Catharina Dhaen

Catharina Dhaen's artistic approach to painting revolves around sensitivity. Her colorful creations exude an aura of joy, evoking a sense of unrestrained freedom and a penchant for following her artistic whims. However, this audacious embrace of liberty furnishes her with a framework, empowering her to manifest her creative desires without compromise. Beneath the playful facade lies a dance between seduction and betrayal and the questions it might give rise to.

Catharina Dhaen's Biography

Catharina Dhaen was born in 1992 in Antwerp, Belgium. She studied Latin and modern languages at Instituut Heilige Familie in Sint-Niklaas from 2004 to 2010. Later, she pursued her studies in Visual Arts at Secundair Kunstinstituut in Ghent from 2010 to 2011.

She earned a Master of Fine Arts and a Bachelor of Arts in Painting, both from the School of Arts KASK, Ghent. Her Master's studies were conducted from 2014 to 2016, and her Bachelor's studies spanned from 2011 to 2014. During her Bachelor's program, she pursued minors, specializing in Analogue Photography from 2012 to 2013 and Installation Art from 2013 to 2014. Additionally, Dhaen obtained a Teacher certification in the arts from the School of Arts KASK, Ghent.

Catharina Dhaens' art has been featured in various esteemed institutions, including CC Binder in Puurs, De Witte Rook in Breda, Emergent in Veurne, and the Citymuseum in Menen. Gallery Sofie Van de Velde proudly serves as the representative platform for Catharina Dhaen's artistic journey.

Her accolades and nominations include the Gaver Prize in 2020, Waregem; the Input-Output Prize in 2017, Brugge; the Art Contest accolade in 2016, Brussels; Arnoevoo, MEC Staf Versluys, Bredene (2013); and the literary award "Knetterende Letteren" conferred by De Inktaap, Rotterdam, in 2010.