Artist

PIETER JENNES

Biography

Pieter Jennes, born in 1990 in Mortsel, Belgium, now lives and works in Antwerp. He graduated from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Antwerp in 2013 and from the University of Ghent in 2014. Jennes’s works reflect a myriad of art historical sources, including works by artists Jean Brusselmans, Otto Dix, James Ensor, and Georg Grosz. Treating his paintings as a theatrical site of ambivalence, the artist employs vibrant color, patterns, and texture to create a humorous juxtaposition. Jennes’s practice extends the Belgian genre painting tradition, offering a whimsical lens to re-evaluate our daily experiences. His recent solo exhibitions include: An apple can’t be tired, Be-Part, Kortrijk, 2023; When weeds bloom, Nino Mier Gallery, Los Angeles, 2022; I can tell you stories, Gallery Sofie Van de Velde, Antwerp, 2021; and Everybody’s heard about the bird, PUBLIC Gallery, London, 2021. Recent group exhibitions include: Vacation II, Gallery Vacancy, Shanghai, 2022; Rewilding, Nino Mier Gallery, Los Angeles, 2021; Danser Brut, Bozar, Brussels, 2020; De Nacht, De Warande, Turnhout, 2020; L'Heure Bleue, Gallery Sofie Van de Velde and PLUS-ONE Gallery, Antwerp, 2020; and NO TIME LIKE THE PRESENT, PUBLIC Gallery, London, 2020. He will have a solo project with Gallery Vacancy at Frieze Seoul, 2023. 
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Pieter Jennes, I’d Like to Do Something Nice for Everybody, but I’m Sure I’ll Regret It, 2022
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Solo exhibitions

2025    Le Bouquet Manquant, Semiose, Paris, FR
2023    I’m Glad There Is You, Gallery Vacancy at Frieze Seoul, KR
2023    A number of days lead to nothing, Gallery Sofie Van de Velde, Antwerp, BE 
2023    An apple can't be tired, Be-Part, Kortrijk, BE
2022    When Weeds Bloom, Nino Mier Gallery, Los Angeles, US
2021    I can tell you stories, Gallery Sofie Van de Velde, Anwterp, BE 
2021    Everybody's heard about the bird, PUBLIC Gallery, London, UK 
2019    Tomorrow is so far away, Gallery Sofie Van de Velde, Antwerp, BE
​2019    Opwaartse spuwende foteinen en dwarrelende regen, AIP, Hoboken, BE
2018    I eat her lips and she eats mine, The White House Gallery, Lovenjoel, BE


Group exhibitions

​2025    Painting After Painting, S.M.A.K., Ghent, BE
2024    Don't think twice, it's all right, Gallery Sofie Van de Velde, Antwerp, BE
2023    Beach, curated by Danny Moynihan, Nino Mier Gallery, New York, US
2022    Vacation II, Gallery Vacancy, Shanghai, CN 
2021    Rewilding, Nino Mier Gallery, Los Angeles, US
2020    Danser Brut, Bozar, Brussels, BE
2020    De Nacht, De Warande, Turnhout, BE
2020    L'Heure Bleue, Gallery Sofie Van de Velde and PLUS-ONE Gallery, Antwerp, BE
2020    NO TIME LIKE THE PRESENT, PUBLIC Gallery, London, UK  
2019    Looking at the world through rose coloured glasses, Gallery Sofie Van de Velde and PLUS-ONE Gallery, Antwerp, BE 
2018    SOFT?, Gallery Sofie Van de Velde, Antwerp, BE
2018    Showhouse JayJay, Antwerp, BE
2018    Red to Brown, ABC Klubhuis, Antwerp, BE


Awards / grants

2018    Nomination, Gavere Prize
2012    Prize "Schildersprijs" for Painting, Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp, Antwep, BE
2010    Proost de Barsy Prize for Painting, Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp, Antwep, BE


Collections

Museum of Contemporary Art Antwerp (M HKA), Antwerp, BE
​Belfius Art Collection, Brussels, BE 
De Vlaamse Gemeenschap Collection, BE

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