SYBREN VANOVERBERGHE
b. 1996, Kortrijk, Belgium
EDUCATION
2018 – 2019 School of Arts / KASK, MFA in Visual Arts, Ghent, BE
2014 – 2017 School of Arts / KASK, BA in Visual Arts, Ghent, BE
2018 – Intern at AKINA Books, Istanbul, TR
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024 – MUSA - CC De Factorij, Zaventem, BE (September)
2024 – Degrees of Freedom – Bscene, Antwerp, BE
2024 – Cadogan Gallery, Milan, IT
2023 – Desert Spirals – Keteleer Gallery, Antwerp, BE
2021 – Sandcastles and Rubbish – Keteleer Gallery, Antwerp, BE
2020 – 1099 – Deweer Gallery Estate, Otegem, BE
2019 – Conference of the Birds – Stieglitz19, Antwerp, BE
2019 – Conference of the Birds – MAP#94, KASK, Ghent, BE
2018 – 2099 – Stieglitz 19, Antwerp, BE
2018 – 2099 – RIOT Gallery, Ghent, BE
2017 – 2099 – JEST Gallery, Turin, IT
SELECTED GROUP / DUO EXHIBITIONS
2025 – Kunstfort Vijfhuizen – Vijfhuizen, NL (June)
2024 – Duo Show w/ Charles Degeyter – Pand OOX - Kortrijk, BE (October)
2024 - Based in Ghent . a personal conversation - Curated by Benedicte Goesaert - Verloren Kost, Ghent, BE
2024 – Duo Show w/ Frederic Geurts – Maalderij Landegem – Landegem, BE
2024 – SUPERSTUDIO #3 – Off The Wall – Stellar – Antwerp, BE
2024 – Duo Show w/ Sébastien Reuzé – Contretype – Brussels, BE
2023 – Agents of Concern – CCHA - Curated by Dominique Somers – Hasselt, BE
2023 – 10/10 – Platform 6A/Keteleer Gallery, Otegem, BE
2022 – KRASJ6 Biënnale – Curated by Ante Timmermans – Ninove, BE
2022 – Duo Show w/ Manor Grunewald – Ontsteking, Ghent, BE
2022 – Tribute to Panamarenko – Platform6A/Keteleer Gallery, Otegem, BE
2022 – Duo Show w/ Manor Grunewald – Fortune Displays – Barbé Urbain, Ghent, BE
2021 – XL - Barbé Urbain Gallery, Ghent, BE
2021 – In A Landscape – Les Ballets C de la B, Ghent, BE
2021 – Bioscopic Books curated by Tine Guns – Kunsthal Ghent, BE
2021 – Tarot Editions – 019, Gent, BE
2021 – Wake Up Call – Collection Tanguy Van Quickenborne curated by Luk Lambrecht – Platform 6a, Otegem, BE
2020 – 33 days of .tiff – FOMU, Antwerp, BE
2020 – Duo Show w/ Thomas Vandenberghe – The Flower and The Vessel – De Brakke Grond, Amsterdam, NL
2020 – Staycation – Barbé Urbain, Ghent, BE
2020 – A Tree – Stiegtliz19, Antwerp, BE
2019 – Thomas Vandenberghe / Daisuke Yokota / Sybren Vanoverberghe – CCHA, Hasselt, BE
2019 – Conference of the Birds – Cultural Centre of Yangzhou, CH
2019 – Biënnale van België, Floraliën, Ghent, BE
2019 – Odisseus – Stieglitz19, Antwerp, BE
2019 – Photobook Belge, FOMU, Antwerp, BE
2018 – BredaPhoto – Botanique, Breda, NL
2018 – Iconobelge, Antwerp Photo – Antwerp, BE
2018 – The Sky Opens Twice, JEST, Turin, IT
2018 – Musée de la Fotografie de Bruxelles, Recyclart, Brussels, BE
2017 – Duo Show w/ Ilan Weiss – PINGUIN, Brussels, BE
SELECTED FAIRS
2024 – Art Cologne w/ Keteleer Gallery – Cologne, DE
2024 – Miart w/ Cadogan Gallery – Milan, IT
2023 – Art Antwerp w/ Keteleer Gallery – Antwerp, BE
2023 – Art Brussels w/ Keteleer Gallery – Brussels, BE
2022 – Art Antwerp w/ Keteleer Gallery – Antwerp, BE
2021 – Art Antwerp w/ Keteleer Gallery – Antwerp, BE
2019 – Unseen Photo Fair w/ Stieglitz19 – Amsterdam, NL
BOOKS
2024 – MUSA, Sybren Vanoverberghe, APE, Belgium, ISBN 9789083438436 (September)
