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Education

• 2000 - 2003 Bachelor in sculpture, Hogeschool Gent, Belgium
• 2003 - 2006 Master in jewellery design, Karel de grote Hogeschool, Antwerp, Belgium
• 2008 - Teacher training course PCVO Het Perspectief, Ghent, Belgium
• 1994 - 1997 Drawing and sculpture classes at San Carlos Academy, Mexico City
• 1998 - 2002 Jewellery and silversmithing, Escuela de Diseño y Artesanías (INBA), Mexico City

Selected Solo Exhibitions

• 2009 'Fragmentos' Gallery Alliage 925, Lille, France
• 2007 'Ese Hombre' Silke and The Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium
  'Devotos y Exvotos' Villa de Bondt , Ghent, Belgium
  
• 2006 'Locus Niger' Mexican Research Center, University Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
  'Consciente-in-consciente' Silke and the Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium
  

Selected Group Exhibitions

• 2010 'Walking the Gray Area', Exhibition and international Symposium, Galeria La Refaccionaria, Mexico City
  'Lingam' Museum Catharijneconvent, Utrecht,The Netherlands
  
• 2009 'adventure box' Friends of Carlotta, Zurich, Switzerland
  'ho,ho,ho' Friends of Carlotta, Zurich, Switzerland
  'Op voorraad' Jewellery pop-up store Oudekerksplein, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  'European Prize of Applied Arts, World Crafts Council BF, Mons, Belgium
  'Chengju International Craft Competition, Chengju Arts Center, Republic of Korea
  'Porn' International Jewellery Art Exhibition, Gallery Johan S. Helsinki, Finland
  'Op voorraad' Jewellery pop-up store Huisrechts, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  'Wardrobe 2.0' Gallery Hoet-Bekaert, Ghent, Belgium
  'Lingam' Konstfack, Stockholm, Sweden
  'The Sting of Passion' Manchester Art Gallery, Uk
  'Far and Near' Museum of Cultures, Helsinki, Finland
  
• 2008 'Lineart showcase Design Vlaanderen, Ghent , Belgium
  'Love Nest' The white Hotel, Brussels, Belgium
  'One' SASK Sint Niklaas, Belgium
  'Design Verpakt' Design Vlaanderen Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
  'Oeverture' Designparcours, Ghent, Belgium
  'Nieuwe Oogst' Design Vlaanderen Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
  'European Triennial of Contemporary Jewellery, WCC BF, Mons, Belgium
  'Spring' Koningin Fabiola Zaal, Antwerp, Belgium
  
• 2007 'Symbols of Faith' Rai, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  'One night at the Opera' Diamond Museum, Antwerp, Belgium
  'New Design from Belgium' Museum Waterland Purmerend, The Netherlands
  
• 2006 'Silver is a Girls best Friend' Antwerp, Belgium
  'ELIA Congres' The Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Ghent, Belgium
  'Oeverture' Design Parcours Ghent, Belgium
  'Out of Control' VUB, Brussels, Belgium
  'Zilvertalenten' Silver Museum Sterckshof, Antwerp, Belgium
  'Final Project Sint Lucas Academy' Fort 4, Antwerp, Belgium
  
• 2005-2006 Exhibitions Arte Fact Project, Sint Lucas Academy, Antwerp, Belgium
• 2005 'Day of the Death' Art Track Gallery, Ghent, Belgium
  'Diamonds are Fun' Diamond Museum, Antwerp, Belgium
  

Work Experience

• 2009 - 2010 Teacher jewellery design and silversmithing, RHoK, Art Academy, Brussels, Belgium
  External jury Design Vlaanderen , Brussels, Belgium
  
• 2008 Teacher jewellery.design and silversmithing Sask Sint niklaas & at RHoK, Art Academy, Brussels
• 2007 Teacher jewellery design and silversmithing, RHoK, Art Academy, Brussels

Awards

• 2009 Selected in the Chengju International Craft Competition 09
• 2007 Finalist HRD Awards Jewellery Design 'One night at the Opera', Antwerp, Belgium
• 2006 Finalist HRD Awards Jewellery Design 'Diamonds are fun', Antwerp, Belgium
  

Selections

• 2007 Selected for Spring selection, Design Flanders, Flemish Government

Nominations

• 2009 Henry van de Velde Award for Young Talent, Design Flanders, Brussels, Belgium

Lectures

• 2009 International Symposium, 'Sting of Passion' Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester, UK
  Confrontations 2009/8, Jewellery department of St Lucas, Antwerp, Belgium
  
• 2005 Artefact , International symposium Jewellery - Wearables, Ceramics , Sint Lucas Antwerp, Belgium

Publications

• 2009 'European Prize of Applied Arts' (book)
  'One' SASK (book)
  'Chengju International Craft Competition 09' (catalogue)
  'Sting of passion' (catalogue)
  'Compendium of contemporary jewellery' Darling Publications (book)
  'Revue de la céramique et du verre' (article)
  'Zone 09' magazine (article)
  'Artelier' – Contemporary Crafts in Belgium 2009 (book)
  
• 2008 'Karaat' magazine (article)
  'Jewelry world' Chinese jewellery magazine (article)
  'Knack weekend magazine' (article)
  'Kwintessens' Flemish magazine of design (article)
  'European Triennal of contemporary jewellery' (catalogue)
  'Spring 2008' Antwerp (Catalogue)
  
• 2007 'Kwintessens' Flemish magazine of design (article)
  'One night at the opera',HRD Award, (catalogue)
  '(H)art magazine (article)
  
• 2006 'Kwintessens' Flemish magazine of design (article)
• 2005 'Diamonds are fun'HRD Award,Antwerp,Belgium (catalogue)
  Artefact, International Symposium Jewellery-Wearables Ceramics (Book)