NEWS + CV
INA LEYS (°1987)
Working in Arquennes, Belgium
contact : inaleys@gmail.com / +032(0)486352659
Studied at the Royal
Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp 2007-2011
(Master Visual Art -
Painting)
NEWS
/ Art in museum collection: « She closed
her eyes against the sun and understood why she resented his rays so
much, they made everything visible while so few visible things in the
world could be tolerated » a charcoal drawing ( 200 x 210 cm) bacame part of the museum collection of the city of Mons (Bergen, Belgium)
/ Article about Ina's latest solo exhibition "Dialogue" is now online (article in French)
/ Her first permanent bronze sculpture "The Ruse of Saint Remacle" is placed in Stavelot.
Location : 4970 Stavelot, Belgium; along the ravel 45, along the street "Chemin du pré des larrons” at Stavelot.
Click here to see the pictures and read the text
Click here to see the pictures and read the text
/The artworks from the VIRUS-serie were used in SKEMER's first videoclip "Sunseeker".
Link music clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDE0QQWMkw8
Link music clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDE0QQWMkw8
ART IN MUSEUM COLLECTION
/ « She closed
her eyes against the sun and understood why she resented his rays so
much, they made everything visible while so few visible things in the
world could be tolerated »
Charcoal drawing, 210 x 200cm
Museum collection Mons (BE)
ART IN PUBLIC SPACE
100 x 100 x 100cm; 2022
Location: 4970 Stavelot, Belgium; along the ravel 45, along the street "Chemin du pré des larrons” at Stavelot.
EXPO’S
PAST
SELECTED GROUPEXHIBITIONS
SELECTED GROUPEXHIBITIONS
/ Prize Visual Arts Hainaut, Mons 2021
/ parcARTS, Woluwe Saint-Pierre -Bruxelles 2021
/ International Biennial of Contemporary Art , Champion; Namur 2019
/ The Circle Club , Pulsar gallery, Antwerp 2019
/ The Calling, curated group exhibition by Jan Van Woensel 2019
Ladislava Sutnara Gallery, Plzn (CZ)
/ The Calling, curated group exhibition by Jan Van Woensel & Jan Dhaese 2019
Jan Dhaese Gallery, Ghent (BE)
/ Duo exhibition Ina Leys - Erik Geens, CC Nova Antwerp 2018
/ Funny how art makes you wonder, Morbee gallery - Knokke 2018
/ THE HOMECOMING, 252 CC Antwerp 2018
/ International Biennial of Contemporary Art , Champion; Namur 2019
/ The Circle Club , Pulsar gallery, Antwerp 2019
/ The Calling, curated group exhibition by Jan Van Woensel 2019
Ladislava Sutnara Gallery, Plzn (CZ)
/ The Calling, curated group exhibition by Jan Van Woensel & Jan Dhaese 2019
Jan Dhaese Gallery, Ghent (BE)
/ Duo exhibition Ina Leys - Erik Geens, CC Nova Antwerp 2018
/ Funny how art makes you wonder, Morbee gallery - Knokke 2018
/ THE HOMECOMING, 252 CC Antwerp 2018
/ Godecharle-exposition, Royal Academy of Fine Arts Brussels 2017
/ International Symposium Sites en
Ligne , Silly 2016
/ Time has come , Rivierenhof Antwerp 2016
/ Le bruit des choses , Middelheimmuseum Antwerp 2015
/ MAGMACROWDED Antwerp 2014
/ A Distant Bohemian
Dream Concertbuilding Bruges 2014
/ Collisional
Interactions Red Fish Factory Antwerp 2013
SELECTED
SOLO-EXHIBITIONS
/ Dialogue, Galerie Magasin du Papier Mons 2023
/ Biennale of Mons , La Chapelle 2019
/ VIRUS M HKA Antwerp 2014
/ VIRUS M HKA Antwerp 2014
/ Souvenirs Binche 2013
SCENOGRAPHY
/ Set design; installation with artworks from the VIRUS-serie 2019
Videoclip SKEMER, song "Sunseeker"
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDE0QQWMkw8
OTHER
/ Café Dessiner, KASKA Antwerp 2016
/ Set design; installation with artworks from the VIRUS-serie 2019
Videoclip SKEMER, song "Sunseeker"
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDE0QQWMkw8
OTHER
/ Café Dessiner, KASKA Antwerp 2016
PRICES
/ Prize Visual Arts Hainaut, selected as one of the finalists for exhibition 2021
/ Prize Godecharle, selected as one of the four finalists 2017
/ Prize van Looy, Laureate 2010
/ Prize Nottebohm, Laureate 2009
/ Prize Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Laureate 2007
WORK
/ pedagogical attaché at KERAMIS, center for ceramics 2023-now
/ Independent art teacher (2011-2023)
/ Curator MUHKALUMNI, M HKA (26.09.2013-05.01.2014)
PUBLICATIONS
virtual
virtual
/ Article latest solo exhibition "Dialogue" at the Galerie Magasin du Papier in Mons 2023
/ Article in 'Pointculture' about the expo "Prix du Hainaut": 2021
pour lire, cliquez ici
/ Article in 'Pointculture' about the Biennial in Mons: 2019
pour lire, cliquez ici
paper
/ Article in 'Pointculture' about the Biennial in Mons: 2019
/ Hors Ligne, SITE EN LIGNE; Symposium International De Sculpture
et Installation en Milieu Naturel 2022
/ Propositions, Nico Dockx-Johan
Pas 2015
/ M HKAzine #17 M HKA 2013
/ M HKAzine #16 M HKA 2013
/ Beren Kabouters en
Zwettetet, Residence Frans Masereel Centre 2011
ARTIST BOOKS
/ Inside/Outside
I : the threshold between black and
white
A5 book, 22 pages
2013
/ Inside/Outside
II : electrical wiring and its surroundings
A5 panoramabook, 50 pages
2013
/ Inside/Outside
III : Imaginary log cabines, gates to another world and a treasure Map
21 x 21 cm square book, 26 pages 2013