2023 – Desert Spirals, Sybren Vanoverberghe, APE, Belgium, ISBN 9789464770834
2021 – Sandcastles And Rubbish, Sybren Vanoverberghe, text by Luk Lambrecht, APE, Belgium, ISBN 9789493146778
2020 – 1099, Sybren Vanoverberghe, text by Brad Feuerhelm, APE, Belgium, ISBN 9789493146105
2019 – Conference of the Birds, Sybren Vanoverberghe, APE, Belgium, ISBN 9789493146099
2018 – 2099, Sybren Vanoverberghe, APE, Belgium, ISBN 9789490800758
2017 – ¡Pírate!, Sybren Vanoverberghe, Self Published in Co-Lab w/ TopoCopy, Belgium
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
2023 – Culture Club – Radio (BE)
2023 – De Standaard – Print & Web (BE)
2023 – Gallery Viewer – Web (BE)
2023 – Site Specific – Tall Poppy Press – Print (AU)
2023 – KUBAPARIS – Web (FR)
2023 – L’Essenziale Studio – Print (IT)
2022 – Katalog ‘Ja Mai’ Bavarian State Opera Munich (DE)
2022 – The Art Couch – Print (BE)
2021 – De Tijd – Print (BE)
2020 – Futures – Print (EU)
2020 – Splash and Grab – Print (UK)
2019 – American Suburb X – Web (USA)
2019 – HART – Print & Web (BE)
2019 – Volkskrant – Print & Web (NL)
2019 – Unseen Platform – Web (NL)
2019 – Photoworks – Web (UK)
2019 – GUP Magazine – Print & Web (NL)
2019 – Kluger Hans #37 – Print (BE)
2019 – .tiff – Print (BE)
2019 – De Standaard – Online & Print (BE)
2019 – The Heavy Collective – Web (AUS)
2019 – Paper Journal – Online (UK)
2019 – PHmuseum – Online (US)
2018 – American Suburb X – Online (USA)
2018 – De Standaard – Online & Print (BE)
2018 – Paper Journal – Online (UK)
2018 – GUP Magazine – Online (NL)
2018 – Urbanautica – Online (IT)
2018 – Subbacultcha – Online & Print (BE)
2018 – Aint-Bad – Online (USA)
2017 – Lenscratch – Online (USA)
2017 – De Morgen – Online & Print (BE)
2017 – The Plantation Journal – Online (UK)
AWARDS
2022 – Longlist Prix Fintro, BE
2021 – 1099, Shortlist Best Photobook, PhotoEspaña, Madrid, ES
2020 – Conference of the Birds, Shortlist Best Photobook, PhotoEspaña, Madrid, ES
2020 – Shortlist Landscape, Sony World Photography Awards, UK
2019 – Selected for .tiff. , FOMU, Museum of Photography, BE
2019 – Winner, ‘Mathilde Horlait-Dapsens Foundation’ prize, BE
2019 – Shortlist, Photographic Museum of Humanity Grant, IT
2018 – 2099, Shortlist Best Photobook, PhotoEspaña, Madrid, ES
RESIDENCIES / TALKS / INTERVIEWS / OTHER
2024 – Art Wall, UZ Brussels, BE (August)
2024 – Artist-in-Residence, Kunstfort, Vijfhuizen, NL
2023 – Podcast, Nearest Truth, Brad Feuerhelm, US
2021 – Podcast, Nearest Truth, Brad Feuerhelm, US
2019 – Talk, DDK, Concertgebouw, Brugge, BE
2018 – Artist-in-Residence, In-Between Shores, Ardesia Projects, Daverio, IT
2018 – Talk, BredaPhoto, Breda, NL
2018 – Talk, Rolling Paper, Le Bal, Paris, FR
2018 – Talk, Extra Fort, Tipi Bookshop, Brussels, BE
2018 – Interview, Antwerp Photo, by Stefan Vanthuyne, Antwerp, BE
COLLABORATIONS
2020 – Artwork and Videoclips for Whispering Sons
2019 – Ann Demeulemeester, – Collection Grise, FW19 Men, Paris Fashion Week
CURATORIAL PROJECTS
2023 – 10/10 , Group Exhibition, Platform 6A, Keteleer Gallery, Otegem, BE
2021 – De Deur op een Kier – BACKYARD, Otegem, BE
2018 – 2021 – Co-Founder of NO/ GALLERY , Ghent, BE
2017 – 2019 – Co-Founder of PINGUIN , Brussels, BE
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
FoMu – Flemish Governement – Antwerp, BE