish roots and that marvelous Mediterranean culture. No other country has had such an impact on me. It was there that I began to draw, to fill my notebooks, and I have never stopped."[1]
Career
Johan Van Mullem’s oeuvre is characterized almost entirely by portraiture. He claims inspiration only from personal encounters with people on an everyday basis rather than aspiring to be like or to be inspired by any well-known artists. Van Mullem views his art as an extension of himself. More recently he has been exploring new directions such as Landscapes and abstract paintings. The place of Sculpture in the work of Johan Van Mullem is growing since 2014.
Exhibitions
2016
- Solo Show : Musée D’Ixelles Brussels, (BE)
2015
- Group Show: Mosaïque, Curateur Christian Noorbergen, Pont-Sainte-Marie, France
- Group Show: Kunst in de Kant Fabriek Vilvoorde, (BE)
- Solo :Face à Face, Galerie Schwab Beaubourg Paris (FR)
- Solo : Fiat Lux, Hus Gallery London (GB)
- ART FAIR : Dallas Art Fair, (USA) avec HUS Gallery London
- Group Show: Paysages Contemporains, Galerie SCHWAB BEAUBOURG , Paris, (FR)
- ART FAIR: ART UP Lille (FR) avec Macadam Gallery (BE)
2014
- Acquisition d’une Œuvre par le Musée d’Art Contemporain d’Ixelles (Bruxelles)
- Solo: Meta Morphoses, MACADAM Gallery, Bruxelles (BEL)
- Solo: C24 Gallery, New York (USA)
- ART FAIR : SP Arte, Saol Paulo ,(BRA) with HUS Gallery London
- ART FAIR : Dallas Art Fair ,(USA) with HUS Gallery London
2013
- Rebirth, a select preview of new works,
- Hus Gallery, London (solo)
- ART FAIR : BRAFA, Bruxelles , Belgique
2012
- Movements of the Soul, Hus Gallery & Andipa Gallery, London (solo)
- Group show avec Hus Gallery, Gstaad, Suisse
- ART FAIR : Contemporary Istanbul , Turquie
2011
- ART FAIR : Art London , Royaume - Uni
- Group show avec Hus Gallery & SEM-ART, Monaco
- ART FAIR : ST-ART, Strasbourg , France
- Arthus Gallery, Bruxelles, Belgique (solo)
2010
- Chapelle de Boondael, Bruxelles, Belgique (solo)
- Kunstgalerij Anarto, Anvers , Belgique (solo)
- Art Gallery 826, Knokke, Belgique
- Été Contemporain, Draguignan, France
- Lineart Gand, Gand, Belgique